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• Get By With a Little Help from Your Friends

  Although 2008 has been pretty good so far, 2007 was a doozy, and it has taken me a little while to recover. I’ve experienced a crisis of confidence, and only recently started talking to my friends about it. My radio show co-hosts, Christine Hassler and Read More... Posted Friday, June 06, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Communication, People Skills, Personal Development, Troubleshooting

• Beware of Subtle Self-Sabotage at Work

  We’ve spent some time on this blog discussing the warning signs that you may be in firing range at work, or that you’re unhappy in your current job situation. This week, CNN.com has an interesting piece on ways we might unknowingly sabotage our own efforts Read More... Posted Friday, December 28, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Creativity & Innovation, Emotional Intelligence, Office Politics, People Skills, Personal Marketing, Productivity, Troubleshooting

• 6 Tips for Balancing Volunteerism and Life

  Last week, after we talked about the benefits of volunteering , no one will likely argue that it’s a worthwhile thing to do. But how can you find time for it amongst the insanity of your everyday life? Here are a few tips: • Determine what’s important Read More... Posted Friday, December 14, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Life Balance, Project Management, Troubleshooting, Daily Life, Work, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• Tips for Surviving a Demotion

  Over at 45 Things , Anita Bruzzese talks about coping with a demotion at work. I was particularly interested in this post, because while I frequently discuss how to overcome work setbacks in general, I’ve never focused on the specific issue of demotion. Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 05, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Office Politics, Professionalism, Reviews & Promotions, Troubleshooting

• 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

• Lemons, Lemonade and a Radio Show

  A few days ago, I was scheduled to be on a local NPR radio show with one of my biggest and longstanding influencers, Bruce Tulgan . For those of you who might not know, Bruce is internationally recognized as a leading expert on young people in the workplace Read More... Posted Monday, October 08, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Business, Mentoring, Office Politics, Ownership & Initiative, Personal Development, Troubleshooting

• 3 Signs of a Miserable Job

  This week, Lisa Takeuchi Cullen over at the Time: Work in Progress blog talked to Pat Lencioni, author of the new book Three Signs of a Miserable Job . Here are the goods: The first is anonymity , which is the feeling that employees get when they realize Read More... Posted Monday, August 27, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Management, Reviews & Promotions, Troubleshooting, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• 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

• Coping After a Layoff

  I received the following e-mail this week, and I thought my readers might be able to sympathize with the young woman’s situation. Dear Alexandra: I was laid off from my job in November, right after I completed a really successful project. The day that Read More... Posted Friday, January 26, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Troubleshooting, Work

• Talking Business Over the Holidays

  I just love this post from Pamela Slim over at Escape from Cubicle Nation . The topic is talking about your career with your family over the holidays, and how to deal when your relatives don’t necessarily understand your plans. Pam says: Finding out which Read More... Posted Sunday, December 03, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Career Change, Troubleshooting Attachment(s): http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/a/a6/NLCV-Turkey.jpg

• New Grads Blowing New Jobs?

  In light of my post last week about the Millennial Generation , I received a few cranky e-mails grumbling that this generation expects the world to be handed to them on a silver platter, and that they’re coming into the workplace as confident know-it-alls. Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 25, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Attitude & Motivation, Professionalism, Troubleshooting