February 2007 - Posts

• Has Mobile Technology Turned Us Rude?

  Dave Lorenzo at Career Intensity talks about a scene he recently witnessed at his office. A group of clients visited company headquarters for a day, but during the scheduled meetings parties on both sides spent much of the time typing on their Blackberries. Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 28, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Business, Daily Life, Work

• What's Your Theme Song?

  Over at the LifeHack blog , the topic of the week is music and work. The post talks about how music supports productivity, and get you into the right working mode. The perfect song can help you get through difficult times and mental blocks alike. When Read More... Posted Monday, February 26, 2007 9:31 AM by AlexandraLevit | 4 Comments Filed under: Creativity & Innovation, Daily Life, Work

• Tips for Submitting Expense Reports

  Expense reports are a reality of employment in Corporate America that most people tend not to think too much about. You spend money on behalf of your company and HR pays you back ASAP, right? However, once you go to actually submit your first expense Read More... Posted Friday, February 23, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Compensation, Business, HR Issues, Professionalism, Daily Life, Work Attachment(s): http://doctorcushing.com/db4/00363/doctorcushing.com/_uimages/calculator.jpg

• Out-of-the-Office AutoReply Mayhem

  When I saw this post about out-of-the-office auto-replies on the BNET Business Hacks blog, I couldn’t resist chiming in. It all started with a scathing critique of the technology by PC Magazine columnist J ohn Dvorak . Said Dvorak: What's most annoying Read More... Posted Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Technology, Daily Life, Work

• Napping at Work: A Moot Point?

  This week, the human resources field is abuzz with the news that napping at work can help prevent heart disease. The catalyst? A study just published in the Archives of Internal Medicine , which is being covered in thousands of news outlets, including Read More... Posted Saturday, February 17, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 3 Comments Filed under: Current Affairs, Employment Trends, Business, Daily Life, News and Politics, Work Attachment(s): http://im.rediff.com/getahead/2005/jan/24nap.jpg

• The Secret To Being Happy

  My friends at the Me2 Revolution at Edelman turned me onto this cool blog about happiness . The author, Gretchen Rubin , who is a former lawyer and Supreme Court clerk turned bestselling author, writes about her experiences test-driving every principle, Read More... Posted Thursday, February 15, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, People Skills, Work

• When Your Dream Hits a Brick Wall

  Have you ever pursued a goal to no end, only to eventually realize that it’s just not working out? This has happened to me and people I know, and I can tell you there’s nothing more frustrating. After all, we usually don’t achieve goals because A) we Read More... Posted Tuesday, February 13, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Discovering Your Passion, Goals, Plans, Hopes, Work Attachment(s): http://www.cwla.org/pubs/pubs/p0135.jpg

• You Don't Always Owe the World Your Two Cents

  Twice or three times this week, I’ve heard or read the same advice: “you don’t always have to put in your two cents.” I decided to take the multiple reminders as a sign that I should blog about it. It’s true that I’m always saying that you should do everything Read More... Posted Sunday, February 11, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Communication, Ownership & Initiative, People Skills, Daily Life, Work

• Aren't Job Fairs a Waste of Time?

  I would love to hear from some people who have actually gotten a job as a result of attending a job fair. I don’t mean online, I mean the kind where you show up with a few dozen copies of your resume and are herded down lines of look-alike booths hosted Read More... Posted Friday, February 09, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 7 Comments Filed under: Business, Job Hunting, Goals, Plans, Hopes, Work Attachment(s): http://www.the-campus-voice.com/past_issues/2005/Oct011,%202005/job%20fair%20(2).jpg

• If Everyone Likes You, Then Nobody Likes You

  An online friend of mine scored a great gig as a columnist for a popular portal site, but has recently had to cope with negative comments that readers are posting after her pieces. Some of the comments contain nuggets of constructive criticism that my Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 07, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Business, People Skills, Blogging, Work

• What the Superbowl Says About Organizational Culture

  This past weekend was a city-wide extravaganza in Chicago, as the beloved Bears had not played in a Superbowl since 1986. On Friday, on my way to my downtown office, I noticed that the Blue Line El train my nearly empty – the first evidence that people Read More... Posted Monday, February 05, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Current Affairs, News and Politics Attachment(s): http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/tank/nfl2005/Urlacher.jpg

• Gen Y Priorities: Contribute to Society or Get Rich?

  I make a habit of following generational trends, especially pertaining to my own generation ( Generation X ) and the generation that I work with most often ( Generation Y, or the Millennials ). But now, some contradictory information has me wondering Read More... Posted Friday, February 02, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 4 Comments Filed under: Goals, Plans, Hopes, News and Politics