by Ed Evarts | Nov 14, 2019 | Visibility and Value
Coming December 2nd! I’m thrilled to announce my new podcast called “Be Brave @ Work with Ed Evarts: Stories About Courageous Steps in Your Workplace.” My goal is to help listeners make positive progress on challenges they are facing in the workplace...
by Ed Evarts | Nov 5, 2019 | Interacting, Relationships
Networking is, and will continue to be, an important professional activity for business professionals. I previously stated that 60 – 70% of employed individuals located their most recent job opportunity through networking. These numbers were corroborated in a...
by Ed Evarts | Oct 29, 2019 | Interacting, Relationships
There is little doubt that human beings have a need for social interaction and networking. In his landmark paper A Theory of Human Motivation (1943), Abraham Maslow concluded that, after fulfilling our psychological and safety needs, we must fulfill our interpersonal...
by Ed Evarts | Oct 22, 2019 | Visibility and Value
So now you’ve had the value conversation with your boss, and it went really well. Here are a few steps you need to take after a value meeting in order to keep the momentum up. Send a recap of your conversation (i.e., what you heard, next steps) to your boss. If...
by Ed Evarts | Oct 17, 2019 | Visibility and Value
Now that you have your value meeting scheduled with your boss, what are you going to say? Here are some suggested talking points to help keep you on track and to make sure you cover the most important areas. 1. Consider saying something like the following to get the...