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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

• Book Review: Lead Well and Prosper

  Nick McCormick recently sent me a copy of his new book, Lead Well and Prosper: 15 Successful Strategies for Becoming a Good Manager . I’ve read a lot of books on management, and too often they’re gimmicky and theoretical. What I liked about this title Read More... Posted Friday, January 23, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Handy Resources, Management, Mentoring, People Skills, Personal Development

• 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

• Book Review: The 29% Solution

  Says Ivan Misner, the founder and chairman of BNI , the world's largest business networking organization: “It’s not Net-SIT or NeT-EAT, it’s Net-WORK. Successful networking is about learning how to work the networking process, not just letting it happen.” Read More... Posted Friday, December 19, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Networking, Ownership & Initiative, People Skills, Personal Development

• How to Tell a Joke in a Business Setting

  I have never been good at telling jokes. I rarely remember the good ones I hear, and when I do recall one, I don’t know the appropriate time to share it and the right tone with which to deliver it. I am trying to get better at expressing humor beyond Read More... Posted Friday, December 12, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Handy Resources, People Skills

• 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

• Book Review: The Contrarian Effect

  Behind the very successful author teleseminars series is a new friend of mine, Elizabeth Marshall . Together with the brilliant Michael Port, who wrote Book Yourself Solid: The Fastest, Easiest, and Most Reliable System for Getting More Clients than You Read More... Posted Monday, December 01, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Business, Handy Resources, People Skills

• Taking Time to Find Out What People Want

  My grandfather turned 90 years old this week. As long as I’ve been alive, he’s been impossible to shop for. Now that I’m a working mom, I have less time than ever to figure out what to get him, so I usually just include him in a family gift of tasty treats. Read More... Posted Friday, November 14, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Creativity & Innovation, Management, Ownership & Initiative, People Skills

• Nagging Versus Appropriate Follow Up

  At my college reunion, I met a prominent national newspaper editor I’ve admired for a long time. I had e-mailed her a couple of times to introduce myself over the years, but she hadn’t responded, and I didn’t want to be a nag so I let it go. When I talked Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 12, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Communication, Job Hunting, Networking, People Skills

• 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

• Don't Bite the Hand That Feeds You

  Marketing guru Seth Godin read my mind. As he says in a recent post : “I don't know about you, but I'm getting plenty of emails asking for more money for various political campaigns. That's because the systems in place are good at asking for money, and Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 29, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Communication, Networking, People Skills, Personal Marketing, News and Politics

• Do You Practice Unselfish Observation?

  When I was pregnant, I saw other pregnant women everywhere, and now that I have a baby, I see babies the same age everywhere. I notice lots of details about these babies, including how well they move and verbalize in comparison to my son, and what brand Read More... Posted Friday, October 24, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, People Skills, Daily Life

• 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

• Your Subordinate is Your Responsibility

  A few months ago, I sent a blogger I respect tremendously a copy of my new book, which he had agreed to review. He passed it off to his summer intern, which was okay by me, because after all interns are often my target audience and I engage with this Read More... Posted Friday, September 19, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Management, Ownership & Initiative, People Skills, Productivity, Project Management

• 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