Laptops and the internet have changed not only the way we work, but where we work. On glorious summer days,…
How to Give Constructive Criticism
Employees sometimes need to hear about the ways in which they can improve their work, but it’s important to offer…
How to secure a steady paycheck
In this flagging economy people with steady paychecks win our admiration faster than those with a fine wine cellar. Back…
How to Keep Your Desk Organized
A clutter-free desk can help you have a clutter-free mind. Follow these steps to see for yourself:
Go through everything…
Fit and Focused
On July - 3 - 2009
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Learning to balance on-time with down-time confounds most creative professionals. We all like to keep working while the iron is hot. Then comes the crash. After a big project, it takes a long time to recover. Our life force or prana,…
The Swift Rise of IM in the Workplace
On July - 2 - 2009
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Gartner, Inc., a leading information technology research and advisory company, recently predicted that 95% of global enterprise workers will use instant messaging (IM) as their primary method of real-time communication by 2013. The company also forecasts that the worldwide market…
Are Money and Happiness Tied Together?
On June - 23 - 2009
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In times like these—when most people are worried about economic issues and job stability—you’d expect Americans to be a lot less happy than they were last year at this time. Right?
Wrong! As the old saying goes, money can’t buy…
Social Networking: The Dark Side
On June - 19 - 2009
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David Gewirtz
If you doubted just how huge social networking is, these statistics from Nielsen Company research will change your mind:
Almost 10% of all time spent online worldwide is devoted to social networking
More than 2/3 of the world’s…
Working at Home: a blessing or a curse?
On June - 16 - 2009
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There’s no place like home, until you try working there. Love it or hate it, the work-at-home lifestyle is quickly becoming a reality for many people. Whether you bring work home over the weekend, telecommute a few days a week…
What Today’s Top Creative People are Talking About
On June - 16 - 2009
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#49 (Tyra Banks) and #100 (Chris Ferguson)
Last week I wrote about Fast Company’s impressive June article on the 100 Most Creative People in Business: each person stars on his or her own dedicated web page, which in turn links…
Internet Marketing Today
On June - 15 - 2009
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The quickest way to hamstring your productivity is by jumping on every new trend that comes along. Internet marketing is especially difficult to master. People who monitor innovations in internet marketing make it their business to keep up with the…
Battling the Information Overload Enemy
On June - 12 - 2009
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Back in 1990, when few people had used a computer or received an email, futurist Alvin Toffler warned in his book, PowerShift, about something he called “Information Overload.” Amazingly, Toffler foresaw the soon-to-be explosion of information, as well as the…
Micro means money
On June - 12 - 2009
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The hottest trend on the web is the smallest. Micro-social networks are the latest to make the news in the ever-evolving tale of how people communicate online. Distinct from macro-social networks like Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn, this coterie of communicators prove…
The 100 Most Creative People in Business
On June - 9 - 2009
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Here’s an article you won’t want to miss: The 100 Most Creative People in Business. This sizzlin’-hot feature is the lead in Fast Company’s online June issue.
“There are no rules about creativity, which made constructing our list of the…
