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April 30, 2006 Training vital to developing self-awareness, office smarts The new workplace currency is training. Title is not important if you're not staying long term. Salary increases of 3 or 4 percent are ceremonial. So use the clout you earn to get training; it will make a difference in a way salary and title cannot because training can fundamentally change how you operate and what you have to offer. This column shows you how. Posted to: Knowing yourself \| Managing up \| Self-management Permalink Posts that are probably related: Career lessons about grit (and nepotism) from Oscar-nominee Sofia Coppola Coachology: Learn public speaking that's based in authenticity (and I just took this workshop myself) Networking for a new generation: Be authentic 4 tips for salary negotiation Learn to work like a Microsoft millionaire Subscribe Sign up to receive blog posts via email Comments Leave a Comment Name (required) E-mail required) URL Notify me of followup comments via e-mail		Search this Blog About Me Penelope Trunk is a columnist at the Boston Globe. She has launched three startups and endured an IPO, a merger and a bankruptcy. more > Email me > Blog RSS Feed or enter your email address: Recent Posts I hope I get to travel on Sarah Palin's plane Palin's children should take priority over being Vice President Vulnerability is the key to likability at work (and on the farm) What I've been doing while I've not been posting Living up to your potential is BS Why you have more trouble with silence than with chatter Twentysomething: 7 reasons why my generation is more productive than yours Five signs that your career is about to get vapid The entrepreneur's guide to a good divorce settlement Five things that are about to stop sucking at work Recent Comments Steve C: @ Marie. Be careful with that Jesus stuff, unless of course you were speaking directly to him. From all... Tank: I lost interest in this article after you wrote “threw pieces of the inside of my car into a ditch. Then... Alfred Loo: Hi, My 2 cts. For official shots you look terrible. The blog’s photo is much nicer. For a magazine... Lynne Irvine: Has it occurred to anyone that the Palins may well not be through giving birth to children they... Gwen: If Palin is the best example of a mother given the party’s ideas of ‘family values’ then... Popular Posts 10 tips for time management in a multitasking world 5 steps to taming materialism, from an accidental expert Blogging essential for a good career How much money do you need to be happy? Hint: Your sex life matters more. I’m moving out of New York City Make life more stable with more frequent job changes My financial history, and stop whining about your job My name is not really Penelope Navigating the quarterlife crisis What generation are you part of, really? Take this test What to do in college to be successful in your career Categories Blogging (73) Career fulfillment (18) College students (32) Diversity (42) Entrepreneurship (48) Finding a career (83) Fulfillment (87) Goal setting (74) Interviewing (28) Job hunt (92) Journalism (16) Knowing yourself (134) Leadership (35) Learn to take advice (36) Management (55) Managing up (48) Mentoring (17) Money (42) My book (17) Negotiating (19) Networking (40) Office politics (113) Parenting (62) Productivity (21) Promoting yourself (79) Quitting (6) Recruiters (14) Resumes (19) Self-management (121) Starting a new job (14) Time management (62) Women (56) Working abroad (3) Working from home (12) World Trade Center (9) Blog Statistics Blogs that link here Number of Subscribers: 24,487 Guest Bloggers Ryan Healy Ben Casnocha Bruce Tulgan Will Schwalbe AJ Jacobs Stephen Seckler Jason Warner Archives September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 February 2005 January 2005 December 2004 November 2004 October 2004 September 2004 August 2004 July 2004 June 2004 May 2004 April 2004 March 2004 February 2004 January 2004 December 2003 November 2003 October 2003 September 2003 August 2003 July 2003 June 2003 May 2003 April 2003 March 2003 February 2003 January 2003 December 2002 November 2002 October 2002 May 2002 February 2002 January 2002 November 2001 October 2001 September 2001 July 2001 June 2001 May 2001

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