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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

• Inconsistency: Accept It and Move On

  I love the show Jon and Kate Plus 8 . For those of you who might not be familiar with it, it’s a reality program on TLC that follows thirtysomething Pennsylvania parents Jon and Kate as they raise seven year-old twins and four year-old sextuplets. I like Read More... Posted Friday, July 04, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Emotional Intelligence, People Skills, Work

• 4 Tips for Avoiding Fan Worship

  My friend Pam Slim over at Escape from Cubicle Nation has a great post on how to tread the fine line between expressing admiration for someone and fan worship. Straight from the ECN blog are 4 “fan traps” to avoid. I’ve been known to do some of these Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 02, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Mentoring, Networking, People Skills, Professionalism

• At the End of the Day, You Have to Be Yourself

  Last week, I gave a talk on twenty-first century recruitment and retention at the American Society of Training and Development’s annual conference in San Diego. While I was there, I attended a few “train the trainer” sessions on improving your technique Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 11, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Communication, People Skills, Professionalism

• Get By With a Little Help from Your Friends

  Although 2008 has been pretty good so far, 2007 was a doozy, and it has taken me a little while to recover. I’ve experienced a crisis of confidence, and only recently started talking to my friends about it. My radio show co-hosts, Christine Hassler and Read More... Posted Friday, June 06, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Communication, People Skills, Personal Development, Troubleshooting

• Fight Back Against Out of Sight, Out of Mind

  Out of sight, out of mind is one of my least favorite qualities of human nature. I can’t tell you the number of relationships, which I thought were real and lasting, that went bust because I used to see the person every day at school or work and then Read More... Posted Monday, May 05, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Communication, Networking, Ownership & Initiative, People Skills, Troubleshooting, Work

• 7 Qualities That Predict Leadership Success

  Last week, I participated on a T&D Magazine webcast with Bill Byham , the CEO of Development Dimensions International , a leading human resources consulting firm. It got me thinking about a great DDI white paper I saw recently written a white paper Read More... Posted Friday, May 02, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Creativity & Innovation, Management, People Skills, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• The One Time It’s Okay to Gossip

  What’s the one time it’s okay to gossip? When you’re looking for a job. Discussion of your job search should not be reserved for close friends/family or headhunters or official networking events. If you’re looking for work or thinking about looking for Read More... Posted Monday, April 28, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 3 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Job Hunting, Networking, People Skills, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• 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

• The Secret of My Success

  Here’s a disclaimer before you start reading this post. I’m not writing it to brag or leave you thinking that I’m the greatest colleague or employee of all time. I’m trying to make a point, so I hope you will look at it in that light. Now that said, I’ve Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, People Skills, Productivity, Professionalism, 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

• Is Your Mom Following You to Work?

  Anita Bruzzese has an interesting post on mothers’ influence on career success . Anita cites the work of a psychologist, Stephan Poulter, who has written a new book, The Mother Factor: How Your Mother's Emotional Legacy Impacts Your Life. The book’s thesis Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Emotional Intelligence, People Skills, Personal Development, Work

• Self-Righteousness Should Be a Sin

  The other night, I was watching a re-run of an episode of Wife Swap . I’ve seen this show before, and more often than not one of the characters is a stay-at-home-mom who acts very self-righteous about the fact that it is her job to take care of her children, Read More... Posted Friday, March 28, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Current Affairs, Life Balance, People Skills, Daily Life, Work

• 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