This week's (6/28/10 to 7/4/10) Work Matters explores how to make the best of your current job when leaving it isn't a promising option.

Has this tough economy pushed you to the breaking point on the job? Do you find that you're working harder and getting less satisfaction with your work? Are there some simple tips to diffuse workplace stress?

This week's guest Peggy Klaus, is a workplace communication and leadership expert and the author of The Hard Truth About Soft Skills. She explains how to improve your job by using "soft skills" when dealing with your boss and your co-workers.

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

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10 Ways to Make Any Job Healthier

High Cost of Hiring the Wrong Person

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's (6/21/10 to 6/27/10) Work Matters show looks at how to achieve peak performance in your life and at your workplace.

What do you love? What are you passionate about? What are you really good at? What is your best life design and how do you achieve it?

This week's guest Dr. Mollie Marti, is the founder of BestLifeDesign.com and the author of The 12 Factors of Business Success. She talks about the steps you can take to evaluate where you are in your life and where you want to be. She continues to explain how to get from here to there.

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

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Spending Time in Nature

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's (6/14/10 to 6/20/10) Work Matters show focuses on the ways that introverts can use their personalities and skills to move ahead at work.

Did you know that 50% of workers are introverts? Who are these people and how does this personality trait affect how they are perceived by others? Is being an introvert an asset or a hindrance?

This week's guest Nancy Ancowitz, is the author of Self-Promotion for Introverts®. She talks about what it means to be an introvert and how it can help and hurt your career. She also talks about how to use introvert characteristics to promote yourself in the workplace.

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

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Turn Down Job Without Access

Texting and Work Among the Young

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's (6/7/10 to 6/13/10) Work Matters wants to help you improve your sales techniques.

You're in sales...whether it's a product, a service, or yourself. So, in the current tough business market, it's important to know how to sell better. But, just how do you do that?

This week's guest Bob Burg, is a nationally recognized speaker and the co-author of Go-Givers Sell More. He talks about how to shift your focus from getting to giving and in the process adding value to others and increasing sales.

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

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More Workers Start to Quit

GenY and Sustainability

What Really Motivates 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.