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The Honest Challenge of Avoiding Dishonesty Honesty is a serious matter given the amount of cheating and dishonesty that occurs not just in the workplace but also in prestigious universities, military academies, and among people in the public eye. If you can be as honest as possible, you avoid the tangles that lying and cheating cause. |
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How to Respond to Rude People It’s bad enough contending with rudeness outside of work. But when you have to deal with it at work—whether from customers, managers, coworkers, or anyone else—it’s especially annoying. Naomi Karten offers some helpful tips to respond to rude people. |
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Why Do We Make Bad Decisions? In the workplace, not a day goes by that you don’t have to make a decision, or more likely several. How many of them subsequently proved to be bad decisions? Naomi Karten writes why it's worth considering how these decisions can affect your professional and personal life. |
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Do You Have an Open-Door Policy That Really Works? Many managers claim to have an open-door policy. But if you take a glimpse inside their offices, you'll see that they're rarely there. Naomi Karten explains that if you’re a manager, it’s important to foster a culture that promotes idea exchange and open dialogue. |
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How to Manage Work-from-Home Employees Who wouldn’t want to work from home? For many, it’s the ideal set-up, and it’s not surprising that work-from-home arrangements are more common than ever. Naomi Karten writes on how management can create a productive work environment for remote employees. |
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The Growth of New Job Titles in the Tech World The more things change, the more they keep changing—at least in the case of new tech titles. Naomi Karten looks at the growth of new job titles in the tech world—like director of cloud transformation, data scientist, and chief agile officer—and what this says about our industry. |