Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing.
Thomas Alva Edison
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One of my high school friends, let’s call her Jane, wanted to meet up with another friend named Eric. Here’s a little backgrounder on their careers:
Jane’s Career:
B.A. in English, so she naturally went into the publishing world after graduation.
After a few years working for a magazine, she decided to join the marketing [...]
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If you often find yourself with ruffled feathers when dealing with collaborative works, then you might want to check out SpiceBird.
SpiceBird is an application that combines Instant Messaging, Email, Calendar and Task Management – applications essential for collaborating – under one application. Setting up is a quick, smooth and simple process. Once [...]
This is a trailer for a new book called “The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need”. I know that it’s just a trailer, but already I’m curious about it. First of all it’s a comic book, and being the comic geek that I am I could go on [...]
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Happy Friday, readers! Here’s our discussion for the week:
Would you do your job even if you weren’t paid to do it? If not, are there any aspects of your job that you would do without pay?
So, readers: share your feelings about whether you’d do your work even without compensation. Leave a [...]
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“There are two essential rules to management. One, the customer is always right; and two, they must be punished for their arrogance” - Dogbert, from Scott Adams’ “Dilbert” comics
You’ve probably heard the phrase “The customer is always right”, as in the retail world it is second only in popularity to “If you break [...]
For those who love having checklists for almost anything, Second Gear brings you Check Off.
Check Off is a Mac OS X To-Do checklist that is both easy and intuitive to use. To get it up and running, you just need to download the installer and run the setup file. After that, Check Off is easily [...]
I don’t wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.
- Pearl S. Buck
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You’re team leader? Great!
But sometimes, it’s frustrating dealing with members of a team when:
You have to repeat instructions at least twice.
They need constant assistance.
They leave it up to you to make all the decisions - even if they could make it themselves.
What now? What SHOULD you do?
Listen. Become a genuine listener when [...]
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