How to Maintain Professional Boundaries
With the casual lifestyle so prevalent, some days it can seem like people have lost the ability to conduct themselves appropriately. I think we can
March 19, 2008
Life Is Difficult and _________.
M. Scott Peck’s book The Road Less Traveled was very successful, selling steadily for year after year. Many people loved the book, many hated it but read the whole thing anyway. Most loved it.
But I wonder how many of us really accept Dr. Peck’s premise, “Life is difficult.” As Dr. Peck said, basically that’s the thing. Life is difficult. Not “life is difficult because…” Not “life is difficult but…”
February 11, 2008
You Don’t Have To Be In A Good Mood To Be Courteous
I’m not sure being polite to convenience store clerks has ever been covered completely in self-help literature, but I think it may be one of the best things we can do to actually become, and remember, who we really are.
February 8, 2008
Small Business Trends Column – Who Else (Besides a Majority of Business Professionals) Wants Work Life Balance in 2008?
A nationwide survey sheds some light as to what people think will help them achieve their business goals in 2008. What made the top of the list? Achieving a work-life balance!
This should come to no surprise to many of you reading this. It seems we are all working longer hours and spending more time trying to keep up with technology rather than using it to help us achieve productivity gains. We’ve become victims of our own success; often times forgetting about those people we share a house with — our family.
January 17, 2008
Instant Communication, Information, and Gratification
We correspond frequently, but we’re often rushed, preoccupied, and unable to give our full attention. If you feel overwhelmed and distracted in today’s world, take comfort.
January 2, 2008
Small Business Trends Column: Entrepreneurs – Remember the Promise of the Paperless Office?
There was a promise that in the near future there would be a “paperless” office; a post about this promise at Small Business Trends website.
December 17, 2007
The Myth of Productivity
Have you ever had a productivity study done where you work? They’re kind of funny, if they’re not being inflicted on you. The idea is that you can measure how “productive” someone is, and tell them how to maximize the use of their time and be “more productive.”
The problem is that productivity is not objective.
November 2, 2007
Conflict: Difficult People We Can’t Avoid
I’ve often been asked the best way to deal with difficult people. My answer is that the best way is to avoid them altogether. Of course, that’s not always difficult, so I also have given some thought to how to deal with the difficult people we can’t avoid.
These are people who are part of our lives, at least now, not by our choice but by circumstance, and we just have to learn to get along. We do have the option of not getting along, but that rarely feels good or works out well, so I highly suggest learning to deal with these people in a way that causes everyone involved the least amount of damage and turmoil.
October 8, 2007
Carnival of Small Business Issues: October 2, 2007
The aggregation of posts in this carnival submitted by the excellent bloggers involved in the small business community offer a myriad of approaches and solutions to those issues.
October 2, 2007
Could a Wellness Program Keep Your Company Healthy?
One of the problems with talking about “health care” is that most people think of it only as a way of treating sick people. Health insurance and prescription plans are indispensable, of course, but have you thought about helping your employees stay well, to cut down on health problems in the future? This is not only good for your bottom line, but it’s good for your employees and your relationship with them. ‘Wellness plan’ is a broad term, but here are some opportunities you might explore:
October 2, 2007
Productivity Tools? Time Management Techniques? First You Need a Strategy: Slow Down FAST
Ok … you have all your productivity tools in place. You have a rock-solid time management system. You have a seemingly-workable plan. But something isn’t quite right. You feel that, now, more than ever, you’re being stretched beyond your limits.
Maybe what’s missing isn’t all the tools and techniques. Maybe it’s your strategy.
September 4, 2007
Driven to Succeed, Prisoner of Success, Workaholic, or Someone Who Can’t Say ‘No’?
With the Labor Day Holiday approaching, we all think about a weekend of leisure, whether that means a slow-paced Friday through Monday of solitude and barbecues, or an action-packed one of friends, parties, and go-go-go!
What Labor Day means on the calendar, however, is that summer vacations are over, people are back in the office, and it’s time to get things accomplished.
As you contemplate the number of hours you’ll be spending on your work in the months ahead, do you dread the thought? Will you have a mountain of work to do, yet still take on more with a smile (maybe forced) on your face? Will people be pulling you in every direction?
August 30, 2007
Surviving (Tolerating, Accepting, and Eluding) Negative People, Places, and Situations
Bob Sutton, creator of the No Asshole Rule, posted Wednesday 8 suggestions for “enduring and triumphing against abusive bosses and co-workers” titled Latest Tips for Surviving Workplace Assholes.
Negative people, places, and situations can have a detrimental effect on your life. Similarly to seemingly insurmountable workplace obstacles and situations, in the form of people and situations, there are no instant fixes for these sorts of problems in our private lives, either.
August 24, 2007
Taking Action: Entrepreneurship ala Ben Casnocha
Ben Casnocha is a very young CEO who started his first company when he was 12 years old. Then, when he was 14 he started
August 3, 2007
Finding Happiness at Work
Alexander Kjerulf is a Chief Happiness Officer. He believes that in order to be happy at work we should stop putting up with unhappy workplaces,
July 31, 2007
BlackBerry/ PDAs Detrimental to Work/Life Balance
In a recent survey it was stated that Blackberry technology has improved on executive and employee productivity, but they have also had a negative impact
July 24, 2007
How Does This Father Balance Work and Home Life?
Some examples of the way to try to balance work and a home life are: Step back and evaluate, objectively, what’s going on in our
July 17, 2007
My Expectations and Outdated Conventions – Could I Have Been Wrong?
All these years when adults have been trying to speak to their children and they have been interrupted by sounds of text messaging, computer programs,
July 16, 2007
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