February, 2009

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Is Your Knuckle-Cracking Killing Your Job Chances?

On The Job

I've spent a lot of time lately interviewing people who no longer have jobs. One thing I hear over and over is that they really need to feel they're doing something positive every day. Whether it's writing a blog, teaching themselves a new skill, or making phone calls to network with former colleagues, they manage to keep their sanity by keeping busy and not giving in to panic or despair.

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Lateral Activity

Lateral Action

Photo by Canon in 2D. OK it's time to spread the link love with another roundup of Lateral Activity elsewhere on the web. If you're wondering how Armageddon the current economic crisis is likely to impact on the creative economy, you could do a lot worse than pour yourself a cup of coffee and peruse Richard Florida's article How the Crash Will Reshape America.

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Are You Afraid to Just Say "No" at Work?

On The Job

"Taylor, can you help me out with this report? I need some research done by tomorrow, or I'm really going to be in trouble." "Sure." "Taylor, we need someone to head up this new committee, and I think you'd be perfect. Can you put a team together by next Tuesday?" "Sure." "Taylor, we're really having trouble with this client and it would be so helpful if you could go there and sort of calm them down.

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Getting the Attention of the Five-Minute Boss

On The Job

While many people think that never seeing the boss might be a good thing, those who have a manager that rivals the Stealth Bomber know differently. Those who don't get regular face time with the boss are often the most vulnerable , especially in these tough times. The last thing you want to happen is for you -- and your past accomplishments and daily contributions -- to be forgotten by your boss.

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HIA Technologies Turns a New Chapter in Professional Development and Training

HIA Technologies announces the launch of Qvio™️ - transforming video engagement with two-way interactivity. With Qvio viewers can ask questions and get instant answers from the content owner's Author-Controlled AI™️.

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Help Your Career By Stepping Onto a Sinking Ship

On The Job

Who, in their right mind, would jump onto the Titanic instead of off ? In this tough job market, maybe it should be you. This may not make any sense at first blush, but when you consider the payoff, you may just decide it's a risk worth taking. Let's say that you're looking for work, or you believe that your job may be in trouble. Why would you take a job with a company that looks to be on shaky ground ?

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An Emergency Checklist for When a New Boss Shows Up

On The Job

It can take months or even years to establish a good relationship with a boss. There are bumps along the way, but in the end, you feel confident that your boss values your hard work and believes your contribution to the company is important. Of course, that gives you some measure of confidence. After all, if your boss believes you to be valuable you might might be able to hang onto your job during these tough times.

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5 Ways to Put the "I" in Team

On The Job

Teams are pretty commonplace in the workplace these days, but that doesn't mean they're fun. Or pleasant. Or useful. Or efficient. Or productive. Certainly, there are lots of folks who love teams. These are usually the people who put teams together, or make a living out of touting how teams are fun, pleasant, useful, efficient and productive. But for those who have to work in teams , the experience is often frustrating, unproductive and annoying.

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When "What Do You Do?" Makes You Want to Punch Something

On The Job

"So, what do you do?" While this seems like a fairly harmless question, if you're unemployed, it can have the impact of a freight train. "Well, right now," you respond, "I'm laid off." "Oh." (Sound of crickets chirping.) It's tough to lose a job. Your work has probably been a big part of who you are and may even color how you see the world. When you don't have that any more, you may begin to question where you fit in.

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The Shakespearean Guide to Entrepreneurship

Lateral Action

Photo by JustABoy. Everyone knows Shakespeare is the greatest writer in the English language. But did you know he was also a highly successful entrepreneur? Like Dick Whittington, the young Shakespeare left his rural home town to seek his fortune in London. In common with many entrepreneurs, he didn't have the benefit of a family fortune or a university education - just his talent, ambition and an enormous capacity for hard work.

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The Ultimate LMS Buyer’s Guide: Everything You Need to Know When Purchasing an LMS

Whether you’re shopping for your very first learning management system (LMS) or looking to upgrade, the process can be overwhelming. With so many vendor options, each with its own multitude of features and pricing structures, even the most seasoned educators, trainers, and business leaders can feel lost in a sea of choices! Finding the LMS that’s best suited for your organization requires a planned, strategic approach.

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Daily Routines of Famous Creative People

Lateral Action

Photo by a.drian I discovered a fantastic blog at the weekend — Daily Routines: How writers, artists, and other interesting people organize their days (via Undead Pixel). It contains what it says on the tin: first-hand accounts of how famous people optimise their daily routines for creative work. For example, here’s Haruki Murakami‘s typical working […].

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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi – Does Creativity Make You Happy?

Lateral Action

One of my favourite writers on creativity is the psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. In this video of his TED talk , he explains the concept of flow for which he is famous. Flow is his answer to the question 'What makes human beings happy?' - 'An almost automatic, effortless, yet highly focused state of consciousness' that we can experience when devoting ourselves to a meaningful challenge.

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Don’t Assume You’re Normal: What You Can Learn from Other Creative Cultures

Lateral Action

Photo by fdecomite. In his book The Post-American World Fareed Zakaria argues that there have been 'three tectonic power shifts over the last five hundred years'. Each of these shifts profoundly reshaped culture and economy on a global scale. According to Zakaria the first shift was the rise of the Western World, starting in the fifteenth century. The second was the rise of the United States as an industrial world power.

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How RSI Made Me More Productive

Lateral Action

Photo by star5112. What's the worst thing that could happen to a writer? If you're a writer, I'm guessing you'd put 'not being able to write' pretty high on your list of potential disasters. Logically, there are plenty of far worse fates, but emotionally this one looms pretty large - especially if your living depends on your writing. Last year, that's exactly what happened to me.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Can You Float Your Way to Creative Flow?

Lateral Action

Photos in this article courtesy of Floatworks. Did you hear the one about the microwave bed? Eight hours' sleep in ten minutes! The nearest thing I've found to the microwave bed is a floatation tank. After relaxing for an hour in darkness, silence and what feels like zero gravity, it feels like I've been 'away' for much, much longer. What Is a Floatation Tank?

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Don’t Try to Be Original

Lateral Action

She was beautiful. I couldn't believe my luck. She took my hand on the dance floor and smiled an ultraviolet smile. The pounding dance beat morphed into the beating of my heart as we found ourselves standing outside my flat. I fumbled with the keys. Somehow I got the door open. Taking her hand, I led her inside. There was something strange about the flat - but what could it be?

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How Does Twitter Affect Your Creativity?

Lateral Action

About the Author : Mark McGuinness is a poet, creative coach and co-founder of Lateral Action. Subscribe today to get free updates by email or RSS. The post How Does Twitter Affect Your Creativity? appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.