Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How to make business travel manageable Posted to: Productivity | Self-management November 11th, 2009 Del.icio.us I read time management, life management, but this puts the finger on the wound. Is this your first time here?

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 8, 2010

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog 8 Tips for anger management Posted to: Office Politics | Parenting | Self-management January 8th, 2010 Del.icio.us But I am working on anger management. Here are seven tips I've tried using: 1. Face the problem and make it a priority.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 7, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Welcome, San Francisco Chronicle Readers Posted to: Self-management December 7th, 2009 Del.icio.us Go to the gym The farmer reviews three business books 8 Tips for anger management Comments (22) Leave a Comment "3. " True, true.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 29, 2009

I still remember what it is, and have acually accomplished it. " I don't know why, but this really worked for me – I have an organized closet, and I have a lot of other works in progress that I've been trying to accomplish for years. This will help me a lot as I attack a few goals I want to accomplish bit-by-bit.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 9, 2009

" I try to do my best work no matter where I am, but on more than one occasion I have been struck by how much better my best can be when I have a good and inspiring manager/boss/professor. "Let me know if you need anything" is the sign of a good manager. I liked the post–it was thought provoking. Posted by Mark W.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 12, 2010

I kinda wanted to say "way to stay on the ball"… Posted by Kate on October 12, 2010 at 8:24 am | permalink | Reply I long for the day when you can't tell the difference between a Democrat & a Republican because they actually accomplish something by practicing the novel concept called "working together."

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Penelope Trunk

APRIL 12, 2010

I definitely struggle with moving too fast and trying too accomplish too much, always on the go. Each day I make a list of three things to accomplish (on the really stuck days that can include things like having a healthy lunch) and at the end of the day revisit. So many things to accomplish, so many ideas to work on.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Posted by Ask a Manager on September 7, 2010 at 3:39 pm | permalink | Reply Yes. Posted by Ask a Manager on September 7, 2010 at 6:16 pm | permalink | I think this is actually decent advice. I started in London in the slump of the eighties but still managed fine with very little money or opportunity. " It's implied.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How to take intelligent risks Posted to: Entrepreneurship | Finding a career | Quitting | Self-management September 29th, 2010 Del.icio.us The best risk takers are in fields like entrepreneurship, hedge fund management, and excavation.

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Penelope Trunk

MAY 12, 2010

Some cases are considered harassment when a female manager calls a male subordinate "sweetie." I always have so many things to get done and feel like I'm never balanced if I don't accomplish it all. Also, like all women, I have had to deal with my fair share of harassment. It says it all. The one from Ada, Ohio.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 21, 2010

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How to manage a college education Posted to: College students January 21st, 2010 Del.icio.us Imagine my shock 4 months into my new job when the hiring manager told me that she didn't give a fig about my degree. Is this your first time here?

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Penelope Trunk

AUGUST 23, 2010

And, look, I’m accomplishing numbers one and three from my list right here. It's change – something I can always count on but not always regulate so I manage it to the best of my ability. After that the title is irrelevant—you go to a blog because of a good recommendation, not because of a good name.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 13, 2010

This gives us a visual for the lack of interest Gen X has in Baby Boomer style managment: McMansions for sale with no buyers. " So many of us wouldn't be so bitter if Boomers (managers) adopted these attitudes our our Gen Xers (managers) learned them (instead of emulating the Boomers). Leadership style is generational.

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Penelope Trunk

JULY 9, 2010

-Dave Posted by Dave on July 9, 2010 at 8:40 pm | permalink | Reply Perhaps it seems that he is choosing an interesting life over happiness with friends and family that he has grown up with… but without a sense of continued personal accomplishment he would ultimately be unhappy if he didn't move on. The one from Ada, Ohio.

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Crestcom

OCTOBER 21, 2022

On this week’s episode of the Leadership Habit Podcast, Jenn DeWall talks to Phillip Kane about managing the great resignation by looking at it from a generational perspective. I remember joining the workforce, you know, 2005. How to Operationalize Kindness in the Multi-Generational Workforce with Phillip Kane.

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Penelope Trunk

JULY 29, 2010

You are all about authenticity and you manage to pull off a whole bunch of virtual things that most of the internet experts say people ought not to be doing. As I've moved up the management chain myself, more and more people come to me for influence. It took place on a farm, no? True story, no? People love counter-intuitive books.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

I am completely unable to accomplish office politics and definite limit my time with other people for the reasons listed above. I am "hidden" far away from from management as possible (in a different building from the rest of my department.) I work for a large company who has been hit hard in the recent economic down turn.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Be black on twitter For the last year, I have been bombarding Brazen Careerist’s community manager, Ryan Paugh with my observations about the trending topics. Posted by Ari Herzog on September 28, 2010 at 2:28 pm | permalink | To manage my Twitter account, I use [link] (I found the link via @swissmiss, which is a favorite blog o'mine).

