Reprinted from: LeanIn.org By: Stephanie Taylor Christensen (This is the eighth segment in a ten part series from LeanIn.org) Lesson #8: You covered up a mistake when you should have come clean. Even the most seasoned professionals sometimes make a misstep—and not recognizing and being honest about this can telegraph immaturity and insecurity. Shoving something under the [...]

Reprinted from: LeanIn.org By: Stephanie Taylor Christensen (This is the seventh segment in a ten part series from LeanIn.org) Lesson #7:  YOU BLEW A BIG PRESENTATION Public-speaking groups like Toastmasters exist for a reason: Presenting is a skill—and not one that comes naturally for most. Bombing in front of a live audience can happen to [...]

 The purpose of this post is to simply make YOU smile!

Reprinted from: LeanIn.org By: Stephanie Taylor Christensen (This is the sixth segment in a ten part series from LeanIn.org) #6:  YOU SCORED A HIGH PAYING JOB—AND HATE IT In a TED Talk about motivation at work, behavioral economist Dan Ariely explains that most of us need to feel a sense of continual progress and purpose [...]

Reprinted from: LeanIn.org By:  Stephanie Taylor Christensen (This is the fifth segment in a ten part series from LeanIn.org) Lesson #5: YOU HAVE A NIGHTMARE BOSS "Unfortunately, in my experience, bad bosses are more plentiful than good bosses," Palmer says. So the better you can learn to peacefully co-exist with people you don’t enjoy, the [...]

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