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• Make a Deal with a Bigshot in 10 Minutes

  Thanks to ProBlogger’s Darren Rowse for sharing an excellent piece by Laura Roeder on making deals with bigshots in 10 minutes. Here are some highlights of Laura’s advice, which is sound and absolutely worth following, because no matter how great you Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 28, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Communication, Job Hunting, Networking, Office Politics, Ownership & Initiative, People Skills

• Help! My Co-Worker is a Communist!

  Back in the 50s, admitting you were a communist at work would be enough to land you in jail, so you’d keep your mouth shut. But nowadays, people will divulge any and all details about themselves to colleagues. The question is, what do you do when a close Read More... Posted Friday, January 09, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Emotional Intelligence, Ethics, Office Politics, People Skills, Troubleshooting, News and Politics

• Don’t Annoy People by Committing these E-mail Sins

  For those of you who need New Years resolutions (and by the way, I’m not doing a post on career resolutions because I feel that topic has been substantially covered in the blogosphere already), here are two ideas for improving your reputation through Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 07, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Communication, Networking, Office Politics, Technology

• My Work Life Balance is in Jeopardy!

  This just in from a WCW reader: “Dear Alex, my new department works really hard. How can I maintain the work/life balance I’ve tried so desperately to attain?” One of my favorite managers used to say that perception is reality, and there is nothing stronger Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 31, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Life Balance, Office Politics, Daily Life, Work

• Should You Accept a Counteroffer?

  My friend Anita Bruzzeze has a terrific post on the perils of accepting a counteroffer. You might not think this applies to too many people in this rotten economy, but you’d be surprised. The counteroffer dilemma is something that faces nearly every halfway Read More... Posted Monday, December 15, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Career Change, HR Issues, Job Hunting, Office Politics, Ownership & Initiative, Reviews & Promotions

• Grudge-Holding: Seriously, What’s the Point?

  I don’t know how to hold a grudge. I’ve never met anyone who has done something so terrible to me (killed or seriously hurt someone I love on purpose) that it warrants harboring an extremely negative opinion of them for months or years on end. Even when Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 03, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 3 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Emotional Intelligence, Office Politics, People Skills, Professionalism

• Facebook Foibles Could Cost You Your Career

  The British newspaper The Independent reported that Virgin Atlantic sacked 13 flight attendants for criticizing the airline's flight safety standards and describing its passengers as chavs on Facebook . And yes, I didn’t know what chav meant either. Apparently Read More... Posted Monday, November 17, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Communication, HR Issues, Office Politics, Professionalism, Blogging

• 5 Burning Questions About Tech Etiquette

  Real Simple Magazine has just featured one user manual that’s worth reading – how to be plugged in without being impolite. Hap tip to Yahoo! Shine for the highlights, which contain advice from some of the business in the tech-etiquette business: 1. You’re Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 05, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Office Politics, People Skills, Professionalism, Technology

• Pursuers Versus Persuees At Work

  My husband sent me this theory on friendships by the wife of a prominent ESPN blogger. He doesn’t remember where he found it, so I’ll just have to quote rather than link: “I have always said that female friends are "pursuers" or "pursuees." I am a "pursuee." Read More... Posted Friday, October 10, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Emotional Intelligence, Office Politics, People Skills, Blogging, Work

• Stay Out of Your Boss’ Political Minefields

  I often talk about steering clear of talking politics in the workplace because you never know who you might offend. This is especially relevant during a presidential election year, when everyone has an opinion and doesn’t hesitate to share it. Kris Dunn Read More... Posted Monday, September 15, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Communication, Current Affairs, Office Politics, Professionalism

• Do You Read Between the Lines?

  An acquaintance of mine was looking for someone to clean her house once a month. Because the safety of her home and her family is important to her, this woman held interviews in her home. She asked the standard questions that one would think to ask a Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Office Politics, People Skills

• Employees Sent to the Parking Lot?

  I heard a preposterous story about a CEO who arrived at his new company – a medium-sized business with about 100 people in his location – and proceeded to order all of the employees into the parking lot. “You all are to stay out here until further notice,” Read More... Posted Friday, June 13, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Office Politics, Ownership & Initiative, Personal Development, Personal Marketing, Reviews & Promotions

• 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

• Everyone is Helpful in His Own Way

  I love watching George Carlin specials on HBO. Even after all of these years, his cynical, grumpy-old-man schtick is still funny to me. The other night, I saw an episode in which Carlin commented on how ridiculous it is when you are in mourning, or going Read More... Posted Friday, April 25, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Office Politics, People Skills, Daily Life, Work

• 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