Balancing work and life with WikipediaIt may sound kind of geeky, but I have to be honest – I love Wikipedia. My wife’s been teasing me about it recently, in fact, and deservedly so. I mention it about a couple of times a day, and find myself looking up stuff there quite often. So when it came time to write [...] November 30th, 2007
Do you make career choices while you sleep?And by sleep, I’m talking figuratively, though some folks do wake up with the blinding realization of what to do with their careers… No, what I’m talking about is how many of us (yes, I’ve been guilty of this a lot of the years) just accept what’s offered to us in our work and our [...] November 12th, 2007
Time block your way to a better work-life balanceI’ve worked with a couple of different mentors over the last year or two. One, as mentioned in a previous post, is a marketing expert. The other helps with the mind game, success habits, and goal achievement. One of the things she worked with me on was planning and organization. And no, we’re talking about [...] August 14th, 2007
What your resume has to do with your deathbed wishes…I just heard the hoary old saw again, and it’s perfect for repeating in this forum. You know the one, about how no one ever laid on their deathbed wishing they’d spent more time in the office. Well, why not? If you’re doing work that’s truly rewarding, if your executive career has something to emotionally [...] April 5th, 2007
Would YOU say you “work 70-80 hours per week” on your resume?We’ve all heard the advice before: It’s unhealthy to work too hard and play too little. That kind of lifestyle not only wears you down, it also robs you of the zest in life. So why do most of us always end up ignoring our better judgment, and work ourselves to the bone? Sure, you [...] March 16th, 2007
How can you have work-life balance if you don’t know what it means?A little misconception about work-life balance is the time thing. Specifically, to have your work and life in balance doesn’t mean your time is equally split, eight hours apiece, between working, personal life, and sleeping. It’s a mistake I was making in my thinking, until I did a little research. As defined by the collaborative [...] February 8th, 2007
Flex for execs – are you into different executive work schedules?I’m not sure how it took me this long to discover Sue Shellenbarger, but now that I have, I’m more than a little happy about it. Ms. Shellenbarger is the Work & Family columnist for CareerJournal.com (which, apparently, is enjoying the benefit of her work for sister website The Wall Street Journal Online). And having [...] February 1st, 2007
Your resume’s Executive Summary – what you DON’T say is just as importantWhen you stop to think about a potential job transition, do you – in fact, can you – really consider all the possible ramifications of that change? Sure, it’s one thing to be thinking of more money, greater challenges, and doing good for your family, community, and even the world when you click “Send” to [...] January 29th, 2007
What are the best companies to work for?It’s that time of year again … Fortune Magazine has released its annual 100 Best Companies to Work For list, and Google is the new #1. What’s more, it’s their first appearance on the list at all – hot stuff! How did Google and the other 99 companies get on this list? Here’s an excerpt [...] January 16th, 2007
Adding another ball to the work/life juggling actI’ve been thinking a bit about the whole “getting an advanced degree to advance your career” thing recently. It’s what I did when I was in management and wanted to improve my prospects ten years ago. (My goodness, how time flies!) And with the start of the New Year, traditionally time for self-improvement resolutions, you [...] January 2nd, 2007
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