Zen Habits: Curing Email Insanity

Post written by Leo Babauta. Follow him on Twitter.
The beauty of an empty inbox is a thing to behold. It is calming, peaceful and wonderful.
An inbox that is overflowing with actions, urgent calls for responses, stuff to read … it’s chaos, it’s stressful, it’s overwhelming.
A friend recently posted:
“Help! I’m drowning in email!”
Let’s look at how to [...]

Unwritten Rules for Women in the Workplace

Kudos to Essence for its recent blog on the unwritten rules for women in the workplace by Ann Daly.  We can all relate to these rules whether we agree with them or not. 
More often than not the simple fact that you’re a woman in the workplace means you’re treated differently than your male counterparts. You [...]

Basic Rules of the Road on The Net

Several months ago we stumbled upon a great “Top 10” net etiquette website on all things technology including email, cell phones, and social media.  Upon entering the site, you are greeted by the Top 10 Rules for Net Etiquette which transcends all media.  Our favorite of the Top Ten:
Do not put anything you do not [...]

9 Social Networking Sites for Women Who Mean Business

What is the real power behind women entrepreneurs? A study by the Center for Women’s Business Research shows that women now own 40 percent of private firms, women-owned businesses generate about $3 trillion in revenue and employ 16 percent of the workforce; making them significant players in the national economy. In addition, the study found [...]

Grammar Matters: Everyone Needs There Own Farecard

Lucky for this station manager, a signature wasn’t required.  No such luck for us at work with emails, letters, and other documents.  Grammar does matter.  People do make judgment calls based on our written word. 

Back to Work: Advancing (or Keeping Pace) in Your Career

Whether you love your J-O-B or not, you owe it to yourself to be the best at it until something better comes along (which may take even longer in this economy!). And who knows, becoming better at it may make you enjoy your job better. Some tips and techniques to get better at the game.

Beating [...]

Tightening Up the Resume for 2010

Wondering what you should be spending your time off on? How about getting your resume in order for a brand new year.  New year, new opportunities.  At least that is our prayer.  But new opportunities require preparation.  If someone called you up right now and says they’ve forwarded your name for new job opportunity, would [...]

16 No-No’s For Holiday Parties

We all want to walk into a party and have a good time. Some of us are extroverts and have no problem doing this. But, others, a little on the shy side, or introverts, may have a problem opening up to people. With the holiday season approaching, it’s a good time to mix and mingle [...]

Be More Productive

Heather Huhman of Washington wakes up just after 4:00 a.m. and hits the gym. Before Ms. Huhman walks into her office at a national health-care association, she writes a column for local news site Examiner.com. It’s something the 27-year-old does to help build her platform as a career expert — a necessity for the success [...]

Understanding LinkedIn

I remember signing up for LinkedIn.  I filled in my biographical and career information.  I joined a couple of networks, made “connections” with a few people I knew.   And then I didn’t log in again for almost six months. 
After the initial “something new” it seemed to be overwhelming to navigate.  My social networking dance card [...]

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