Posts Tagged: engineering jobs Washington DC
Seven Steps to Mental Well Being
We have lots of ways of measuring our physical well being that help us determine when our bodies are healthy and when we are pushing them too much. But what we don’t have is a good measure of our mental well being, and it’s something we need because we’re pushing ourselves like never before. We Read more »
It’s True: Nap at Work and Be More Productive!
If you were upset at hearing about air traffic controllers falling asleep on the job, you shouldn’t be, according to Tony Schwartz, a business consultant. The problem here is basically biological. We have evolved to be awake during the day and to sleep at night. The later it gets, the more tired we become. Some Read more »
Managing Yourself to Greater Success
One of the most vexing things for otherwise talented and ambitious business professionals is when they fail to reach their full capabilities, when they are less productive than they could be. Often this is because they are reluctant to take on new challenges and new ventures, preoccupied with the worry that their performance in this Read more »
Becoming a Problem Finder
Recent business research has focused not on problem solving skills but on problem finding skills. Having problem finding skills means finding problems before they become major hindrances to a business. How does one become a problem finder? It’s about more than just a set of skills, but a whole different outlook, one that takes curiosity Read more »
How Keeping a Work Diary Will Help Your Career
Keeping a diary is ordinarily not something we associate with a work strategy, but recording daily thoughts and events can actually help in providing focus to what we are doing, in giving us more patience, in providing ideas to help with planning, and in helping with personal growth. At first, keeping a diary may seem Read more »
What a Chamber Orchestra Can Teach Us About Leadership and Career Satisfaction
In the world of classical music, orchestra musicians are notoriously unhappy – with a job satisfaction lower than that of a prison guard. While at the same time, the people at the top of the job satisfaction ladder are chamber orchestra musicians. It is this dichotomy that has important lessons for everyone on how to Read more »
Gender Stereotyping in the Workplace
A recent study has shown that the way managers are viewed is likely to change in the future as more women move into management positions. Currently, only about two percent of the CEOs of Fortune 500 companies are women. And so when most people think of leaders, they envision a male in the position. But Read more »
Money and Happiness: It Really Is All Relative
Can money buy happiness? Some people believe it can. Yet more and more research is finding that…it depends. Researchers are finding that several factors affect how money affects happiness. These factors include important things such as if a person lives in an industrialized or third-world nation. Other factors are what people spend money on, as Read more »
Sleep for Optimum Productivity
There are many things in life you can give up that aren’t very beneficial: fatty foods, sweets, or a sedentary lifestyle. However, if you cut down on the amount of sleep you get every night you are setting yourself up for some tough times. We all need a sufficient amount of sleep to function at Read more »
How to Handle the Office Party
The office party. It’s meant to help boost morale and help people get to know each other better. But it can also present challenges – a tricky maze to navigate. What workers should always keep in mind about the office party is that it is another aspect of the workplace, and they should act with Read more »