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Strategic Salary Negotiation: Should You Offer a Range or a Fixed Figure
You’re invited to an interview. You sit in a room with a recruiter discussing your opportunities, skills and needs. A few words about a potential project and then it happens. The moment you were dreading is here. You hear the…
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Unlocking Success: How to Make Your One-on-One Meetings with Your Boss Truly Effective
One-on-one meetings are useless. They take the quality time that could be spent on real work away from employees. That’s what you often hear about one-on-ones. But these meetings are actually crucial not only from a manager’s perspective but also…
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Ever Wonder What Makes a One-on-One Meeting Unproductive? Here’s How to Do It
A one-on-one meeting, 1:1, 1 on 1, a one-to-one, a check-in, whatever you call it, it is one of the most important meetings, looking both from a manager’s perspective as well as an employee’s perspective. Unfortunately, those kinds of meetings…
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Mastering the Craft of Asking Effective Questions
There are certain jobs that require asking questions. Lawyers, managers, coaches and journalists need to know how to ask perfectly-tailored questions to elicit precisely the information they require in order achieve what they want. A productive conversation is one of…
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How to Spot a Lie at a Job Interview?
We’re generally not good at spotting lies Let’s agree, people fail to spot lies. Studies [1] have shown that an average adult can distinguish fabrications from the truth only 54% of the time. That’s almost as good as a blind…
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The Hidden Truth: Why We Can’t Stop Lying
Ever since we were kids, our parents have been constantly drilling into us that lying is bad. They explained that it was a mark of immaturity, something immoral that should never be done. However, to our surprise it turned out…
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5 Biggest Mistakes You Should Avoid While Delivering Your Presentation
You spot a catchy presentation topic, so you start feeling excited. Its presenter seems to be an expert too, which makes your expectations grow even higher. Deep inside you think: “Wow, that’s so awesome, I need to go to that…
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Mastering the Art of Asking Questions: Protecting Your Professional Image
In the beginning of my career, when I started out as a junior software engineer, I believed that asking a lot of questions was the only way to succeed in the workplace. I wanted to get as much information as…
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Hollywood Advice That Will Teach You How to Talk About Yourself
Before Hollywood producers invest in a movie they meet with screenwriters to find out what the plot is all about. During such meetings screenwriters have only about 3 to 5 minutes to sell their screenplay. But producers actually need less…
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How the Brains of Introverts differ From the Brains of Extroverts
You come to an annual corporate party. There are lots of people you don’t even know. They’re chatting with each other loudly, making jokes and having fun or at least pretending to enjoy each other’s company. Meanwhile, you’re trying to…
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I’m an experienced manager who helps people become better communicators, leaders, and negotiators. I also work with companies to build stronger, healthier workplace cultures. This blog is where I share practical tips and insights.