Feedback is very important. I’ve found though, that as you become more embedded in your team and you begin to demonstrate independence after starting a job, you may get less and less of it. (That is, unless you’re doing a terrible job in which case you’ll hear it non-stop.) But if you’re doing...

How do you ask your boss in a pleasant, non-confrontational way and with 100% no risk of any consequences for a promotion? Here’s the secret: you don’t. If you are performing above your job description, it’s time to be bumped up and you shouldn’t be shy about pointing that out. You are less likely...

I'm getting pretty good at this game for the 360 called Prey . In some levels of multiplayer, you can get in a ship and the ship has a tractor beam and the tractor beam lets you pick up other players. The level is full of walkways across open space so of course I spend the entire game picking people...

Every year at your job you are going to have one or more of some kind of performance review. Depending on the company, this can be an entirely oral conversation with your boss or a paper copy evaluation that you submit to HR, but somehow you end up expressing what you feel like is the best stuff you...

I came across this excellent article on what distinguishes an "average performer" from a "star performer". It is definitely worth a read if you're preparing to enter the work force or if you already have and are looking for what it takes to break into star performance. Are You a Star at Work?