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Archive for the ‘On the Job’ Category

Do You Want Your Employees to be Happy or Satisfied?

Jul 04, 2010 | Comments

Are your employees happy with their job, are they happy I'm asking? Or, are they merely satisfied? I think that happy people who are passionate about what they do are happier to do it and employers who hire to that model will have better performers, less turnover and more profit. I don't think satisfied cuts it...…

Workplace Attire for Productivity

Jun 18, 2010 | Comments

Suits aren't my style and I'm fortunate to work in a business casual office and only don a suit for "important" meetings and events. I barely survive our culture's conservative fashion sense of appropriate business attire. I do my best work in pajamas. …

You Were Hired Because You’re a Special Agent

Apr 19, 2010 | Comments

What was it like when you started your job? Welcoming committee or vast barren darkness in your bat cave? Did ESP come in handy to figure things out or were you assigned a detail to shadow your every move until you could be trusted? If the CEO sat at your desk would she know where anything was or what to do?…

No More Excuses — Get A Life Not A Job

Apr 18, 2010 | Comments

About 6 months ago Paula Caligiuri and I did that social networking magic - we scheduled a call. Yes, a real phone call. Yep, we took it "offline" and talked, imagine that! Anyway, during the conversation she told me about her new book Get A Life Not A Job. I couldn't wait to read it... Did you know 94,365 hours of your life are spent working?…

Your Inner Entrepreneur

Feb 07, 2010 | Comments

Do you dream of being an entrepreneur? How many ideas for solutions pop into your head daily? Are you a dreamer or an implementer? How's your vision and are you a big picture kind of person or do you get caught up in the details of your plan? Here is a look at the inner entrepreneur and some tips for success from GL Hoffman.…

A Fly on the Man’s Wall

Jan 04, 2010 | Comments

In 1965 Otis Redding wrote a song about respecting your man. In 1967 Aretha Franklin turned that song around and made RESPECT a symbol of the feminist movement. They didn't have the internet to help advance their goals. But we do. RESPECT in the workplace has always been a hot topic but only in recent times has there been such an element of control at the disposal of the average person. Today you can put "the man" in his or her place with the click of a mouse. Here's how.....…

Did You Ever Overdo It?

Nov 04, 2009 | Comments

Work, teach an evening class, come home stay up till 2am doing a social media presentation for 8am, up at 5:30am to be there for 7:30am. Technical issues prevent being able to use the presentation, wing it. Party's over, on to next venture. Field media calls, lost speaker with GPS issues, no balloon arch for the doorway, all with a smile on my lips... Time for this introvert to crawl under a rock for while where no one can drain of what little energy I have left.…

The Wisdom of Sex in the Workplace

Oct 17, 2009 | Comments

A 2005 Office Romance Survey conducted by Vault, Inc., shows that 58% of employees say they have been involved in an office romance. What happens when work relationships go over the edge and avalanche into something "more"? That's the topic of discussion on the Recruiter's Lounge podcast.…

Poof You’ve Been Promoted, Now What?

Oct 12, 2009 | Comments

Congratulations, after working really hard to exceed goals and please the corporate gods you got the promotion. Do the happy dance, have a party, you rock, you deserve it. Now what? Yesterday's peers are today's reports. Still going out Friday night for those beers, shop talk and gossip fest? Time to get to work....…

Moving On

Oct 01, 2009 | Comments

Someone has completely unnerved you, ruffled your last feather and drained your battery. What to do? A friend called me today and asked that question in so many words. What advice did I give? Voodoo, knocking off people and celebrating. …