Category: Your Job
How to Ask for a Raise & Get It
Are you looking forward to but not sure how to ask for a raise? Usually, it can’t hurt to ask. After all, most bosses are certainly quick to ask if you can do a little extra work. Maybe you have been asked to work late, come in early, train theRead More
How to Deal with Difficult People at Work
Whether it be their attitude, their laziness, or the fact that they just won’t stop talking, just about everyone wants to know how to deal with difficult people at work. Sound familiar? This is a problem that is usually not addressed at the start of a job, yet it canRead More
Are You a Victim of Performance Punishment?
Ever experience performance punishment? Imagine if Derek Jeter were so valuable to the (then) Greensboro Hornets they would never allow him to progress through the developmental leagues and on to the fabled career in the majors he (and baseball fans around the world!) now enjoys. Or, what if the ClevelandRead More
Boss, Can I Go Telecommuting?
Telecommuting is not really new to the business community. A CNN Money article reveals that multinational companies like Cisco Technologies, S.C. Johnson, and Accenture have at least 20% of their employees telecommute. In 2008, data shows that close to 20 million US workers telecommute. If your company hasn’t embraced yetRead More
Working from Home? How to Stay Sane
Though many people dream of working designing their own work schedule and getting projects done in their pajamas, working from home isn’t always a picnic. Yet, if you have taken the telecommuter option or have embarked upon a home-based business, here are a few tips to keep you sane, thriving,Read More
Workaholic Anonymous – 5 Steps to Stop
Spotting an alcoholic or drug addict is so easy, but have you realized that you could be sitting right next to a workaholic and not notice him or her at all? Sometimes, we don’t have to look far to discover that we ourselves are addicted to work—somehow the addiction snuckRead More
How to Deal with Organizational Change
As a professional writer, I value the input of editors whom I trust. When I get a good editor who knows my work, I usually do my best to keep him or her happy. I try to build a great professional relationship with my editors, and I do my bestRead More
Career Search Insights Your College Never Gave You
At this time of year my mailbox is filled with resumes from college seniors looking for their first real job and begin their career. The sad truth is that all of those resumes go directly into the garbage, for two reasons: This is not an efficient way for me toRead More