Saturday, January 01, 2005
An excerpt from
A new year: Time to evaluate career goals
By Laura Ricketson, Staff Writer, Providence Business News
- Make a list to stay in control of your work and priorities, stay organized and outline the day’s tasks. Also write down short- and long-term goals and evaluate your progress frequently.
- Stay engaged while doing your work and get absorbed in your assignments.
- Learn how to work through others, and be willing to ask for help. Managing others and task delegation are important skills to master at any level.
- Participate in extracurricular activities. Always look for ways to broaden your skill set, both in and beyond work.
- Hang out at the water cooler. Socializing appropriately with colleagues will help you learn about what’s happening in other departments and establish you as a team player.
- Create your own goals. Determine where you want to be professionally and the skills you need to get there.
- Be comfortable with being uncomfortable. Accept challenges that take you out of your comfort zone.
- Get what you deserve. Make your case and stand up for your needs.
- Unplug and unwind... giving yourself some time off.
- Seek satisfaction... [or] maybe it’s time to look for a new job.
For more advice for the New Year, read the article.
A new year: Time to evaluate career goals
By Laura Ricketson, Staff Writer, Providence Business News
- Make a list to stay in control of your work and priorities, stay organized and outline the day’s tasks. Also write down short- and long-term goals and evaluate your progress frequently.
- Stay engaged while doing your work and get absorbed in your assignments.
- Learn how to work through others, and be willing to ask for help. Managing others and task delegation are important skills to master at any level.
- Participate in extracurricular activities. Always look for ways to broaden your skill set, both in and beyond work.
- Hang out at the water cooler. Socializing appropriately with colleagues will help you learn about what’s happening in other departments and establish you as a team player.
- Create your own goals. Determine where you want to be professionally and the skills you need to get there.
- Be comfortable with being uncomfortable. Accept challenges that take you out of your comfort zone.
- Get what you deserve. Make your case and stand up for your needs.
- Unplug and unwind... giving yourself some time off.
- Seek satisfaction... [or] maybe it’s time to look for a new job.
For more advice for the New Year, read the article.
Thursday, December 30, 2004
You be nice or I'll slap you
"Pretty soon, lawyers who yell at lawyers or are rude to clients could
find themselves in hot water.
"By the end of February, most of the 11,513 members of the South
Carolina Bar, including judges, will be required to take a new oath of
civility.
"Failing to take the oath will mean lost licenses. Failing to abide by
it will mean sanctions or reprimands from the state Supreme Court, the
governing body for lawyer conduct in South Carolina. It may be the
first oath of its kind in the country."
Read more:
Order in the Court and Civility Too
"Pretty soon, lawyers who yell at lawyers or are rude to clients could
find themselves in hot water.
"By the end of February, most of the 11,513 members of the South
Carolina Bar, including judges, will be required to take a new oath of
civility.
"Failing to take the oath will mean lost licenses. Failing to abide by
it will mean sanctions or reprimands from the state Supreme Court, the
governing body for lawyer conduct in South Carolina. It may be the
first oath of its kind in the country."
Read more:
Order in the Court and Civility Too
Monday, December 27, 2004
Hard to claw back work/life benefits
The newsletter "Work/Life Today" reports on developments in 2004. Even though many companies have cut back on work/life and other employee benefits, flexible scheduling remains strong. And:
"Companies get creative with elder care. Most companies with an Employee Assistance Program or resource and referral service offer workers advice about where to find help for their aging parents. But it’s becoming common for companies to go further, offering geriatric care managers who can evaluate the needs of an employee’s aging parent; nursing home locators; and even instruction for elders on how to use e-mail and the Internet...
Concierge: surprise survivor. Even as they cut other work/life programs, some employers are adding concierge vendors, saying stressed-out employees are relying on company-sponsored concierge and errand services to make their reservations for dinner, home repairs and other personal chores. One vendor estimates that an employee saves two to four hours—much of it during the workday—with every call to a concierge."
The newsletter "Work/Life Today" reports on developments in 2004. Even though many companies have cut back on work/life and other employee benefits, flexible scheduling remains strong. And:
"Companies get creative with elder care. Most companies with an Employee Assistance Program or resource and referral service offer workers advice about where to find help for their aging parents. But it’s becoming common for companies to go further, offering geriatric care managers who can evaluate the needs of an employee’s aging parent; nursing home locators; and even instruction for elders on how to use e-mail and the Internet...
Concierge: surprise survivor. Even as they cut other work/life programs, some employers are adding concierge vendors, saying stressed-out employees are relying on company-sponsored concierge and errand services to make their reservations for dinner, home repairs and other personal chores. One vendor estimates that an employee saves two to four hours—much of it during the workday—with every call to a concierge."
