Oh Sh*t! How to Recover from a Major Work Mistake

Oh Sh*t! How to Recover from a Major Work Mistake

You f*cked up.  We're not talking a typo or using they're instead of their (although, please, PLEASE, don't do that). Not just a small accident, a big one that majorly impacts your team and those around you. No, you my friend really stepped in it, screwed the pooch, blew it big time, effed up.

It happens to everyone eventually. And it will happen to you. Despite your best intentions, you will mess up at work eventually. Either by screwing up a project, forgetting something crucial, or by the many other ways one can make a massive mistake. It is going to happen. The important thing to manage is how you handle the aftermath.

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Three Ways to Grow Your Career with LinkedIn

Three Ways to Grow Your Career with LinkedIn

With the recent buyout, LinkedIn is on everyone's lips.  We all know that LinkedIn is a great tool for networking and meeting new professional contacts.  You are probably using it to find and apply for new jobs already.  Quietly, word on the street is that LinkedIn has even become a dating tool to identify eligible professional singles (but I'm not one to gossip so you ain't heard that from me).

Even if you're happy in your current job and company, LinkedIn can still be a powerful tool to guide and inform your career growth.

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