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What’s Cooking? Co-Working Space

February 1, 2011

Yesterday I visited a new business in town. In our sleepy little town in upstate New York, we are making strides to enter the 21st century. The owner of this Co-working space has a vision! He wants to provide a work environment for solo-preneurs, independent contractors, virtual workers, telecommuters and others who hide in their [...]

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Summary Sunday

November 14, 2010

Here are some of my favorite posts  on a variety of career management topics:  Networking, Workplace trends/issues and Social Technology. How the Corporate Ladder Became the Corporate Lattice by Cathy Benko  from Harvard Business Review Here is a summary of the key points: Careers: From Straight Up To Zig-Zag Work: From Where You Go To [...]

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Taking Summer Vacation, Turn Off and Tune Out

August 19, 2010

There are many studies that discuss how important disconnecting from the office is to our mental health and well being.  Yet, it today’s climate, many are fearful about taking a vacation and when they do go on vacation, they spend hours checking voicemail, email, and calling into the office. We have family visiting from out [...]

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Personal Branding Is A Way of Living

August 4, 2010

You've heard the term PERSONAL BRAND more often than you care to admit.  What's all the hype?  What does it really mean? Personal Branding is a way of living.  It is about being true to your core values and capitalizing (literally) on your strengths.  Think "reputation".  What is it your friends, family, peers and others [...]

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The Way We Work Is Changing

June 30, 2010

Time Magazine covered the topic in-depth in "The Future of Work". If you want the Reader's Digest version, literally, they covered it in "Quick Study: The Future of Work" Seth Godin writes about it in "Linchpin" and regularly challenges our thinking in his blog. And Odesk created this presentation to address the change!  Is it [...]

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Happy Memorial Day

May 31, 2010

As you watch your hometown parade today, remember the sacrifices made for our country.  As tough as things have been here over the past few years, we are still some of the most fortunate people in the world. If you were asked to sacrifice something, what would you be willing to give up? Mobile phone [...]

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