Office Dynamics

JUNE 25, 2013

Organizational Skills - Clean Up Your Stuff! Unkempt work spaces are becoming a productivity issue as offices become more cramped and cubicles replace private offices. It creates undo extra stress. In the long run, you will save yourself hours (even days), frustration and stress. We appear unprofessional.

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Success

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Sooner or later, every entrepreneur discovers that negotiation is an indispensable skill. There is a tranquil minority walking among us who stress less, but live more. They say no to cubicle lunches, four-minute book summaries, “multitasking” (whatever the heck that means) and monochrome, microwave dinners. But we’re not.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Unhealthy, needlessly stress-inducing, hostile to productivity. Get together with your cubicle buddies and set some ground rules. Constant interaction can be stifling to their creativity. Lack of privacy. Noise levels can be prohibitive for individuals trying to concentrate on work. Here are a few good ideas I found in my research.

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On The Job

OCTOBER 12, 2010

The job-hunting experience can be a stressful one: sending out resumes, interviewing, sending out more resumes and interviewing again. But before you begin to feel too comfortable in your little cubicle, are you sure you’re doing everything you can to hang on to that job? Grow your skills.

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

They're sick of working so much, with little (or no) pay raises, and dream of landing a job where there will be more appreciation and less stress. Check out this story I did for Gannett/USAToday.com: You're sitting in your cubicle one day considering the dozens of emails that await your attention when your phone rings.On

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On The Job

AUGUST 5, 2011

Faced with the stress of layoffs and the anxiety of constantly being asked to produce results, bosses with nitpicky tendencies sometimes have become full-blown micromanagers. Those who were micromanagers before the recession may have evolved into micromanaging Godzillas, wreaking havoc among the cubicles. Avoid going overboard.

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On The Job

JANUARY 4, 2010

Heres the story I did on resolutions for your career for my Gannett column: The problem with making resolutions regarding your career is that you become so busy with your job, or so stressed by everyday work events that you quickly lose sight of the things you want to improve. Improve skills. Take the high road.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 6, 2008

Currently there is a clerical staff person, sitting in a cubicle right across from me who has made my daily work experience miserable. Lifes too short to stress out! This person sounds like a typical self-indulgent hipocrit who is climbing the ladder because of her people skills (kissing up) and not actual work related skills.

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Bad behavior may mean calling employees at all hours of the day and night, pitching hissy fits, being stubborn, bullying, bragging and generally making employees uncomfortable and stressed. Any kind of stressful situation – such as this bad economy – can make it worse,” Taylor says. It’s going to put this kind of boss into overdrive.”

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2009 Stress Cubicle Interviewing 100

On The Job

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Your resume should always be able to reflect that you’ve kept up on the latest training and skills. Becoming too comfortable in your career and with your skills can set you up for problems if you suddenly find yourself out of work. They may feel they have even less time for a personal life, which compounds the stress.

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Gifts 2009 Social Media 2010 100

On The Job

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Employers have to weed through hundreds of resumes for even the most basic jobs, so they immediately discard ones where the skills don’t match their requirements. Haynes says the way you get opportunities is often by selling your skills to a company leader face-to-face. Could a Union Be Coming to a Cubicle Near You?

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2009 Resume Interviewing Networking 100

Men With Pens

JANUARY 7, 2010

I earn good money, set my own hours, and I don’t have to deal with the stress of traffic, corporate politics, and an office full of idiots and suck-ups. Full-time “Employed&# Writing – The Cons: You can get burned out from long hours and stressful work. You can enjoy a quiet, stress-free work environment.

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2010 AT&T Stress Budget 40

The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2007

I would encourage Joshua and everyone else working from home to relearn the social skills of building local friendships, or live near family and give you the social life you need. People are less stressed when they can adjust their hours or days to family or personal needs.

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Brilliantly Better

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

This sounds to me more like ‘sugar-cubicles’ motivation, rather than a mature man discipline. 50 Stress-Relievers That Take 5 Minutes Or Less Reply 15 Vlad Dolezal October 2, 2010 at 1:24 am You’re right Steven, I muddled up the reptilian and emotional brains into one, for the sake of clarity and flow of the post.

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2010 AT&T Goals Learning 40

Men With Pens

JULY 11, 2010

It takes time, energy, skills, money, creativity and consistency to make it work. Marketing has increased, my time spent creating has increased, my stress levels have decreased significantly. Blogging is the new cubicle (you can’t steal it, I’m already writing it!) As a consumer, that bothers me.

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