7 habits of highly annoying travelers
Posted on March 12, 2010. Filed under: complaining | Tags: annoying, complaining, paying attention, travel |
A while back, I wrote a post about annoying people at work. Just lately, much of my work has involved traveling so I thought I’d draw that theme out again, for a couple of reasons: I like and need to vent about the stupid things people do; and I’d like to provide a cautionary message [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )7 habits of highly annoying people at work
Posted on September 16, 2009. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: career, career advice, complaining, paying attention, preparation, tasks |
Different personalities in the workplace are a given and you just need to learn to work with them. But regardless of personality, there are some things people do (yes, probably even me – though I’d like to think I don’t) that are just plain annoying and often create far more work and frustration than necessary. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )Trying not to screw things up
Posted on July 12, 2009. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: career, career advice, paying attention, preparation |
I’ve learned something about myself recently – maybe it holds true for you too: the longer I don’t write, the harder it becomes to start back up. Looking at my blog, it seems I haven’t updated in two months. Crap. But every time I chide myself for not writing, it perversely kills the desire to write [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Secrets to Success, Job Seekers Edition: Personalize EVERYTHING
Posted on April 14, 2009. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: career, career advice, job search, jobs, paying attention, preparation |
Here’s something that may make me unusual among job seekers: it takes me a minimum of 2 to 3 weeks to put together a complete job application package. I agonize over every detail and sometimes, I annoy the crap out of myself. But guess what? I also get interviews all the time. In my latest [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Keeping it simple
Posted on December 17, 2008. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: follow up, paying attention, preparation, tasks |
Note: This post was originally published on the Nonprofit Congress blog on 10/24/08. Have you ever noticed that some of the skills that make people great leaders, thinkers, strategists, or event managers are often those that are the most simple and basic? At least they seem that way to me. But then again, even the [...]
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