From Dan Erwin
May 13, 2012 at 11:52 am
Over the last few months I’ve been conversing with several new managers about their responsibility for giving feedback. Two issues keep coming up. How do you go about really ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
May 7, 2012 at 8:00 am
I swear by mentoring as one of the best ways to teach your team members what they need to know to be productive and send the message that you think they’re important and care ... (
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From Motivating women entrepreneurs to reach their dreams
April 10, 2012 at 11:43 am
Keep your questions rolling in! I really enjoy doing this.
In a comment on my previous post, a reader asked:
What do you do when you are apart of a lack of support?
My only sibling ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
March 26, 2012 at 7:00 am
You probably already know that I am a huge fan of Pat Lencioni. I first met Pat when I wrote about him in the WSJ in 2009 and have devoured his various fables about executives ... (
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From Motivating women entrepreneurs to reach their dreams
March 14, 2012 at 3:58 pm
You know what’s crazy? As motivated as I am, and as good as I’ve gotten at working through fear – I’m not so great at recognizing my own perfectionism.
One ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
March 12, 2012 at 7:00 am
My good friend Lindsey Pollak recently released a terrific new edition of her well-loved book, Getting from College to Career. In the midst of the craziness of having a ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
March 8, 2012 at 8:00 am
Many of us manage large projects on a regular basis. No doubt this is one of the more complex and stressful aspects of our jobs, so I’ve asked some of the best PMs I ... (
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From Spilling Buckets
February 23, 2012 at 8:59 am
How many can you guide to safety?
Gary Gensler, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission under President Obama shared a favorite “way the world works” ... (
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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 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 Motivated Sista | Motivating women entrepreneurs to reach their dreams
January 19, 2012 at 12:25 pm
I’ve been chewing on this thought for a while, and it’s finally time to express it to you.
Back in March of 2011 (man does time fly!) I decided to change the focus ... (
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From Motivated Sista | Motivating women entrepreneurs to reach their dreams
January 11, 2012 at 11:16 am
Maybe it’s just me, but the end of 2011 was a real doozy.
It seemed like almost everyone I knew experienced tragedy of some kind. Whether they were laid off, a loved one ... (
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From Spilling Buckets
December 31, 2011 at 1:22 pm
In Chris Brogan fashion we have decided to ditch the new years resolutions and instead concentrate on THREE WORDS that sum up our focus for 2012. These words are a model for how ... (
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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 Motivated Sista | Motivating women entrepreneurs to reach their dreams
December 27, 2011 at 3:41 am
In this post, I’d like to introduce you to what I call the pretzel brain twist.
You might be wondering exactly what that is. Have you ever set a big goal and immediately ... (
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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 Motivated Sista | Motivating women entrepreneurs to reach their dreams
December 23, 2011 at 11:01 pm
I hope your Christmas shopping is completed, but if not, good luck out there! I saw news stories about long lines and bizarre behavior over Jordan sneakers. It’s really ... (
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From The Career Closet
December 23, 2011 at 9:14 pm
Every year, before I start out visiting high schools, giving my classroom career presentations, meeting families and young people, I always find myself looking at this picture. It ... (
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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 Young Entrepreneur - Small Business & Entrepreneur Community » Blog
December 14, 2011 at 7:00 am
You have to love a New Year. It means you can start afresh, change your wayward habits and create new stretch goals for you and your business.
It is also a great time for reflection ... (
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From Motivated Sista | Motivating women entrepreneurs to reach their dreams
December 14, 2011 at 12:22 am
Do you ever stop to wonder how far you could go, if only you never felt fear?
I often write about fear because it is such a pervasive force in our lives. Fear is the reason that ... (
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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 Dan Erwin
November 21, 2011 at 8:22 am
A Sunday NYTimes article by two psychologists under the eye-catching title, Sorry, Strivers: Talent Matters, once more raises the issue of the role of academic intelligence, personal ... (
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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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