How to Manage “Managing Up”

Posted by Dan Picard on Nov 15, 2022 10:13 AM

In a recent meeting, I asked the MindEdge Project Management Advisory Council to share their thoughts about “managing up.”

In short, managing up is a way of interacting with those “above” you on the corporate ladder to give them what they need—but also to get what you need to complete your work as efficiently and effectively as possible.

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Avoiding “Performative Allyship”

Posted by Skye Learning Team on Sep 14, 2022 12:00 PM

Communities come together every day in the context of the workplace, forming a culture that is continually created, revised, and implemented by its composite members.

When contemplating the creation of an inclusive work culture, I often think of feminist author and social activist bell hooks. “Beloved community is formed not by the eradication of difference,” hooks writes, “but by its affirmation, by each of us claiming the identities and cultural legacies that shape who we are and how we live in the world.”

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Popular Marketing Skills to Add to Your 2022 Resume

Posted by Eileen Moynihan on Aug 10, 2022 11:57 AM

In many situations, marketing skills are needed for non-marketing jobs. Maybe you work for a smaller business and you’ve been tasked with keeping an eye on the social media analytics, or you’ve been asked to make small changes to the website using WordPress.

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Actual Questions You Should Ask During Your Interview

Posted by Eileen Moynihan on Aug 3, 2022 11:26 AM

Interviewing for a new position is perhaps the most intimidating part of a job search. It’s exciting to learn more about what you might be doing in a new role, but it can be difficult to know the right things to say.

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Why You Should Take a Business Writing Course

Posted by Eileen Moynihan on Jul 26, 2022 9:54 AM

Whether you’re a current student, recent post-grad on the job hunt, or someone who has been in the business world for a number of years, you should take a business writing course. Why?

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Why Your Website Might Need a Redesign

Posted by Eileen Moynihan on Jul 22, 2022 10:23 AM

If your website hasn’t been updated in a while, it might be time for a redesign. Why? Because you always want your website to reflect your business values and create a good experience for your customers.

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Should You Find a New Job?

Posted by Eileen Moynihan on May 16, 2022 3:58 PM

When you’re questioning whether to stay or leave the job you currently have, there are important questions to ask yourself before you make any big moves.

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7 Basics of Crisis Management

Posted by Skye Learning Team on May 12, 2022 2:27 PM

Daily headlines are filled with companies dealing with crisis. Is your company prepared? Unlike Fortune 500 firms, smaller companies are often unprepared and usually do not have a crisis plan in place. They believe it will never happen to them. But what if it does?

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Hierarchy of Computing Languages

Posted by Skye Learning Team on Apr 20, 2022 12:05 PM

To understand software development, you have to understand how the language of software is used by a computer. While it is very easy to gloss over the following distinctions as all being part of "coding," the reality is the distinctions among a compiled program, a script, and a Java app manifest themselves constantly in any organization building or modifying of applications.

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Why soft skills are so important to develop in the workplace

Posted by Eileen Moynihan on Apr 14, 2022 2:15 PM

We all know hard skills are important to every job. Each position has different hard skills that employees need to have (e.g. technical, software, and hardware knowledge for an IT professional, spatial awareness, design, and carpentry skills for a contractor). But at the end of the day, what are the skills every employee needs to have? Soft skills. 

But, what are soft skills? They’re the skills you’d like to see in the people you work with, like good communication, flexibility, and adaptability.

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