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• Career Lessons from Bill Gates

  So Bill Gates is preparing to retire as CEO of Microsoft . Gates and his childhood friend Paul Allen founded Microsoft on April 4, 1975, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to make and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800, an early computer that was sold Read More... Posted Friday, June 27, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Creativity & Innovation, Current Affairs, Entrepreneurship, Management, Ownership & Initiative, Technology

• Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It

  Can you imagine a workplace with no pointless meetings, no boss hovering over your shoulder, and no punishment for arriving at 9:05AM? Two online friends of mine, Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson , have just released a new book based on their popular Results-Only Read More... Posted Monday, June 09, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Creativity & Innovation, Employment Trends, Business, HR Issues, Life Balance, Productivity, Work

• 7 Qualities That Predict Leadership Success

  Last week, I participated on a T&D Magazine webcast with Bill Byham , the CEO of Development Dimensions International , a leading human resources consulting firm. It got me thinking about a great DDI white paper I saw recently written a white paper Read More... Posted Friday, May 02, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Creativity & Innovation, Management, People Skills, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• 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

• How is Your Career like a Plastic Insect?

  You know those creepy-crawly plastic insects kids play with around Halloween time? Back in the day, my friends and I would throw a bunch of them against the wall and then see which one would stick. When I saw these in the store last week, they got me Read More... Posted Monday, November 05, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Creativity & Innovation, Ownership & Initiative, Personal Development, Project Management, Plans, Hopes, Goals