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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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MARCH 14, 2013

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. Read over your e-mails before sending to make sure they're well done, and ask a colleague to review important messages or reports. Educate yourself.

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MAY 3, 2011

After a week lounging around on the beach, I'm back on the job and trying to catch up with my blog. A co-worker criticizes your contribution to a report. • A co-worker criticizes your contribution to a report. So, here's the latest column I did for Gannett/USAToday: Unfortunately, criticism is a part of the working world. •

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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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MARCH 25, 2011

They may not be able to define what is considered bad manners, but they know the terrible behavior when they see an employee's email, text, tweet, blog entry, Facebook posting or YouTube video — or see someone trying to create one on the fly. Almost 1 in 5 respondents report they know they're being rude but do it because everyone else does.

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APRIL 15, 2008

. -- Will Rogers (1879-1935) Let's not even think about taxes anymore today, and instead focus on Tidbit Tuesday: * Bring on the Rogaine: Sometimes you have to be really creative in promoting your business and your professional abilities, and a guy with a blog on balding has done just that. Eisenhower. del.icio.us.

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APRIL 5, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, April 5, 2010 What toll has workplace stress taken on your life? The sources of that stress? I am quite interesting in this topic hope you will elaborate more on it in future posts.

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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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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

If you’re worried about things getting done , simply ask for a daily progress report. This post originally ran in the Fast Track blog.)' It may be difficult to gauge when a virtual assistant is working, but that does not meet you need to harass him or her to check on the progress being made.

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APRIL 2, 2013

I haven't posted on this blog in a while because I was taking some time off. According to a new VitalSmarts study, slacking colleagues cause a quarter of workers to put in more time each week, and 4 of 5 employees report their work quality declines when they have to cover for a co-worker. I wasn't just slacking, I swear!

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FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Let's say you're sitting at work, laboring over an important report. 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." Could you be thought of as rude at work? If you are, how can it hurt your career?

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AUGUST 23, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, August 23, 2010 7 Tips for Getting Off to a Great Start in a New Job Its a tough time to be entering the workforce. If youre in your first "real" job, there is a lot expected of you.

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MARCH 17, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, March 17, 2010 6 Ways to Show Your Worth When you invest money, you want that investment to grow, right? Document it. Do You Know What Other People are Saying About You.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2007

I had a very frustrating Monday as I tried to post to this blog. This is the second time this has happened, and I am open to suggestions as to where to take this blog besides blogger.com, which I find has about as much tech support as my sister can offer. It finally posted sometime after 10 p.m. Nearly 40 percent are bored.

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MAY 18, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, May 18, 2009 Gray Hair May be an Employers Secret Weapon Normally, when I post a HARO (Help a Reporter Out) query, I get dozens, if not hundreds of responses from people willing to help me with a (..)

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NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Your blog claims that you have the record for taking the most photocopies of your face on the office copier, and you're going for your third straight win in the 'burping the alphabet' contest during this year's holiday party. looking for anything that they believe might make a candidate unworthy to work in the "change" White House. "On

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, November 23, 2009 Is Your Career in Jeopardy Because of Your Weight? But with about one-third of U.S.

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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? Did you know that the world will fall apart if you take a vacation this year? That’s right – stop spinning on its axis.

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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? Absenteeism of alcoholics or those with drinking problems is about eight times greater than other workers.

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AUGUST 5, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, August 5, 2010 Are You Willing to Step Down the Career Ladder? Many of us identify ourselves by what we do for a living. from folks just meeting one another.

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OCTOBER 26, 2007

I’ll let you choose which ones might help you, and hope you’ll add some of your own to share with readers of this blog: 1. Many things will seem much more important than that pesky old report due for the boss tomorrow, so you’ve got to stay focused on what you need to get done. Since I like to be one of those people sleeping at 3 a.m.,

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JULY 13, 2009

A whopping 95 percent of those in the workplace say they put up with workplace incivility on a routine basis, and one in five report they suffer through it at least once a week. Some 12 percent of employees get fed up with the whole thing and leave their jobs because of uncivil colleagues.

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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? That has caused what some might term an attitude adjustment. You don't have a choice.

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JANUARY 4, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, January 4, 2010 Eat your salad first, and other career strategies Every year I get loads of candy over the holidays, and every year I feel compelled to eat it as fast as possible.

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JANUARY 29, 2008

I'm still waiting on the Kennedy family to endorse this blog, but until then, let's see what I can round up for this Tidbit Tuesday: * That will teach you to go on vacation: If you want to see the ultimate cubicle prank, check out this posting from the folks at TechRepublic. Where's my sweater?

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OCTOBER 28, 2009

Atkins says employees should refuse any “nudge, nudge, wink, wink” requests from managers that they work extra time without pay, “and the manager should be reported for asking them to do it,” because under the law, an employee can be disciplined or fired for not reporting it, Atkins says.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, September 22, 2009 4 Strategies to Help You Get More Money This Year Are you going to get a raise this year? percent, the report said. If not, are you going to ask for one?

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JUNE 18, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, June 18, 2009 Are You Afraid to Take a Vacation This Year? Are you afraid to take a vacation this year? The answer may depend on how secure you feel with your job right now.

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JULY 6, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, July 6, 2009 Tougher Times May Mean Tougher Performance Evaluations If you thought you hated performance evaluations before now, you aint seen nothin yet.I Robinson advises: • Write back.

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JUNE 4, 2009

As he says in his introduction: "My style as a business reporter is to ask people questions about issues that appeal to me.Sometimes after working up a story from a particularly interesting interview, I would save the tape and drop it into my desk drawer.

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