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3 Best Ways to Say ‘No’
Struggling with productivity and time management? Try these simple guidelines to improve your focus simply by saying “no.”
High-Powered Women and Supportive Spouses: Who’s in Charge, and of What?
At a time when issues like gender inequality in the boardroom and the dearth of women in corporate America continue to make headlines, it is worth asking: How important is the role of a supportive spouse in the lives of …
Hurricane Sandy Shows It’s Time to Embrace Workplace Flexibility
Could businesses have handled the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy better if they’d been leveraging flexible work practices long before the storm hit?
Millennials: Turns Out the ‘Entitled Generation’ Is Willing to Sacrifice
The idea that all millennials act the same way, or that millennials as a group are entirely self-centered and unwilling to sacrifice is just plain wrong.
Facebook & Work: Will Friending Your Manager Help Your Career?
Not long ago, I thought it was a bad idea to friend your boss on Facebook because of the possibility that revealing too much could hurt your progress at your current job, as well as any future opportunities. Lately, I’ve had a …
Why It’s Counterproductive (and Unhealthy) to Be ‘Crazy Busy’ with Work
It’s been reported that one in four companies have created policies in recent years instructing employees that they are not to read or answer work e-mails after normal work hours. But such policies are the exceptions to the rule, …
Note to Gen Y Workers: Performance on the Job Actually Matters
We’ve all heard about how millennials have been raised by “helicopter parents,” who hover over them and protect them from criticism and disappointment. The result is a “teacup” generation of young people who may appear …
Just How Underemployed Is Gen Y?
Gen Y is in a bind. This group of 18- to 29-year-olds has been told they must go to college in order to find a decent job. Yet upon graduating, few jobs are available to young people — and those that are open often don’t require …
Child Care or College Tuition: Which Family Expense Is Rising Faster?
For many families, the costs of child care and college are obviously intertwined. Parents pay for the former so that they can work and save up enough—to help pay for the latter. It’s not news that the prices of both of these …
Why Gen Y Loves Restaurants – And Restaurants Love Them Even More
We’ve all heard that young people in America today are very likely to have loads of student loan debt, relatively little cash to spend, and roommates they know as “Mom” and “Dad.” Interestingly, despite their strapped financial …
Even in This Uncertain Economy, Pets Are Worth the Cost
When I adopted two kittens from a shelter a couple of weeks ago — both as adorable as anything can possibly be, but with the relentless destructive energy of two tiny hurricanes — I didn’t realize that I was bucking a …