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By Freelance Contributor | Strong Female Leaders | Reading Time: Five Minutes

Need a boost in the personal finance department? Start with savings, because a penny saved is a penny earned. If you need fresh money-saving tips, scroll down and find creative ways to save money, build a rainy day fund, and invest for the future.


10 Creative Saving Tips
1. Pay with cash.
If you can see how much money leaves your wallet during each shopping trip, you will be more likely to spend less.
Start by freezing all of your credit and bank cards, literally. As in, store them in the freezer. If you can't take them with you, you will not use them.
Next, delete all payment apps. Or, leave your phone at home during shopping trips. There was a time when people did not bring their phones to stores and they lived good lives just as we do today.
Whatever necessities you need, use cash to purchase them instead. You'd be surprised at how willingly you would want to save just by seeing money leave your wallet.
2. Get a fun second job.
How much time and money do you spend socializing with friends at pubs and coffee shops? Instead of spending money socializing, make socializing your job. If you frequent the neighborhood joint, then find a waitressing or hosting position there on the weekends. If you enjoy hitting the gym, then get certified and teach a class or become a personal trainer. If you like meeting new people and putting yourself out there, then get licensed as a real estate agent and host open houses on the weekends.
Whatever hobby you enjoy doing, find a way to turn it into a fun part-time job. Instead of spending money on fun, you will make money while having fun.
3. Start an envelope system.
Find three envelopes and label the first one "savings," the second one "education" and the last one "entertainment." For each paycheck, after paying off bills and setting enough aside to satisfy your monthly budget, take what's left out in cash. Put 50% of it into the "savings" envelope, 30% of it into the "education" envelope, and 20% of it into the "entertainment" envelope. Now try not to spend any of the cash until you've fattened each envelope. And if you do spend the cash, make sure that you spend it on the corresponding category, and avoid taking anything from the "savings" envelope.
4. Initiate a saving challenge.
If you are the competitive type, then you will thrive on a saving challenge. Challenges are fun ways to help you reach your goals. However, as much as you'd like to shoot for the stars, it's better to start small. Have a modest and specific amount in mind that will contribute to something exciting. For example, a $1,000 vacation with girlfriends or a $300 anniversary present for your spouse. With a specific goal in mind, put away $50 - $100, or however much you can afford, of each paycheck until you have achieved the goal. It's even better if you do it with a partner in order to keep eachother accountable.
5. Check your account daily.
You can't save much if you don't know how much is coming and going. Start the habit of checking your bank account daily, even if on most days your account doesn't experience any action. Visiting your account daily creates a trigger for you to be more mindful about spending and sets a reminder for you to save consistently. It's not about money; it's about psychology.
6. DIY personal care items.
Nails, facials and other self-care practices can be done by yourself for a fraction of the price of using professional services. If you can, DIY as many personal care items as possible. Over time, the savings will build up.
7. Go out during happy hours.
Everyone needs a social outlet. You can still get yours and not break the bank. Instead of paying $30 per plate and $15 for a drink during dinner and evening hours, go out during happy hour when the same food and drink cost much less.
8. Clean up unused subscriptions.
Once a month, take an inventory of all the magazines, services and apps that you subscribe to. Ask yourself if you can live without them. If you find any, discontinue them. Soon, you will not even notice that they are gone.
9. Write a shopping list.
How many times have you walked into the grocery store with milk in mind and walked out with bags of stuff? If you have a shopping list ready in hand before entering the store, you will be less likely to make compulsive purchases.
10. Plan vacations six months ahead.
If you purchase tickets to Hawaii for a trip in December during the heat of the summer, tickets will cost less. It's always a good idea to plan ahead, purchase in advance, and budget with the future in mind.
Parting Thoughts
At the end of the day, it's about mindset. If you are mindful about money and intend to save, you will succeed. Whatever you need to save up for, be it a pair of designer shoes, a class that will advance your skills, student loans, vacation, a rainy day fund or retirement, if you practice good saving habits, you will achieve what you want. Saving money is hard, and that's why using creative methods helps. Start with just a couple of the tips above and see how things go. If you keep at it, you will get far.

