High 5 Weekly Career Transitions Roundup: 7 Tips to Boost Your Reputation at Work

This is our weekly roundup of some of the best career-related articles, interviews, blogs, etc., we've read during the week. We share them so you have some great resources to prepare you for the coming week. Enjoy!

• 7 Tips to Boost Your Reputation at Work: "You might be sabotaging your success by choosing the wrong words when you speak. Your word choice influences how others perceive you."
• Keeping a Journal to Become an Outstanding Leader: "Extraordinary leadership is rooted in several capabilities: seeing before others see, understanding before others understand, and acting before others act."
• 6 Things Great Leaders Do Differently: "It’s through a leader’s actions—what he or she does and says on a daily basis—that the essence of great leadership becomes apparent."
• Sleep Deprivation is Killing You and Your Career: "The short-term productivity gains from skipping sleep to work are quickly washed away by the detrimental effects of sleep deprivation on your mood, ability to focus and access to higher-level brain functions for days to come."
• 9 Phrases Smart People Never Use in Conversation: "In everyday conversation, it’s the little things that make all the difference. Try these suggestions out, and you’ll be amazed at the positive response you get."