Modern Mentor

Follow this secret advice to better manage your schedule and time. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1UTj01Y Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com . Find Modern Mentor on Facebook , Twitter , and LinkedIn , or subscribe to the newsletter to get more tips to fuel...

Marie Kondo's book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up has changed my life. Here's the second episode about her awesome method and why I think it worked. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1KekQCo Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com . Find Modern Mentor on Fac...

Marie Kondo's book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up has changed my life. Here's what happened when I used her method, and why I think it worked. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1NLw0Co Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com . Find Modern Mentor on Facebook...

"Choose your battles wisely” is age-old advice. But which battles are “wise”? Here’s how to tell when you should charge ahead and when you should retreat. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1JwwbeL Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com . Find Modern Mentor on...

Too many of us spend our time trying to make good decisions. Sure, that's important. But you can do even better by making some of those decisions into rules. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1LjDrjG Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com . Find Modern Mentor on F...

It's easy for colleagues to promise they'll deliver at work. But making sure they really follow through? That's another matter entirely. Here's a fail-proof way to make sure they keep their promises. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1MbEbr6 Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quick...

They say that like attracts like ... and that opposites attract. But like what? And opposite whats? Knowing how your brain works gives you the insight you need to find a compatible partner of the appropriate gender(s). Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1exAw8e Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at...

Folders are a time-honored way to store information. But you can think outside the folder for more flexible ways of filing both offline, online, and in your email program. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1MTDmjR Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com . Find Mode...

Good decisions consider consequences over a timeframe that works for that particular decision. Learn to use the right time frame for the right decision. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1CK7rSw Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com . Find Modern Mentor on Facebo...

When someone is consistently flaky, you need a way to plan for that. Or, when planning isn’t possible, set up accountability that even they will buy into. Get-It-Done Guy explains. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1TFK6po Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com ....

People give and receive recognition differently. Knowing the five love languages and how to use them can be the secret to good romantic and work relationships. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1T2RxH0 Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com . Find Modern Mentor on...

Some conversations are just tough to have, especially when emotion is in play. These difficult conversations become easier once you realize that there are really three different conversations happening at once, and addressing them all individually is necessary to have the conversation smoothly. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1CHAZLa Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcri...

Good customer relationship management is the secret to client and customer retention when you're a solo practitioner. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1TrDEDc Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com . Find Modern Mentor on Facebook , Twitter , and LinkedIn , or su...

Becoming the person you want to be requires behavior modification, but there's an easier way: you can modify your behavior by modifying your environment. How? Create triggers so you become a better you. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1G1qhAw Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@qu...

Keep people on time through extreme psychological manipulation, and it'll be fine. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1ETOMh8 Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com . Find Modern Mentor on Facebook , Twitter , and LinkedIn , or subscribe to the newsletter to get mo...

Making limited offers and requests to several people at once can be tricky. Here's how to navigate it to first-come, first-served, without upsetting those further back in line. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1JoeaC5 Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com . Find...

We all have great ideas, but it's easy to get distracted and lose them. Create a system that helps you capture and tame your good ideas. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1dnWYRr Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com . Find Modern Mentor on Facebook , Twitter , a...

In the 21st century, first impressions come through social media, so reputation management has to begin with how you present yourself in text and through words. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1Q09eDw Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com . Find Modern Mentor o...

Each day a simple alignment with your boss and team can help make sure you're all aligned and moving in the same direction. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1Lift4e Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com . Find Modern Mentor on Facebook , Twitter , and LinkedIn ,...

When you're juggling a project that spans several departments or people, keeping track of what to tell and to whom can be a huge task. But with the right tool, used the right way, it becomes as easy as pie (and for the record, pie is pretty easy). Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddi...

An elevator pitch is old-fashioned. Sam Horn shows us how to capture an audience's attention instantly, with several different techniques from her new book, "Got Your Attention?" Read the transcript here: http://bit.ly/1I12rJi Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com...

How to deal with stress is a mystery to many of us type-A personalities. Get-It-Done Guy shows you that a little, explicit work life balance and self-care can go a long way. Read the transcript: http://bit.ly/1CGDA7J Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com . Find Modern Mento...

Using the right motivational words are one way to get yourself and others unstuck and moving. Get-It-Done Guy explains. Read the transcript here: http://bit.ly/1CbQAlu Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com . Find Modern Mentor on Facebook , Twitter , and LinkedIn , or subsc...

When you identify the choke points in your most important deliverables, you can eliminate bottlenecks and boost your productivity. Read the transcript: http://bit.ly/1EGG3Vm Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com . Find Modern Mentor on Facebook , Twitter , and LinkedIn , or...

Project managers know that step one of project management is stopping predictable failures from happening... Predictably. Read the transcript here: http://bit.ly/1y8F7Bz Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com . Find Modern Mentor on Facebook , Twitter , and LinkedIn , or sub...