Effective impressions management not only requires you to be self-aware but also to change how you communicate.

For example, compensation and promotion decisions generally involve subjective judgments. This means you want to use your communication techniques in a way t...

It means deciding not to do things you'd really like to do. It also means deciding what's the most important task even when everything on your list feels crucial.

But if you can prioritize until you have only one thing to focus on right now, you can't help but get to work.

Not only do you want others to be happy, but you also want to be agreeable. You show up to help, go out of your way to be there for someone, and are enthusiastically present for the people you care about.

To do:

Practice saying “no” to small, inconsequential things. Pra...