If you’ve long been wishing to transform your cubicle into your livingroom couch, Mark Shead from Productivity501 gives some valuable advice about how to approach your manager and inquire about working from home. As an ex-manager, Mark, gives some insider information about what approaches work best, and what homework you need to…

One of the age old questions in the workplace is, “How do you find a good mentor?” The Goal Setting College weblog gives insight into how to pick a quality and reliable mentor. With the large quantity of leadership and mentoring courses available today, Goal Setting College does a nice job of cutting…

Recently an area director for a non-profit asked me if I would do a Malama session for a work team that was struggling to communicate with each other. He valued everyone on the team individually, however he could see that together they were not very effective. Malama is the value of caring, compassion, and…

The That Voodoo You Do weblog describes how to get into the wonderfully absorbed state of mind that makes time fly by and greatly improves the quality of your work. The TVYD weblog describes this state of mind quite nicely: We’ve all had the experience where we’ve become so completely absorbed in our work…

One of life’s greatest annoyances for me is the time spent waiting for a meeting to begin. The Berkun blog gives some great advice about how to get meetings off on a good foot by starting on time. What tips can you share with the group about how you get your…

Zen Habits has another excellent article about the importance of habits and goal setting to achieving success. This post lists the habits that will help you to become financially stable. Some of my favorites from the list are detailed below: Make savings automagical. This should be your top priority, especially if you…

As the title implies, Real Simple brings to light 20 reoccurring transactions that can cost you big money in the long run. According to Real Simple, following these tips can save up to $3000 per year. I would call $3000 per year more of a waterfall than a leak. Here…

Penelope Trunk from Yahoo! Finance gives great advice as to how managers should treat their employees. The advice is from the perspective of management, and it is focused on making employees, “…feel good about themselves and what they’re doing.” The advice is very practical for anyone in a management or supervisory role: Manage people…

The counseling center at Texas Woman’s University published a list of 52 activities you can do to reduce stress. None of the activities cost any money and they are really easy to do. This link is definitely getting bookmarked: Get up fifteen minutes earlier in the morning. The inevitable morning mishaps will…

When you first start a job and the paychecks start rolling in, it can become very easy to stop thinking about career development. Living for the now is very acceptable in the short-run, especially after you get financially comfortable. However, at one point or another, career development thoughts will probably start sneaking…

timeXchange.net is a very robust online time-logging and expense-tracking application. timeXchange lets you manage your time and expenses on various projects. This looks to be a great option if you are self-employed and want to track your time. timeXchange is also a great option if you own or manage a business, because…

Most small business owners and and sole proprietors do not have enough financing to be able to afford proper customer service. Therefore, the role of providing customer service often falls on the employees. The founders of software company, Fog Creek, fell into this category and were forced to provide customer service themselves…

As the Simple Dollar Explains, most career advice is geared toward “big picture” thinking. The problem with this advice is that it tends to be so long-term that it is difficult to find the motivation to start helping your career now. The Simple Dollar gives 15 tips on how to give your a…

Why office politics are everywhere, yet accomplish so little of value Two years ago, I went to Colorado to watch the Prairie Chickens and Sage Grouse doing their spring dances. The males strut around, puff out their chests, and try to intimidate other males who come near them. Sometimes they start up a skirmish, running at…

Asking for a raise can be an extremely daunting task. Free Money Finance gives some tips that will help you through the process. Have any of you had to ask for a raise? What tips would you share for those of us who have never done it? How did it work…