When Happy Hour Isn’t an Option… Or Is It?
A while ago, I read a piece in the Wall Street Journal called When Happy Hour Isn't An Option, Finding Time to Network. The author, …Read More
Category Archives: Career
Thoughts on Good Housekeeping’s 125th Birthday
I spent a fun evening last night at Shine On, the show celebrating Good Housekeeping’s 125th anniversary. It was not a “show” per se as …Read More
Motherlode: Juggling Full-Time Work…and Bad Assumptions
I was fascinated to read a guest post at Lisa Belkin's NY Times Motherlode blog from Dr. Simi Hoque of the University of Massachusetts. Prof. …Read More
Business Owners Smile More…
...or at least that's the message of Sue Shellenbarger's column this morning in the Wall Street Journal. According to a Gallup survey being released today, business …Read More
When work-life balance means working more
When I was writing a book on time management several years ago, I had dozens of people keep logs of their time. Paula, a Nashville …Read More
The end of the billable hour?
The front page of the Wall Street Journal this morning has an article called "Billable Hour Under Attack." Apparently, many companies are using the recession …Read More
Dealing with a workaholic
Most of us with full-time jobs don't work nearly as much as we think we do. Very few people who claim to work 80, 90, …Read More
A mismatch between jobs and skills
Recessions are obviously tough in many ways. Losing a job is demoralizing, and not being able to pay the bills is one of the most …Read More
