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The Seventh Deadly Workplace Sin: Lust
Recently, I read an article from Careerbuilder.com about the Seven Deadly Workplace Sins. Last time, I gave you my take on Gluttony. Finally, it’s all about Lust.

More on Cubicle Etiquette
In cubicle environments, "common" courtesy is very important. A little bit of politeness goes a long way toward smoothing problems. Everybody should model good behavior and expect it from co-workers. Supervisors can play an important role in setting the tone, creating policies for healthy office culture, and, when necessary, negotiating conflicts between employees.
Phone Systems Can Save Big Money!
“But the answer to this much lower cost for space lies in their new phone system. It’s not just that the phone system was purchased at a good price.”

Incorporating Outsource Staff into the Routine of your Office
Incorporating Outsource Staff into the Routine of your Office Business owners who grow their businesses with outsource staff (including freelancers, consultants, and virtual assistants) enjoy many benefits to this arrangement but face one critical challenge: Businesses run better when everyone gets along and collaborates with good rapport. So, how do you build that among virtual staff when they are separated by many miles?

Obama Tell The Nation's Students
On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 in a speech reminiscent of the challenges of entrepreneurship, president Obama admonished the young minds to never give up. Once again, president Obama has used his oratorical skill in finally quenched the fire that encapsulate his planned speech to the nation's student and stirred us all to challenge obstacles and actualize our goals. Obama told the students "Take responsibility and refuse to let failure define you"... The president affirmed "If you quit, you are not just quitting on yourself, you are quitting on your country".

Email Business Communication Is Convenient, But Still Demands Carefully Honed Writing Skills
Email has changed business communication drastically, putting pressure on nearly all of us to improve our writing skills. Taking advantage of its speed and convenience without paying proper respect to the needs of effective communcation can leave a harmful impression of you and your nonprofit, agency or company. Any business writing training should take account of certain rules, such as the need to slow down and edit yourself before hitting the "send" button. Rush that move, and your professional reputation could take a beating.

EMAIL RES-CUE
For someone who loves in-person and voice contact, I’m baffled by how much time I spend sending and responding to emails. It’s so easy to use email as the default for doing business, for building relationships (and now even email is being slowly usurped by social media software). But I stand resolute in my campaign to make sure we don’t trade humanity for technology. Having been both perpetrator and victim of emails gone bad, I offer some ways to bail yourself out of the email jail, and match the right message with the right medium.
Business Networking for Job Seekers
Business networking can be an intimidating concept for newly displaced workers. Taking some simple steps in a consistent manner can quickly grow your network. Start now to build the relationships that will help you to bridge the time and space between job seeking and job success.
Preparing Your Product Expert for Tradeshows
The more complex your product is, the more likely you are to need a technical expert in your booth to explain the more arcane details. Even the best-trained marketing staff can’t always handle specialized questions. That’s why it’s essential that your booth staff include one or two people whose primary expertise lies not in marketing the finished product, but in creating and implementing the product design.

Break-Up The Monotony Of Working From Home
Many people dream of being able to work from home, set their own schedule and work whenever they want to at their own convenience, but coupled with this freedom can come some monotony that comes from being at home all day. Here are some practical ways to break up the monotony and keep your home based business running strong for years to come.
Home Based Business Opportunities That Get You Out And About
Working from home is one of the most sought after perks in today's economy, but many who work from home find that if they are confined to a home office for 40+ hours a week, they can go a bit stir crazy. If you want all of the perks of working from home combined with the benefits of being able to get out and about from time to time, take a look at the following franchises that bring you the best of both worlds.
little leadership: It's the Smallest Things That Make The Biggest Difference
With people, the little things are the big things. The next 'Big Idea' to improve your leadership may just be paying attention to all the little things that could make a big difference. Applied on a daily basis, the long-term impact of 'little leadership' can be enormous.

