by Emily Barnes A well-organized office is one that not only looks good but is functional too. It is organized to match how you work, live, and travel – not how someone else does. The basic rule of thumb for placing things in a space is to put frequently used items close to you and […]
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How to Outwit E-Junk Thugs
by Emily Barnes As long as you are a participating member of an electronic mail service, you are going to get it. Unless you have a team of highly aggressive e-cops patrolling your e-premises and taking down the bad e-guys before they reach your desktop, you are going to get e-junk. Get used to it. […]
Four Steps to Better Managing Your To-Do List
By Emily Barnes Raise your hand if The List (your to-do list) is as long as your arm! If you add more to-do’s in a day than you check off in a day, you might be a bona fide Monkey Farmer. I’d bet you the first jungle harvest that you really want to be a […]
Designing Your Resume for Justin Thyme
by Emily Barnes Your telephone rings and you answer it. The caller is Justin Thyme, a long-time recruiter extraordinaire. She’s been an excellent resource for you throughout your career and is calling now to tell you that one of her clients is buying another mid-sized company. Justin says one of the players believes you’d be […]
8 Ways to Use Executive Coaching
by Emily Barnes Executive coaching is one of the latest status symbols to make the rounds in corporate America. Like the Palm Pilot, it is yet another cutting edge development designed to ease the way we work and make us more effective. The problem is, despite all the hype the Palm Pilot gets, many highly […]