Tag: flexibility
How to Be a Happier Freelancer
You get up to receive your fax. The bespectacled personal assistant at the next table is muttering into her laptop. Two writers are talking about the crazy demands of their clients. You feel a part of something, happy to be around people going through the same thing you are. ThisRead More
Trends: Office of the Future
In the last 50 years there have been dramatic changes in how working space has been provided to employees. Once, almost everybody who was somebody had an office and almost all of them had windows. Eventually this was winnowed down to open space design and cubicles. Now it appears weRead More
Online Learning: How to Make the Best Out of it
Busy professionals like you are relying more on online learning to gain and hone new and existing skills. You can learn at your own pace and do it anywhere as long as there’s an Internet connection. You read blogs and e-mail newsletters to keep abreast of latest trends in yourRead More
How to Deal with Organizational Change
As a professional writer, I value the input of editors whom I trust. When I get a good editor who knows my work, I usually do my best to keep him or her happy. I try to build a great professional relationship with my editors, and I do my bestRead More
The Four-Day Workweek: Pros and Cons
When you know a three-day weekend is just around the corner, do you try hard to tie up loose ends during the week so you can enjoy it? I know I do. When you get back to work on a Tuesday, doesn’t the rest of the week seem to flyRead More
Desk Fitness: A Series of 11 Simple Stretches
I spend an ungodly amount of time at my desk, staring at my large screen iMac. My body gets stiff, and sometimes numb. To help my muscles out, I frequently stretch at my desk. It not only makes my body feel better, but it gives my mind a break. IfRead More
Are Traditional Offices Dead?
Today Seth Godin posted his thoughts on the state of the “traditional office.” I hold the man in pretty high regard (he was listed as one of my examples of “really productive people”), and I even took part in this Monday’s Worldwide Linchpin Meetup Day. While not everyone will agreeRead More
Paying Your Dues As An Entry-Level Employee
“Entry-level” work often consists of the mundane, tedious tasks that managers and veterans just won’t do anymore. The term itself makes it quite clear that entry-level positions are at the bottom of the office rankings. Being the “new guy” or the “rookie” at work can seem like a raw deal,Read More