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FEBRUARY 6, 2013

She also suggests taking a basic etiquette course and reading workplace blog posts and articles so "you will become familiar with how to avoid a lot of the major no- nos." "If you're unsure about a specific behavior, ask a trusted mentor who's not at your organization for his or her advice," Levit says.

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On The Job

FEBRUARY 21, 2008

From David Maister's blog he noted this book entry: From EPIC CHANGE: How to Lead Change in the Global Age, by Timothy R. Clark: "In almost every case, change must be handed off for implementation. Unless there is broad-based action by many people, change won't take place.

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OCTOBER 17, 2007

Of course, when the bad behavior is an accident, a one-time thing, it may be easier to get past the incident and move on. Of course, that is the key:Once you cannot do your job because of this person's actions, then you know that you've got to do something. Personal note: I won't be blogging the rest of the week.I

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MARCH 14, 2013

When the challenge was for my team to correctly spell "pharaoh," of course they chose me to take it on. With the explosion of texts, instant messages, social media posts and blogs, they say that the writing rules first outlined in their book 10 years ago are more important now than ever.

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APRIL 13, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, April 13, 2010 How Badly Do You Need Time Off? your blog is too good. That got her a nice souvenir. (-: FYI – “Amit” is a smammer – leaves the same comment and link on every blog.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

Of course, the more optimistic among you will cite the good retail sales figures and the strong corporate profits as signs that things will again be good, and that you’ve got no reason to be worried. Start blogging. Even if you aren’t allowed to blog about your job, find other bloggers in your industry and post comments.

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MAY 5, 2008

That means a bunch of people knew a whole lot more than I did about everything blogging, web-related and a lot of technical stuff. And of course, the ever present: "Huh?" If not, I highly recommend it. I just returned from the SOBCON08 in Chicago. That's a conference for bloggers. What's that?" Where do I find that? How does that work?"

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MARCH 3, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, March 3, 2010 Do You Know What Other People are Saying About You? I even ranted about this very issue on my rant blog. And, of course, there are the legal implications, as well.

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On The Job

AUGUST 19, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, August 19, 2010 How to Network -- and Not Hate It One of the reasons I wanted to be a newspaper reporter -- and not a television reporter -- was because I didnt want to be in front of a camera.

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On The Job

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, February 24, 2010 How to Hang on to a New Job I know many people hate networking. How else can a new worker forge strong in-house ties? Some ideas: · Recognize the power brokers.

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AUGUST 26, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, August 26, 2010 Could That Promotion Be a Career-Killer? Of course, Ive also worked with some great reporters who became great leaders. Reporters often make lousy leaders.

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On The Job

MAY 18, 2009

Of course, so are a lot of people. The time period was too short -- theyve hired older workers in the last couple of years, just not recently. But my gut -- along with information from other career sources -- tells me that those over 45 are having a tough time landing a job in this economy.

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JULY 13, 2007

I asked him if he would agree to share our conversation with visitors to my blog, and he readily agreed. In getting the word out about my idea and Web site I would of course have to put my shirt into practice. Upon further investigation, I discovered Dinsmore, 39, was from Lexington, Ky., People noticed.

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, October 21, 2009 4 ways to keep your confidence during a job hunt I hear from a lot of people who are out of work. This help people away from the lonely feeling in a job search.

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On The Job

MAY 7, 2009

Of course, I have taken it a step further and Googled the people I know who are going to be interviewing me. That way when they tell me their name in person, I have a visual memory of seeing it on the website and Im apt to remember it. Often you meet several layers of management in an interview, so this has been very helpful for me.

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DECEMBER 1, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, December 1, 2009 Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y? Of course, you have the one group who is gung-ho, but realistic. You don't have a choice.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, September 9, 2009 Feelings mixed about recent college hires In the last year there has been a noticeable shift in the mood regarding recent college graduates.

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On The Job

MARCH 25, 2008

Of course, the problem comes when your cubicle mates get a bit tired of hearing you blather to yourself all day. Tags: workplace criticism work pranks business blogs best business blogs Wall Street Journal Fortune April Fool's at work Business Week. del.icio.us.

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DECEMBER 28, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, December 28, 2009 10 gifts to give your career As the gift-giving season draws to a close, it’s time to remember that you still have one more gift left to bestow: The gift of a better career.

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DECEMBER 21, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, December 21, 2009 Is your employer clueless about your needs? Then, of course, your life situation can have a strong bearing on what you want to do and how you want to go about doing it.

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MAY 11, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, May 11, 2009 Whos Got Your Back? Thanks, Maxine, for sharing your story with readers of this blog. Now let me guess who you named: 1. You don’t have to struggle alone,” he says. “It

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JUNE 15, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, June 15, 2009 Procrastination Thriving in Stressful Workplace Im always impressed when I watch a movie like "Apollo 13" where people under enormous stress perform really well.

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