9 Phrases to Avoid If You Want to Sound Competent (Work Management Roundup)

TGIF means roundup time! We've collected the week's essential reads on productivity, work management, and company culture so that you can attack work, get tasks done quickly, and advance your organization. Here we go:

9 Phrases That Make You Sound Less Experienced Than You Are (Mashable): Sure you may feel less experienced than the rest of your team, but your speech doesn't have to give that away. Here are 9 phrases to avoid, plus alternative phrases to use to show your competence.

What You Miss When You Take Notes on Your Laptop (Harvard Business Review): Use a pen and paper to take notes. Why? Research shows that when you only use a laptop for notes, you don’t absorb new materials as well, largely because typing notes encourages mindless transcription.

Making a Stock Photo Your Own (The Next Web): Everyone knows stock photos are boring. But taking your own photos is also sometimes more of a hassle. So here's a compromise: customize them! Some simple methods to customize a stock photo, and make it your own.

Your Kindness Will Lead You to Success (Medium): You want the real secret to success on a human level instead of on a monetary level? Then practice kindness. Not random kindness either, but orchestrated and unexpected kindness that lifts up those around you.

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Productivity 3 min read

How to Be Available Even When Out of the Office (Work Management Roundup)

It's time for the Friday Roundup once again. Today also marks 14 years since the tragedy of 9/11. We wanted to put together an especially heroic collection of links to the best articles on work management, productivity, and work. So grab your drink of choice and warm up your Wrike Chrome extension to bookmark the articles you'll want to read later on the ride home. Here they are: How-To Articles: Successful Entrepreneurs Are Never 'Out of the Office' (Entrepreneur): Entrepreneur and sales expert Grant Cardone suggests 2 rules so that you're always open to opportunity, even when you're technically offline. And no it's not a recipe for becoming a workaholic, rather, it's a plan of action for never turning away new business. To Become a Leader, Think Beyond Your Role (Harvard Business Review): Excellent read on defining your role broadly and how thinking like an owner can actually help you lead more fruitfully. Design a Pitch Deck: Lessons from a Seasoned Founder (Medium): The founder of men's fashion app Mylo explains the dos and don'ts of creating and designing a pitch deck. Bonus tip: even Slideshare says bullet points are bad. Find the Cheapest Flights With These 5 Travel Apps (DailyTekk): Forget the days of the mega-sites that promised cheap tickets but never really delivered. This list of 5 travel apps will transform how you shop for flights. Just, be warned that frequent business travel is bad for your health. Get New Content for Your Site (Audience Bloom): Yep, you constantly need new content for your company blog. Marketers know the struggle is real. But here are 7 ways to get new content for your blog from guest posts to interviews and more. And they're all free. Master Twitter Like a Boss (Medium): Buffer put together a guide for Twitter newbies which condenses and combines their best advice on this social media platform —all in one blog post. More Work Management Reads How Can I Leave at 5 P.M. Without Looking Like a Slacker? (Fast Company) The Project Management Guide for Beginners (Wrike) Digital Sabbaticals Don’t Make Sense (Cal Newport) 24 Life Changing Productivity Tools (Medium) 15 Habits That Will Change Your Life (Devious Gentlemen) The Ultimate Guide to the Perfect Meeting (Wrike) Looking for more Startup Advice? Follow our Flipboard magazine Startup Spark Up for links to articles on emerging businesses, founder advice, and best practices for entrepreneurs. Image credit: alone by Giorgio Montersino on Flickr. Some rights reserved. Changes made.

Collaboration 3 min read

How to Be More Grateful By Changing One Word (Work Management Roundup)

Friday is finally here, and with just one week left before Christmas/Winter Holidays, we're bringing you the Work Management Roundup filled with articles not just regarding productivity and working smart, but also thankfulness and team-building. Thanks for coming back every week to read our roundup. It's our privilege to share our favorite links and advice with you. Enjoy! Show Your Appreciation by Changing Just One Word (James Clear): 'Tis the season to be thankful! A really short read by entrepreneur James Clear on how to exercise gratitude. It may just change your (work) life. Why I Don’t Want My Startup to ‘Go Viral’ (Observer): Laura Roeder shares a common problem she sees in startups: thinking that a viral loop can be planned. Doesn't work that way. You have to put in the hard work and find the right marketing to grow your user base. The Ultimate Guide To Winning Your White Elephant Gift Exchange Using Game Theory (FiveThirtyEight Life): Since it's holiday party time, chances are you're having some type of gift swap game. Thanks to Ben Casselman, here's a surefire decision-making system that will allow you to get (or steal) the best gift every time. 8 Team Building Exercises That Rock (Slideshare): And just in case you feel the gift swap is too outdated, you may want to peruse our Slideshare for 8 team games that you can play at the holiday party this year. How I Learned to Suck Less at GTD (Todoist): If you've ever tried the Getting Things Done productivity system and failed to maintain it, you may want to try these two tips that were written for the average disorganized Joe. 5 Ways to Winterize Your Cubicle (Payscale): It's cold, we know! (At least it is for us here in northern California!) But there are concrete steps you can take to make your work area much less wintery and much more comfy. Our favorite tip: sip hot water to keep you warm. More Work Management Reads Think About This: The Startup Framework to Validate Your Idea Before You Spend $1 (Medium) Information Overload Causes Fatigue Among Smartphone Users (Infographic)(Adweek) The 9 Email Mistakes That Make People Ignore Your Messages (Fast Company) Drinking Alcohol Will Not Help You Feel Warmer (Mythbusters) Go Try This: How to Work From Home Without Losing Your Mind (Entrepreneur) 9 Ways to Start a Conversation With Someone at a Networking Event (Hustle + Grind) 9 Ways to Make Sure You Run Effective Meetings (Infographic) (Wrike) How To Sleep Better: 16 Proven Tactics You Can Use Tonight (Mintfull) Browse The Work Management Roundup on Flipboard If you use Flipboard on your mobile device, then you can check out these links via The Work Management Roundup magazine. View my Flipboard Magazine.

Leadership 5 min read

Can Your Management System be Designed Like a Machine? (Work Management Roundup)

Can your management system be designed like a machine or software system — with few dependencies, single owners, minimal decision points? Absolutely. Read it in our weekly Work Management Roundup.

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