By Yvonne Milosevic As you mentally map out your career path, an obvious question immediately crops up. Professionally speaking, is it better to be a generalist or a specialist? At first glance, it would appear becoming a specialist is the key to greater success. After…
If you think the term “rival” is just another word for "enemy," it’s time to reconsider. Rivalry, when viewed as a motivator, can spur you to work harder to improve your skills and performance both in and outside of work. By Yvonne Milosevic The idea…
By Yvonne Milosevic For many people, the start of a new decade had sparked the desire to explore new career paths in 2020. Then, the coronavirus pandemic struck. Suddenly, we were sheltering in place, working from home, or unemployed overnight. Those conditions might seem incompatible…
A Day of Disconnect to Help You Reconnect By Yvonne Milosevic Let’s all say this together: Hello! My name is __________, and I’m a smartphone zombie. ICYMI, cell phone addiction now has a proper clinical name: nomophobia (no-mobile-phone-phobia). Symptoms include that panicky feeling you get…
By Yvonne Milosevic If you’re a college basketball fan still mourning the loss of spring competition due to COVID-19, this post might offer some small comfort, especially if you’re a Blue Devils fan. Duke University’s famed basketball coach Mike Kryzewski (aka Coach K.) recently chatted…
"It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things." ― Leonardo da Vinci By Yvonne Milosevic Is your resume up to date? Raise your hand if…
By Yvonne Milosevic Workplace loneliness was already a major problem long before the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine. As a matter of fact, a recent report from the healthcare company Cigna found that more than half of younger workers (Millennials and Gen Zers) reported feeling isolated…
By Yvonne Milosevic Welcome to Quarantine Day No. 6,845. Raise your hand if you’re starting to feel like we’re reliving Groundhog Day on a loop. We can’t predict when, or even if, we’ll return to work as we knew it B.C. (before coronavirus). But we…
These bedtime habits set you up for happier workdays. By Yvonne Milosevic What does your typical evening routine look like? If you’re like many people, the hours between dinner and bedtime usually get filled up binge-watching shows on Netflix, checking work emails, and scrolling through…
By Yvonne Milosevic COVID-19 stress continues to take its toll, leaving many of us exhausted at the end of each day. Now, we’re learning that the ubiquitous tool in our coronavirus communications arsenal is partly to blame. Researchers say frequent use of videoconferencing services like…