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• Career Lessons from a Hollywood Producer

  There are a lot of books out there on how to achieve job satisfaction and get ahead in the business world, but few are from the viewpoint of someone with a front row seat in the always-elusive entertainment industry. That’s what I found interesting about Read More... Posted Friday, July 18, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: People Skills, Personal Development, Personal Marketing, Professionalism, 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

• 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

• Actions Speak Louder Than Words

  Scot Herrick over at Cube Rules is doing a great series of 30 career management tips. I especially liked the post this week on watching what people at work do more than what they say. Scot tells the following story: “My father, when I was very young, Read More... Posted Monday, September 17, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Communication, Emotional Intelligence, People Skills, Personal Marketing

• Everyone's Your Customer

  It was an amazing contrast. In the period of a week, I experienced the best example of exceptional customer service – and the worst example of horrendous customer service – in my recent history. On Thursday, my iPod Mini’s battery died after I’d only Read More... Posted Monday, August 21, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Communication, People Skills, Personal Marketing, Professionalism

• Needy Is A Bad Word - And Not Just in Relationships

  Our friends at Career Hub wrote a great post about persistence when working with a recruiter or interviewing for jobs. They note that there is a clear difference between following up professionally, at reasonable intervals, and being a pesky stalker. Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 18, 2006 10:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Job Hunting, People Skills, Personal Marketing