November 27, 2012 • Volume 3, Issue 24 • ISSN: 2154-3240

In This Issue

♦	Feature Article: Handling the Holidays
♦	Ask Amanda: Is spending time online at work a career killer?
♦	Practical Tips: Surviving Sleep Deprivation

Handling the Holidays

Balancing work commitments with increased social demands is tough enough under normal conditions, and the holidays can make it even harder. Making conscious choices will give you a better chance of having a good holiday experience while ensuring that work commitments do not suffer.

If you anticipate issues within your team due to holiday commitments, why not call a conference and determine collectively the best way to get the work done so that everyone can enjoy their holiday? Then identify what you personally find most stressful and proactively create a strategy to deal with it.
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	The further up the flagpole you go, the more your rear end shows.

Practical Tips: Surviving Sleep Deprivation

We’ve all experienced it. You catch the red-eye and go directly to the office. You leave the office so late it almost doesn’t seem worth it to go home. Now you’re back in the office and you have no idea how you’re going to make it through the day. Try these tips to help you make the best of your situation:

Get Moving
Do what you can to get your blood flowing.
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In my company we're allowed to go online during the day so I spend some time each day doing so to relax. My friends are telling me this is a mistake. What's your opinion? T.L., San Francisco, CA

If you're using social networking sites, instant-messaging, or are browsing online sales throughout the workday, it's probably impacting your performance. Sure, you might get the basics done, but you don't want to just do the basics...
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