Work Life & Environment

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

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CFO November 1, 2004 Kris Frieswick	Hard Times Finance has always been a stressful career populated by Type A personalities. But how did we end up in a world where finance executives are willing to put their health at risk for a job?
Fast Company November 2004 Ryan Underwood	Office Handbook A satirical look at the proper time and place to use your BlackBerry.
Fast Company November 2004 Melissa Korn	Toxic Cleanup: How to Deal With a Dangerous Leader Some tips from the author of The Allure of Toxic Leaders and some tips on how to deal with such people.
Fast Company November 2004 Shoshana Zuboff	Ranking Ourselves to Death The link between control and contentment: more than cigarettes, sugar, and too many hours spent bench-pressing the TV remote, it's the lack of control in our jobs that's killing us.
Managed Care October 2004 Jaan Sidorov	Profitable Or Pointless? Maximize Your Conference Take-Away You'll spend 12 hours traveling and upward of $2,000 in tuition charges, room and board, then work twice as hard for a week when you get back. This article looks at how to get the most out of your meeting.
AskMen.com Roberto Rocha	How To Stay Cool Under Pressure Stress and work are inseparable nowadays. Handling stress with grace is what sets a great employee apart and what marks a person as upper-management material.
PC Magazine November 16, 2004 Bill Machrone	The Essential Buying Guide: For the Business Traveler Here's the latest technologies and the important factors for choosing the right notebook, PDA, portable printer, projector, and e-mail device as well other hardware and software that make life on the road tolerable and productive, if not outright enjoyable.
BusinessWeek November 8, 2004 Diane Brady	Hopping Aboard the Daddy Track Suddenly, achieving a work-life balance isn't just a women's issue. More and more, the hard work of raising a family is a growing priority for men, especially Gen Xers whose upbringings were often marred by split parents, empty houses, and dads who seemed like distant relatives.
AskMen.com Sean Hewitt	Reasons for Wrongful Dismissal So you've just been fired? Many states require that your boss have "good" or "just" cause for letting you go, and there is usually a set of laws that make clear which reasons for termination are unjust. Here are some guidelines.
Job Journal October 24, 2004 Michael Kinsman	Career Pros: In Denial About Depression Employee depression -- estimated to cost productivity some $52 million annually -- is too costly for companies to ignore.
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