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Career Management
		Who's the boss? Manage your career, don't let it manage you. - How’s Your Network Working? eeking a job and networking are a lot like trying to meet new people at any event. I recently moved to San Diego - knowing only my family and no one else in the areea. It was like... - Non-verbal Communication During Your Job Interview Slouching is out! It’s about demonstrating confidence - standing straight, making eye contact, and connecting with a good, firm handshake. That first impression can be a great beginning... - Your "Plan B" Wardrobe Earlier this month, a textile mill in Tennessee closed abruptly one day when the owner couldn't make payroll...

Balancing Act

- Doing More With Less

In today's economy many businesses are struggling to get more done with smaller resources and fewer employees. Sneaking into the office early to get "a little work done" is common these days. Most of the official workday is spent sitting in meetings, answering endless email, and, trying to squeeze in a little paperwork whenever we can.

- Pacing Yourself

Even if you start out the day with plenty of fuel, you may eventually feel that energy slipping away. You can be zipping along just fine, then -- Boom! -- you hit what sports enthusiasts call "the wall." How well you handle your energy budget will determine whether you break through the wall and move on to the rest of your day, or just bounce off and slog through the mental mud

- The 85% Solution
- Emerging Workforce Has Different Priorities
- The Shifting Sands of Life and Work
- Multitasking Madness Decreases Productivity
- Avoid Common Fitness Pitfalls
- Staying Active During Winter

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Day to Day

- Unhappy at Work? You're Not Alone

Unhappy at work? You're not alone. Less than one-third of employees are fully engaged at the office according to a recent report, The State of Employee Engagement 2008, by BlessingWhite (www.blessingwhite.com)

- Keep Your Job: The Secrets of Agile Employees

Some people simply can't handle change. They lose their emotional balance and stress themselves out and everyone else in the process. Others seem to be able to roll comfortably with the punches, often coming out better than before. These people are known as Agile Employees and...

- Ten Essentials to Ensure Organizational Change
Works
- Emerging Workforce Has Different Priorities
- Is Your Company Pet Friendly?
- Future Labor Shortages Loom for Employers
- Opportunity Will Knock, If It Can Find the Door
- Dealing with Criticism
- Are You Next?
- Surviving the Micromanager
- Unhappy At Work?
- Turn Off the TV If You WantMore Time

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Getting Ahead

- Five Aptitudes for Female Business Success

Ever since a certain assertive female decided she wanted to eat from a certain forbidden tree, influential women have been loved, hated, glorified, vilified, and misunderstood. Our modern time is no different.

- If I Didn't Do This, Would Anyone Notice?

Unfortunately, not all of our tasks excite us, so spending energy on them feels wasteful. If an activity's not challenging or offers no reward, motivation is difficult.

- How to Look Like a Workaholic in a 40-Hour Workweek

In a perfect world, we would be judged solely on our results, regardless of what others thought about how or when we got our work done. The good news is that this type of “results only” mentality is catching on.

- 10 for ‘010
- Step-by-Step Promotion
- Be a Productivity Role Model
- How To Network When You'd Rather Stay
    Home
- How an Introvert Can Survive Giving a
    Presentation
- Learn To Listen
- Step-by-Step Promotion
- Leading the Troops - Tips for New
    Supervisors
- How To Get And Stay Motivated
- Start Networking Now
- Increase Your Luck For Better Business
    Success

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Professional Image

- Do You Have Presence?

There is more to having the right image for personal and business success than just wearing a great fitting pair of pants. Although you should never underestimate the importance of donning the fit, colors and style that flatter you the most, remember also that presence is required

- When The Market Goes Down, Should You Dress Up?

When The Market Goes Down, Should You Dress Up? The answer is “yes,” but know what message you are trying to send to those around you and to yourself. It is now more important than ever to project the correct image in every aspect of your life, whether at work, home, or a holiday party.

- How to Make the Most Out of Your
Fashion Dollars
- 8 Steps to Get Your Closet Ready For Fall
- Who Should Wear Short Shorts
- Change Your Clothing, Change Your Life
- What Do Your Clothes Say About You?
- A Guide To Casual Skirts
- A Review of Summer Tops
- The Best Buys of The Season
- Your "Best Bets" For The Season

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Business Travel

- Vacationing With Children

Traveling with children will be a memorable event - the question is "What kind?" Your chances of a lifetime memory you will cherish increase significantly with some advance communication and preparation.

- Mixing Business With Pleasure - Travel Tips

When was the last time you took a weeklong vacation? For many of us, it's been awhile. According to a recent Travel Poll by the Travel Industry Association of America (TIA), day trips and weekend getaways have increased in the last five years...

- How To Pack Light
- Tips for Travel Disaster Preparedness
- Mix Business With Pleasure
- What's Across the Pond?
- Taking Flight - Changes in air travel
- Packing It Up

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Harrassment

- Sexual Harrassment and Discrimination Are Illegal

We've combined sexual harassment and discrimination in one section because sexual harassment is considered a form of sex discrimination. Both practices are illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

- Federal Employment Laws

The following Federal Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Laws prohibit job discrimination. These laws are enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...

- Sexual Harrasment and the Law

Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) defines sexual harassment as: