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Office Drama

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Office Bullies.  I hear everyone has to deal with them sooner or later.  Well, it seems my time has come and I have my very own, shiny, new office bully!  I don’t know whether to frame her and hang her on the wall, or maybe shove her in a closet and try to forget about […]

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A Paradox?

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A few months ago, I switched from tracking everything in Outlook only to using the old “daytimer” method. My system of choice is from Franklin Covey (original pages, classic size). I know that folks swear by the use of all the electronic gadgets, but for me, there is comfort in putting pen to […]

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Define your own success

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It’s been a rather busy few weeks so I’m only about 2 chapters in The Boss of You and so far I’m loving it! Although I’ve been my own boss for the last few years, I’m learning new things every day and this book is really helping me clarify a few things. One of the […]

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Embracing your inner Good Boss: Becoming an employer without losing your nerve

Hello! This is Lauren, one of the authors of The Boss of You: Everything a Woman Needs to Know to Start, Run, and Maintain Her Own Business. This post is the third installment of a four-part blog book tour we’ve undertaken to support the book’s release. (To read the two previous blog tour posts, visit […]

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Women on The Next Web Meetup

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If you are lucky enough to be attending the Next Web Conference in Amsterdam, be sure to attend the Women on The Next Web Meetup during OpenCoffee tomorrow, Friday April 4th from 9am - 10:30am.

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Seeking Professional Help

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I don’t know what it is about me, but I’ve never been one of those girls that can create good hair. My sister always has great hair. For as long as I can remember, she has looked polished and poised with salon perfect hair. I see women at the gym […]

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Get out there. Get heard. Get seen.

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As a woman business owner, entrepreneur and web designer I am often perturbed by the numerous “discussions” about the lack of women in web design & development, and even the lack of women as business owners. I’ve touched on this topic before and I’m not about to get into a debate […]

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Networking Advice - not just for new college graduates

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In my day job as recruiter/career coach, I often am asked to speak at our local university (U of Colorado – Boulder) on job search skills for soon to be graduates.  In preparing for my talk on networking tips, I decided that the advice is really quite universal and may be of interest to the […]

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NaNo NaNo

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No, this is not an ode to Mork & Mindy - though I do love the insanely talented Robin Williams. Rather, a glimpse into the writers - published, yet-to-be-published, and closet writers - that willingly sign on for 30 days of insanity, also known as National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo.
I first heard of this […]

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The Gift of “Thank You”

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So, I’m no Emily Post and have no idea which fork is meant to be used with which course. I do however have a severe obsession with being polite. Rudeness is something that really grates on my nerves. Combine this with my lust for all things paper, and perhaps you’ll understand why I love thank […]

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Keep Your Poker Face - How to Win at Salary Negotiations

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Think of me as Clark Kent – recruiter by day/fiction writer by night. Although even that analogy doesn’t fly as I do all my best writing between 5 and 8 a.m. But since I have this other personality, I thought I’d bring it out here on the blog to offer a little sage […]

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