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Smart Lemming Diary: 7 Tips on How to Professionalize your Work Space
October 15, 2009 – 10:03 am | No Comment
Smart Lemming Diary: 7 Tips on How to Professionalize your Work Space

January 6, 2006
Forbes.com’s 7 Tips on How to Professionalize your Work Space
Part of our personal brand includes how we decorate our cubicle or office. Check out Forbes.com’s keys to success in using desk and office …

Smart Lemming Diary: From Unemployment to Marketing Director in 5 Months
October 14, 2009 – 9:26 am | No Comment
Smart Lemming Diary: From Unemployment to Marketing Director in 5 Months

December 31, 2005
2005 is a year to remember. I’ve transformed from unhappy, disgruntled knowledge worker at a toxic technology company to an uncertain, content entrepreneur managing my own little startup, and running my own department …

Smart Lemming Diary: How to Manage Your Ambition
October 13, 2009 – 8:50 am | No Comment
Smart Lemming Diary: How to Manage Your Ambition

December 30, 2005
Managing Your Ambition
How do we manage our ambition? What are the risks of wanting more responsibility? I check in with myself to make sure I’m not being self serving by using my company’s …

Smart Lemming Diary: 10 Reasons for a Job-to-Person Mismatch
October 12, 2009 – 8:25 am | No Comment
Smart Lemming Diary: 10 Reasons for a Job-to-Person Mismatch

December 28, 2005
Post-Christmas is always a weird time in offices. Fortunately, I have fun projects on my plate such as the corporate website redesign, the channel management function, and a new marketing position. My top …

Smart Lemming Diary: Pitching the Need for More Department Resources, Part 2
October 9, 2009 – 12:01 pm | No Comment
Smart Lemming Diary: Pitching the Need for More Department Resources, Part 2

December 26, 2005
Are you following how I performed a Marketing Department Workload Analysis to demonstrate and pitch my need for more marketing resources? What were the findings in my Marketing Department Workload Analysis? What was …

Smart Lemming Diary: Seize the Opportunity to Take on Additional Responsibilities in Your Job
October 8, 2009 – 9:28 am | No Comment
Smart Lemming Diary: Seize the Opportunity to Take on Additional Responsibilities in Your Job

December 23, 2005
Our startup is making progress on several fronts. We may be getting closer to selling off our core business, we’ve signed another deal, I’m making progress on getting another direct report, and my …