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• Stop Harboring Those Shoulds

  My friend Christine Hassler frequently talks about the concept of “expectation hangovers” in her books and lectures. Christine says that an expectation hangover occurs when we hold a certain expectation but things do not turn out as we thought they should Read More... Posted Friday, November 02, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Best Practices, Troubleshooting, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• Do You Know How to Take a Compliment?

  My husband watches a lot of sports on television, and he usually sticks around for the post-game interviews. He recently noticed a common thread in these conversations. Inevitably, a reporter will be congratulating an athlete on a spectacular play, and Read More... Posted Friday, June 15, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Best Practices, Communication, People Skills

• 12 Ways to Overcome Phone Phobia

  Calling people, especially ones I haven’t spoken to before, is not one of my favorite activities, this advice from Heather Mundell at Life @Work and the bloggers at Hiring Revolution . Heather’s post is dedicated to people who will do just about anything Read More... Posted Friday, May 25, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 4 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Best Practices, Communication, Daily Life

• Can Your Boss Count On You?

  I’ve been taking on some new management responsibilities recently. And you know what I realized? The number one quality I appreciate most in a direct report is reliability. By reliable, I mean a person who says she is going to do something, and then actually Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 23, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Best Practices, Ownership & Initiative, Project Management, Professionalism, Work

• How to Say No and Still Look Good

  The following is an e-mail that came my way this week. Dear Alexandra: I graduated from college last year, so I’m still at the bottom of the totem pole at my company. I have four senior colleagues who delegate work to me, and they have no problem doing Read More... Posted Thursday, April 05, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Attitude & Motivation, Best Practices, Communication, Office Politics, Professionalism, Troubleshooting, Work

• Check Your Effectiveness Every Day (a la Seth Godin)

  A few weeks ago, my husband and I were in a car accident in which our 1997 Saturn SL2 sedan unfortunately met a bad end. As a result, our plans to purchase a hybrid had to be moved up a year. We visited several dealerships in the Chicagoland area, and Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 21, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Best Practices, People Skills

• Time-Tested Ways to Inspire Others

  This week, my friend Lisa Haneberg at Management Craft had a great post on ways to inspire others. Here are some of the highlights: Take a stand. Share your perspective and be open. The most inspiring leaders have a strong vision for how things ought Read More... Posted Friday, January 19, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Attitude & Motivation, Best Practices, Management, Ownership & Initiative, Personal Development, Goals, Plans, Hopes Attachment(s): http://www.efuse.com/Plan/leadership-lessons.jpg

• Tale of the Two-Faced Interviewee

  I still remember the day six months ago when a good friend of mine called me up to tell me about this new junior-level employee she wanted to hire. I had never heard my friend, the director of the tourism division at a global advertising agency, sound Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 4 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Best Practices, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Business, Office Politics, Professionalism, Work

• Knowledge Sharing Does a Body Good

  Rob over at Business Pundit posted about some interesting research being presented this week at the annual conference at The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Catherine Connelly, assistant professor of human resources & management Read More... Posted Friday, May 12, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Best Practices, Communication