Valerie At Large

Here is a brief summary of an unexpected conversation I had with HR last week regarding 2011:

Our HR administrator pulled me in the conference room last week to talk about 2011. I expected her to discuss our ask questions regarding our new performance appraisal form. I was stunned when instead, she proceeded to ask me what my goals were for 2011. I asked: “What do you mean what are my goals for 2011?

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10 Ways To Own Your Workspace: Keep a daily calendar with the joke of the day.
Put a plant (I like fake ones for maintenance purposes), photos, and Mr. Potato Heads and other paraphernalia that makes you happy (in my case, Garfield, a Dr. House ball, a Slinky and a foam brain) in a contained area so you can enjoy them, but your space still looks clean and professional.
Come to work today knowing that it is going to be your best day yet, and that you are going to celebrate it all day long by giving it your all.

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Up until our big move, I used to share the floor with my teams, so there was plenty of chatting, shouting and brainstorming going on. It was pretty fun. Now, I’m just some lonely fake blond with newly appointed glasses supervising from afar and who’s lacking motivation to do anything.

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Where did I learn that “two-pronged business model” phrase? Not sure. Fast Company maybe or HBR, or Inc Magazine. I can’t recall. It caught my eye, simply because, being an electrical distributor glancing at some tweet or article, I thought we were talking about a new product for a second. Silly me…This is when you [...]

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