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• Working Remotely or Remotely Working?

  The HR Capitalist has a great post about the distrust of those working from home. Are they really working, asks writer Kris Dunn, or are they simply squeezing 3 hours of work into an 8-hour day? More importantly, can a remote worker/telecommuter even Read More... Posted Monday, March 03, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: HR Issues, Life Balance, Personal Marketing, Productivity, Professionalism, Technology, Daily Life, Work

• The Time and Place for Self-Promotion

  Nearly all of my friends and colleagues in the career advice sphere regularly promote their media appearances and new projects on their blogs. I don’t do this. I’ve never done this. I get as many decent opportunities as the next guy, but I’ve always considered Read More... Posted Monday, December 10, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Networking, People Skills, Professionalism, Daily Life, Blogging

• 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

• "Desk Rage" from "Work Weirdos"

  Patricia Kitchen at Newsday writes about a new phenomenon known as “desk rage.” Rising stress can lead to nervous tics and habits, often with the offender unaware, says Zachary Meyer, senior vice president with Ceridian LifeWorks , a Minneapolis-based Read More... Posted Friday, August 17, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Professionalism, Daily Life, Workplace Humor

• Tips for Submitting Expense Reports

  Expense reports are a reality of employment in Corporate America that most people tend not to think too much about. You spend money on behalf of your company and HR pays you back ASAP, right? However, once you go to actually submit your first expense Read More... Posted Friday, February 23, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Compensation, Business, HR Issues, Professionalism, Daily Life, Work Attachment(s): http://doctorcushing.com/db4/00363/doctorcushing.com/_uimages/calculator.jpg

• Pass On That Liquid Lunch

  At Management Craft , my new friend Lisa talks about a recent argument she had with a friend over the concept of the liquid lunch. Lisa says that right or wrong aside, she doesn’t know why anyone would want to dull their senses and reduce their effectiveness Read More... Posted Friday, September 29, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Professionalism, Daily Life Attachment(s): http://www.healthetalk.com.au/Drunk.jpg

• What Your Cube Says About You

  A recent Forbes article claims that the pictures, mementos and even the junk piled in a corner of your office or cube tell others a lot about you. According to Samuel D. Gosling, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas, Austin, and author Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 31, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Personal Marketing, Professionalism, Daily Life Attachment(s): http://images.forbes.com/media/2006/05/22/0525bizbasic_5.jpg

• When It Comes to the Web, Don't Be a Fool

  A few weeks ago, I posted about the job-related perils of MySpace on my Amazon blog . Since then, I've discovered another cool Web site that I feel obligated to warn you about. It's called I Work With Fools , and the point is to share stories related Read More... Posted Friday, April 21, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: People Skills, Professionalism, Daily Life, Workplace Humor Attachment(s): http://im.rediff.com/getahead/2004/oct/13laugh1.jpg

• 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