Work Life & Environment

Magazine articles on office politics, stress, time management, and the work environment.

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Fast Company October 2005 Michael A. Prospero	The Incredible Shrinking Peripheral New space-saving mini-gadgets free up room on the road.
Fast Company October 2005 Kerry J. Sulkowicz	The Corporate Shrink How do you cope when you've been passed over? How thick is your skin?
Fast Company October 2005 Danielle Sacks	Cracking Your Next Company's Culture We've all said yes to what we thought would be our dream job, only to discover that it looks very different on the inside. So, here's how to delve deep into your next employer's culture to see if it's really a good fit.
Fast Company October 2005 Michael A. Prospero	Circle of Life Musings on Po Bronson's 2003 article, excerpted from his book What Should I Do With My Life?, which posits that the answer to the question lies in finding meaning in work and life, then deciding what values are essential in the latter and making sure they're in sync with the former.
Job Journal September 25, 2005 Bob Rosner	Working Wounded: Confused Career Choices Just because you are good at something doesn't mean that you have to make it your job... How people feel about unions... How workers describe their careers... etc.
BusinessWeek October 3, 2005 Michael Mandel	The Real Reasons You're Working So Hard... Globalization and the Internet create great new opportunities, but they also ratchet up the intensity of competition and generate more work.
BusinessWeek October 3, 2005 Ann Therese Palmer	"How to Take a Vacation" Jay Henderson of PricewaterhouseCoopers knows how important quality time off can be. So he offered employees some guidelines.
BusinessWeek October 3, 2005	Free Time? What's That? "The more I work, the more money I can make," says 23-year-old loan officer Michael Rome, who has never asked how much vacation he's entitled to.
BusinessWeek October 3, 2005 Christopher Farrell	The Overworked, Networked Family How the 21st-century household is using new technology to balance jobs and leisure.
HBS Working Knowledge September 19, 2005 Stever Robbins	Give Your Organization Serious Traction: Part 2 At the end of the day, results matter -- not efforts. When an important initiative isn't gaining traction, or when you're starting something new, the secret lies in "micro-focusing" on the moments that make a difference.
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