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JULY 30, 2009

Especially the "I've landed' cell phone calls ;) Would also suggest 'not' multitasking with email, Twitter, Facebook, etc. If you're going to use a cell phone, you should have at least a basic grasp of the process of electronic voice amplification. It is NOT necessary to yell into the cell phone.

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JANUARY 26, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, January 26, 2010 3 Ways to Give the Best of Yourself Mute. To catch a deep breath when there are ringing phones and buzzing pagers and deadlines and endless workloads? Nice blog.

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MAY 19, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, May 19, 2010 The Most Critical Lessons From This Crummy Job Market When I was a kid, one of those "grown-up" sayings that made no sense to me was "never say never again."

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Workplace Anxiety Disorder Impacts Employees at All Levels The world moves at such a fast pace these days that sometimes we make snap judgments just in order to keep pace.

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OCTOBER 15, 2008

And your personal blog? I find many people who started blogs now believe they're nothing more than burden -- just one more task they have to take care of. It's really OK if you decide to take a break or stop altogether -- it it your blog, after all. Think about taking a break. Quit texting: "Where R U?" Do something monotonous.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2012

In the old days before the Internet and everyone had cell phones and all that, executives were much more likely to get a pass, especially from the business press, for inappropriate behavior. That’s not being a phony,(read the rest on Intuit's Quickbase blog here ). MG: Oh, yes. Much different.

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MAY 29, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Friday, May 29, 2009 How to Overcome Obstacles in Your Career Yesterday I guest posted on GL Hoffmans "What Would Dad Say" blog about learning to be more resourceful.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Today is the last of my two-armed blogs for a while. I see employees every day grapple with how to stay ahead of e-mail and phone calls and meetings, with little or no incentive to just take time to think. That may sound strange, but true. On Monday, I go under the knife (gasp) to have torn tendons fixed in my elbow. del.icio.us.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2013

That means you may say "knock, knock" when entering someone's cubicle space or avoid talking loudly on your phone or listening to your voice message via speakerphone, Oliver says. Look for mentors. "If 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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JULY 13, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, July 13, 2010 Can Your Workplace Survive if You Take a Vacation? Meet with colleagues who will be covering your job and leave them important phone numbers, e-mails and any deadlines.

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MAY 31, 2012

First, let me apologize to those of you who tried to read this story I did for Gannett/USAToday in an earlier blog post. Here’s the problem with that thinking: Now that the phone is only an arm’s reach away, it’s easy to check a few emails, perhaps sending off a few responses so you have one less thing to do tomorrow.

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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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JULY 22, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, July 22, 2010 Is Using Social Media at Work a Good Idea? They comment on blogs. Facebook announced this week is has 500 million users. They Twitter. Thats just reality.

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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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AUGUST 28, 2009

I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often. No more interruptive phone calls, just an employment verification that can be used over and over again, forever. Remember your Twitter page will be a reflection on you as an employee! Susan, Welcome!

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JULY 29, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, July 29, 2010 Treating Job Candidates Badly: Why It May Come Back to Haunt Employers Everyone has a bad interview story. It made me much more cynical about the employer.”

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AUGUST 2, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, August 2, 2010 3 Ways to Quit Being So Rude With Technology In the good old days, you put in your time at work then went home. Mass e-mails will only be sent in dire circumstances.

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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? It’s something he continues to maintain for the same reasons, he says. “We Do I wish we could meet more often face-to-face?

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MARCH 12, 2008

I urged him to write about it on his blog, so that we could start a conversation. If the people living in the 1800s had to do the number of things we do at one time today without thought -- driving a car, changing the radio, talking on the phone and eating a protein bar -- they'd freak.

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DECEMBER 17, 2008

I found it interesting that one of the commenters on this blog noted that when I wrote about the "Seven Random (and Sorta Weird) Facts About Me," he said he "can never think of the simple things who make us who we are." Oh, yeah, and this story has got to be quick, concise, compelling, riveting and memorable.

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MAY 21, 2009

I recently spent several days with professors, and then interviewed some over the phone. I remember the day I overheard my son saying that "My mom talks on the phone" for a living. Building Trust in Your Life Shoes, Phones and Backpacks: What They're Really L. May 21, 2009 10:05 AM Anita said. Their words, not mine.)

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OCTOBER 26, 2007

This is followed by the fundraising phone call from the Fraternal Order of Canadian Geese Police; the neighbor wanting to know if we’re having trouble with moles; and the movie rental store informing us we have five movies that are six weeks overdue (oh, crap). Since I like to be one of those people sleeping at 3 a.m., Run it up the flagpole.

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JUNE 1, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, June 1, 2009 Is Stress Making You Want to Kiss Your Job Goodbye? David, I learn so much from those who post to this blog, and Ive very much appreciated your thoughts. Phillips said.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Well, I sit home all day sending out resumes to evil trolls who won't even return a phone call, and then I watch Ellen and Oprah, to make sure I'm up on all the celebrity news before settling in to surf the Internet for endless hours while eating an entire bag of out-of-date Cheetos I bought at the dollar store. Send yourself to "me" school.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Whether it's writing a blog, teaching themselves a new skill, or making phone calls to network with former colleagues, they manage to keep their sanity by keeping busy and not giving in to panic or despair. I've spent a lot of time lately interviewing people who no longer have jobs.

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JULY 30, 2007

I no longer patrol the Internet and blogs constantly. I had no cell phone or Blackberry or any other agenda other than to simply move my feet from time to time. I plan to be more vigilant from now on, and have entrusted loved ones to let me know if they see me start to backslide. • I put blinders on. I turned away from e-mail.

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JULY 16, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, July 16, 2009 How to Quit a Job Properly No one talks much these days about quitting a job.

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JUNE 2, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Stop Putting It Off: Deal With Procrastination Once and For All Ive been writing my Gannett workplace column for about 17 years. Procrastinating. Heres the column.

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MAY 4, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, May 4, 2009 10 Things Employers Say Every College Student Should Know About Getting a Job At first the students didnt catch on. Bob Daugherty, U.S. The kid was a sophomore,” he says.

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MAY 18, 2009

Building Trust in Your Life Shoes, Phones and Backpacks: What They're Really L. May 12, 2010 5:17 AM Post a Comment << Home Previous Posts Does It Really Matter If You're a Workaholic? Who's Got Your Back? 10 Things Employers Say Every College Student Shou. What Your Boss Really Wants to Hear in Your Next P.

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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. Your bulletin board has some interesting posts, including one from a 12-year-old girl who says she really wants a job “so I can pay my cell phone bill so my parents won’t ground me every time the bill comes.”

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AUGUST 12, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, August 12, 2010 Are You Enabling an Alcoholic Co-Worker? Its an issue I explored for my latest Gannett/USAToday.com column: Kate Webster yawns while talking on the phone mid-morning.

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MAY 26, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, May 26, 2009 Book: Brain Science Shows Current Management Techniques Do More Harm Than Good I cant begin to count the number of "management gurus" Ive interviewed over the years.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, September 14, 2009 4 Ways to Make Meetings Better If you look up the term "necessary evil," youll probably find a photograph of a bunch of people in a meeting. Use more mini-meetings.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, November 9, 2009 5 tips for working at home with your significant other The tough times have brought about a lot of changes, both personally and professionally. Stay connected.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, February 10, 2010 5 Ways to Avoid Freaking Out About Networking Hear that? Instead, it’s time to get on the phone or go out to lunch. That growling noise?

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, November 17, 2009 8 tips to help you find your way in this tough job market While I knew there was a good chance the unemployment rate would go up, when I heard the latest figures were 10.2

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