Tag Archive: work design

My 15 Minutes of Fame Revisited (In Case You Missed It)

In case you blinked last Monday (like the rest of the world), I was on the cover of the RedEye and in a feature story about Gen Y job hopping.

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The Problem with the CYA Mantra

The CYA mantra insists that work be done in vacuums at your cubicles. As long as you take care of your part of the load – everyone is fine.

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Ways to Break Out of the Administrative Job Cycle (Part 5)

And, the relationship with our career (or job) is best described as the relationship we have with ourselves

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Ways to Break Out the Administrative Job Cycle (Part 4)

There’s nothing too sexy about the labor of organizing paperwork. It can be a challenge to find the creative bits and pieces of any job. Yet, this is even more apparent when your work demands that you schedule lunches, fax documents and keep the kitchen clean.

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The Work Wardrobe

Yet, I’m convinced that after not having to go into an office for 2 years, my brain can no longer recognize what’s appropriate to wear and what isn’t. So, I get nervous because I’m afraid I’ll pick the “wrong” thing.

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Ways to Break Out the Administrative Job Cycle (Part 3)

You have to assume that everything written in your job description is wrong

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Ways to Break Out the Administrative Job Cycle (Part 2)

If you want change, expect your career to be more like a mosaic with various bits making up a whole

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Ways to Break Out of the Administrative Job Cycle (Part 1)

Making more money may actually distract you from concentrating on your career. You’ll inadvertently spend time concentrating on the money aspect of a job you may loathe and not enough time transitioning skills into a career you want.

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