Story provided via Inc I used to dread attending networking events and crowded conferences. I’m a bit of an introvert and it always felt awkward walking up to a stranger and trying make small talk. It wasn’t until I realized that some of my greatest opportunities have come because of a chance connection … Continue reading
You try to kick someone under the table and your leg stays as inert as the table’s leg. Your toes are unwiggleable. Your eyebrow won’t arch wryly in disdain. You want to make something happen, but that desire isn’t translating into movement. Your muscles don’t obey the signals from your brain. That’s paralysis. Analysis … Continue reading
When we picture our next break from work, we think we’ll spend our time unplugged and slowly refreshing from our day-to-day. But sometimes, the stress of missing work or planning the perfect itinerary can leave us more stressed than when we started. Sometimes we need a vacation from our vacation. In fact, studies show that having … Continue reading
Do you ever look at people’s ever-growing number of Facebook (FB) friends or your own pile of online family and acquaintances and wonder what their purpose is? You hear from only handfuls of them at a time, and your news feed is cluttered with folks who update far more than most of your friends. Unless you’re trying … Continue reading
The ShoreTel Dock, when combined with the ShoreTel Mobility Client, extends Unified Communications applications including voice, location-aware presence and instant messaging to mobile devices securely and enabled users to utilize their smartphone or tablet as the primary communications device. Continue reading
Imagine the future starting here and now, right underneath your feet with just a modest impulse initiated by you. You decide: When something extraordinary can be expected. Where you want to experience something unique. How you conquer space and time. Freedom takes shape through efficient engineering impeccably integrated into a timeless design. Both groundbreaking and sustainable, a new era of urban … Continue reading
“Our goal, obviously, is to avoid getting boiled as the electronic revolution continues.” “I am not here dreaming of (or worrying about) a world in which computers have displaced the printed word, and us too. I could find no one at this conference who would predict the demise of the newspaper. No one. All saw an … Continue reading
You needn’t treat your lunch meeting like a formal job interview. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take a few steps to make sure it goes off without a hitch. SCHEDULE SMART To avoid playing phone tag and rescheduling, you should suggest a good time and place to meet. You know your schedule; offer a … Continue reading
In an age where the ranks of consortium trends being a friend with benefits, the line has become maligned, blurred. Circumstantial alliances hail as normal and a real friend, almost viewed as deplorable falls somewhere between old school Good Times’ Florida and The Brady Bunches’ Carol. Is there a happy medium in business? Goal … Continue reading
Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire mayor of New York City, was asked by a caller to his radio show this morning to share his personal formula for success. Among his more interesting recipe items? Limiting bathroom breaks to avoid leaving your desk and picking up garbage from the street. Here, in full, are his words … Continue reading