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The Work/Life Balancing Act

• Should you tell your father he is doing his job search the wrong way?

  
  
  

   

  My husband and son are going at it all the time. My son, being a teenager, thinks he knows everything about everything. That makes my husband crazy!

  But there may be at least one surprising area that sons know more about than dad -- the job search.

  A new study courtesy of [...]

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• How to squeeze more exercise into your day

  At least once a week, I take my son to the lacrosse field. At first, I was sitting around for two hours, watching him practice and sometimes working on my computer. I saw a few other parents out there doing the same. So, I asked a few of them if [...]

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• 5 secrets of success from Emmy Winners

   

  If you watched the Emmy Awards last night, you might have noticed that the winners revealed their secrets to success.

  Here's what I noticed:

  1. Winning takes teamwork. Every winner went right up to the stage and thanked their team. That got me thinking, who would I thank?  If you won [...]

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• How to Copy Working Mother's 100 Best Companies

  Have you ever wondered, "Why doesn't my employer get it?"

  The good news is that some employers do get the concept that a business can turn a profit while still making life more manageable for working parents.

  Working Mother just came out with its list of the 100 Best Companies [...]

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• Does homework insanity lead to future workplace success?

  I was sitting on the soccer field, reading a story in the Wall Street Journal, when I commented to a dad sitting next to me that somehow, this woman I was reading about had managed to get her kid out of doing homework.

  "Wouldn't that be nice?" I sarcastically asked.

  His answer [...]

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• How the Best Companies handle health and wellness

  Every year I look forward to the Working Mother 100 Best Companies. I'm fascinated by who these savvy employers are and what they offer their workers. Like most working mothers, I'm envious of those parents who are fortunate enough to work for companies that want happy workers.

  Now, Working Mother named for [...]

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• Be Careful Who You Step On

   

  This morning I was horrified when I read one of my morning newspapers. On the front page was a photo and story about my former neighbor, Steve Lippman, who is being sentenced in federal court in Fort Lauderdale for his role in conspiring to help the Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein break federal [...]

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• How to Become the Go-To Person

  Just a year ago, a friend of mine knew nothing about social media a year ago. She didn't even have a Facebook page. One day, she woke up and decided she would immerse herself in learning about it during her off hours. She went to workshops and participated in webinars. About a [...]

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• Co-working spaces, a cool option for mobile workers and the self-employed

  After reading tons of hpye about new co-working and shared workspaces, I wanted to see what they were all about. Even more, I wanted to know who works from them. Why spend money to rent a desk or an office for the day when you can hang in Starbucks? I see business meeting [...]

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• The babies of 9/11

  When the tragedy of 9/11 hit, It had just been two weeks since my maternity leave had ended and I had gone back to work. I remember how hard it was to leave my little baby boy behind that morning and head to the newsroom.

  When I went to sleep [...]

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