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• "Think Twice" Before Making a Wrong Move

  In their 2008 Investor’s Guide, Fortune Magazine offered ten tips to help us prevent the heat of the moment from melting our better judgment. The tips form an acronym – Think Twice – and are worth keeping in mind no matter what you’re thinking about or Read More... Posted Sunday, December 23, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Ethics, Business, Management, Office Politics, Ownership & Initiative, Productivity

• 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 Age of Under-Empowerment

  A topic that’s been coming up a lot in my discussions with twenty and thirty-something employees is empowerment. Today’s younger workers want to come into a job and have the autonomy to take hold of projects and run with them self-sufficiently. However, Read More... Posted Monday, January 29, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Attitude & Motivation, Employment Trends, Business, Management, Office Politics, Ownership & Initiative, Work Attachment(s): http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/06/08/images/2005060800310901.jpg

• Who Knows What You Do?

  It’s one of the great questions we ponder. In order to be successful in the business world, your supervisors and colleagues must view you as a consistent contributor. But assuming your boss isn’t someone who recognizes your achievements every day, how Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 02, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 4 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Management, Office Politics

• Troubleshooting a Bad Boss

  The latest article from MSN/Career Builder , by Kate Lorenz, touches on the age-old problem of the boss from hell. Lorenz cites a recent Gallup Poll of 1 million workers, which found that the most common reason employees leave a company relates to a stressful Read More... Posted Sunday, June 11, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Management, Office Politics, People Skills, Troubleshooting Attachment(s): http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/for/lowres/forn29l.jpg