April 23rd, 2008
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What really get’s you all up in the collar? People who don’t return emails? How about when someone cuts you off while you’re in the middle of a sentence? What about “non-team” players who want all of the credit?
Brown-nosers?
Yes Men?
What about managers who don’t give clear directions or bosses […]
By Bridget Wright -- 7 comments
April 17th, 2008
And those skanky women dress inappropriately for work.
Well, I’m sorry, but it’s true. I’m sure Dana agrees with me — just ask her. (And we’re not the only ones.) Neither of us coined the term "prostitot" (though we’ve both used it) but I for one sincerely wish I had. No wonder young women are so […]
By Kristen King -- 60 comments
January 7th, 2008
Was that title right?
When we are in business meetings, either online or offline, it’s important to be grammatically correct. Is it correct to say I’ve got or is it I have got?. What about kind of…is that acceptable? What do you think of somewhere up here? That was what a team leader really said during […]
By Bridget Wright -- 0 comments
January 3rd, 2008
When is the last time you Googled yourself? It sounds a little silly, but try it. Google your name. I’ll wait here.
Okay, I can see that you’re back now. What did you find? Are you listed at previous places of employment? Do you see activities and affliations from college? Maybe a few professional organizations? These […]
By Kristen King -- 4 comments
December 27th, 2007
The lively discussion sparked by Kelly’s post about God and taxes at Taxgirl got me thinking more about a topic that’s been on my mind lately:
What place does religion have in the workplace?
Personally, I think there’s a strong argument for religious morals and values in business dealings. The Bible contains straightforward advice on contracts, dealing […]
By Kristen King -- 2 comments
December 15th, 2007
Over at BlogHer, there are scads and scads of great women-written blogs and sites just waiting to be discovered. Here are several I’ll be checking out over the next few weeks from the second half of the alphabet.
Naturally WAHMs
News on Women
Pajama Professional
Sisters in Biz
Small Biz Survival
Smart Not Cheap
Startup Princess
The Anti-9-to-5 Guide
The Business of Life
The Work-at-Home […]
By Kristen King -- 4 comments
December 13th, 2007
I had planned to post on this topic, but then I saw that Elana from Funny Business covered it beautifully and hilariously…
Not sure if anyone has done a statistical study on this particular issue, but in business folklore there
is the common belief that many a career has been torpedoed at the annual holiday office party.
If […]
By Kristen King -- 0 comments
December 10th, 2007
Alfa commented on my video resume post,
Why not just make an online video demonstrating your skills instead of talking about them. As long as you’re not an undertaker, I believe demonstrating one’s capabilities would work better than saying that you can do this or that.
Interestingly, this topic came up in my local paper’s Business section […]
By Kristen King -- 3 comments
December 6th, 2007
Picture this: You’re having a conversation with someone at a networking conference. Things are going well. You’re talking about the weather, politics, the school system, blah, blah, blah. Then all of a sudden, they ask you your opinion about the local business down the street that went bust because they couldn’t pay their back taxes. […]
By Bridget Wright -- 2 comments
December 4th, 2007
I’ve been hearing a lot about video resumes the last couple of months, so I think it’s time we talk about them. But rather than engaging in a theoretical debate, let’s take a look at a few and see what we think. First, there’s some definite video resume etiquette just as there are expectations for […]
By Kristen King -- 2 comments
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