by bookshepherd_admin | May 16, 2009 | Money $marts
No one is born with a fear of or attitude towards money. Fears and attitudes–be they good, bad, or ugly–develop over time. No doubt, your upbringing is a major contributing factor. Past experiences–successes and failures–also play a critical...
by bookshepherd_admin | May 16, 2009 | Money $marts
The #1 Money Fear today is—Will I be broke . . .will I be able to retire? The stock market roller coaster over the past two years made your mutual fund returns look like an endless downhill slide, coupled with the Enron/Arthur Anderson mess, the WorldCom mess, and now...
by bookshepherd_admin | May 16, 2009 | Workplace Smarts
Managing Smart, Not Hard (versus managing mean, stupid, ignorant, incompetent, etc.) has been a common theme for the past decade. When slow downs rear their feisty heads, the Smart part often goes to the back of the line. When times are good, it’s easier. Both good...
by bookshepherd_admin | May 16, 2009 | Workplace Smarts
Are you thinking about looking at other options for work? Updating your resume? There are schools out there that tell you how to write a resume—should you attend, or hire the teacher to get yours gussied up? It depends. Scott Bennett is the author of The Elements of...
by bookshepherd_admin | May 16, 2009 | Workplace Smarts
Summertime always involves the great hunt for new grads—where will I work, who will hire me? It’s also a good time to look around for advancement opportunities or fine-tuning what you are currently doing. If you are on the search, be it with a new degree in hand or...
by bookshepherd_admin | May 16, 2009 | Workplace Smarts
Thousands, perhaps millions, of men and women feel totally out of place and uncomfortable when they have to mingle with others. It doesn’t matter if the mingling crowd is just a few or hundreds—your druthers are not to be part of the scene. What to do? The Mingling...
