Workplace Buzz: Today’s Headlines

Workplace Buzz on December 13, 2007 7:15 AM

Making Service Part of Their Workday
Avnet executive Marta Jones-Williams strategizes growth, plans fundraisers and even puts together gift baskets for Goodwill of Central Arizona. American Express supervisor Candy Lackey works with Junior Achievement to give schoolchildren hands-on lessons in business and economics. And Jennifer Jakemer, human-resources manager for Cavan Real Estate Investments, serves breakfast to homeless women and men at St. Vincent de Paul. These women are committed to giving back to the community and, with encouragement from their employers, are making service a part of their workdays. AZ Central

Offensive Office Behavior
The number-one rule, of course, is you should not be flagrant. A new handbook for workplace dating, Office Mate, is full of practical precautions like asking the person out in the parking lot rather than their cube, and trying happy hours for truly fair playing ground. Why the caution? According to a Gallup poll, people say they are more offended by someone kissing a co-worker than they are by someone stealing from the office or drinking on the job. Brazen Careerist

How to Get Ahead in the Company
Getting to the corner office was once just a matter of paying your dues and following a narrowly defined route. Want to become a chief executive? You had better put in time as the president or chief operating officer. Dream of becoming chief financial officer? It's best to have vice-president of finance on your resume first. If only it were still that easy. Company boards are beginning to place less trust in the customary method of looking at executives with specific experience matches, opting instead to suss out candidates whose qualifications may not seem obvious at first glance. Yahoo.com

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