Penelope Trunk

MARCH 27, 2023

I’m going to stop being so transactional. This means that I’m not going to be as pissy as usual when your comments don’t come as frequently as they used to. I read a paper that says that you can tell how good an influencer is, not by how many followers they have, but by how many comments they have.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership says your peers can help you do a better job sooner. ” Turns out, there’s quite a bit. My film maker nephew, and LGL tribe member, Jared Herr with Steven Spielberg. When I was a kid, there was no collaboration; it’s you with a camera bossing your friends around.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership says your peers can help you do a better job sooner. ” Turns out, there’s quite a bit. My film maker nephew, and LGL tribe member, Jared Herr with Steven Spielberg. When I was a kid, there was no collaboration; it’s you with a camera bossing your friends around.

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Mind Mapping Software

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

I recently had the opportunity to interview Nate Lee, the product manager and CEO of Effie, to learn more about the thinking behind it, how it streamlines idea capture, nurturing and writing and what makes it truly unique. As a content creator and a writer myself, I write a lot. So if you can use memo, you can definitely use Effie.

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Adventures in Career Development

JULY 13, 2022

Readers of this blog may have noticed that the UK is currently in the grip of an unseemly scrabble for the job of Prime Minister. I’m sure that this will change once the contest moves away from empty rhetoric, grandstanding and gross attacks on minorities. Rishi Sunak. At the time she said.

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Marla Gottschalk

JULY 5, 2021

I’ve been on somewhat of a bent lately — sharing both observations & articles (my own included) concerning job fit. At a root level, this topic occupies a good deal of bandwidth within my own career & with those of clients, whether that energy is selection or development focused. Job fit matters.

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On The Job

AUGUST 31, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Are You Boring Your Network Silly? I dont watch soap operas anymore, but I certainly did when I was younger. I simply lost interest.

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Harvard Professional Development

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Being unhappy in your job can be incredibly difficult — especially because the majority of us rely on employment for not only financial stability, but for achieving our career goals as well. However, there’s a lot you can learn from these challenging experiences. They can support you during the most demanding days.

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On The Job

MAY 24, 2012

I participate in several LinkedIn groups, and one question that caught my eye the other day was whether journalists should have a blog as a way to promote their personal brand. They think being rude and nasty makes them more popular, and sharing their most intimate personal details on a blog is a good idea.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

What I’ve learned from selling stuff on this blog is that I don’t like to do it. It’s hard to tell you I’m hating myself and then tell you, “Buy my course about happiness!” ” So, I’ve decided to change my business model. I miss the farmer so much.

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Corporette

JULY 20, 2023

While all of us are irritated by sensory distractions at the office, like burned-popcorn smell or super-loud typing, the workplace can make some people go into sensory overload — so today we’re talking about how to deal with sensory issues at work. However, this info can benefit people without a formal diagnosis or condition, too.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Me with my cofounders for Brazen Careerist. Hopefully the company will exit soon because I would really like to cash in my founder’s stock. Until that day, I can cash in on how cute this picture is. ” Now, as I look at the picture from eight years ago, I think, “Wow, I used to be cute, too.”

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On The Job

JUNE 16, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Could Being Conscientious Make Unemployment Worse? In my family, if you werent working, it had better be because you were dead or at least unconscious in a ditch somewhere.

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Vantage Circle

JANUARY 12, 2024

“If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.” Self-efficacy is what helps one succeed just by merely believing in the idea that they can succeed. What is Self-Efficacy in the workplace?

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Vantage Circle

MARCH 14, 2022

This blog features 50 of the finest Women's History Month quotes of all time, demonstrating that women have always been vocal. Read our blog on: Top 7 Women's History Month Ideas For Workplace. If there’s one thing I’ve learned in life, it’s the power of using your voice. — Michelle Obama.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 8, 2014

On a good day I would tell you that I have my own startup and a successful blog and I work from home. On a bad day I would tell you that I homeschool and every minute I’m not refereeing brotherly fights, I am cleaning up from one meal or cooking the next. Here it is.

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Penelope Trunk

JUNE 30, 2014

I have a friend who is white, married to a black guy and they have two sons, who, as you can guess, count as black in this country. But I am mystified when I see that the Global Summit for Women this year was all men. They quit work. (At If only it were just one. So I changed her name.).

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On The Job

AUGUST 5, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, August 5, 2010 Are You Willing to Step Down the Career Ladder? from folks just meeting one another. To your future job prospects? I was mortified,” Bonnell says. “I

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Penelope Trunk

AUGUST 17, 2012

In the last week I have written three blog posts that my editor told me are stupid. April Ross, a silver medalist in beach volleyball , said that she quit playing indoor volleyball because the practices were too regimented. I’m still writing about it because I’m so pissed.” Which is true.

