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10 Signs You're a High Maintenance Employee

On The Job

You complain when the brand of coffee you favor isn't used in the office coffee pot. You claim you hate gossips, but have sent emails passing along the latest scuttlebutt concerning a colleague's dating habits after you overheard her on the phone. You use the office Skype system to pass along the tidbits to overseas colleagues.

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7 Tips for Organizing Your Home-Based Business

Stephanie LH Calahan

  Avoid the seductions of a ringing phone, your email or someone dropping by to visit.    With your most important tasks under your belt, you will be able to enjoy your home-office life guilt free!   Check out the list of "VAs" that I have on Twitter  [link]. 

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Best Business Technology for Small Businesses & Their Owners (28 ideas from them to you!)

Stephanie LH Calahan

" That is what I heard from her as we were talking on the phone.  I use both TweetDeck (on desktop, laptop, and iPad) and MarketMeSuite, as well as Twitter's own interface. Record Your Phone Calls Like A Pro. This unit goes between your handset and the phone base with an input for your computer or recorder.

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Announcing.The Paper Tiger Online!

Stephanie LH Calahan

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Work With Stephanie « No Space for a Home Office?   We've helped slews of clients implement the software along with other productivity systems as they claimed their Office Miracle â„¢ ! Archive Network with Steph Is This You? Try These Creative Solutions.

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Could telecommuting be a career mistake?

On The Job

He also relies on various forms of communication, ranging from phone conversations to using social media such as Twitter or Facebook. Right now, we don’t have two employees in the same state, so we schedule weekly team meetings, and I make myself available at regular times by phone. Get a babysitter even if you work at home.