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Could a Union Be Coming to a Cubicle Near You?

On The Job

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Could a Union Be Coming to a Cubicle Near You? Heres the story I did for Gannett: Could a union be coming soon to a cubicle near you? Nice article.thanks!

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You Will Survive: 8 Strategies to Overcome New Entrepreneur Anxiety

Success

Breathe and know that there’s no need to retreat back to cubicle-land. There is an escape from the Money Panic, and it doesn’t involve selling off retirement investments or increasing your credit card limit. If it dries up, the body dies. The act of starting a business demands this initiation from every entrepreneur.

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How the 21st Century office was born in post war Europe

Workplace Insight

Although the model used conventional office furniture, it was laid out organically and divided up by plants and screens to reflect the needs of individuals and teams and to reflect flows of communication. Its history is bound up with the movement towards a more inclusive, egalitarian and collaborative world.

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Hacking Corporate: How to Create the Work Environment You Want

Productivityist

Which environment creates more value: one where employees have autonomy to pursue a challenging, purpose-driven career, or one where he or she is constrained to a cubicle, micro-managed, and challenged with unnecessary meetings? Learn which activities or projects are perceived as unnecessary overhead to the higher-ups. Don’t give up.

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How to Become a Certified Coach

Success

For clients of Jo Davis , the work is “[finding] meaning, a career change, retirement or planning for it.”. It depends on your aims, but all good coaches are this: a mirror held up to you so you can see the parts you wouldn’t on your own. And what do you get in return for taking your problems and desires to a coach?

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Workers Behaving Badly: Why Our Stress May be Bringing Out the Worst in Us

On The Job

We see empty chairs at work, evidence of the people who have taken early retirement or other buyout packages. But we've got to own up to our bad behavior, because until we do, we won't begin to fix what needs fixing. So, today, I want you to think about the person in the cubicle next door or down the hall.

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Tips for Being Happier at Work

On The Job

They used to say "it's a job," meaning that it was a paycheck and a way to put food on the table and save for retirement. Can you see that one worker obviously loves soccer (his cubicle is adorned with soccer memorabilia). I don't think my parents ever liked their jobs. Find common bonds. We take lunch alone.

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