Published by CareerDiva - 23 Jul 2008

When I was pregnant with my daughter many years ago, I was working for the worse boss I had ever had. He was vindictive, passive aggressive, and afraid of his own shadow — all the key characteristics you don’t want in a boss. I loved what I was doing, but this guy made my life hell. [...]

Published by Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk - 23 Jul 2008

Welcome London Guardian readers, and thank you for visiting my blog. I write about careers, and often the advice I give includes stories from my own life. Here are some places to start reading that will give you a taste of this intersection of work and life. Three columns leading up to the article you read [...]

Published by CareerDiva - 23 Jul 2008

Three-year-old sunflower seeds. Sweetarts. An overflowing, yet useless bulletin board. Piles of papers and folders from past projects. If you guys missed it, here’s a link to my column on MSNBC.com this week where I share my own story of disorganization and how an expert saved me from drowning in the white hole that was my [...]

Published by CareerDiva - 23 Jul 2008

There is a comfort that comes from a two-income household. While it isn’t easy when one spouse gets canned, at least the other is still bringing in a paycheck. But what happens when both wife and husband hit career hell? And there are young children in the mix? You have to rethink your job strategy pronto. I got [...]

Published by CareerDiva - 23 Jul 2008

There I was taking a hot yoga class when our instructor starts talking about the benefits of yoga. It was 6 a.m., and the instructor probably wasn’t totally awake. He said, “the practice of yoga helps your e-ternal organs.” He quickly corrected himself, saying he meant, “internal organs,” but I found myself laughing out loud [...]

Published by Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk - 23 Jul 2008

The worst career advice I ever gave was to my brother's college roommate, Robert Buckley. He was one year out of college when he asked me if he should quit healthcare consulting to become an actor. I said, No, that's the dumbest idea I ever heard. He told me he thought he had talent, and then (like [...]

Published by CareerDiva - 23 Jul 2008

Sometimes I’m amazed and full of pride at how far this country has come when it comes to equality among workers. But sometimes I’m anything but proud. There was a lot of hoopla over Michelle Obama’s comments recently about American pride. “People in this country are ready for change and hungry for a different kind of politics [...]

Published by CareerDiva - 23 Jul 2008

So there I was sitting with two happy couples for a taping of the the Donny Deutsch show, “The Big Idea”, on CNBC that airs tonight. I mention that these couples are happy because it’s surprising that they are. Why? They’re not only married, they are also business partners. I know what you’re thinking - because [...]

Published by Linked Intelligence - 23 Jul 2008

Sean over at Got LinkedIn has taken to Bitstrips (see my Bitstrips review at The Virtual Handshake) like a fiend. Here are his latest installments: Sean has a new e-book coming out — watch for it on his blog.

Published by Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk - 23 Jul 2008

People are always asking me what our business model is for Brazen Careerist. Now that we have a network of 150 great bloggers, we are focusing on companies. A lot of companies come to us asking for access to the bloggers. Not surprisingly, companies want to recruit from the bloggers and their friends. But we [...]