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Entries from February 2007

Thanks for contributing to More than a living in February 2007

February 28th, 2007 · No Comments

During February 2007, the following folks have taken the time to stop by, read, consider, and comment. And for that, we are very appreciative. Thank you.

Andy
Anne
Ron Davison
Deanna McNeil
mitsui
Cheyne Rood
Penelope Trunk

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Hey Ma, look! I’m a social entrepreneur.

February 27th, 2007 · 3 Comments

After following a series of links, I just stumbled upon Intuit’s Future of Small Business report.
And as I was reading it, I was already composing my post. Thinking of describing it as a “good refresher on the world today.” Not a great deal of “Ah ha!” moments, but I did encounter a number of “Well, […]

Tags: Entrepreneur · Culture · Report

Are you reading Brazen Careerist, Penelope Trunk?

February 26th, 2007 · 2 Comments

If you’re not you should be.
Why?
Well, for one reason, Brazen Careerist is good. Really good. All of it. Most everything Penelope Trunk writes. (She is part of 9rules, after all.)
I’m serious.
But today, especially, in this post: Make Life More Stable with More Frequent Job Changes. There is so much there, in terms of good content, […]

Tags: Employment · Fear · Career · Experience · Success · Change

That toward which we are working

February 26th, 2007 · No Comments

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Tags: Happiness · Career

Kathy Sierra’s bad marriage metaphor dead on for employees, too

February 26th, 2007 · No Comments

You don’t need me to sit here and prattle on, yet again, about how much of a genius Kathy Sierra is. If you do, I’d be happy to do that. But I won’t until you ask. (Maybe I’m just tittering on about her, this time, because we both just used the marriage metaphor in blog […]

Tags: Employment · Passion · Corporate Culture · Hiring

Unhappy Employees Almost the Majority

February 25th, 2007 · 1 Comment

And you thought you were alone in your unhappy job situation?
Only 47 percent of Americans say they’re satisfied with their jobs, a sizable drop from the 61.1 percent who expressed satisfaction in a similar survey 20 years ago.
That increased unhappiness was detailed in a survey published Friday by The Conference Board, a business research organization, […]

Tags: Work-life balance · Accountability · Growth · Performance · Feedback · Career

Friday pop quiz: Performance reviews

February 23rd, 2007 · 2 Comments

In terms of performance reviews, would you prefer:

More reviews of your performance with more qualitative feedback?
More reviews of your performance with more quantitative feedback?
Any performance review with honest critical feedback, constructive or otherwise?
All of the above?
None of the above?

P.S. If anyone picks 5, I will cry. I’m not ashamed.

Tags: Performance · Review · Quiz

You’re not going to retire from there

February 22nd, 2007 · 9 Comments

That seat in which you’re sitting right now? It’s not going to be the same one you’re sitting in the day you retire.
I’m not a betting man, but I feel that’s a pretty safe bet.
You see, jobs aren’t permanent. They haven’t been for a long, long time. And yet, we all get caught up in […]

Tags: Employment · Career · Change

Top 10 (or so) Ways to Ensure You Never Lose Another Employee

February 21st, 2007 · No Comments

Turnover blows. Here is how you can prevent the pain - forever:

Hire incompetent people - no one else ever will. They will be yours to keep until the day they retire.
Promote people beyond their abilities.
Always eliminate training first in budget cuts. Training only enhances peoples’ self worth and sense of mobility.
Describe your micro-management practices in […]

Tags: Management · Criticism · Motivation · Feedback · Career · Burnout

The only constant is you

February 20th, 2007 · 3 Comments

When Toby and I started scribbling the ideas that became More than a living, we were trying to find a way to describe the business ennui in which we both found ourselves seemingly irrevocably ensconced.
Part of that cathartic process was giving our goal a name. That concept was “more than a living.” That’s what we […]

Tags: Autonomy · Growth · Passion · Performance · Happiness · Goals · Career · Purpose · Meaning · Responsibility