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By Freelance Contributor | Strong Female Leaders | Reading Time: Five Minutes

Being self-aware is important for developing emotional intelligence. It helps you deal better with stress, improve overall mental health, and engage better with team mates. If you are looking for ways to improve self-awareness and emotional intelligence, scroll down and take a look at some recommendations.


How to Improve Self Awareness Emotional Intelligence?
1. Reflect on paper.
Self-awareness is defined by how well you understand your limitations, thoughts and values. To master this, you can't simply remind youself to be more self-aware; instead, take a proactive approach. One method to try is, at the end of each day, write down the events that happened and the emotions that were attached to the events. Then, review and draw a pattern for the events that made you feel light and the events that made you feel heavy.
Seeing the patterns helps you better-understand your emotional responses. You can't change the way you feel but you can identify the triggers for those emotions.
2. Set self-awareness alarms.
You can't constantly monitor your emotions. You are too busy. However, you can set alarms that remind you to check yourself once in a while.
Throughout the day, set self-awareness alarms. When each one goes off, take a minute to assess how you feel and decide if you need to cool down with a break, continue what you are doing, or communicate with someone.
You can also use the alarms to check your behaviors. What were your actions? How did you respond to criticism? Why did you behave the way you did?
However minute in effort, the tiny alarms work together to build a more emotionally intelligent you.
3. Identify your triggers.
Our emotions are reactions to triggers. If you know who and what triggers you to react in a certain way, you are closer to being more self-aware.
Triggers come in various forms, including people, words and phrases, body languages and voice inflections. Whatever triggers you have, identify them and find ways to deal with them calmly. Planning ahead is key to managing your emotions well.
Also know that it is okay to take time to get it right. Emotional triggers are not only hard to identify; they are hard to deal with. As long as you keep trying, you are bound to get it right.
4. Be aware of your appearance.
Do your eyebrows raise when you are surprised? Do you make a fist when you are angry? Do your cheeks turn red when you are embarrassed? The mind-body connection is undeniable. Most likely, your body reacts to situations before your emotions are aroused. If you notice yourself with negative body language, correct rightaway. Try a subtle combo of smiling, taking a deep breath and expanding into a power pose. With positive physical change, your attitude should change too.
Another way to create positive emotions is to look your best. Dress in more fashionable clothes, get a nice haircut and jazz up with accessories. Your performance isn't dependent on your looks, but when you look good, you feel good, and that motivates you to present yourself better to the world.
5. Practice. Practice. Practice.
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence are not like trophies and certifications. In other words, you will continuously make improvements. The good news is a journey like this gets easier the more you practice it. Even if you haven't quite gotten the grasp of it, keep practicing. Use every moment in life as an opportunity to do better in career and personal life.
Parting Thoughts
We all have our strengths and limitations. Being highly aware of them builds confidence and trust in ourselves. With improved self-awareness, we become more decisive, take action when needed, execute with clarity, live more purposfully and communicate more authentically. Like any other journey in life, it is not easy but incredibly rewarding.

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By Nan Nan Liu-Maffetone | Strong Female Leaders
Who doesn't want more money and achieve financial freedom? You might be financially-stable now, have a secure job and the means to make necessary purchases. But still, you are restristricted by the limit of your bank account. If you were to, all of a sudden, lose your job, discover a hefty medical expense, or run into a huge debt, will you be able to support yourself for long? Money has often been referred to as "the root of all evil," and many of us have been taught to not focus on money, but those are limiting beliefs. Money is a type of energy, that's all. Like other types of energy, money will flow to you if you allow it to. If you are ready to receive more money, scroll down and discover ways to manifest it. No matter how much, or little, your bank account has now, you will always be open to having more.

