article thumbnail

The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide for Entrepreneurs, 9-to-5ers and Executives

Success

You’ve made your list and checked it twice—now, it’s time for the hard part: finding the perfect gift for everyone this holiday season. To help minimize the stress that sometimes comes along with gift giving, we’ve rounded up 14 of our favorite products. Whimsical porcelain mugs Virginia Le, Senior Production Manager.

Gifts 237
article thumbnail

Seasonal Overwhelm? Here’s Your Sanity-Saving Guide

Tips From T. Marie

For me, seasonal overwhelm is a combination of my granddaughter’s soccer practices and games, seasonal activities like apple picking and pumpkin carving parties, increased client projects, and trying to plan for the fast-approaching holiday season. Plus, the end of the fiscal year coincides with the holiday season.

Holidays 243
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How to be an Effective Mentor

Ian's Messy Desk

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to be an Effective Mentor Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on August 2, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Mentoring can be one of the most effective means of teaching: inviting someone to learn from the example of another with more experience. Thanks for visiting!

Mentoring 100
article thumbnail

Podcast 109: Delegating

Clutter Coach

Here it is: Short, do-able tips to manage your time, your stuff and Organize your Life with Clutter Coach Claire #organize #timemanagement #productivity. It means clearly and concisely handing off jobs to employees and mentoring them to work independently and not micromanage them. Happy holidays and see you next year!

Mentoring 100
article thumbnail

Are You Ignoring a Toxic Worker?

On The Job

As we approach the holiday season, it's time to think about the Scrooge in your office. Another reason is that toxic employees can often appear very productive, and no boss wants to mess with someone who appears to be churning out work and meeting deadlines. Not just the person who is stingy, but the one who is grumpy.

Gossip 100
article thumbnail

5 Challenges and Mistakes Faced by Every Solopreneur

Office Organization Success

The main reason I started my business in the first place (way back in November 2001) was so that I could have a flexible schedule – I had two young children at the time and needed to have a very flexible schedule that would allow me to be around for them, particularly during school holidays. You will get there much faster.

2001 100
article thumbnail

The Thankful Season

Office Dynamics

It’s not even too early to begin dreaming about what we want to accomplish next year beyond the holiday season so quickly approaching. This would be a good time to send a hand-written thank-you note to your mentor, those you’ve networked with, or that colleague who recommended a great book or suggestion for growth.

Holidays 100