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• The Replacement Politics of Leaving a Job

  A WCW reader writes: “Dear Alexandra, I’ve read your advice about the right way to leave your job, and I think it’s good. Only trouble is, the people I work with aren’t exactly helping me out. I gave them six weeks notice so that I could find and train Read More... Posted Monday, May 19, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Office Politics, Professionalism, Troubleshooting

• What if YOU are the Jerk?

  Bob Sutton’s book, the No A**hole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't , has been generating buzz since it was published last year. Sutton, a professor of management science at Stanford University , argues that a**holes—those Read More... Posted Friday, April 11, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Office Politics, People Skills, Professionalism, Troubleshooting

• If You’re Leaving, Should You Still Get Your Bonus?

  A reader e-mailed the following question: I recently gave my company a month’s notice as I planned to move to a new city and pursue a new career. A few weeks later, the company gave out the second installment of our bi-annual bonuses, and I did not receive Read More... Posted Friday, March 14, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Office Politics, People Skills, Personal Marketing, Professionalism, Work

• How to Break Up with Your Boss

  In their January/February issue, Details Magazine has a provocative article on how to break up with a boss who’s holding you back. The article tells the story of Michael Rogers: “Michael Rogers had lunch or cocktails a couple of times a week with the Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Office Politics, People Skills, Professionalism

• How to Cope with Pay Inequities

  My friend Lisa Haneberg over at the Management Craft blog cites an excellent article from HR Capitalist on how to deal with pay inequities. Kris Dunn shares the following scenario. You're a young manager new to your role, and after 2-3 months, you finally Read More... Posted Monday, December 03, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Communication, Compensation, Management, Office Politics, Reviews & Promotions

• 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

• 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

• On the Lookout for “Groupthink”

  Continuing my investigation into I/O Psychology, this week I’m reporting on Groupthink, a term coined by social psychologist Irving Janis in the 1970s. Groupthink occurs when a group makes faulty decisions because of group pressures. Groups affected by Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Communication, Business, Office Politics, Ownership & Initiative, Personal Marketing

• Premature Escalation

  This week, I was finishing up a project at the agency where I work part time. My colleague and I have been working closely with another internal team on this initiative since May, and fortunately, things have gone relatively smoothly. As the vice president Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 29, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 3 Comments Filed under: Communication, Office Politics, People Skills, Project Management, Professionalism

• 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

• Tale of the Two-Faced Interviewee

  I still remember the day six months ago when a good friend of mine called me up to tell me about this new junior-level employee she wanted to hire. I had never heard my friend, the director of the tourism division at a global advertising agency, sound Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 4 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Best Practices, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Business, Office Politics, Professionalism, Work

• Discretion is the Better Part of Valor

  Imagine this, if you will. Two men, Harry and James, are good friends. Harry’s daughter, Lisa, a college senior, is trying to decide on a career to pursue and would like to get an insider’s perspective on an entry-level job in software sales. While over Read More... Posted Monday, July 03, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Communication, Office Politics, People Skills, Professionalism Attachment(s): http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/mly0174l.jpg

• E-mail: Your Best Friend or Worst Enemy

  I adore e-mail and couldn't live without it, but at least once a week I hear a terrible story about a generally good person and employee who turned the weapon of Microsoft Outlook on himself - and fired. Just the other day, an HR manager told me about Read More... Posted Thursday, April 27, 2006 8:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Office Politics, People Skills, Professionalism, Technology Attachment(s): http://www.data-recovery-info.com/panic.jpg