This week (2/23/09 through 03/01/09) on Work Matters my show is about starting your own business or expanding an existing business.

If you're interested in starting your own online business or if you're a small business owner wanting to launch an internet arm, listen to my show today. Or if you're dreaming of leaving your day job and joining the ranks of entrepreneurs you should be listening, too!

Discover how to succeed with tips from Scott Fox, best-selling author of Internet Riches: The Simple Money-Making Secrets of Online Millionaires. Then I talk to the founder of Virtual Dynamos, Rebecca Trelfa, to help you find the resources you need to launch, grow, or evolve any business.

Please call my new toll-free number (1-866-944-8195) and tell me about your dreams or actualization of starting a business. Or if you prefer, contact me with any questions or comments at workmatters@nanrussell.com

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This week (2/16/09 through 2/22/09) on Work Matters we talk about keeping our eyes open to potential career risks. Specifically, we look at the legal risks of sending personal emails at work and we explore alternatives to layoffs.

First, Hanna Hasl-Kelchner, attorney and author of The Business Guide to Legal Literacy discusses with me the legal ramifications of sending personal emails from work.

Then in an expanded Uncommon Sense segment Beth Pelkofsky and I discuss options businesses can consider before implementing layoffs. We also answer listener questions.

Please call my new toll-free number (1-866-944-8195) and share your story about how you found a job. Or if you prefer, contact me with any questions or comments at workmatters@nanrussell.com

Be sure to read my new book "Hitting Your Stride", available on Amazon.com

This week (2/09/09 through 2/15/09) on Work Matters we talk about staying strong in hard times.

Unnerving headlines. Rising unemployment. Economic Crisis. How do you cope with these difficult times? I discuss options of how to create a positive reaction with two guests.

First,Steve Rizzo, motivational speaker and bestselling author of Becoming a Humor Being: The Power to Choose a Better Way, then,Gabriella Goddard, author of GULP! The 7 day Crash Course to Master Fear and Break Through Any Challenge join me to discuss those Gulp! moments in life, and how to face the challenges we may not choose and work through change.

I'd love to hear your lessons in resiliency. Please call my new toll-free number (1-866-944-8195) and tell me your stories. Or if you prefer, contact me with any questions or comments at workmatters@nanrussell.com

Be sure to read my new book "Hitting Your Stride", available on Amazon.com

This week (2/02/09 through 2/08/09) on Work Matters our topic is one that is on the tip of everyone's tongue, Staying Employed.

If you'd like to increase your chances of keeping your job, or if you're interested in discovering tips to recession-proof your position, then this show is for you.

Listen as Dave LaBonte, author of Shiny Objects Marketing: Using Simple Human Instincts to Make Your Brand Irresistible joins me to discuss how to apply marketing techniques to reduce our chances of entering the unemployment ranks.

Then my colleague Beth Pelkofsky and I field listener questions in the segment, Uncommon Sense. I end the show by sharing new research on leaders and followers and my thoughts on its application to job prosperity.

Try out my new toll-free number (1-866-944-8195). Call me and let me know of your ideas about my show or about your work place. Or if you prefer, contact me with any questions or comments at workmatters@nanrussell.com

Be sure to read my new book "Hitting Your Stride", available on Amazon.com