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• The Secret of My Success

  Here’s a disclaimer before you start reading this post. I’m not writing it to brag or leave you thinking that I’m the greatest colleague or employee of all time. I’m trying to make a point, so I hope you will look at it in that light. Now that said, I’ve Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, People Skills, Productivity, Professionalism, Work

• If You Don’t Mean It, Don’t Offer

  Have you noticed that if you send an e-mail to a Web site address labeled “Info” (for example, info@company.com ), you will never, ever hear back from a real person? It seems that this “Info” address is akin to a black hole, and it’s particularly upsetting Read More... Posted Friday, November 23, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Communication, Business, Ownership & Initiative, Productivity, Work

• 5 Ways to Get Respect Despite Your Youth

  One of my favorite new blogs is Employee Evolution (check out my recent guest post over there!), and this week, contributor Chuck Westbrook (who has just started his own blog, I Hate Your Job ) has a great post on ways to get respect quickly despite your Read More... Posted Monday, August 13, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Communication, Ownership & Initiative, Personal Development, Productivity, Work

• 5 Reasons to Make a List

  I’ve recently noted that the most popular posts on my blog are lists, where I give advice in the form or “5 tips for X” or “10 ways to do Y.” So I’ve started thinking that lists are probably more effective for other types of communication too. Here are Read More... Posted Friday, May 04, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Communication, Handy Resources, Productivity

• Why We Hesitate...to Delegate

  Much as we may grumble about our colleagues, they’re there for a reason. Your company or department’s workload is too much for one person. Sometimes, you’ll even get a direct report or two (or even a whole group) to help manage the never-ending stream Read More... Posted Friday, August 18, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Communication, Management, Mentoring, People Skills, Productivity, Project Management, Daily Life Attachment(s): http://graphics.iparenting.com/clipart/familycandids/00009296.JPG

• Brevity is the Soul of Everything

  In my excitement to get this blog up and running, last week's posts were a tad on the verbose side - which brings up an important point. Most people in Corporate America have a very short attention span and are way too busy for their own good. When writing Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 12, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Business, Productivity, Professionalism Attachment(s): http://www.ghostwords.com/hassled.gif

• Workday Interrupted

  It doesn’t add up. The workday has been roughly the same length of time – eight hours – since the early part of this century. Today, though, we have access to a variety of technological advances designed to increase our productivity, from fancy schmancy Read More... Posted Friday, April 07, 2006 10:50 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Business, Productivity, Professionalism, Daily Life Attachment(s): http://www.seattlecentral.org/faclab/programicons/multitask.jpg