Career Center
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Balancing Time
Here’s a secret that good managers know (and mediocre managers may never understand). Increased productivity does not mean increased time. In fact, the reverse is true. Productivity is defined by work over time. To be more productive, you do more work in the same amount (or a smaller amount!) of time. Continue reading
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Cutting Back on Telecommuting
Hewlett-Packard, the Silicon Valley company known for pioneering flexible work arrangements four decades ago, is canceling telecommuting for a key division of the company. Continue reading
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Where Do You Prefer to Work?
My preference is to work from home as much as possible. I was surprised, recently, to discover that many people feel very differently. Continue reading
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Hit The Ball, Drag Fred (redux)
I started a new contract on Monday, June 12. I’ve been asked how the job is going. Continue reading
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Touchy Feely Paperwork
I have a new Job beginning Monday. It’s a 3-month contract (to start). With luck, it can be extended, but this is not assured. It’s through an agency (as most “contracts” are these days in “nobody is independent” California.) Of course, before I start I have to fill out paperwork. There is a lot of… Continue reading
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After the Interview
Interviews can cause enough stress while they are in progress. But when I get the polite “no thank you”, my stress meter can go off the scale. My first thought is: Did I do something wrong? My second thought is usually “What did I do wrong?!” Continue reading
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Never Settle
Don’t let the difficulty in finding a job drive you to accept a job that’s wrong for you. Continue reading
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Strengths Finder
This is part 2 of a 2-part entry on the Clifton StrengthsFinder and the book, Now, Discover Your Strengths. Continue reading
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Discover Your Strengths
“Most Americans do not know what their strengths are. When you ask them, they look at you with a blank stare, or they respond in terms of subject knowledge, which is the wrong answer.” –Peter Drucker Continue reading
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By Chance or By Choice?
Is your “career” by chance or by choice? By accident or design? Or both? Continue reading
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