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How to manifest more money?
1. Understand the money mindset.
If you have been taught that money is a limited resource, you have been taught wrong. Your parents, friends, coworkers, bosses and whoever you spend time with might often make comments like "I can't afford this" or "it's too expensive." Don't let them influence your thoughts!
Money is all around you; and it is waiting for you to discover just how easy it is to access. Believing that there is an abundance of money out there is the money mindset. The sooner you understand and accept it, the sooner you will be ready to handle more money.
2. Remove limiting beliefs.
Wealth is not greed. Being rich does not make you a bad person. Society may have given money a bad rap, but you don't have to think like everyone else. Whatever limiting thoughts and restrictions that you have about money, remove them. This includes depracating self-talks like "I can't afford the designer bag" or "I'll never make that much income."
Truth is: you can afford the designer bag. In fact, you deserve it. You can also make that much income. All you have to do is ask for it.
What keeps you from making more money is, well, yourself. If you doubt your own ability, then you will never get anywhere. But when you remove those defeating thoughts, you will discover multitudes of possibilities.
3. Start small.
Believing that you are entitled to a few million dollars might sound far-fetched at first. (By the way, you are worth more.) To get comfortable asking for an amount that you are not familiar with yet, start small. How about asking for rebates or discounts from stores, selling used clothing or electronics on eBay, or investing in your favorite futures? Then, expect that you will get what you want.
If you need a more actionable technique, just look in the mirror and say with unwavering confidence, "of course it's mine" or "I deserve it." You'll be surprised at how quickly money will flow your way.
4. Let it go.
Again, money is a type of energy. It flows freely and can't be controlled. As soon as you put a request out to the universe, for example, purchasing futures in the point above, walk away. As much as you want to watch the market all day, staring at charts and candle sticks will not move the direction up or down. You have already done good research, executed a solid strategy, and set a reasonable risk-to-reward ratio, you can leave the rest to the universe.
5. Visualize money.
Need an easier way to let go? Visualization helps. Go to a quiet place, close your eyes and take deep breaths. Visualize yourself holding the cash or purchasing something with it, and feel the satisfaction and gratitude.
Another way to visualize is to scroll through images that imply wealth. For example, luxury lifestyle items like private jets and yachts or whatever identifies with you the most. If you are more of a "touch" type of person, then a 3D symbol of wealth, like a golden buddah or money tree, helps.
Do it your own way, be creative, and feel the posibility. You are closer to getting there than you think.
6. Declutter.
Yes, you read it correctly. Declutter, as in sort out any mess. Straighten up belongings, wipe down furnitures, get rid of unused things, and remove the toxic people in your life. This includes straightening up your finances too. So take time to develop a system that enables better budgeting, forecasting, and paying bills. Understand where and how your money is coming and going, so you are well-equiped to handle more of it.
Clutter keeps positive energy from flowing to you. In order to create a fluid stream, you must remove all blockages.
7. Increase the vibration.
An increase in vibration is an increase in personal power. As long as your intention is clear, and in this case to manifest more money, you will find it easy to do. If you are manifesting for a raise at work, request for more challenging projects. If you are manifesting for more clients, amp up your marketing. If you are manifesting for a lower interest rate on mortgage, shop around more. When you focus intensely on taking action and making big waves, more money will follow.





Parting Thoughts
Manifesting for more money goes beyond having a money mindset and visualizing wealth. It is an abundance-oriented lifestyle that you choose to live, and it starts with daily practices that eventually become habits. It is how you see money, feel about money, treat money, and nurture the relationship you have with money. Like with any relationship, if you open your heart and mind and focus on the good, good things will happen. Start with positivity; that is truly how to manifest more money.

Need more help? The books below are good resources.
1) Financial Freedom: A Proven Path to All the Money You Will Ever Need
2) The Art Of Manifesting Money: How To Manifest Money Using The Law Of Attraction (Self Love, Friendship And Money)
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By Nan Nan Liu-Maffetone | Strong Female Leaders | Reading Time: Five Minutes
The first step in adopting a servant leadership style is to embrace the idea that your team members work for themselves and have the choice to leave anytime they want. Your job as a leader, then, is to ensure that team members feel valued, appreciated and sufficiently challenged, so that they can maximize productivity and feel accomplished, while they work for the same organization as you do. As a servant leader, your job is to fulfill your team's needs and wants. In other words: the larger your teams are, the more people you must prioritize before yourself. Shedding the traditional top-down mindset might be hard at first, if that is all you have been exposed to, but be open-minded. If you are ready to start the new servant leadership journey and become the type of leader that others both trust and respect, then scroll down to learn about important servant leadership activities.


