How to accomplish more in fewer hours Categorize your tasks into two groups, depending on how much thought they require, Sarah Williams writes. Complete tougher tasks during times of the day when you're most productive. "The key to time management is becoming aware of where your attention goes and for how long," Williams writes. Brazen Careerist/Brazen Life blog (2/18) A psychotherapist's trick to defeat negative thinking Experiencing a career setback can make you more prone to poking holes in viable solutions to your work problems, writes Ross Kingsland, who refers to the phenomenon as playing the "yes, but" game. Accept that the tendency to play the "yes, but" game is hardwired into your brain, and take measures to counteract it, he writes. Fast Company online (2/18)  | Building Workplace Trust 2015
Interaction Associates' 6th annual research study tracking trust on the job, Building Workplace Trust, is out, and more than half of employees surveyed give their organizations low marks for trust and leadership. Yet this year's findings again point to how high trust leads to better outcomes and financial results — and even boosts innovation. |
 | OMB: Federal workforce to reach 2.1M this year The non-Postal Service part of the federal workforce is expected to add 72,000 jobs this year, growing to 2.1 million employees, the Office of Management and Budget says. The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to hire more than 19,000 employees, the Health and Human Services Department will add 3,000 and the Agriculture Department will hire 5,000, the OMB says. FederalTimes.com (2/17)  | Whitepaper: SDN: How do you get there from here?
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 | Tips for shining at a job interview It's the subtle things that really make an impact on the hiring manager during a job interview, career expert Vicki Salemi writes. These things include showing up on time, being courteous to everyone you meet, asking questions to show interest and sending a thank-you card after the interview, she writes. U.S. News World Report/On Careers blog (2/17)  | The ROI of Privacy with TRUSTe Solutions
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 | Survey asks workers what should change at their job Better communication tops a list of things employees want from their bosses, according to a survey by TinyHR. Eleven percent of respondents said they would like to see their managers quit or retire, while 16% said they would fire or demote certain employees if they were managing the company. Entrepreneur online (2/17) |  | [I]f one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours." -- Henry David Thoreau, writer and naturalist | | Clarification Tuesday's SmartQuote, credited to Hannah Szenes, should have identified her as a Hungarian-born paratrooper for the British forces. Szenes was part of a group of Jewish soldiers parachuted into Yugoslavia by the British Army to help rescue Hungarian Jews there. | Please contact one of our specialists for advertising opportunities, editorial inquiries, job placements, or any other questions.
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