On The Job
JULY 30, 2009
Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, July 30, 2009 My 5 New Rules for Cellphone Use Congress is currently seeking a ban on texting while driving after studies have shown that the practice is as dangerous -- or more so -- than drunk driving.
Lateral Action
JULY 23, 2009
David Airey, a graphic designer from Northern Ireland, has been involved in the creative arts since the 1990s when he enrolled on his first graphic design course. Having honed his skills working in the UK and the United States, he then made a conscious choice to specialise in logo design. Self-employed since 2005, David has amassed an impressive global client-list, including the likes of Yellow Pages (Canada), Giacom (England), and Berthier Associates (Japan).
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On The Job
JULY 20, 2009
Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, July 20, 2009 Do Online Classes Make Sense for Your Career? When I graduated from college -- even though I loved the experience -- I literally ran to my car after the ceremony, speeding away in my 72 Olds Cutlass Supreme.
On The Job
JULY 16, 2009
Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, July 16, 2009 How to Quit a Job Properly No one talks much these days about quitting a job. After all, with an unemployment rate heading towards 10 percent, most of the focus has been on how to get a job and keep a job.
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On The Job
JULY 13, 2009
Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, July 13, 2009 Bad Behavior at Work has Bottom-Line Consequences My last post about the rudeness of hiring managers garnered a lot of attention, and as you can see from the comments, many people are truly bugged by uncivil behavior in the job interview process.
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Lateral Action
JULY 13, 2009
Photo by inottawa. Once upon a time, a creativity researcher asked a group of schoolchildren to write her some stories. She encouraged them to write about whatever they liked and let their imaginations run free. Reading through the stories, she was disappointed. Instead of wild imaginations she found tame thoughts and lame tales. The tales tended to be very tedious and unimaginative, as if the children were stuck with this very restricted way of thinking.
Lateral Action
JULY 9, 2009
German-American poet, novelist and short story writer Charles Bukowski consciously absorbed the world around him as he inhabited the bars and rooming houses in the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles. It was here that the “Laureate of American Lowlife” gathered material for much of his writing career - telling the story of drunks, gamblers and down-and-outs, of which he was all three.
Lateral Action
JULY 6, 2009
Image copyright The Mervyn Peake Estate. Please do not reproduce without permission. You know that dream you've had, at the back of your mind, forever? The one you've been promising yourself you'll get round to - one-day. It's not going to happen. Why not? Because dreams don't happen. Accidents happen. World events happen. Things just happen to happen to you.
Lateral Action
JULY 1, 2009
Creativity guru Roger von Oech recently listed his choice of 10 Blogs to Stimulate Your Creativity at Blogs.com. It’s a great list, featuring several of my favourites plus some new discoveries: Althouse Bad Banana Belmont Club Idea Sandbox Innovation Tools Lateral Action Logic + Emotion Philosophistry Wishful Thinking Visit the original post to read Roger’s […].
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Lateral Action
JULY 29, 2009
Jonathan Fields is obsessed with the process of creation. Over the last decade, he's created, built and sold two companies, helped launch nearly a dozen brands, launched the popular blogs Awake@TheWheel and Career Renegade and, in January, published the book, Career Renegade: How to Make a Great Living Doing What You Love under Random House' Broadway Books.
On The Job
JULY 23, 2009
Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, July 23, 2009 Could Your Texting Get You In Legal Hot Water at Work? "Never put anything in a e-mail message you wouldnt want read in front of 12 lawyers." Thats the best advice Ive ever been given by a lawyer, and I pass it along as often as I can.
Lateral Action
JULY 19, 2009
You wouldn't drink and drive. But would you drink and write? Maybe a glass of wine could be just the thing to get you started on that poem to your sweetheart. But how about a few beers before writing an important e-mail? Or a business proposal? Could you do with a shot of whisky before taking a phone call from a client? How about some Dutch courage before a big presentation?
On The Job
JULY 10, 2009
Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Friday, July 10, 2009 Being a Hiring Manager Doesnt Give You the Right To Be a Jackass I write a lot about how to pen a great resume, what to wear to an interview and how to give terrific answers to tough questions from hiring managers.
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On The Job
JULY 6, 2009
Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, July 6, 2009 Tougher Times May Mean Tougher Performance Evaluations If you thought you hated performance evaluations before now, you aint seen nothin yet.I recently did a story for Gannett/USAToday on where job reviews may be headed: Performance evaluations have often been derided by managers and employees alike as being unfair, dysfunctional
On The Job
JULY 2, 2009
Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, July 2, 2009 Do Bad Managers Make Us Perform Better? So, which is more important to you: Having a manager you like, or one who can take you to the top of your profession? Its certainly an interesting dilemma.
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