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Monday, September 11, 2006
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VOLUME 3
ISSUE 125
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September WorldWIT Website Columns
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The Businessmoon
Four ways to reinvigorate your work relationship
by Christiane Holbrook
It's become the norm for couples to take second honeymoons to rekindle their relationships; a new phenomenon called the babymoon encourages parents to recharge before expecting a newborn. But what about reviving your business or work life? Christiane Holbrook discusses the businessmoon: ways to reinvigorate your love for what you do professionally. **Trip to Hawaii not required.**
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To Invest and Protect
Selling Skills for Non-Salespeople
by Janet Ryan
 When is a business relationship merely a means to an end? When is it not valuable enough to be worth investing in? When should it be managed, but not invested in? This week Janet Ryan examines relationship-building as an investment and explains under what conditions you should devote your selling time and when you should protect your time.
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Ask Liz
I turned down an offer. Did I make a mistake?
Dear Liz,
I was given a verbal offer by a company, and told that I had to respond within 24 hours. I turned it down on the spot (having read a lot of your columns on the subject), but now I am having cognitive dissonance. I have two friends who have since joined the company, and like it a lot. Did I make a mistake?
Yours,
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A Fields Day
Pinch Me...or Don't
My first job out of college in 1990 was as an engineer at a power plant. I was the only woman on the technical staff, but I didn't mind. A year later, another female engineer arrived. We were extreme opposites and didn't interact much. When a senior VP showed up for a visit a few months after her arrival, he donned a smug smile and asked me how I liked the new engineer. His words were, "Well, we thought that you probably needed someone to talk to about what you bought at (Marshall) Fields, so we got her for you." Believe me, we never talked about shopping!
-Lisa, RockyWIT
Send your true, Pinch Me...or Don't story to Anne Jennings.
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In the News
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Love It or Leave It?
In a perfect world, we would all be employed at our perfect job. The reality is sometimes jobs are less than perfect. Sometimes people downright hate their jobs. What causes these scenarios and what should you do about it? "Some of the most prevalent include a lack of autonomy and flexibility, a corporate culture that doesn't fit with your values, feeling disrespected or unappreciated, and discrepancies in pay...." Read more of this article for expert tips on how to weigh the benefits and costs of your job, and how to make a change.
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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 Anne Jennings.
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