Salespeople Spend only 38% of Time Selling
…a company will not grow without sales, and selling cannot occur without support… The following article, by Vickie Elmer, appeared in the Washington Post,…
Web Era Office Definitions
Here is a whole mess of new Web-era definitions that have appeared in our vernacular in recent years. How many of these can be…
World’s Most Dangerous Job? Power Line Tree Trimming Helicopter Pilot
Let’s see, if we wanted to start combining things to come up with the most dangerous job we could find where would we begin?…
My Public Application for a MyBlogLog Job
Dear Eric, On January 30, 2007 you mentioned that MyBlogLog was seeking a community manager. You described the role as follows: “Based on customer…
Proof CEOs Make Too Much Money
In olden times, that is to say pre-Internet, a businessman’s dream was to one day grow up to lead a company as President or…
Free Conference Calling and Web Collaboration
I needed to host a remote training session recently and had to do a little research to determine the best, free way to do…
A Compendium of Office Pranks and Practical Jokes
Yesterday’s post about the Annoy-a-tron brought back fond memories from long ago when I worked in an office where people actually liked one another…
Maps to Forbes Highest Paid Men and Women
This is an interesting application of Google Maps and mashup technology, which is basically the concept of taking information from multiple sources and blending…
Scan Business Cards with Your Cell Phone
Over the years I’ve collected a huge stack of business cards. This is primarily the case because I just don’t have the energy to…
Now, This is How to Get a Job!
The following anti-rejection letter was floating around the Internet so I snagged it and put it here. This would be an awesome strategy for…
Fantastic Verizon Exit Interview
Folks, this link is not kid friendly, and only marginally work friendly – but it is too hilarious not to share! This guy apparently…
Compare Your Salary
People are generally curious as to how their compensation package stacks up to others in their field. This knowledge is useful as a measuring…
Health Insurance, Home Depot Style
So, you run a small business and don’t really know where to turn to get decent health insurance at an affordable cost? Well, Home…
Online MS Office Competitors
There is a new breed of online service providers all trying to gain position as the office document system of choice. Big players like…
Free Online Office Suite
Zoho.com is one of the most innovative Microsoft Office competitors I’ve seen. The only difference is, the entire suite of tools is FREE, and…
Business Card Ethics (or Lack Thereof)
What’s the most unethical thing you can do with a Business Card? Post it on Jigsaw.com. I give Jim Fowler, CEO and co-founder, full…
Google Notebook Organizes All Online Activities
I guess there is a reason for everything, though I can’t say that I am so desperate for organization that I’d actually use Google…
Google Trends Analyzes and Compares Data
Ever wondered about the trends for a particular search term over time? Well, for example, the search term sex seems to be pretty steady…
“Dear The Man”: How Do I Get a Promotion?
From a reader: Dear Mr. Man, I’ve been at my job for a long time, and everyone loves me, but I keep getting passed…
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