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No Opportunities for Career Advancement? Do These 5 Things

All Things Admin

If you don’t have a weekly meeting, it’s time to set up one so your manager can stay connected to what you’re doing. Are things like a flexible schedule, ability to telecommute, additional days off, other company perks, or an off-cycle promotion an option? Ask “If not now, then when?”

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Working From Home a Challenge

On The Job

So the dog and two cats appear, dumping over the trash, barfing up something they should not have eaten, and scrambling to lie on the computer keyboard, my lap or whatever papers I need, all the while drooling and shedding and panting and meowing. So they breathe until I can’t stand it and I look up. Run it up the flagpole.

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Top Ten Small Business Trends for 2012

Small Business Labs

  Telecommuters, home-based business people, road warriors and independent workers are increasingly using these tools and resources to “work alone together”.  This growing ability to network, collaborate and socialize is making independent work more attractive, and 2012 will see the trend towards independent work continue to grow. 

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A Look at the Most Underrated Ways to Be More Productive

Productivityist

That’s why it’s helpful to force yourself to take regular breaks and get up from your chair. If you telecommute or work solely from home, having a designated work space is crucial to your level of productivity. Related Stories The Rise of The Smart Magazine The 2013 Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide How to Avoid the Bad Meeting Trap.

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45 Professional Development Books to Level Up Your Career and Your Life

Success

In a world with countless ways to level up your professional development, books are one of the most underestimated tools. Army officer turned software engineer; Ge Wang, a lawyer who became the owner of a menswear business; and Monique Greenwood, a magazine editor-in-chief turned innkeeper. So don’t give up on that air guitar just yet.

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