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How to Look Like a Workaholic
Laura Stack, a personal productivity expert over at Divine Caroline , has some great tips for looking like a workaholic without actually being one. Let’s have a look at ways you can sustain a strong reputation while maintaining control over your time.
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Are You Really a Workaholic?
Marketing guru Seth Godin has just set a bunch of us wondering if we really and truly are workaholics. I always thought I was. After all, I’m driven to work 50+ hours a week. It’s not enough just to be in the office, I actually have to be contributing
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The Value of Planning Ahead
I am expecting my first child in March. My husband and I can’t wait to meet our little boy, but are a bit apprehensive of having our lives turned upside down. While starting and nurturing our own family unit is a high priority for us, we maintain two
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If You Don’t Mean It, Don’t Offer
Have you noticed that if you send an e-mail to a Web site address labeled “Info” (for example, info@company.com ), you will never, ever hear back from a real person? It seems that this “Info” address is akin to a black hole, and it’s particularly upsetting
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Friday, November 23, 2007 7:00 AM
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5 Ways to Get Respect Despite Your Youth
One of my favorite new blogs is Employee Evolution (check out my recent guest post over there!), and this week, contributor Chuck Westbrook (who has just started his own blog, I Hate Your Job ) has a great post on ways to get respect quickly despite your
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Monday, August 13, 2007 7:00 AM
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Get Into Pre-Vacation Mode
I just adore this post from Lisa Haneberg at the Management Craft blog . Lisa says that a good way to be more productive in everyday life is to fake your way into pre-vacation mode. Imagine that you are going on a 4-week vacation next week and change
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