Category: General
Coffee Shop Etiquette for Mobile Workers
When I wrote about productivity tools for road warriors using wifi hotspots, I touched upon manners. Any boorish or inconsiderate behavior could hurt your reputation. In case you were wondering what would qualify, I asked my social networks what were some of their pet peeves: Buy something: This actually isRead More
Boredom Busters
Now that it’s summer, you can hear kids around the world complaining, “I’m bored!” Do you ever feel that way at work? It’s way worse than the kind of boredom you experienced as a kid. A boring job can make you feel trapped, jaded, and constantly frustrated. It’s pure torture.Read More
Awesome Links #4: Personal Empowerment, Smartphones, Location-Based Services
5 Strategies for Personal Empowerment in Difficult Situations How do you empower yourself when there’s negativity all around? Lifehack has an interesting article that explores how to survive, even flourish, in such situations. 3 Productivity Tips for the Corporate Web Worker Are you one of those fortunate ones whose bossRead More
Do You Have an Email Routine?
You open your inbox for the first time in the day and there are 98 new messages; they’re from mom and dad, clients, that friend from high school who just found you on Facebook, a few stray spam messages and so on. Even if you spend an average of justRead More
Thanking in Advance
Have you ever sent or received an email that ends with “Thanks in advance”? It’s sort of a half-request/half-mandate commonly used between equally-ranked workers. As in, “Do what I’d like you to do, and you’ll have my gratitude.” Managers and executives have no need for the phrase; they have theirRead More
How to Fight Creative Time Wasting
I was going to write this earlier, but decided to work on another project first. Then fresh emails beckoned. Then I ate dinner. I found every which way to do everything but the task at hand…even though I knew full well that I had to get it done. Combating theseRead More
Is “The Office” Real?
For those that don’t watch the American television version of The Office, it is a situation comedy about a failing paper company led by a charming-but-impulsive regional manager. The show’s humor comes mainly from its wide variety of distinct characters (although typical office stories come into play as well), someRead More