1. Be the newbie.
Senority does not mean that you know it all. In fact, the more senior you are, the larger the disconnect between you and the teams that produce actual value. A smart leader knows his or her limits, including how much there is to learn. If you want to serve your teams well, pretent that you are new to the organization and be ready to learn, even if the learning includes getting your hands dirty.
Also remember to be genuine. If you ask questions or seek feedback with alterior motives such as conducting temperature checks, guiding conversations to flaunt your own knowledge and testing team members, please stop. Knowledge professionals see through fakeness rightaway. If you lose their trust, you will never get it back.
2. Add the question "how can I help you" in front of every request to the team.
A go-getter like yourself always does her best and expects the same from everyone else. However, your passion may come off as demanding or even unreasonable if you do it without considering others' needs. Next time you make a request to the team, put the question "how can I help you" in front of it. For example, instead of telling your team to "complete objectives 5 and 6 by quarter end," ask "how can I help you complete objectives 5 and 6 by quarter end?" This way, you are not barking orders, you are helping a cause. In turn, instead of seeing you as just a manager who is executing a set of tasks, your team will see you as an inspirational leader who is earning respect.
3. Take action.
Making big bold promises breeds skepticism when you don't take the actions that make them come true. As a leader, your words should be gold, and if you promise to serve your team, then you better serve them well. Take small but forward-moving actions such as meeting with every team member to gain an insight to his or her daily struggles, giving kudos to deserving team members, and take others' ideas seriously to truly honor innovation.
A goal without action is just a day dream. It's frail, fruitless and a waste of time. When you take action, no matter how small the step, you move closer to the end goal and build trust along the way.

4. Create a safe space.
People's ideas and opinions are valuable. The fact that they even expose them to you means that they respect you as both a professional and a person. Of course you might not agree with everything they say, but at least give them a safe and non-judgemental place in which they can freely express their thoughts. People want to be heard, and it is up to you, the leader, to create an environment that allows them to speak freely.
5. Always operate in the "servant mode."
As capable, self-managing and highly educated as today's knowledge professionals are, they still need a dedicated resource to help facilitate daily activities, remove impediments and fulfill emotional needs.
Should you stop asking for more from the team? Of course not. Deadlines, financial goals and other profit-related essentials are as concrete and real as before. The difference is to always make the ask in a "servant mode." Prioritize team members' needs like interests, skill sets and career development in paralell with organizational priorities. For example, if you need to request for overtime to achieve a specific deadline from a team member who is a young parent, allow a few days of personal time off after the project is completed. Everyone is motivate by something. It is your job to find out what it is and fulfill both it, and what the organization needs.
As a servant leader of knowledge professionals, you can no longer simply carry out tasks and request for outcomes. You have to think on a higher level and operate more strategicly, so that both the organization and its valuable talents walk away in a win-win situation.
In every way, servant leaders are strategic negociators, and being able to operate in a "servant mode" is a prized skill.
Parting Thoughts
As a servant leader, you manage the relationship between your team and the organization. When the relationship becomes toxic, it is up to you to turn the ship around. It is up to you to show compassion, do the honest thing, convey bad news, facilitate discussions and problem solving, listen and take action, empower individuals, honor people's ideas, and build trust. [ End of Article ]

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By Nan Nan Liu-Maffetone | Strong Female Leaders | Reading Time: Five Minutes
Why does servant leadership require emotionally intelligent leaders?
Emotionally intelligent leaders are able to keep calm in stressful situations, form stronger and longer lasting relationships with their team members, create a progressive and understanding culture, and serve others better. To become an emotionally intelligent leader, you can develop emotional intelligence with intention to change. So how do you start? Scroll down to find some of the steps that you can take towards making those changes:


1. Practice Active Listening
The difference between active listening and simplying hearing words lies in that you are fully engaged throughout the conversation. You are not distracted by texts, emails, or even the birds chirping outside. When you are actively listening, you give the conversation, the situation and the person you are meeting with unwavering attention.

So how do you keep focused all the time? Each time your mind flutters way, bring it back. Deep breathing helps, by the way. This is an intentional move and requires practice, so take your time.

