Post Emily Post: Sign Them Up or They’re Signing Out As you know, these days any store with a computer and printer can make their feelings regarding cell phone use, food and drinks, restroom availability, etc known to their customers… Read More
Nose Hair Clippers and Other Learning Opportunities Information—even quirky information—can be gold. At least one product is built on this premise, and has been for years: nose hair clippers. Here’s what I mean: We’ve all seen the… Read More
Top 10 Things That Get You Unfollowed/Unfriended I’m excited to be introducing my first guest blog post. Why did I pick this writer/this post? I picked Peter Shankman because I am an enormous fan of his HARO… Read More
Negotiating Power: Getting What you Want in Deals with Clients and Vendors While your business environment might not be the markets of Morocco, where haggling over a head of lettuce or a cab ride is expected, negotiation is simply a part of… Read More
5 Ways to Deal with Passive Aggressive Colleagues By Rachel Farrell, Special to CareerBuilder.com On just about every reality TV show, from “The Bachelor” to “Jersey Shore” to “The Real Housewives” (pick a city — any city), we… Read More
Post Emily Post: Phone Fun for Everyone This past weekend, I had to spend some time on the phone returning a few items to a well-known retailer. Imagine my reaction when my explanation as to what was… Read More
Don’t Try to “Drink the Ocean”: Set Three-Day, Three-Month, and Three-Year Goals Whether it’s a new job, your current job, or a job hunt,it’s critical to set three day, three month, and three year goals.Why? Because these three time spans capture the… Read More
Post Emily Post: A Few Thoughts on Modern-Day Manners Post Emily Post: A Few Thoughts on Modern-Day Manners The other day my mother was reminiscing about the first time she saw someone (gasp!) eating fruit salad with a fork.… Read More
100 Days to Your Promotion In today’s economy, you might be feeling lucky you even have a job—asking for a promotion could seem like tempting fate. “Better to sit tight,” you might be thinking. “Not… Read More
9 Ways to Ace a Job Interview By Trae Bodge You got the interview, now what? Congratulations – you’ve landed a job interview! In today’s market, where every job listing generates unprecedented floods of applicants, being granted… Read More