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How to Break Up with Your Business Partner

Success

Simply lowering your voice—whether in decibels if you are communicating in person or in tone if using email or text—can make communication more civil. In 2005, I wanted to start my own firm and asked if he’d like to partner. “They will take sides, it will divide the company, and they will leave. You don’t want that,” she says.

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Could You Telecommute From Italy?

On The Job

And even though he lived in Venice in 2004 to 2005, he says what he did is still possible today. His productivity increased, and he kept in touch via email, phone and teleconferencing. He argues that if you can telecommute five or 25 miles from your office, why can't you telecommute from another part of the world? Be realistic.

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Taylor's a Feminist – But So Is James | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

A study done in 2005 showed that women under 25 working full time earned 93 cents to every dollar a man earned. That means that if I take a salaried job today, I might be earning $32,550 while the guy next to me earns $35,000. We’re much, much closer to the glass ceiling than our mothers. Women over 25? Not nearly. Makes sense.

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