You Can Do It Too

Who Do You Ask For Help?

March 23, 2010 Good Communication

I’ve worked with a lot of really smart people. Ph.D., famous in their fields, a list of accomplishments I would kill for, but I only asked for their advice when I had no other choice. They were a little scary and I only went to them if I had to. My friends were easier to [...]

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You Should Be Smarter

March 16, 2010 You Can Do It Too

You aren’t smart enough, you don’t know enough, and you can’t do your job as well as you should. Even if this isn’t true right now it will be soon. The world moves so quickly that you can’t afford to stand still. I mean it. No excuses. So how do you get smarter? Its easy. [...]

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Use The Snow To Practice Telecommuting

February 15, 2010 You Can Do It Too

Nobody likes commuting to work and snow makes it even worse. That is why most people stay home during a blizzard. Instead of unplugging during the storm take this opportunity to try an experiment with your team. As long as everyone is working from home anyway try to see what it would be like if [...]

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Every Teleworker Should Have a Professional Blog

January 19, 2010 Blogging

If you’re going to job interviews with just your resume then you’re way behind the times. Your resume is an important tool for getting a job interview, but it will never never get you the job because it doesn’t show prospective employers what it is really like to work with you. Most of the time [...]

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Share Your Excitement With Your Team

January 7, 2010 Bragging

I’ve already written about how important bragging is and what a great way micro demos are to brag. Bragging is even more important if you’re a teleworker. Communication takes very little effort when you are in the same office with your team. Your team watches you working, chats in the hallway, and talks around the [...]

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