From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
August 25, 2011 at 8:00 am
I received this e-mail from a reader, and it’s not the first time I’ve gotten this question:
Dear Alexandra: A college graduate asked me to be her mentor. What ... (
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From Motivated Sista
August 23, 2011 at 9:47 am
I’m in the dreams business. I talk dreams, help people walk their dreams, and I eat motivation and enthusiasm for breakfast.
After about 2 years of writing my blog, I see ... (
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From Musings from The Generation We Coach
August 18, 2011 at 2:56 pm
Today is a yummy day. It's my 3-year wedding anniversary, and all I can think about is my guy getting his tush home from work. My lunch date cancelled, I'm ahead of my writing ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
August 15, 2011 at 8:00 am
John Hollon, Vice President of Editorial for TLNT.com, reports on a recent research study by Bersin & Associates, which says that “mobile learning finally has gone mainstream, ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
August 11, 2011 at 8:00 am
Brett Snyder, who’s Founder and President of Cranky Concierge air travel, writes over at Intuit’s Small Business blog. Brett has some terrific thoughts for leaders who ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
August 2, 2011 at 4:24 pm
As a founding member of the Career Advisory Board presented by DeVry University, I’ve been closely following the Employment Situation data issued by the U.S. Bureau of Labor ... (
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From Spilling Buckets
July 21, 2011 at 9:49 am
Rework by Jason Fried and David Hansson is a different kind of business book for a different kind of person.
“It’s for hard-core entrepreneurs…. It’s ... (
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From Last Born Child
July 19, 2011 at 1:29 pm
Life Lesson of the Week: Confront the world as it is, not as we wish it were. In an ideal world, I would have won the lottery last weekend. In the real world, I am compelled to ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
July 18, 2011 at 8:00 am
Are you a person who is easily frustrated at the office? Do you know what’s behind it?
The locus of control
A key ingredient is the lack of control that a person perceives ... (
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From Last Born Child
July 16, 2011 at 9:38 am
Hey people. It's been an interesting few months. I've been working hard to make some money. I still work for myself and I'm still making mistakes. I'm taking things slowly and ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
July 7, 2011 at 8:00 am
Should I Work for Free?
In a still-uncertain economy, this is a question that’s on a lot of people’s minds, especially those who are looking to enhance their skills and network. ... (
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From shelley-ann.com: musings in exploring design + business
June 29, 2011 at 9:00 am
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It is no secret that when it comes to wages that women on average make less than men doing the same job. Back in my programmer days I once worked for a ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
June 23, 2011 at 1:00 am
I always learn something new by reading Tim Sanders, a former Yahoo! Executive who hit the big time with his first book, Love is the Killer App. His latest effort, Today ... (
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From Motivated Sista
June 22, 2011 at 4:02 pm
Do you believe you can add correctly? How are your subtraction and multiplication skills? Some people think they have these down, but they don’t. I think a refresher course ... (
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From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
June 4, 2011 at 5:30 am
I just spent the day at the Indianapolis 500 as a media blogger (actually I spent a few days at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this month) and was reminded of the hard lessons ... (
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From Reckitt Benckiser
May 23, 2011 at 6:00 am
…the students of Pakistan!
In my last post I covered how Faryal and I ensured students experienced the culture and values of Reckitt Benckiser. Now it was ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
May 19, 2011 at 8:00 am
I have been reading Martin Yate since I was a job seeker about to be fresh out of college, and he has been one of my major sources of inspiration over the last few years. ... (
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From Motivated Sista
May 18, 2011 at 10:36 am
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity ’til he has tasted adversity. ~Sa’di (Musharrif-uddin)
How often do you think about prosperity?
For us goal-setters, ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
May 12, 2011 at 8:00 am
My colleagues at the Intuit blog have been filling my RSS reader with terrific content, and when I saw Pat O’Bryan’s post about the advantages of book publishing, I had to ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
May 12, 2011 at 8:00 am
My colleagues at the Intuit blog have been filling my RSS reader with terrific content, and when I saw Pat O’Bryan’s post about the advantages of book publishing, I had to ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
May 12, 2011 at 8:00 am
My colleagues at the Intuit blog have been filling my RSS reader with terrific content, and when I saw Pat O’Bryan’s post about the advantages of book publishing, I had to ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
May 9, 2011 at 8:00 am
At the Harvard Business Review Leadership Blog, Linda Hill and Kent Lineback have some excellent suggestions for understanding your “default” settings as a manager, ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
May 9, 2011 at 8:00 am
At the Harvard Business Review Leadership Blog, Linda Hill and Kent Lineback have some excellent suggestions for understanding your “default” settings as a manager, ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
May 9, 2011 at 8:00 am
At the Harvard Business Review Leadership Blog, Linda Hill and Kent Lineback have some excellent suggestions for understanding your “default” settings as a manager, ... (
more)
From Motivated Sista
April 25, 2011 at 10:53 pm
Today I overheard something interesting.
One of my coworkers came to my area to buy a honey bun from the little store that my employee association runs. The store was out of honeybuns ... (
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