A few months ago, I met Chandlee Bryan, a dynamic career expert who’s now blogging over at Career Hub.  Chandlee’s new post on career change echoes many of the questions we advice types have been getting since the economy first started nose-diving. How can I can my career in an alternative direction when I don’t have much experience?  ...

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 these insights to share: Keep firm dividers between your different jobs. Even if ...

Can you imagine a workplace with no pointless meetings, no boss hovering over your shoulder, and no punishment for arriving at 9:05AM?  Two online friends of mine, Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson, have just released a new book based on their popular Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE) concept, which they pioneered with electronics giant ...

The HR Capitalist has a great post about the distrust of those working from home.  Are they really working, asks writer Kris Dunn, or are they simply squeezing 3 hours of work into an 8-hour day? More importantly, can a remote worker/telecommuter even go to lunch without having that ''gotcha'' feeling?  A recent Business Week online ...

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 something.  If I spend an entire day that’s completely unproductive, I feel ...

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 busy careers.  And to further complicate matters, I am giving birth to more than just a ...

As some of you know, I am expecting my first child in March.  And while I don’t intend for WCW to suddenly become a regular forum to discuss either my pregnancy or parenting experiences, since I began this journey I have made a few observations about professional women and the impact of the decision to have a baby.  Among those that have ...

Most people know that high levels of stress are associated with a number of negative physical and psychological consequences.  Physical problems include high blood pressure and cholesterol, and an increased risk for heart disease, ulcers, and cancer.  Psychological side effects include anger, anxiety, irritability, and boredom as well as ...

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 is a revolving door.  Here are some of the methods I’ve used or seen used ...

Since you guys seemed to like my post on relationship laziness, I thought I’d do a follow up on prioritization.   Have you ever noticed that people generally do what they want to do?  Life is a matter of deciding what’s important, and then spending your time on that.  If you’re unemployed and it’s really critical that you get ...