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The Right (and Wrong) Ways to Handle Email When You're on Vacation When you're on vacation, it's nice to actually be on vacation—that is, not checking your email every few minutes. Most people use an email auto-responder to alert people that they’re away and won't respond immediately. However, there is a subtle art to crafting that away message. Read on for tips. |
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How to Hire a Versatile, Effective Learner Hiring based on the specific skill set your team uses now seems like a good idea, but what about a year from now? Will you have moved on to new technology or practices, and will your new hire be left in the dust? It's better for the long-term health of your company to hire a quick, adaptive learner. |
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Reactions Reveal Our Expectations for Software Quality Bonnie Bailey explains how our reactions can reveal what our expectations are for software quality. Quality is easier to recognize by our reactions than by what metrics, tools, or automation results tell us—no matter how much stock we put in their reliability. |
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When You Should (or Shouldn’t) Complain at Work Opinions vary as to whether complaining is a positive or negative thing. On the positive side, complaining can help you crowdsource solutions for your problem. But when done with negative intent, complaining is just annoying and detrimental. Learn how to tell the difference before you grumble. |
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Avoid These Sneaky Time Wasters at Work Ask people what the biggest time wasters are that they face at work, and the top three answers are usually endless email, meandering meetings, and social media. But some of the contributors to wasted time are less than obvious. Here are some of the sneakier time wasters that can happen at work. |
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Performance Review Dos and Don’ts Performance reviews rarely rank high on the list of responsibilities managers enjoy. Giving feedback can be awkward and uncomfortable. Still, some things can make the experience more productive. Read on for advice about preparing for reviews and offering critiques that will be constructive for all. |
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The Tech Industry's Problem with Ageism Steve Berczuk writes that a hallmark of many tech companies, particularly those practicing agile, is being a flat organization with a company culture based on a meritocracy. When hiring, however, this meritocracy is inconsistent with the importance some companies place on a person's age. |
