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• 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 | 0 Comments Filed under: Emotional Intelligence, Office Politics, People Skills, Blogging, Work

• 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

• 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

• 7 Tips for Busting the Office Bully

  I like to advise people on the topic of coping with difficult people at work because we’ve all been there and inevitably will be there again. In most cases, I recommend that you confront the problem head on and talk about it with the person who is giving Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: HR Issues, Office Politics, People Skills, Troubleshooting, Work

• 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

• Beware of Subtle Self-Sabotage at Work

  We’ve spent some time on this blog discussing the warning signs that you may be in firing range at work, or that you’re unhappy in your current job situation. This week, CNN.com has an interesting piece on ways we might unknowingly sabotage our own efforts Read More... Posted Friday, December 28, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Creativity & Innovation, Emotional Intelligence, Office Politics, People Skills, Personal Marketing, Productivity, Troubleshooting

• 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

• Mums the Word on Politics at Work

  Thanks to Lisa Cullen at Time’s Work in Progress blog for pointing out a recent survey by Harris Interactive for The Marlin Company . According to the findings, nearly one out of four (24%) U.S. workers believe their top managers are openly expressing Read More... Posted Monday, July 30, 2007 8:28 PM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Current Affairs, HR Issues, Office Politics, People Skills, News and Politics

• 5 Steps for Coping with Criticism

  We all get criticized at work, and if we’re lucky, our managers and co-workers might even offer it in a constructive way. At the beginning of my career, I didn’t do too well with criticism, no matter how nicely my boss prefaced it. I’d respond with anger Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 24, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 4 Comments Filed under: Office Politics, People Skills, Professionalism, Troubleshooting

• “The System” Has a Face

  In the business world, the nonprofit world, academia, you name it, there is something known as “the system.” The system is a set of rules for how things must be done, and how people must conduct themselves. “The system” is associated with bureaucracy, Read More... Posted Monday, June 25, 2007 8:10 PM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: HR Issues, Office Politics, People Skills, Work

• Your Boss Has Needs Too

  Thanks to Seth Godin and ExecPundit for sharing this insightful piece titled “Note from Boss to Employees.” Some of the highlights: I am sometimes under enormous pressure from upper management; pressure that you seldom see. Anything that you can do to Read More... Posted Monday, March 05, 2007 12:49 PM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Business, Office Politics, Ownership & Initiative, People Skills, Daily Life, 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

• 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