December 2009
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“Good Artists Create…
Great Artists Steal”
– Leonardo DaVinci
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Smart Phones, Palm Pilots, Itouch or Iphones....
If you would have asked me this very question two months ago, I would have said hell no!
In my case, I still use my paper agenda and don’t ask me to get rid of it, I think highly of them. The first 30 minutes of every morning is dedicated to updating my agenda and everyone should do this religiously. Organizing your life daily is the most important path to success.
Now you’re...
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“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower...”
– Bill Gates
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“I am sorry to say that there is too much point to the wisecrack that life is...”
– John F. Kennedy
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Internet Office Etiquette
The internet is a useful tool for the majority of us in the office environment. While some of us use it for work related reasons others use it for recreation. Does one really have to check their personal email or facebook profile twenty times a day? For one, you will have nothing to look forward to when you get home and for two, you’re being watched!
You have to be naive to think the...
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“Ya gots to work with what you gots to work with.”
– Stevie Wonder
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Win some lose some, but don't loose your shirt.
Yes, being naked in public sucks. I really hate using words like “Sucks” but like it or not, everyone will have SUCKY moments at the work place.
One of my old bosses taught me three important office survival tips. I still live by these, daily and they have yet to fail me.
Assume
Still the most feared manager in our company and he left years ago! I remember day two, working for the “Wolverine”...
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“By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and...”
– Robert Frost
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Office Christmas Party
I would normally not post twice in the same day, but I feel this post should have been out weeks ago.
Office Christmas parties are important to attend to. This is an event the company has created to give back to it’s residents. The people whom are keeping it alive, rather they are collecting, selling, picking, packing, controlling, managing, filing or transferring calls. This is the one...
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Making your way up the corporate ladder.
Going up the corporate ladder is not a simple task. This can take years of hard work and getting to know the right people often stepping over your colleagues resulting in your general popularity going downhill (actually it’s the opposite, however people tend to envy you).
The first and most important step, keep the socializing with your peers to a minimum. The closer you get to your peers...
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“A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.”
– Henry Ford
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Interview with the Vampire
Those blood sucking interviewers generally make your stomach twirl with anxiety. Mind you, it really does not have to be that way does it!
Look, Interviews go two ways. Most people don’t grasp the fact that they are interviewing a potential employer. It’s not only about impressing them, but also about having them sweet you off your feet. Who wants the perfect job in a cave with a...