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• Book Review: Bounce

  A few months ago, I had the opportunity to meet longtime entrepreneur and author Barry Moltz in our shared hometown of Chicago. Barry has founded and run small businesses for more than 15 years, and he’s a nationally recognized expert on entrepreneurship Read More... Posted Friday, February 06, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Entrepreneurship, Handy Resources, Personal Development, Troubleshooting

• 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

• 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

• Have You Taken the Myers Briggs Lately?

  Thanks to my friend Jason Alba , this week I headed over to HumanMetrics.com to take the Myers Briggs personality test for free. I’ve taken the test before, but it’s cool to revisit it occasionally to see if the results are the same. In the interest of Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 21, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Communication, Continuing Education, Handy Resources, Personal Development

• Work and Play on the Other Side of the World

  I just received a press release about this incredibly cool overseas work opportunity, which my friend Lindsey Pollak also featured on her blog this week. Tourism New South Wales is sponsoring a contest to win a free working vacation in one of the greatest Read More... Posted Monday, January 12, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Continuing Education, Cool Careers, Discovering Your Passion, Personal Development

• 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

• 2008 Career Lessons From High Profile People

  For the third year, I was invited to weigh in for Yahoo! Hot Jobs’ annual assessment of career lessons learned from high profile people. Here’s the article , and what I had to say about each of editor Tom Musbach’s picks: DO stay focused on achieving Read More... Posted Monday, December 29, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Current Affairs, Personal Development, 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

• Are You More Ethical Than the Illinois Governor?

  Reuters , along with every other high-profile media outlet in the country, reported this week that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff John Harris were arrested in Chicago on two counts each of federal corruption charges stemming Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 10, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Current Affairs, Ethics, HR Issues, Personal Development, News and Politics

• “No-Drama” Obama and His Pitbulls: A Lesson in Management

  The news is buzzing about “No-Drama” Obama’s cabinet picks. Says the New York Times : “After running a campaign known for its almost military-like cool and discipline, the president-elect is now assembling a staff whose members are known for their combativeness. Read More... Posted Thursday, November 20, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Management, Personal Development, Project Management, News and Politics

• Book Review: Campus Calm University

  I’m pleased to let everyone know that a useful book I’ve contributed to, Campus Calm University by Maria Pascucci, has just been published. The book is part of a nationwide effort by innovative new organization Campus Calm to empower high school and college Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 19, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Continuing Education, Emotional Intelligence, Personal Development, School

• 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

• Can You Speak “Acceptably?”

  I’m not late to the game on this one, I swear. It’s just that I’ve been waiting. Watching to see what Sarah Palin will do next. Ever since her disastrous turn with Katie Couric , I’ve been anticipating her next public speaking snafu. Why did I think she Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 22, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Communication, Current Affairs, Personal Development, Professionalism, News and Politics

• Mentors Are Out, Developmental Networks Are In?

  As I was working on Success for Hire , I had the good fortune to meet an excellent blogger and radio show host, the Recruiting Animal . Animal’s got one of the most hilariously combative shows you’ll ever listen to, and I had a great time as a guest earlier Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 08, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Current Affairs, Management, Mentoring, Networking, Personal Development

• Free eBook: Gradspot Guide to Life After College

  I recently had the chance to chat with Chris and Stuart, two enterprising twenty-somethings who founded Gradspot , which they hope will become the premiere online destination for life after college. They are super-impressive young professionals, having Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 06, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Handy Resources, Personal Development, Work, School