Stay in contact with colleagues

• Check social media sites just twice a day. Once mid-morning, so you’re not starting your day with social media, and again late afternoon.
• Keep a maximum of two portals of instant messaging that friends and colleagues can contact you on.
• Choose those you ‘foll...

Most people have little pockets of time throughout the day, between meetings and calls and emails, with 15 minutes here, and 30 minutes there. To perform at your best depends on simple time management hacks.

• Set aside one or two times a day to check and respond to all your messages and...

If they manage to throw you off with a really good point, try to stay on topic as best you can. 

Going off-topic can destroy your credibility, make you look defensive, and start new arguments. Stay focused on the current subject and keep your emotions out of it.

If yo...