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How Your Oversharing is Hurting Your Career

On The Job

All you have to do these days to know some of the most intimate details of someone's life is to check out Twitter or Facebook or read the person's blog. Chances are that if you share something personal with your mom on the phone or your bestie in the next cubicle, others will overhear. T he reflection on your professionalism.

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Could March Madness Be the Secret to Better Workplace Relationships?

On The Job

Bracket mania takes over the cubicles, as those with the latest scientific data go up against those who pick final teams based on deeply held beliefs in uniform color. Seventy-five percent of the 1,000 managers who responded to the survey say they don't think the bracket obsession affects the workplace at all.

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Dead While Alive

Productivityist

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Dead While Alive Posted on 07/29/2012 // Leave a Comment “Now it’s over, I’m dead, and I haven’t done anything that I want. The money isn’t enough. I didn’t want to be dead while I was still alive.

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: My 5 New Rules for Cellphone Use

On The Job

Especially the "I've landed' cell phone calls ;) Would also suggest 'not' multitasking with email, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Jacqui, I can't tell you how many times I've wondered why people bother to get together if one -- or both -- are consumed with their Blackberries the entire time. Anita, great post!

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How to exorcise your demons of disorganization

Ian's Messy Desk

If you have an open-door policy, place your back to the entrance, or face away from your cubicle entry to indicate your unavailability. Make sure the person doesn’t already have a full plate, and give them a deadline. If you don’t have a choice, ask for guidance on priorities. Keep the office door closed.

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The R's Of Employee Motivation

Ian's Messy Desk

From corporate cubicles to the factory floor, the collective skills and efforts of people keep your operation going. R-e-s-p-e-c-t Everyone wants to be treated with respect. Smart managers never overlook this fact: loyal, productive employees are one of your biggest assets. What you need? You know I got it!

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8 tips to help you find your way in this tough job market

On The Job

percent, my reaction on Twitter was automatic: "Double ugh," I wrote. I am a workforce professional and couldn't agree more with the comment on getting out the door. Don't let pride stand in the way of getting a job. It was exactly how I was feeling at the moment. Before you sell something, you have to know your product.

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