Also, take notes. You can either bring a note book or take mental notes. Set a goal to write down three to five things that you just learned, problems that the conversation just exposed, variations of the situation from other points of view, and a few solutions that you can offer. Before the conversation ends, collect as much information as you can, and don't feel pressured to speak too soon. When it is your turn to speak, fight the urge to give your two cents right away by asking questions. This helps to unfold the true intention of the conversation. Perhaps the person doesn't need a solution and simply needs to vent? Perhaps there are bigger, more complicated underlying issues? Or, perhaps there is nothing to worry about at all?

The golden rule? Ask as many questions as you can, with a minimum of five to ten. Each conversation has its own context. At the beginning of any given conversation, everyone starts on the same intellectual and power level. The most knowledgeable and influential person emerges later on and is not always the one with the highest IQ or a pretentious title, nor is she the loudest and most talkative. She is the person who is the most focused and has been actively listening, and her solutions are precise, resolute and almost effortless, because her mind is executing with every single piece of information.
2. Be Empathetic
Emotionally intelligent leaders are able to put themselves in others' perspectives. They are patient, kind, and always see situations in objective views. They never react on the spot and let their own emotions get in the way. Though being empathetic sounds easy to do, it takes practice to check your own ego at the door. You may have heard it being called "active empathy," because to be truly empathetic, you have to actively and habitually practice it. The benefit of having an empathetic leader is a calmer, more pleasant and more productive environment that all team members can be happy and thrive in.
3. Pay Attention to Body Language
Much of today's communication bears through body language. High-EQ leaders pay attention to the body language of their teams, clients, supreriors and most importantly, themselves. Simple gestures such as crossing the arms, blinking repeatedly and pressing of the lips convey a lot about someone's emotional state at the time. Recognizing body language and the underlying emotion may signal for your intervention to guide the conversation towards a more productive disposition.

And what about your own body language? Emotionally intelligent leaders pay the most attention to their own body language. Knowing how much their expressions and gestures can alter the mood of the situation, they often lead with strong and positive body language to set the tone for others.

4. Prioritize Self Care
From gratitude journaling to meditation to exercising, emotionally intelligent leaders prioritize self care before everything else. They undertand the importance of mental health and how a healthy mindset improves awareness, clarity and self control. Not only do they purposefully prioritize self care, they do it with diligence. Many of them schedule it into their daily routines. Some even take days off of work specifically as "self care time off." Their efforts show in the way they serve others by handling tough situations with grace and care. In turn, they build a much stronger and healthier team.
5. Balance Work and Life
Not only do emotionally intelligent leaders balance their own work and life, they also motivate their team members to do the same. Taking breaks from high-pressure situations, implementing methods to avoid work place burnout, and promoting healthy habits like rest and recovery are important to these leaders. They also want the same for their teams. They understand the value of their people, and would never sacrafice opportunities that keep team members happy, healthy and productive.
Parting thhoughts
To serve others well, you must be able to understand and connect with people. Not only does emotional intelligence help you be a better leader, it also helps in other areas in your life. Furthermore, it helps you set an example for your successors, and create a culture of high-EQ teams.

Visualize this: a team of highly motivated, highly aware, and highly engaged contributors, working together and creating a better future for the organization, its customers and the community. That is what emotional intelligence can achieve, and it starts with you.
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By Nan Nan Liu-Maffetone | Strong Female Leaders | Reading Time: Five Minutes
Need help developing soft skills for work? Knowing how to deal with the unspoken rules at work helps. Each workplace has hidden norms, dynamics and sentiments. If you know how to identify them quickly and handle them gracefully, you will gain the competitive edge that sets you apart.


