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• Accountability Groups Help Unemployed Stay Motivated

  The New York Times just reported on a new phenomenon in job hunting that has arisen as a result of the high unemployment rate among white-collar workers – accountability groups. According to the Times, membership in various networking organizations across Read More... Posted Monday, February 02, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Employment Trends, Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Networking, Ownership & Initiative, Productivity, Goals

• Get That Feedback and Get it Now

  Thanks to WCW reader Amy for turning me on to the cool new service Rypple , which seems to be a direct response to Gen Y's need for constant feedback at work. The premise of Rypple is that successful people have friends, mentors, managers, and clients Read More... Posted Friday, January 30, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Communication, Handy Resources, Ownership & Initiative, Personal Development, Reviews & Promotions

• 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

• 5 Signs of Poor Productivity - And What to Do About Them

  Some people are just not all that productive at work despite spending significant face time at the office. And the worst thing is, you might be one of those people and not even realize it. Check out some signs of poor productivity and what you can do Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 14, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Ownership & Initiative, Productivity, Project Management, Troubleshooting, Daily Life

• Book Review: Dig Your Job

  G.L. Hoffman has long billed himself as the wise, older mentor. He’s behind the successful blog What Would Dad Say? , and like most highly educated fathers, he always gives excellent advice. G.L. is a 25 year veteran of the business world. He’s also a Read More... Posted Friday, January 02, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Ownership & Initiative, Personal Development, Personal Marketing, Productivity, Work

• 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

• Should You Accept a Counteroffer?

  My friend Anita Bruzzeze has a terrific post on the perils of accepting a counteroffer. You might not think this applies to too many people in this rotten economy, but you’d be surprised. The counteroffer dilemma is something that faces nearly every halfway Read More... Posted Monday, December 15, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Career Change, HR Issues, Job Hunting, Office Politics, Ownership & Initiative, Reviews & Promotions

• What’s Next for the All Digital World?

  So Ziff Davis Media , one of the leading integrated technology media companies in the country, just announced that PCMag , its flagship brand, will go all-digital. The final print version will be the January 2009 issue. For the past seven years, PCMag Read More... Posted Monday, November 24, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Current Affairs, Employment Trends, Ownership & Initiative, Technology

• 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

• The Economy May Stink, But You Can Still Be Happy

  So everyone’s lamenting the tragic turn our society has taken – economically, politically, socially. And I agree that things are objectively not as good in America as they were 10 years ago. But they’re still better than they were during the Civil War, Read More... Posted Friday, November 07, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Current Affairs, Emotional Intelligence, Ownership & Initiative, Personal Development

• Taking Responsibility for “The Bumps”

  For about a year, I’ve been getting these odd red bumps on one of my legs. At first I thought they must be a result of some illness, environmental toxin, or even pregnancy. When they appear, they itch and hurt, and I’ve been known to complain profusely Read More... Posted Friday, October 17, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Ownership & Initiative, Professionalism, Reviews & Promotions, Troubleshooting, Daily Life

• 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

• 5 Ways to Take Charge of Your Career Stability

  My friend and radio show co-host Lindsey Pollak has a brand new blog over at Fast Company . Her first, post, 5 Ways to Take More Control of Your Career , comes at a perfect time as we all sit in shock over the demise of long-established, powerful financial Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 17, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Creativity & Innovation, Business, Ownership & Initiative, Personal Marketing, Professionalism, Troubleshooting

• 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. Read More... Posted Friday, September 05, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Ownership & Initiative, Personal Marketing, Productivity, Professionalism, Work

• You Can Do It Yourself – But Should You?

  My son is almost six months old, and being the overachiever he is, is already beginning to crawl. My husband and I hired a baby-proofing consultant to come to our house and tell us what we needed to do to each room so that Jonah does not choke, fall, Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 03, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Management, Ownership & Initiative, Productivity, Project Management, Daily Life