Put Your Money Where Your Metrics Are
The author discusses how to Link Customer Experience to Employee Evaluation, Rewards & Recognition Within A Culture of Accountability.
Cut Energy – Cut Costs
With energy costs rising cutting energy use is one way to save money. Although it may be good for the environment, sometimes it is easy and sometimes it is not.
How To Find The Best Small Business Opportunity For You
There are many different kinds of small business opportunities and franchises for sale, but those options can be narrowed down considerably by asking two critical questions that help determine what type of small business opportunity is the right fit.
Standing Under The Umbrella And STILL Getting Wet Make More Money Making a Name for Yourself
Calling all realtors, financial planners, insurance brokers, multi-level & network marketers, and anyone else who works in the precarious and often misunderstood position of operating under a large company brand umbrella yet operating as a separate business unto itself. You may find that you’re standing under the umbrella and you’re still getting wet— not enjoying the unlimited personal and financial rewards that business opportunity offers.
Managing a Telecommuter Successfully
If you are the kind of leader who likes to keep a close eye on your direct reports, managing a telecommuter may be a real stretch. It is doable though, and there are great rewards to be had for providing a family-friendly environment. And, the changes you make will make you a BETTER manager overall!
Healthy Office Cubicles
Many employers are taking steps to ensure that their employees have a healthy work environment. Because so many employees spend their work day in office cubicles, employers concerned about their health and productivity have embraced measures to make sure that those office cubicles are healthy places to work. Two ways of ensuring healthy office cubicles are to make sure that they are not made of materials that emit high levels of pollutants and by purchasing ergonomically sound systems.

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More on Cubicle Etiquette
In cubicle environments, "common" courtesy is very important. A little bit of politeness goes a long way toward smoothing problems. Everybody should model good behavior and expect it from co-workers. Supervisors can play an important role in setting the tone, creating policies for healthy office culture, and, when necessary, negotiating conflicts between employees.
Control - Alt - Delete
Walk through any cubicle farm and you will find everyone diligently staring at their (your) computer monitor, tapping the keyboard and fiddling with the mouse like some kind of rodent ouija board helping them find answers. What percentage is really working? What percentage is taking their break on the corporate hard drive?
How to Quit Your Job and Start a Company
Over at the American Express Open Forum I just posted this interview with Pamela Slim of Escape from Cubicle Nation.

A Life Changing Experience
It doesn’t really matter where that treadmill it, either. Maybe it’s in a corporate cubicle somewhere. Or perhaps it’s a small business, that’s barely making it, but that requires unending devotion and effort. Even worse, it could be the stress of unemployment, and the daily grind of trying to find a job, but not succeeding.
Life and Home Business - Is it for you?
Just a brief introduction to things you may need to start and succeed in leaving your cubicle. Most may just be a reminder, but often a reminder is a valuable tool. Working from Home is an amazing lifestyle, if you have the tools to succeed.
Employee vs. Self Employed: Criteria and Considerations
For the majority of income earners, employment status is pretty evident. If you are going to the same place every day, have an assigned cubicle with a computer and corporate stapler, and your boss tells you what you need to do, chances are you are an employee. Conversely if you have several clients, use your own laptop, and are worried about where your next sale is going to come from, you are probably self employed.

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Enter A Water Sports World And Get Used Jetskis For Sale
Cubicle workers do it. Dads to young young children do it. Day dream of an open ended horizon, freedom splashing on our cheeks as we jet ski our mundane life absent within the panoramic view of blue oceans.

A Boy's First Business
If there is or was a favorite “first business” in America for the past one hundred years, it is probably delivering daily newspapers as a newsboy. Now, that business has shifted from eager youngsters on bicycles to less enthused adults in pickup trucks. I think that’s too bad. Every young person should have the benefit of learning what is involved in the business basics of buying, selling and working with customers. Even people whose work area is a cubicle in corporate America would be better off having these skills at their disposal. In reality, each of us is a chief marketing officer and a self-sales manager.
New Cubicles Help Employees to Burn Calories While They Work
Dr. James Levine has invented a healthy environment in your office - a cubicle area equipped with a computer, desk and treadmill. According to Levine, you can loose up to 57 pounds each year just by walking slowly on your treadmill at about 1 mph!
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