Friday Business Zen: Attitude Is Contagious
While in a meeting yesterday, I noticed one of my colleague’s screensavers, as cliche as screensaver messages can be, this one got me thinking, it said:
“Attitude is Contagious: Is yours worth catching?”
The economic challenges that we are all facing right now have an undeniable effect on our attitude. Some handle the stress of layoffs and [...]
The Economic Crisis & Your Closet
Unemployment is at an all-time high. Companies are cutting back on office supplies, and US! That’s right they are shrinking their base costs by finding ways to cut jobs, and even departments. If you are coming out of college or graduate school in January on the job hunt for the first time, [...]
Communicate in Color!
I love color, I think everyone should try to add a little color to their work wardrobe. It is ok to express your individuality at work, and color is a great way to do it in a professional and playful way.
Daily Business Zen: The Recession that Isn’t
There may still be a recession in our future but, all too often, we fall for the doomsaying in the media before we actually look at the numbers (Keep Your Head Despite Recession Fears). As young professionals looking to lead in the workforce or start our own companies, we cannot afford to fall for [...]
Daily Business Zen: Is there such thing as too much social media?
I ran across an interesting book review about the younger generations and social media. An article by David Robinson of the Wall Street Journal reviewing The Dumbest Generation, by Mark Bauerlein, says:
Mr. Bauerlein presents a wealth of data to show that young people, with the aid of digital media, are intensely focusing on themselves, [...]
Daily Business Zen: Tax Advice
A quote to remember as April 15th nears: “The trick is to stop thinking of it as ‘your’ money.” – An anonymous IRS auditor
Daily Business Zen: The Wealthy Amoung Us
For today’s business zen, checkout this article at Foxbusiness today about how the wealthy surf and use the social pages much like us Gen-Y’ers do. Stacey Haefele, President of HNW says:
We used to hear, ‘My customers aren’t really online. They are high-touch people; they value face-to-face interactions…Although high-net-worth clients continue to value in-person contact, they are more comfortable [...]
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