Owntrepreneurship

Winning the corporate race- betting on the winning horse

don’t relay on one patron to carry you through your career. At best this is a short term tactic, not a career strategy

ספטמבר 16, 2015
When is it OK to utilize your network?

Cultivating a large network of connections is vital for one's career, but learning how and when to utilize this network is no less important.

אוגוסט 28, 2015
The two alternative social platforms you should be using this moment

If you are reading this by all likelihood you’ve came here from Facebook, Twitter of LinkedIn. You probably dwell there daily, follow the links to sites and blogs such as this, and if you are a “power-user” you even contribute from time to time, posting witty twits, posting thought and images on your Facebook wall […]

אוגוסט 19, 2015
What I’ve learned from my grandmother about life and Owntrepreneurship

My grandma passed away last week, which got me thinking about what my beloved Grandma taught me about life, and which of these lessons can be applied to Owntrepreneurship.

אוגוסט 17, 2015
Toxic work environment- What you need to do now

Toxic work enviroment can be bad for your health and career. act according to these 3 steps to save yourself (the company is beyond saving, and so will your career and sould be if you stay too long…)

אוגוסט 8, 2015
The most overlooked skill required for successful networking

Networking does not come easily to everyone, that’s for sure. If you’re an introvert, it is definitely harder for you to be a good networker (https://owntrepreneurship.com/2015/07/20/growing-your-network-as-an-introvert/). Or is it? Because there’s one overlooked skill of networking. Sure, it helps that you are open, flamboyant or chatty. But that only gets you that far along. Because […]

אוגוסט 4, 2015
The benefits of making yourself accessible to others

Putting yourself out there is a scary thing. It used to be that only a very specific type of people would do that- artists, writers, “celebrities”. Enter web 2.0 and we can all (in theory at least) connect to everyone, everywhere (I’ve discussed the benefits of having multiple connections in previous posts: https://owntrepreneurship.com/2015/07/20/growing-your-network-as-an-introvert/). But the […]

יולי 27, 2015
Growing your network as an introvert

So we’ve established the necessity and value of multiple connections in your professional life (https://owntrepreneurship.com/2015/07/17/you-are-the-sum-of-your-connections/). But do you go about obtaining and maintaining these connections? Well, if you are an outgoing type, than making connections should be a breeze- you simply talk to people, call then, chat them up and connect with them on social […]

יולי 20, 2015
You are the sum of your connections

We tend to measure the progress in our careers by looking at tangible things- how much we earn, how many people we manage, how important is our title. These are all metrics that measures ourselves. But few of us ever consider that we might not be the most important elements in our own success, but […]

יולי 17, 2015
How to make the perfect “to-do” list

Everybody has a way of compiling they’re own “to-do” list. Some color code. Other glue post-its. Other use apps. Engineers and project managers love writing endless list on whiteboards. No one seems to be able to update and actually get anything done, but it feels good to have a long list of tasks on the […]

יולי 9, 2015