From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
September 2, 2010 at 8:00 am
If you read Seth Godin’s
blog, you probably saw the recent post that talked about how easy it is to manipulate
the New York Times’ bestseller list.
Said Seth:
It ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
August 30, 2010 at 8:00 am
I was talking to the CEO of a management consulting firm the other
day and was surprised to hear him say that he doesn’t require new
consultants to have – or plan on getting ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
August 26, 2010 at 8:00 am
Social
media use by employees can actually be a good thing, for employees are often
your organization's most loyal and vocal advocates in public, the very
individuals who strengthen ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
August 24, 2010 at 8:00 pm
I arrived in New York City last week for what would become one of the most exciting events of my career as
a business and workplace author and speaker.
On August 19th, ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
August 19, 2010 at 8:00 am
According to Steve Kaufmann of LingQ, a company that
provides web-based language tutoring, the most accurate predictor of earning
power is literacy. Literacy is not just
being ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
August 16, 2010 at 8:00 am
This is the second post in a two part series on concrete steps you can take to make your entrepreneurial dreams a reality.
Develop Your Business Plan
No matter what type of independent ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
August 12, 2010 at 8:00 am
Know you want to work for yourself but aren’t sure where to start?
This is the first post in a two part series on concrete steps you can
take to make your entrepreneurial ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
August 9, 2010 at 8:00 am
Countless
individuals were laid off or fired in the last two years due to their
companies’ dire financial situations.
Whether you are currently unemployed or employed ... (
more)
From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
August 5, 2010 at 8:00 am
Who do YOU follow on Twitter? Lately, this has been a quandary for me. I know that having lots of Twitter followers is important to many people, and I don't want ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
August 2, 2010 at 8:00 am
Since I work at home and collaborate on projects with individuals all
over the world, I participate in at least two conference calls a week.
It has become such a routine ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
July 29, 2010 at 8:00 am
We all make mistakes.
Having worked in the communications department at a Fortune 500 organization,
I’ve unfortunately had some experience in this arena, and I always encourage
leaders ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
July 26, 2010 at 8:00 am
What do you do if you’re in the
final round of the interview process and your last few minutes with the hiring
manager? What can you say to seal the
deal? Here ... (
more)
From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
July 22, 2010 at 8:00 am
Many of you reading today are headed into work, and it may well be slow. In the business world,
it’s not uncommon to spend various days in July and August sitting at your ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
July 20, 2010 at 8:00 am
Even if you don’t have the
word “sales” in your title, don’t be fooled into thinking this post isn’t for
you. Everyone who works in business is a salesperson, whether ... (
more)
From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
July 16, 2010 at 8:00 am
Working in
the business world for more than a decade hasn’t made me less sensitive. I still bristle when someone criticizes my
work, and when a colleague doesn’t want ... (
more)
From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
July 13, 2010 at 8:00 am
Ann Marie
Bland of Boston,
a video game marketing executive, was recently faced with two attractive job
offers. Both companies were start-ups in which she felt ... (
more)
From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
July 11, 2010 at 8:00 am
Join
me and my co-hosts, Christine Hassler (author
of The 20-Something Manifesto)
and Lindsey
Pollak (author of Getting from College to
Career), for our next 30/20
Vision ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
July 9, 2010 at 8:00 am
I recently learned about
MAHA, a summer indie music festival in Omaha, NE. MAHA's organizers include
attorney-by-day Tre Brashear III, Mike App, a VP at
Lozier Corporation, ... (
more)
From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
July 6, 2010 at 8:00 am
In every talk I give at a corporation or conference on intergenerational
communication, someone raises their hand and says that people of
different generations don’t vary in ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
July 1, 2010 at 8:00 am
While writing for the Wall Street Journal, I had the
opportunity to meet Jennie Mustafa-Julock, my fellow compatriot in Gen X crime. Jennie is inspiring because she escaped ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
June 28, 2010 at 8:00 am
Team leaders, heed this warning: good upfront communication is
critically important to successfully integrating a new employee into
your team.
If you do not make your expectations ... (
more)
From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
June 24, 2010 at 8:00 am
I’ve been getting a lot of mail from
readers who are stressed out about not being able to find their passion. And granted, passion is one of those abstract
things that’s ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
June 21, 2010 at 8:00 am
Human beings have a variety of personality types and different work
styles, which makes it impossible to get along with all of our team
members all of the time. However, ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
June 18, 2010 at 8:00 am
Self-awareness,
which may be defined as being conscious of what you’re good at while
acknowledging what you still need to learn, is one of the most underrated
leadership skills. ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
June 15, 2010 at 8:00 am
I know a
lot of talented artists, and most of them don’t pursue their passion as a
career because they don’t think anyone actually makes money. Interestingly, in 2008, ... (
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