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The Smart Lemming’s Daily Twitter Digest: October 20, 2009
October 20, 2009 – 11:24 pm | No Comment
The Smart Lemming’s Daily Twitter Digest: October 20, 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:

Getting Things (Re-)Started: Dealing with Mental Blocks …

The Smart Lemming’s Daily Twitter Digest: October 10, 2009
October 10, 2009 – 10:00 pm | No Comment
The Smart Lemming’s Daily Twitter Digest: October 10, 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:

5 Ways Managers Fail at Delegating
5 …

Smart Lemming Diary: Taking Things Personal at Work is Self-Defeating
September 17, 2009 – 10:51 am | One Comment
Smart Lemming Diary: Taking Things Personal at Work is Self-Defeating

November 3, 2005
When I get unhappy at work, I probably have taken things personal. Taking things personal can energize us, making us more passionate at work or more productive. But it comes at a cost. …

23 Ways to be Happy at Work: #23 - Change this!
July 31, 2009 – 10:39 am | No Comment
23 Ways to be Happy at Work: #23 - Change this!

Are there things that you would like to change about yourself at work? Do you make too many mistakes in writing/typing emails? Do you want to gossip less? Do you want to worry less? Think …

23 Ways to be Happy at Work: #22 - Let it go
July 31, 2009 – 10:22 am | No Comment
23 Ways to be Happy at Work: #22 - Let it go

Work can be annoying. It can make us frustrated and angry. Do you feel that you’re pulled in several directions at once from numerous stakeholders? Do you feel like you don’t have control in …

23 Ways to be Happy at Work: #21 - Give yourself a gift
July 31, 2009 – 10:09 am | No Comment
23 Ways to be Happy at Work: #21 - Give yourself a gift

Need a quick happiness pick me up? Give yourself a gift as a reward. At times, we should treat ourselves to a gift. You work hard, so every now and then treat yourself to something …

23 Ways to be Happy at Work: #20 - Change your workspace
July 31, 2009 – 9:48 am | One Comment
23 Ways to be Happy at Work: #20 - Change your workspace

Do you like your workspace?
Whenever I start a new job, I check out my workspace. Do I like it? If not, why? Is the lighting okay? Is the furniture in the right configuration? What feels …

23 Ways to be Happy at Work: #19 - Be a squirrel
July 31, 2009 – 9:34 am | One Comment
23 Ways to be Happy at Work: #19 - Be a squirrel

A surefire way to be unhappy at work is to feel trapped. You want a different job, career change, or get laid off or fired, but can’t because you don’t have the financial resources to …

23 Ways to be Happy at Work: #18 - Mend Fences, Don’t Burn Bridges
July 24, 2009 – 12:29 pm | No Comment
23 Ways to be Happy at Work: #18 - Mend Fences, Don’t Burn Bridges

Sometimes we are so hurt or angry in our work lives that we burn bridges. It’s easy to forget that experiences can come back to bite us. The work environment is so small that is …

23 Ways to be Happy at Work: #17 - Share knowledge
July 23, 2009 – 9:25 am | No Comment
23 Ways to be Happy at Work: #17 - Share knowledge

Sharing knowledge is one of the drivers of happiness at work. By sharing our findings from magazines, blogs, or business books, we help others. It demonstrates that we are confident or aren’t threatened by our …