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Who Needs an Office? 10 Entrepreneurs Weigh In on the Future of Virtual Work

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Gerber, 38, now a serial entrepreneur and author of Superconnector: Stop Networking and Start Building Business Relationships that Matter , published in 2018, has become an evangelist for entrepreneurship, particularly for resourceful young go-getters who may not be cut out for life as cubicle dwellers.

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Using LinkedIn To Boost Your Prospects

The Small Business Blog

Gone are the days when we all sat in cubicles, working 9-5, using paid advertisement to grow our companies and traditional CV’s to get jobs. The world as we know it is changing; and, more pertinent to business owners is the way that business is changing.

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5 Ways to Attract Generation Y to Your Workplace

The Small Business Blog

She is also the author of #ENTRYLEVELtweet: Taking Your Career from Classroom to Cubicle (2010) , national entry-level careers columnist for Examiner.com and blogs about career advice at HeatherHuhman.com. Follow her on Twitter at @heatherhuhman.

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25 Self-Help Books You (Probably) Haven’t Read

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They say no to cubicle lunches, four-minute book summaries, “multitasking” (whatever the heck that means) and monochrome, microwave dinners. In a world that prioritizes which vapid celebrity said what on Twitter and getting a good deal at Costco, we all need a regular dose of perspective. In Praise of Slowness by Carl Honore.

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The R's Of Employee Motivation

Ian's Messy Desk

From corporate cubicles to the factory floor, the collective skills and efforts of people keep your operation going. If you think your employee’s poor performance is costing you profit, instead of overhauling your employee roster, why not try motivating them to become better employees ?

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How to exorcise your demons of disorganization

Ian's Messy Desk

If you have an open-door policy, place your back to the entrance, or face away from your cubicle entry to indicate your unavailability. Manage drop-in visitors – Reduce “people clutter&# by placing in/out trays outside your space to avoid being disturbed by staff. Keep the office door closed.

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How to Launch (and Maintain) a Successful E-Commerce Business

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If you fail to get this right, as I did with my online men’s store, then your customers won’t care about your offerings, and you’ll have to go back to your old cubicle job. Through partnering with influencers on Twitter, our followers doubled. The value proposition is not just a slogan, it’s the North Star for your entire business.