This week's (5/31/10 to 6/06/10) Work Matters takes a look at how to tap into your passions to do great work.

Do you find your work engaging and meaningful? Do you have a sweet spot at work where you can tap into your passions and feel energized? Are you working so that you can do great work or are you working to clean out your in box? If not, you may find this week's show enlightening.

This week's guest Michael Bungay Stanier, was 2006 Canadian Coach of the Year and the author of Do More Great Work: Stop the Busywork. He talks about how to stop being seduced by busy work and how to start the work that really matters.

Then the show continues with the regular segment of Uncommon Sense where Nan and her colleague Beth Pelkofsky field listener questions.

eBox:
Workplace Pet Peeves

Likely to Lose Employees

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This week's (5/24/10 to 5/30/10) Work Matters takes a look at how gender differences play out at work.

Like it or not, people tend to have assumptions about strengths and weaknesses of others based on gender differences. To what extent are these assumptions correct or incorrect? How do your biases make a difference in your own effectiveness in the workplace?

The show starts with the regular segment of Uncommon Sense where Nan and her colleague Beth Pelkofsky field listener questions.

Then Nan interviews this week's guest Alice Adams, vice president at Common Ground Consulting and the author of Playing to Strength: Leveraging Gender at Work. She talks about how you can find common ground and recognize others' strengths to bring out the best of a team.

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Elements of Well-Being

Have you read Nan's award winning book? Take a look at "Hitting Your Stride" on Amazon.com. Or, you might like her book "Nibble Your Way to Success"

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This week's (5/17/10 to 5/23/10) Work Matters show encourages listeners to take a moment to reflect before doing or saying something that could have negative consequences in the workplace.

Have you had encounters that you wish you had handled differently? Do you find yourself in situations where you need to apologize for your reactions? Do you react in anger?

This week's guest Nance Guilmartin offers some solid advice about taking your time to react to a situation. Nance is an executive coach and the author of The Power of Pause. She explains the process and benefits of pausing to reflect rather than reacting automatically.

Then Nan joins her friend and colleague Beth Pelkofsky to field listener questions in the regular segment of Uncommon Sense. They also discuss a recent article by Peter Cappelli about Leadership Lessons from India.

eBox:
Twitter Followers Don't Equal Influence

Main Street Jobs

Annual Performance Reviews

Retaining Top Workers

Have you read Nan's award winning book? Take a look at "Hitting Your Stride" on Amazon.com. Or, you might like her book "Nibble Your Way to Success"

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This week's (5/10/10 to 5/16/10) Work Matters show wants to help you get the job you're hoping for.

Most workers will change jobs many times during their careers. Are you prepared or preparing to make a job move? Do you know what steps you need to take to initiate your move? Do you know how to connect with other people and to network effectively?

The show starts with the regular segment of Uncommon Sense where Nan and her colleague Beth Pelkofsky field listener questions.

Then Nan interviews this week's guest Harvey Mackay. Harvey is a well-known motivational business speaker and the best-selling author of several books including Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door. He talks about how to humanize your job search, how to offer your best to others, and how to handle rejection.

eBox:
Outlook for 2010 Grads

Older Workers and Job Picture

More Online Posting of Jobs

Have you read Nan's award winning book? Take a look at "Hitting Your Stride" on Amazon.com. Or, you might like her book "Nibble Your Way to Success"

Call Nan on her toll free number 866-944-8195 and tell her what's going on in your work world and why your work matters.

This week (5/3/10 to 5/9/10) Work Matters explores the best way to positively confront your boss.

Do you know how to give your boss bad news without appearing that you are a complainer? To what extent are you adept at sharing difficult information with your employer? When and how is it appropriate to offer your manager ideas that could improve a work situation? And, more importantly, how can you do it without the conversation backfiring?

This week's guest Lynne Eisaguirre is a former employment attorney and the author of We Need to Talk: Tough Conversations with Your Boss . Lynne offers some ideas of how to successfully mediate a potentially explosive confrontation and end up with positive change.

Then, in the regular segment of Uncommon Sense, Nan and her colleague Beth Pelkofsky field listener questions. They also discuss a recent article from The New York Times about overqualified workers.

Have you read Nan's award winning book? Take a look at "Hitting Your Stride" on Amazon.com. Or, you might like her book "Nibble Your Way to Success"

Call Nan on her toll free number 866-944-8195 and tell her what's going on in your work world and why your work matters.