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The Smart Lemming’s Daily Twitter Digest: November 17, 2009
November 17, 2009 – 10:13 pm | No Comment
The Smart Lemming’s Daily Twitter Digest: November 17, 2009

The Smart Lemming sent out the following tweets, recommending these additional resources from news, articles, and posts on business life, career management, management and leadership, and women in business:

Confused about tipping etiquette? How much to …

Lessons from The Office: Don’t Jump to Conclusions, Don’t be Fearful
October 13, 2009 – 10:24 am | No Comment
Lessons from The Office: Don’t Jump to Conclusions, Don’t be Fearful

Why does Michael Scott make me uncomfortable? Because Michael’s management and personal actions are often an extreme version of the business life and career management lessons that we need to learn. In The Office episode …

Speedlinking: 10 Posts You Should Read Today, June 5, 2009
June 5, 2009 – 11:00 am | No Comment
Speedlinking: 10 Posts You Should Read Today, June 5, 2009

Have a God-like complex? Will it help you during an interview? Check out this post on interviewing skills, and my nine other recommended posts for today, covering self-awareness, conquering your fear, how to increase your …

Don’t be the Master of Spin on your own Performance
May 20, 2009 – 12:08 pm | No Comment
Don’t be the Master of Spin on your own Performance

You’ve worked with them. You’ve reported into them. You maybe one of them. They are known as the masters of their own spin. They fail to hold themselves accountable, always giving reasons …

Zen at Work: What are you afraid of?
May 19, 2009 – 12:02 pm | No Comment
Zen at Work: What are you afraid of?

I’ve carried a lot of fear in my past jobs, being too attached to my job and my identity that came with it. Having attachments causes fear which leads to anger right?

Keeping a Brave Face when Your Number might be up
May 11, 2009 – 7:23 pm | No Comment
Keeping a Brave Face when Your Number might be up

You’re in the crosshairs. We’ve all been there. You’ve been hired into a company, you excelled, and then circumstances change. All of a sudden, you don’t have upward mobility options, nor do you …

Change Management, Managing Growth, and Organizational Theory
May 10, 2009 – 7:17 pm | One Comment
Change Management, Managing Growth, and Organizational Theory

Change in the work environment isn’t easy. We all fear change. As Carly Fiorina explains the dynamics of change and fear, managers and leaders experience fear like the rest of us. As they grow startups …

Acting Fearful in the Workplace is Dangerous and Career Limiting
May 4, 2009 – 8:00 am | 2 Comments
Acting Fearful in the Workplace is Dangerous and Career Limiting

In our jobs, there will always be some times of uncertainty. Your company may face challenging times, leaving you in doubt and fear about whether you’ll be laid off.
I say this from experience. Before I …

9 Reasons We Work in Fear - How To Lose Your Fear of Being Fired
March 9, 2007 – 9:39 am | 2 Comments
9 Reasons We Work in Fear - How To Lose Your Fear of Being Fired

Being fired is one the best things that can happen to you. Most of time, you know something’s not quite right before the actual firing because:

You live in fear at work
There are valid reasons why …