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Monday, April 24, 2006
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VOLUME 3
ISSUE 106
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April WorldWIT Website Columns
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Last Week to Register for Camp WorldWIT!
Rediscover your nature. Join us off-the-grid for an invigorating and rejuvenating conference full of professional development and personal improvement. Click here for more information and to register.
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Achieve Second-Quarter Success
by Phyllis Roteman
Second quarter in business, as in springtime, gives businesses a fresh start - an opportunity to dust off smart "people management" practices and clear out business practices that you no longer need. This quarter, make room for initiatives, processes and leadership skills that will have the highest impact on reaching your 2006 goals.
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Answers to Your Voicemail Problems
Selling Skills for Non-Salespeople
by Janet Ryan
I asked, and you answered. I got a large volume of e-mail about voicemail annoyances, and a few good ideas for addressing them. In this week's column I'll cover the top two voicemail flubs and how to effectively stop them. Read on and save yourself and others from having to hit the "to listen to your messages again" button for good.
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Ask Liz
How do I handle kid-related emergencies at work?
Dear Liz,
I feel like Judas - I have denied my children more than three times at work, because any "kid excuse" makes my boss roll her eyes halfway back into her head. When there's a kid-related emergency at home, I'm likely to lie and say that the water heater exploded or that the cable guy kept me waiting. Am I doing the right thing, or should I come clean when my kids cause me to be late for work? This happens maybe three times a year, btw.
Thanks,
May
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How Many Owners Does it Take to Screw in a Light Bulb?
Pinch Me... or Don't!
Directly after college, I took a "foot-in-the-door" part-time job with a small company in my specialized industry. I knew the owner was planning to expand my role into a full-time position, and I was excited about the growth opportunity. I worked hard to prove myself, earned respect among the office staff, and walked confidently into the owner's office the day he called me for a meeting to discuss my future. To my great shock, he fired me. Days later, the office manager called me at home to sympathize and explain. Apparently, the company had been planning all along to replace me with a young man. The office manager said the owner "wanted a guy in that job so he could help change lightbulbs and stuff like that."
-Becky
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Don't forget to register for Camp WorldWIT 2006: Back to Our Nature! For more information or to register please visit: www.worldwit.org/camp.
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Columns by Liz Ryan
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Dude, Where's Your Manners?
by Liz Ryan for BusinessWeek online
"If you start a new job nowadays, get ready to absorb a load of information in a hurry. The typical employee orientation lasts a day and is jam-packed with facts. You'll learn what each department does and where it's located, the chairman's favorite football team, and a few hundred other details designed to help you navigate your new office. So it's funny that, during this barrage, no one fills you in on a few points of basic workplace etiquette. But it's not too late. Here are 10 tips for office types -- hang them near the coffee station."
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Minding Her Business
Liz Ryan has launched a new blog for women entrepreneurs on AllBusiness.com called '"Minding Her Business." WorldWIT members (and others) can use the comment feature on the blog to post their entrepreneurial questions and Liz will answer them. Be sure to check it out daily!
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Contact Info
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Questions? Comments? Write to info@worldwit.org. To submit an article, a question for "Ask Liz" or a story for "Pinch Me...or Don't", send an e-mail to Lauren Calkins.
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