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What are the first networking steps for college seniors?
Peter Yawitz
  • Dec 3, 2019
  • 2 min

What are the first networking steps for college seniors?

Here are some networking tips for college seniors: 1) Decide what experience you want, 2) Be open about contacting recent alums, friends of
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How do I accept a role I don't want?
Peter Yawitz
  • Oct 28, 2019
  • 2 min

How do I accept a role I don't want?

Dear Someone Else’s Dad, I’m an associate at a management consulting firm. I really enjoy the work, especially because I have gotten to work on assignments that challenge me and help me enhance my skills. Recently though, I was given an additional role called “Industry Trend Specialist,” where I am supposed to write updates on several industries for our website and in emails to clients. No one asked me if I wanted to do this, and no one has given me any direction. I’m upset
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Peter Yawitz
  • Jun 27, 2019
  • 1 min

Why do business men hold hands in Dubai?

I have heard that in Dubai, where I’ll be attending meetings, business men hold hands while walking down the street. Should I allow that?
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Why do people brag about how many hours they work?
Peter Yawitz
  • Jun 19, 2019
  • 1 min

Why do people brag about how many hours they work?

I hate when my coworkers compete about how many hours they work. Can't I get my work done and just go home at night?
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My boss lets us talk only when we hold a stuffed rabbit.
Peter Yawitz
  • Nov 29, 2018
  • 1 min

My boss lets us talk only when we hold a stuffed rabbit.

Dear Someone Else’s Dad,My boss hates interrupters in meetings, so she has a stuffed rabbit that we have to pass to anyone who wants to spea
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Do I have speak in business buzzwords?
Peter Yawitz
  • Nov 5, 2018
  • 1 min

Do I have speak in business buzzwords?

Dear Someone Else’s Dad,At my company my bosses always use the phrase “de minimis,” which I had to look up, and now know that it means a tri
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Can I correct people from using my name incorrectly?
Peter Yawitz
  • Oct 10, 2018
  • 1 min

Can I correct people from using my name incorrectly?

My name is James Arnold. When someone receives an email from me, the FROM line says, “Arnold, James,” which causes a lot of people who don&#
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How can I remember people's names?
Peter Yawitz
  • Oct 3, 2018
  • 2 min

How can I remember people's names?

Do you have a trick to help remember names of people you just met? Advice from someone else's dad.
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Do I need a mentor?
Peter Yawitz
  • May 9, 2018
  • 2 min

Do I need a mentor?

Q: Do I need a mentor? A: There's no one perfect mentor. Challenge yourself to talk to people in your industry, & ask if you can con
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Can I work with my ex?
Peter Yawitz
  • May 1, 2018
  • 1 min

Can I work with my ex?

Working with an ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend isn't always easy but it's doable. Keep it professional.
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Will my social style result pigeon-hole me?
Peter Yawitz
  • Apr 16, 2018
  • 2 min

Will my social style result pigeon-hole me?

Now that people know what “type” I am they assume that I’m just Mr. Sensitivity. My manager recently didn’t include me in a new project beca
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How do I deal with a know-it-all?
Peter Yawitz
  • Mar 16, 2018
  • 2 min

How do I deal with a know-it-all?

Dealing with a know-it-all (KIA) is tough because the person is always going to self-promote, and there’s no real benefit to you if you call
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Can I decide if a job interview is worth my time?
Peter Yawitz
  • Mar 2, 2018
  • 1 min

Can I decide if a job interview is worth my time?

A reader asked a hiring manager to tell her more about a job so she could decide if it was "worth my while" to come in.
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How do I deal with passive-aggressive people?
Peter Yawitz
  • Feb 19, 2018
  • 1 min

How do I deal with passive-aggressive people?

How many times do you say or hear passive-aggressive language like this? "Oh, sorry, I thought you were more senior. I'll ask a mor
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How do I deal with an annoying coworker?
Peter Yawitz
  • Jun 22, 2017
  • 3 min

How do I deal with an annoying coworker?

ou can’t change his personality; you can only change how you communicate with him.   As much as you’d like to tell him not to be a work hog
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Should I quit my toxic workplace?
Peter Yawitz
  • May 10, 2017
  • 2 min

Should I quit my toxic workplace?

If you’re in a large company, your manager might have his own culture of bilking, blaming and backstabbing.  But maybe you can find a role i
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How can I be more specific without being pushy?
Peter Yawitz
  • Apr 20, 2017
  • 2 min

How can I be more specific without being pushy?

Before you write an email or go into a meeting, figure out what your best-case actionable objective is. Do you want them to understand how t
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How do I manage a meeting?
Peter Yawitz
  • Apr 13, 2017
  • 3 min

How do I manage a meeting?

To make sure you get what you need you should have done the following before the meeting:​ Prepared a list of questions, grouped in categori
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Do I have to go to lunch with my boss?
Peter Yawitz
  • Apr 5, 2017
  • 2 min

Do I have to go to lunch with my boss?

1. Think of three topics to talk about over lunch.  Maybe two could be about work and one about a hobby of yours that you’d like him to know
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How can I stop blaming others?
Peter Yawitz
  • Apr 1, 2017
  • 1 min

How can I stop blaming others?

Acknowledge mistakes. You’ll get more respect from people if you show how you can learn from what went wrong so it won’t happen again. Rewar
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