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• Self-Righteousness Should Be a Sin

  The other night, I was watching a re-run of an episode of Wife Swap . I’ve seen this show before, and more often than not one of the characters is a stay-at-home-mom who acts very self-righteous about the fact that it is her job to take care of her children, Read More... Posted Friday, March 28, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Current Affairs, Life Balance, People Skills, Daily Life, Work

• Superdads Are Stretched Too

  It’s interesting. You always hear about supermoms trying to do it all, but what about superdads? Here’s what Stephanie Armour at USA Today has to say about this issue: Todd Scott, 32, has two children under age 5. Each workday, he leaves his job at Himmelrich Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 18, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Current Affairs, Life Balance, Management, Daily Life, News and Politics, Work

• New Episode: 30/20 Vision Radio Show

  Just a heads up that a new episode of the 30/20 Vision Radio Show will air live tomorrow at BlogTalkRadio at 3PM ET. As I reminder, I host this monthly radio show with my fellow authors Christine Hassler (20-Something, 20-Everything) and Lindsey Pollak Read More... Posted Monday, December 17, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Best Practices, Current Affairs, Handy Resources, Life Balance, Daily Life, Work, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• The New Inane E-mail Forwards? YouTube Videos.

  Just when you thought the fad of forwarding silly or inappropriate joke e-mails to colleagues had run its course, along comes YouTube . Now don’t get me wrong: I think YouTube is the greatest entertainment invention since Nintendo. My favorite YouTube Read More... Posted Friday, October 26, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Communication, Current Affairs, HR Issues, Office Politics, Professionalism, Technology, Daily Life, Workplace Humor

• 30/20 Vision Radio Show: Live this Tuesday

  Just a reminder that the first 30/20 Vision talk show will be live on BlogTalkRadio this coming Tuesday, October 16 th , at 1PM ET. This monthly series is for the 20-something woman who wishes she had a couple of big sisters to clue her in on the ins Read More... Posted Monday, October 15, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Current Affairs, Discovering Your Passion, Life Balance, Personal Development, Daily Life, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• Environmental Preservation a Part of Everyday Business

  Vickie Hann, HR Director at the Hilton Arlington near my old stomping grounds of Washington D.C., contacted me to share the great work her hotel is doing around the Earth Charter , an international people’s treaty for building a just, sustainable and Read More... Posted Friday, October 05, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Current Affairs, Business, Daily Life, News and Politics

• Work E-mail Usage Survey Results a Tad Unsettling

  According to a new national survey by Harris Interactive for The Marlin Company , 10% of U.S employees say their company has used e-mail to fire or lay off employees. And 17% indicated their boss used e-mails to avoid other difficult face-to-face conversations. Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 03, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Communication, Current Affairs, HR Issues, Technology, Daily Life, Work

• 30/20 Vision: New 20-Something Podcast Series!

  I am really excited to share the debut of the new 30/20 Podcast series - especially for the 20-something woman who wishes she had a couple of big sisters to clue her in on the ins and outs of life after college. The series will feature me and my fellow Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Attitude & Motivation, Current Affairs, Discovering Your Passion, Life Balance, Mentoring, Personal Development, Daily Life, Work, School, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• Get Thee To A Doctor - Or Face the Consequences

  Fortune 500 companies across America are kicking off major wellness initiatives that aim to improve employee health and cut medical costs. These programs, which are being implemented by organizations such as Scotts Miracle-Gro , IBM , and Microsoft were Read More... Posted Monday, March 19, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Current Affairs, Employment Trends, HR Issues, Life Balance, Daily Life

• 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

• Who Wouldn't Want to Work Here?

  After reading Patrick Kiger’s article in Workforce Management , I can’t help but spread the word about Best Buy's amazing new Results-Only Work Environment . ROWE, as it’s called, is a radical experiment whose aim is to redefine the very nature of work Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 18, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 7 Comments Filed under: Current Affairs, Employment Trends, Daily Life Attachment(s): http://www.cmkconsulting.co.uk/images/p-unicycle-man.jpg