Work Life & Environment

Magazine articles on office politics, stress, time management, and the work environment.

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Fast Company May 2005 Alan Deutschman	Which Stage of Change Are You In? Here is a widely influential model of the "stages of change." What stage are you in? See if any of the following statements sound familiar.
HBS Working Knowledge April 25, 2005	Negotiating What You're Worth Should you be the first to mention money? What is your main goal in negotiating a salary raise? How do you prepare for negotiation obstacles? A negotiation expert gives tips in this article from the Harvard Management Communication Letter.
HBS Working Knowledge April 25, 2005 Stever Robbins	Truth and Trust: They Go Together In business, one bad manager rarely destroys trust in the entire company. But several bad managers, armed with policies that clearly treat people as disposable implements, can destroy trust in an entire organization.
Fast Company May 2005 Cheryl Dahle	Escape Your Pigeonhole If you're good at what you do, you may get pigeonholed. Here are tips to avoid that fate.
AskMen.com Eddie Chandler	How To Deal With Negative People You can't always change other people, but you can control your reaction to them. Here are some tips to help you counteract a contrary attitude -- wherever you may run into it.
BusinessWeek April 25, 2005 Susan Berfield	Mireille Guiliano's Morsels Of Wisdom The author of French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure decries plump CEOs as bad role models and calls for a "reality check" on workaholism.
AskMen.com Edward Chalmers	How to Write a Letter of Resignation The letter of resignation is more than a professional courtesy, a formality or standard business etiquette. It is a very important step in your career. Here are 10 tips to do it right and make it memorable.
Job Journal April 10, 2005 Sue Gannon	Beyond Survival Can a little psychology help you overcome a job loss? Understanding Maslow's time-tested `hierarchy of needs' can help you move beyond survival mode and refocus on reaching your goals.
Job Journal April 10, 2005 Marty Nemko	Quick Fix: Think Like a Manager Thinking like a manager can lead to becoming one. Here's how a manager thinks.
InternetNews April 8, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	Blogging Without Getting Burned As the public rushes to the blogosphere, employers and employees have to figure out what's right -- and what's stupid.
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