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Jun 22, 2017
2 min

How can boomers and millennials work together?

Make sure that you explain the context of tasks so that younger members don’t think they're doing grunt work. Perhaps share the implicat

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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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Peter Yawitz

May 12, 2017
1 min

Prepare Prework For Premeetings

Presently a preponderance of even preeminent people prattle on about “pre-approving a pre-plan and pre-notifying pre the pre-screen.” Thi...

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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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Peter Yawitz

May 2, 2017
2 min

How can I be more well-rounded?

Of course you have to know what’s happening in the markets; that’s your job. And I hope some day soon you’ll allow yourself to chill out and

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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 can I keep an audience from falling asleep?

Peter Yawitz

Apr 14, 2017
2 min

How can I keep an audience from falling asleep?

Here are some tricks I use to make audiences pay attention: I let them know at the outset why the material is specifically important to them

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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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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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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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What's the best way to write meeting minutes?

Peter Yawitz

Mar 30, 2017
1 min

What's the best way to write meeting minutes?

During the meeting try to listen carefully to capture the high-level message related to each topic. It’s more important to focus on the sta

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Peter Yawitz

Mar 29, 2017
2 min

Indian English phrases that don't translate to Western English

“Hmm, that’s interesting.” Although we might use the phrase as an automatic response to people when we’re not really listening to them, Indi

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Peter Yawitz

Mar 17, 2017
1 min

Should guys wear undershirts under button-downs?

Contrary to what you think an undershirt keeps you cooler in the summer. Most people don’t want to see though your shirt to see your body to

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Peter Yawitz

Mar 2, 2017
1 min

Is "Hey John" too informal in an email?

Here's the hierarchy of salutations from most formal to least formal: Dear, Good Morning/Hello, Hi, Hey, Wassup??, Dude!!!!!

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Peter Yawitz

Feb 22, 2017
1 min

Do I look as nervous as I feel?

A great number of nervous symptoms—such as butterflies, pounding heart, dry mouth, and moments of forgetfulness, among many others—are simpl

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