From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
February 9, 2012 at 9:00 am
In the business world, the nonprofit world, academia, you name it, there is something known as “the system.” The system is a set of rules for how things must be done, and ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
February 6, 2012 at 9:00 am
Corporate hierarchies are out. Organizations are flatter than ever. Entrepreneurialism is the new best practice. The newest college grads are railing against the establishment, ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
February 2, 2012 at 9:00 am
Self-discipline is the internal drive to make things happen. Some might argue that it is a trait that you either have or you don’t, but I believe that anyone can increase ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
January 30, 2012 at 9:00 am
I get a lot of e-mails from people asking how they can establish better relationships with their managers. It seems that everyone – from the entry-level college graduate ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
January 26, 2012 at 9:00 am
Abraham Lincoln is widely considered to be the most admired president in the history of the United States. Listening to the Gettysburg address or talking to your high ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
January 23, 2012 at 9:00 am
It’s a fact of modern work life that many of us have multiple supervisors. And even if you’re an efficient multi-tasker, you’re never going to be Superman. It’s ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
January 19, 2012 at 9:00 am
According to a recent global survey conducted by Regus, a provider of flexible workspaces, one in two workers in the U.S. work well over eight hours a day and more than half ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
January 16, 2012 at 9:00 am
The phone interview is typically overlooked because managers want to move straight to the in-person interview. However, you can learn a lot from a 15 minute phone call, ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
January 12, 2012 at 9:00 am
By now, you’ve probably heard of Crystal Cox, the blogger who was sued for libel by Obsidian Financial Group after Cox wrote that some of their business practices were illegal. ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
January 9, 2012 at 9:00 am
According to the latest Randstad Workmonitor survey, workers across the globe feel slightly – but not totally – positive about conditions in 2012. The good news is, ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
January 5, 2012 at 7:00 am
When the recession began in 2008, nearly every organization in existence reeled from its effects. Within a few months, all anyone could talk about were the mass layoffs taking ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
December 29, 2011 at 9:00 am
Passion. If you have a job that you like reasonably well, you might not even want to go there. This is understandable. After all, passion is a vague term ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
December 26, 2011 at 7:00 am
The week between Christmas and New Years is a slow period around many offices, and you should use the downtime to your advantage by putting some serious thought into where your ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
December 22, 2011 at 9:00 am
I’m always advocating for employees of large organizations to take it upon themselves to create innovative solutions for their challenges; it’s a terrific way to exercise one’s ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
December 19, 2011 at 9:00 am
You might not believe me when I tell you this, but I have one wish for my children, and it’s not that they are intelligent or successful. I want them to be happy. ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
December 15, 2011 at 9:00 am
The mere thought of giving a performance review still makes some managers want to run for the hills, but fortunately, a greater focus on constructive feedback and proactive planning ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
December 13, 2011 at 9:00 am
Do you mandate that your team members be physically present in the office during traditional business hours? If you haven’t intended to make flextime and/or telecommuting ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
December 8, 2011 at 9:00 am
If you’ve worked in the professional world for longer than a year or two, the magic of business travel wears off. You find that your trips away from the office involve ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
December 5, 2011 at 9:00 am
Pre-employment cognitive, skills and personality assessments can be valuable additions to your arsenal of hiring tools. Not only do they assist you in finding the most ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
December 1, 2011 at 9:00 am
In this job market, when it’s generally safest to stay where you are, the internal move has become a popular option for dissatisfied employees. But how should you handle ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
November 28, 2011 at 9:00 am
Some people start out just wanting to share quality information, and so others listen to them in order to learn and reap of the benefit of the experience and knowledge.
Unfortunately, ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
November 21, 2011 at 9:00 am
Back in the day, learning a new skill was a detailed proposition for which you had to carefully prepare and budget. Now, thanks to eLearning, it’s as simple as opening ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
November 17, 2011 at 9:00 am
Over at the Harvard Business Review blogs, Linda Hill and Kent Lineback have a terrific post on the importance of knowing how your words and actions are perceived by those who ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
November 14, 2011 at 9:00 am
On the Personal Branding blog, Nance Rosen dropped a bombshell. Over your working lifetime, the average cost of being ugly is $230,000 out of your paycheck.
Daniel Hamermesh, ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
November 10, 2011 at 9:00 am
Before the age of 28, Aaron McDaniel had been appointed regional vice president at a Fortune 10 company. He has managed over 100 people and has been responsible for a variety ... (
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