Soft skills

Activating your network to improve your job search

Here’s how to tap into your professional network of associates and friends to power up your next career move.

Overcoming the top 3 negotiation dilemmas

When to make an offer, when to collaborate, and when to listen in negotiations are challenges that can be overcome.

Remote work in 2021: More advice on virtual meetings

Career expert Rhymer Rigby shares tips to stay visible to your boss, what to do about people who take up too much Zoom meeting time, and more in this podcast episode with transcript.

How to build confidence in a time of anxiety

Use these tools to turn uncertainty into new avenues for individual and team growth.

Remotely addressing co-workers’ most annoying habits

Career expert Rhymer Rigby talks pet peeves, how to deal with “credit-stealers”, and more in this quick-hit podcast.

Advice for managing up

Be clear in your requests and take the time to understand your manager’s style.

7 ways finance leaders can improve their emotional intelligence

The coronavirus pandemic is stressful for businesses and their workforces. Emotional intelligence helps manage stress and improve performance in a crisis, which is particularly important for finance leaders.

Leading with empathy during the pandemic

Empathy comes more easily to some people than it does to others. Leadership experts share ways you can develop this key trait.

5 ways to support your co-workers remotely

Showing support through screens requires a new level of empathy.

Tips for employees navigating remote work

Permanent office work’s full-time return seems a long way off for some of us. Career expert Rhymer Rigby shares advice for adapting to a hybrid model’s challenges.

Understanding neurodiversity in the workplace

Supporting 'diversity of thought' within finance teams can yield major competitive advantages.

How to work with a distracted boss

You may not like having a boss with other priorities, but you can make it work with the right approach.

4 key leadership skills for a post-COVID-19 workplace

As finance managers prepare to enter the post-COVID-19 workplace, here are four ways to successfully lead teams.

How to negotiate leave during the pandemic

Be honest about your needs, but remain flexible and open to creative solutions.

Worried about a colleague’s mental wellbeing?

A clinical psychologist discusses how to approach a colleague you are concerned about, as well as how to provide ongoing support.

13 answers to questions about work amidst the pandemic

Career expert and FM contributor Rhymer Rigby voices his opinion on the future of remote work, why hot-desking may be a thing of the past, and more.

4 ways to practise vulnerability at work

Practising vulnerability at work not only helps build stronger professional relationships, but it can also nurture innovation and even retain talent in an organisation.

Taking over from a boss who has failed

The transition into a new role is made smoother by assessing and addressing issues created by a predecessor.

5 signs of potential to look for in new recruits

If you want to hire someone with the potential to make a large contribution to your company, here are a few key traits and behaviours to look for.

Stop sugar-coating your feedback

Research shows too many managers hold back from giving clear and direct instructions.

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