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• Don’t Quit Your Day Job: Juggle and Be Merry

  Juggling multiple jobs is becoming more and more common, as people seek work that will provide an additional paycheck or personal satisfaction that is lacking in Job #1. Over at Stepcase Lifehack , Thursday Bram, a writer who has done this herself, has Read More... Posted Monday, August 11, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Employment Trends, Life Balance, Productivity, Daily Life, Blogging, 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

• Innovation is Nothing Without Execution

  Touche, Scot Herrick. Over at Cube Rules , Scot suggests that innovation may be overrated, and that innovation means very little without the ability to execute on great ideas. Innovation is important, says Scot, because we all need to be adapting to the Read More... Posted Friday, January 04, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Creativity & Innovation, Business, Management, Productivity, Project Management

• "Think Twice" Before Making a Wrong Move

  In their 2008 Investor’s Guide, Fortune Magazine offered ten tips to help us prevent the heat of the moment from melting our better judgment. The tips form an acronym – Think Twice – and are worth keeping in mind no matter what you’re thinking about or Read More... Posted Sunday, December 23, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Ethics, Business, Management, Office Politics, Ownership & Initiative, Productivity

• Promoting Work/Life Balance

  Now that I’m a manager, I’ve found that it’s partly up to me to ensure that my reports have good work/life balance. I’ve seen other supervisors ignore this issue, expecting that work should be the only thing that matters to employees, and the department Read More... Posted Thursday, September 06, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Life Balance, Management, Productivity, Technology, Work

• Do You Know How to Read a Resume?

  Most people involved in hiring have read hundreds, maybe even thousands, of resumes. But is there any method to the madness? If you want to give every candidate a fair shot while getting through the pile quickly, there should be. To start, you should Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 18, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Management, Productivity

• Should It Stay or Should It Go?

  On Friday, I had the opportunity to participate in a panel discussion about women in finance, which will appear next week, for Ramit Sethi’s I Will Teach You To Be Reach site and blog . One of my fellow panelists was Michelle Goodman , a workplace expert Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 11, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Productivity

• Dos and Don'ts for Effective Meetings

  When I was waiting for the elevator at Edelman the other day, I noticed a handy checklist about running effective meetings hanging on the wall. The checklist listed helpful tips like preparing the agenda in advance, confirming attendees via Outlook reminders, Read More... Posted Monday, November 27, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Management, Productivity, Daily Life Attachment(s): http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/jsi/lowres/jsin42l.jpg

• The One Skill You'd Better Look For

  When employers talk about desirable skills they look for in new hires, they usually mean things like writing, data analysis, interpersonal communication, and project management. But what about the ability to LEARN? I’m not kidding. Let’s say a twenty-something Read More... Posted Sunday, November 19, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 3 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Business, Management, Productivity Attachment(s): http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/16/Jigsaw_pieces.jpg

• Take Your Workspace Personally

  On Career Intensity, Dave Lorenzo talks about “a career-intense” workspace. Dave advises that your working environment, with its spatial flow and visual elements, influences your mood and also sends out a message to coworkers, clients, and visitors about Read More... Posted Friday, September 15, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Productivity, Professionalism Attachment(s): http://www.glasbergen.com/images/clutter1.gif

• Brevity is the Soul of Everything

  In my excitement to get this blog up and running, last week's posts were a tad on the verbose side - which brings up an important point. Most people in Corporate America have a very short attention span and are way too busy for their own good. When writing Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 12, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Business, Productivity, Professionalism Attachment(s): http://www.ghostwords.com/hassled.gif

• Workday Interrupted

  It doesn’t add up. The workday has been roughly the same length of time – eight hours – since the early part of this century. Today, though, we have access to a variety of technological advances designed to increase our productivity, from fancy schmancy Read More... Posted Friday, April 07, 2006 10:50 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Business, Productivity, Professionalism, Daily Life Attachment(s): http://www.seattlecentral.org/faclab/programicons/multitask.jpg