When considering a company culture that will attract Millennials and Generation Z, what comes to mind? Many will imagine an office full of ping pong tables and arcade machines, with motivational quotes painted large across the walls and coffee tables instead of desks. These visible, aesthetic qualities of company culture are easy to focus on,…
Author: Lauren Hedges
Preparing to Negotiate: How To Bargain in the Business World
Negotiations are a common – nearly daily – practice in the workplace. You might want to convince your boss to let you work a more flexible schedule, or perhaps you need to make a deal to close a sale. Whatever the reason for negotiating, there are a few ways you can ready yourself for…
Cognitive Biases That Impede Decision-Making
We will often find ourselves making decisions and plans based on past experiences. Whether or not our predicted outcomes are logical or reasonable, we hold on to them because we have built ourselves a system of beliefs that we are convinced are true, and can only lead to one possible result. In some cases, these…
Seven Steps to Success: How to Look and Sound More Confident
Whether you’re addressing a large audience or chatting one-on-one at a networking event, it’s important that you’re displaying confidence. Being poised and in control helps to ensure that you’re taken seriously by your audience, and can make the difference between closing the deal or walking away empty-handed. Here are four ways to use your body…