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Expert guidance to help you navigate your career journey

Knowing how to communicate correctly in each setting can spare you a world of frustration and keep you and your messages to your colleagues crystal clear. Read More

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The best ways to respond to an insult, according to Steve Jobs Ladders Contributor

Some trolls can’t be reasoned with. But for ones that can, how should you respond? Steve Jobs, for one, seems to have nailed the art. Read More

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Sheryl Sandberg's best, saddest advice for women who want raises Jane Burnett

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg highlighted the approach she thinks women should take when asking for a raise at a recent forum. Read More

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4 ways to make sure your next meeting doesn't go wildly off track Jane Burnett

In a world with so many meetings that it’s hard to keep up, you need to do everything in your power to make sure they don’t get derailed. Read More

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How to design an office where people want to work Ladders Contributor

Reevaluating office layout is necessary so it can be an inspiring space that equips your team to be the best they can be. Here’s how. Read More

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Millennials are more likely to share their salary Jane Burnett

Knowing what your friends and colleagues make in a similar field is empowering in making sure you’re being compensated fairly. Would you share your salary? … Read More

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The 8-hour workday has no place in modern society. Here's why Ladders Contributor

We bind ourselves to an antiquated eight-hour workday standard to drive our productivity and evaluate our performance, and that’s just unfair. Read More

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Here's how to identify your office 'work type' — and what you need to do about it Lindsay Tigar

The further you progress in your career, the more you’ll solidify your working style. Are you a lone wolf? A deadline diva? An office mom or dad? … Read More

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4 things to do when you didn't get that promotion Jane Burnett

So, you got passed over for that promotion you really wanted. Here’s how to handle it, what you should do next, and how you can get it the next time. Read More

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