11 Ways to Avoid Micromanaging
For the past month I’ve been working with a company that’s sending its sales staff home to work. The company has finally realized that through technology including videoconferencing and e-mail, their...
View Article‘Tis the Season to be Cranky?
Almost every blog post on Working Naked has something to do with improving the way you work from home, growing your business or making your business run more smoothly. Today’s post isn’t so much about...
View ArticleCould You and Your Spouse Share a Home Office?
Some couples get along well in all aspects of their lives together except for one: sharing a home office. One spouse may like keeping papers in files, while the other likes piling papers on the floor....
View ArticleHow to Get More Referrals
Over the years, I’ve asked colleagues and friends to refer me to consultants, freelancers and others I may need to hire for different projects. Sometimes the referrals work out, and other times they...
View ArticleA Know-It-All Doesn’t Know Everything
Last weekend at a BBQ (and by BBQ I mean an outdoor party where everyone was sweating) there was a woman I hoped I would never see again. I tried to avoid eye contact with her and pretend I didn’t see...
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