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

You might be sick of hearing about my company here, but, you might also be happy to know that I’ve accomplished that goal, too. Its awesome what you managed and what you have mounted. And, once I did that, I gauged my success on how well I could leverage my blog to drive traffic to my company, Brazen Careerist. Regain my sanity.

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 16, 2010

Even if I manage to do that, I will not feel like I have accomplished something important today. And then, when it turns out that it really does mean sleep inducing I didn’t feel accomplished. Once you are drama free, you could actually focus on accomplishing more goals. Who puts a word like that in a picture caption?

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Sorry to be a downer but creativity in the workplace is highly overated and tough to accomplish. " But how does one manage being both creative and mitigating risk to a reasonable level? Leave my job you say for a more creative one? I wish on that one too…$$ and pension keeps me stuck. It’s thrilling to do.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

It’s that they can’t manage to be socially acceptable while they get the work done. That's not how to manage your career. BTW, I managed to get my son to graduate high school last year. It seems odd that the special ed teacher/case manager was not present at the meeting to help provide context to the discussion.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 11, 2009

Ryan Paugh , our community manager, calls me to say that he thinks I need to start having someone look at what I post in the group before I post it. If I don't, and don't get those endorphins, then my whole schedule is off, and I get nothing accomplished, not to mention I am a miserable grouch! Day by day.

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 9, 2010

That being said, money management is also a relative thing. The times when all I can accomplish is one foot in front of the other, one moment at a time… Posted by Necie on March 9, 2010 at 1:55 pm | permalink | Reply Just because you told your readers to shut up. and in the end, she usually manages to actually do something.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Caring for each other has more to do about the people who we report to and manage than the goals of the organization. If your boss comes to work every day genuinely looking to help you grow, and you do the same for the people you manage, then that's a great workplace.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

I was completely incapable of managing the college application process on my own. There is research from Yehuda Baruch , professor of management at University of East Anglia that swearing at work helps build teamwork. After all, I couldn't even manage to have a wedding for my wedding. And I will refrain from using fuck.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Tweet This Facebook A lot of people ask me how I manage to keep a job when I have Asperger syndrome. Winning is usually accomplished by placing the ball where your opponent isn't located: either you put the ball there yourself or you pass your team-mate so they can put the ball there. Makes my head hurt!

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

He is not sure how he wants to manage it. By the way, loved your video conference on Managing Up. I certainly am a fan of working from home and believe that you have a set boundaries and expectations so that you are productive and focused on getting things accomplished to be successful. People don’t usually do it. Works for me.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 22, 2009

For example, I think maybe I went overboard in my comment, in a discussion about whether I am managing my personal brand well. Posted by Marshall Wayne on December 29, 2009 at 4:34 am | permalink | Reply Five years ago, my wife announced she wanted to separate and I got canned from my job managing software testers, all within a few weeks.

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Penelope Trunk

MAY 30, 2010

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Trend watch: HR, texting, needlepoint Posted to: Self-management May 30th, 2010 Del.icio.us Good managers will do their own recruiting by having their own great network. Penelope, your true and accomplished voice at this time is writing.

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Penelope Trunk

APRIL 23, 2010

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog We're nearing the end of email, maybe Posted to: Networking | Self-management April 23rd, 2010 Del.icio.us Google know how to make large quantities of data manageable and they know how to write good software. At first I didn’t believe it.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

This is true of how to network , how to parent , how to manage people and also how to write about your life. How you manage personal relationships. This is true of how to network, how to parent, how to manage people and also how to write about your life." And this, in the end, is probably why we don’t kill ourselves.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Somehow I need to be reminded of this, and not enough people — especially people of admirable accomplishments and public profiles — openly discuss this stuff, and so I find solace in your blog. It's good to know I'm not the only one with complicated feelings about family workings. The one from Ada, Ohio.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 28, 2010

And if you think management in corporate life is an exception, you’re wrong. I seeked out an opportunity to prepare a presentation for senior management and I have worked closely with someone that is good at it. They need additional, neglected skills in management and leadership and business in order to advance in their careers.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 7, 2010

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog You can be happier by reading this post Posted to: Learn to take advice | Self-management January 7th, 2010 Del.icio.us Middle managers in business report higher levels of stress than more senior managers despite having lower work loads.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Nor does having a "house manager" @Penelope You are many things but do you really, honestly believe you are frugal? Frugality forces you to manage time and resources wisely, and it's important to practice it for your career. Posted by jennifer on February 1, 2010 at 2:17 pm | permalink | Reply Agreed.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Mindfulness makes you more productive Posted to: Productivity | Time management February 22nd, 2010 Del.icio.us Your humility in laying bare your not-getting-it and your procrastination and the disapproval of management–I love this.

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