On The Job

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Could telecommuting be a career mistake? While a lot of people think telecommuting is the answer to all their problems, sometimes you have to be careful of what you wish for.

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Success

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

You just haven’t learned how to access it. I know this because I’ve spent much of my life learning how to find my courage and rise above the fear that can so easily rob us of our freedom and hold our happiness hostage. And, like all skills, it can be learned and mastered. Think of courage as a muscle. Trust your capabilities.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 1, 2009

While I wouldn't wish a recession on anyone, I do believe that it's been a good thing for Gen Y. Roberta, Hopefully, everyone -- no matter the age -- will learn important lessons such as being more resourceful, networking and being resilient. What he provided isn't a study, just his observations.

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Success

DECEMBER 14, 2022

In 2001 Mary Parry was homeless and living in a tent in Pennsylvania when she began befriending hikers along the roughly 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail. Impressed by his work ethic, Derrick Taylor’s UPS co-workers pooled their resources in order to buy the Alabama teen a Jeep Cherokee—and helped restore faith in humanity. Elisa Zied.

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Ideas.Ted

JULY 8, 2021

T he US has a housing problem. Not only are there too few homes, those that we have are gluttons, using almost twice as much energy per home as those in Europe. Only Canada’s homes — most of which endure long and biting winters — use more. That’s because most homes are stubbornly stuck in a previous generation.

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The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

MAY 19, 2011

For those of you who haven’t heard of the Summit Series, allow me to bring you up to speed… What started as a ski trip for nineteen silicon valley entrepreneurs has grown in the past four years to a white house recognized power-conference. Wish you had started a blog in 2001? In other words, books bound for landfills.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 3, 2010

We might uncover ways of doing things that we didn’t see before. We might reveal obstacles we didn’t think of, and then we can talk about how to overcome them. We listened, asked questions, and learned more every time we did. What used to work last year isn’t working so well anymore. All by ourselves.

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