Soft Skills for Employment: Dealing with Unspoken Rules
New on the job? This must be an emotional time for you. To get up to speed, knowing the hidden rules helps. Every workplace has unspoken rules, but if you can identify them quickly and handle them gracefully, you will gain a whole lot more confidence. And with that confidence comes a calmer and clearer head that enables you to focus on more important priorities.
Before diving into the soft skills for work, please understand that it is okay to make mistakes, feel vulnerable, and not be able to take charge right away. Being new is a phase that everyone goes through. So relax and give yourself enough room to get up to speed.
1. Accept the downsides.
The excitement of starting a new job fades quickly. Soon you will realize that there are rules, power struggles, and mistrust at the workplace. Any workplace. Bullying, nepetism and injustice happen. When there is a lot at stake, most people make decisions that ultimately benefit themselves only. The sooner you realize these downsides, the quicker you can adapt to the environment. You don't have to abide by the unfair rules, but do accept that they exist, and people get away with abusive behaviors.
2. Identify the real influencers.
Real power, or influence, comes from relationships, not org charts. There are three main types of power in the workplace. Finding the real influencers to learn from can be extremely beneficial. The three types of influence are:
1) Title Power
Title power comes from where people sit in the org chart. People with title power influence mostly their direct reports because they write performance reviews, conduct screening interviews, and perform managerial tasks.
While it is favorable to befriend and respect those with title power, be careful about entering that career path. Knowledge professionals rely on technical skills to maintain a competitive edge. Having the kind of title power that makes organizational impact (usually the C-levels) requires years of service at one workplace, being political, and sacraficing valuable hands-on experience. If you choose someone with title power as a mentor, he or she might not have authentic influence. Before you commit, look beyond the title, and make sure that the person has industry-specific aptitude to back up the title.
2) Knowledge Power
Knowledge power comes from having exertise in a certain area. When you are new, you might identify the more aggressive people as the power sources. Many times, and especially for knowledge professionals, that is not true. The louder someone is, the less confidence the person has. In layman's terms, the person is called a "know it all." People with true knowldge has no need to be agressive. They ask questions before offering a solution, shoot straight when they need an answer, and solve big problems with little effort. If you are seeking mentorship from someone with knowledge power, and try not to confuse agression with confidence.
When in doubt, ask yourself,"is the person regurgitating tribal knowledge, or actually finding a solution?"
3) Relationship Power
Relationship power is possibly the healthiest of the three. People with strong relationship power are both respected and trusted. By the way, they are not always the social butterflies. To find them, notice how they treat people. Do they go out of their way to help team members? Do they listen more than they talk? Do they stand up for, inspire, and motivate others?
People with relationship power are natural leaders, and genuinely care about people. They solve problems quickly because their network is well-built, and they are loved by everyone. They are hidden gems in the workplace. If you are new, try to find them, and work hard to be like them.
3. Decisions are made outside of meetings.
Specifically, they are made during 1:1 conversations and private chats. Prior to getting together, team members have already made up their minds about which way to sway, who to support, and how to benefit their own agenda.
When you are new, observe the team dynamic and find out who sides with who, who has the biggest influence, and who is the best negotiator. To increase your own influence, start making friends with everyone, but do it on an one-on-one basis. You can offer to take them to coffee, help them on projects, or simply initiate small talk. Building relationships takes time and effort. Your advantage right now is that you are new and starting fresh, so enjoy the journey.
4. Disagreements are healthy.
Disagreements happen all the time, and they happen more often on high performing teams. When team members get into heated arguments, it is actually a great sign because they trust each other enough to express themselves freely. As long as the disagreements are about specific work issues and not about personality conflicts, your team is probably both innovative and productive.
5. Other miscellaneous norms.
Work styles
Your team will be made of various personalities with different work styles. You will meet extroverts who thrive during collab, introverts who analyze deeply before making decisions, debators who love to argue, cynical people who dream up every dissastrous situation, and other colorful personalities in between. Realizing everyone's work style allows you to navigate your group, and find the best way to add your own flair. The goal is to make everyone fit, so make sure you add value in the right places.
Emotional and Psychological Safety
How does your team welcome new members? Do you feel excluded or welcomed? Is there a proper onboarding process in place, or are you left out in the cold? How trustworthy is leadership? Do they shoot straight or beat around the bush?
The answers to these questions influence whether or not your will be happy at work. If you spend most of the week in one environment, do your research. Make sure that you can at least tolerate the place.
Digital communication norms
Digital communication norms include when to turn cameras on and off, whether or not to mute yourself during conversations, and how to use chats and emojis to emphasize talking points. List all the questions you can think of and explicitly ask leadership, team members and meeting organizers about them. The more you ask, the better prepared you are.
Parting Thoughts
Devloping soft skills for work is just as important as developing technical skills. When you are new, understanding the unspoken rules at the workplace is a part of self-guided training. The faster you learn, the quicker you figure out ways to deal with them, and the more confidence you gain.

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