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, September 1, 2009 4 Ways to Handle Your Childish Boss Theres probably no subject that generates more discussion on this blog than two words: "bad boss."

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 17, 2014

I’m still stuck on that study in the Harvard Business Review that I wrote about a few weeks ago. My personality type is ENTJ —which is only 0.5% My personality type is ENTJ —which is only 0.5% So you can bet that I care less about respect than most women. This struck me as totally true.

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On The Job

AUGUST 2, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, August 2, 2010 3 Ways to Quit Being So Rude With Technology In the good old days, you put in your time at work then went home. So, working a lot is nothing new. Set guidelines.

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Eat Your Career

AUGUST 12, 2019

Quite frequently, I hear from people who have been put on a formal Performance Improvement Plan (or PIP) and they’re wondering how to handle it. The process can be overwhelming and emotional. However, if managed well, a PIP can actually lead to some important personal and professional discoveries. Yet, it happens.

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On The Job

APRIL 5, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, April 5, 2010 What toll has workplace stress taken on your life? Everyone who walks in my office is stressed,” says Lewin, medical director of Cinergy Health.

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On The Job

AUGUST 10, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, August 10, 2010 4 Ways to Say "No" at Work Often the most difficult word in the English language is "no." Fear of losing a job keeps many of us saying "yes" past the point of no return.

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On The Job

MARCH 3, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, March 3, 2010 Do You Know What Other People are Saying About You? Ive known Marshall Goldsmith for many years, and he was kind enough to give me a blurb for my last book.

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Penelope Trunk

MAY 28, 2013

In case you were wondering what happened to the 20,000 bulbs I planted , here they are. Partly because it was 50 degrees in Wisconsin this spring, and partly because my bulbs probably have some sort of photosynthesis version of schizophrenia since I planted fall bulbs during a blizzard in Janurary. And I loved to practice.

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Vantage Circle

MARCH 9, 2020

No worries, though, there are plenty of things you can do to convince them to stay and work at your company. Let’s suppose that you’re reading a survey form from a Millennial employee: “ What I don’t like about my job is the fact that I can’t spend more time with my daughter. Here’s an example.

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Vantage Circle

MARCH 26, 2020

So, how can organizations seize the opportunity and think long-term? The working style of a regular 9 to 5 worker is quite different than someone who has always worked remotely. And this sudden transition can massively hamper the internal communication of the organization. employees are trying to have a virtual karaoke party.

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Workplace Anxiety Disorder Impacts Employees at All Levels The world moves at such a fast pace these days that sometimes we make snap judgments just in order to keep pace.

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On The Job

AUGUST 28, 2009

Don’t even know the guy in my bed.” “I I hate my life. I hate looking for a job. While there are plenty of tutorials about how to Twitter, I’m going to give tips specific to job hunters. We all know the job market is tough and looking for work can be difficult. My state sucks.

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On The Job

AUGUST 17, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, August 17, 2010 Dont Be Pond Scum I dont know anyone who likes having a life upturned. Youre more than a job. Maybe your job isnt perfect, maybe you dont even have one.

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Business Growth Creator

MARCH 8, 2021

To be honest, I was tired of hearing from men in sales, and the best way to make a change is to be the change you want to see. Over time, I have become used to being “the only” in a room. But I have learned that being “the only” can be a superpower. To speak out and share my truth with colleagues.

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Eat Your Career

MARCH 8, 2015

Well, friends, let me start this blog post by saying one thing: I’m still alive! I know, I know. I can hardly believe it. And yet, I can believe it because so much has happened. I sank into the darkest depression of my life—so deep, I was terrified I might not recover.

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Professional development Networking Career Path Development 56

Eat Your Career

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

You may notice that things have changed around here quite a bit. I’ve spent that past year revising and updating this website, all on my own(!), in an effort to reconnect with what I love the most about my own career—inspiring others. I needed stability and simplicity, and that’s exactly what I got.

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Eat Your Career

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

You may notice that things have changed around here quite a bit. I’ve spent that past year revising and updating this website, all on my own(!), in an effort to reconnect with what I love the most about my own career—inspiring others. I needed stability and simplicity, and that’s exactly what I got.

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On The Job

AUGUST 12, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, August 12, 2010 Are You Enabling an Alcoholic Co-Worker? That was my first experience of being around an alcoholic at work. But it would not be my last.

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