Pimp Your Work - Improving Your Work Day Efficiency

January 9th, 2007

LinkedIn?

OK, OK, I’m LinkedIn. Nine million of us are. I’m building a fair number of contacts there and have even declined invitations from people I don’t know. So what?
Outside of recruiters viewing the site looking for potential candidates, what have you gotten out of LinkedIn?
I’m missing out on the pimpalicious work tips that must be […]

By Scot Herrick -- 1 comment

December 7th, 2006

Passion, but Keep Your Day Job

So let’s be clear: this Pimp is cynical of anything Corporate. In fact, working in a cube means it is management’s approach to the work and when you get to the nice panel office it is all about sacrificing for the corporation.
It was enlightening, then, to read about Pricewatershouse Coopers asking an old employee back […]

By Scot Herrick -- 0 comments

November 14th, 2006

Brainstorming results in innovative ideas

In the beginning, so to speak, there was brainstorming. And it was good.
It just didn’t work out very well in practice…
Brainstorming is critical to finding innovative ideas that will solve specific problems, both in your personal and business life.
 
The process is simple:

Focus on Quantity of ideas
No criticism
Unusual ideas are welcome
Combine and improve ideas

Kind of like […]

By Scot Herrick -- 7 comments

October 11th, 2006

Is this your “morning” office?

I saw this pic on WebWorkerDaily yesterday and a) had to leave a comment and b) find time to blog it.  Liz took this pic at a local cafe and was struck by all the similar laptops and how the laptop users were all facing in the same direction.  Which, of course, prompted Liz to […]

By Tris Hussey -- 0 comments

October 9th, 2006

You Deserve a Break Today

Stuck in a career rut? Over climbing the corporate ladder? Running in the rat race? Working the grind? Want some time to reflect? Recalibrate? Re-energize? The folks at careerbreaksite.com wish you would. In fact, they’d love to help you.
This site’s stock piled with articles, checklists, case studies, offers and discounts on everything from what to do […]

By Kammie -- 0 comments