Sandberg- Livemint.com http://www.livemint.com/SectionPages/Sandberg.aspx?NavId=88&NavsId=97 Sandberg- Livemint.com | © CopyRight HT Media Ltd. 2009 en-Us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:23:18 GMT 60 Livemint.com http://www.livemint.com/ http://www.livemint.com/Images/livemintbeta_rss.gif 144 33 Goodbye, and thanks for leaving me to do all your work http://www.livemint.com/2008/05/02235916/Goodbye-and-thanks-for-leavin.html Either the deserving person will go on to something better, or the resigning shirker may be replaced by someone who will do more work Cubicle Culture | Jared Sandberg Fri, 02 May 2008 18:29:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/05/02235916/Goodbye-and-thanks-for-leavin.html From crib to cubicle, a familiar voice reassures http://www.livemint.com/2008/04/12000612/From-crib-to-cubicle-a-famili.html Self talking starts early, beginning as crib speech for the fun of it and becoming toddlers’ repetition of rules they’re learning to live by, researchers say Cubicle Culture | Jared Sandberg Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:06:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/04/12000612/From-crib-to-cubicle-a-famili.html Another meeting? Good. Another chance to hear myself talk http://www.livemint.com/2008/04/05003008/Another-meeting-Good-Another.html Early manuals on meetings warned against late arrivals, early departures, falling asleep — and spitting (hence, the notion of spewing) Cubicle Culture | Jared Sandberg Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:15:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/04/05003008/Another-meeting-Good-Another.html Avoiding conflicts? The too-nice boss makes matters worse http://www.livemint.com/2008/03/15012326/Avoiding-conflicts-The-tooni.html Far more common, and more insidious, are the managers who won’t say a critical word to the staffers who need to hear it Cubicle Culture | Jared Sandberg Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:32:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/03/15012326/Avoiding-conflicts-The-tooni.html When work is invisible, so are its satisfactions http://www.livemint.com/2008/03/08003110/When-work-is-invisible-so-are.html So much is worked on in a day at the office but so little gets done Cubicle Culture | Jared Sandberg Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:01:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/03/08003110/When-work-is-invisible-so-are.html Global market woes are more personality than nationality http://www.livemint.com/2008/02/15235904/Global-market-woes-are-more-pe.html English speakers seem to have many words that are innocuous on one side of the Atlantic but are offensive enough on the other side Cubicle Culture | Jared Sandberg Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:15:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/02/15235904/Global-market-woes-are-more-pe.html Cleaning staff keep offices from ripening into lab experiments http://www.livemint.com/2008/03/01004450/Cleaning-staff-keep-offices-fr.html The carpet, possibly once blue, camouflages what sounds like sizeable pebbles rattling through the heavy-duty vacuum cleaner on every thrust Cubicle Culture | Jared Sandberg Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:14:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/03/01004450/Cleaning-staff-keep-offices-fr.html Why learn and grow on the job? It’s easier to feign infallibility http://www.livemint.com/2008/02/01000707/Why-learn-and-grow-on-the-job.html To excel at never admitting mistakes, you have to take care to burnish your unaccountability and “sorrylessness” Cubicle Culture | Jared Sandberg Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:37:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/02/01000707/Why-learn-and-grow-on-the-job.html Dreaming about work can be a nightmare, but it beats insomnia http://www.livemint.com/2008/01/26000022/Dreaming-about-work-can-be-a-n.html Dreams can come true. But if they stumble onto the subject of work, you can only hope in most cases that they won’t Cubicle Culture | Jared Sandberg Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:30:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/01/26000022/Dreaming-about-work-can-be-a-n.html Your boss’ obsession too often becomes your job obligation http://www.livemint.com/2007/12/22000033/Your-boss8217-obsession-too.html When the boss has a pet passion, staffers can find themselves engaging in activities they’ve never tried, probably because they never wanted to Cubicle Culture | Jared Sandberg Sat, 05 Jan 2008 11:14:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2007/12/22000033/Your-boss8217-obsession-too.html The office pessimists are often right http://www.livemint.com/2007/12/14130459/The-office-pessimists-are-ofte.html As management literature often notes, optimists drive employees to exceptional levels of achievement Cubicle Culture | Jared Sandberg Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:34:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2007/12/14130459/The-office-pessimists-are-ofte.html Performance reviews need some work http://www.livemint.com/2007/12/07235000/Performance-reviews-need-some.html The whole performance-review process doesn’t exactly exceed expectations Cubicle Culture | Jared Sandberg Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:20:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2007/12/07235000/Performance-reviews-need-some.html I’m not really late, I’m just indulging in magical thinking http://www.livemint.com/2007/11/24001946/I8217m-not-really-late-I.html Most chronically late people consistently underestimate time by 25-30% Cubicle Culture | Jared Sandberg Sat, 24 Nov 2007 04:32:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2007/11/24001946/I8217m-not-really-late-I.html Do you hear what I hear? Telling off a colleague—silently http://www.livemint.com/2007/11/16234222/Do-you-hear-what-I-hear-Telli.html The process of chewing over old conversations is referred to in psychology circles as rumination. Cubicle Culture | Jared Sandberg Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:12:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2007/11/16234222/Do-you-hear-what-I-hear-Telli.html If not for your kids, would you really be dancing in Rio? http://www.livemint.com/2007/11/02234121/If-not-for-your-kids-would-yo.html So many people tell you to “follow your dreams” that it is easy to get the impression you aren’t Cubicle Culture | Jared Sandberg Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:11:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2007/11/02234121/If-not-for-your-kids-would-yo.html Nothing can kill drive and inspiration like a long wait http://www.livemint.com/2007/10/19085757/Nothing-can-kill-drive-and-ins.html The torment of waiting arises partly from an uncertainty that seems to gather over time Cubicle Culture | Jared Sandberg Fri, 19 Oct 2007 03:27:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2007/10/19085757/Nothing-can-kill-drive-and-ins.html Bad at complying? You might just be a very bad listener http://www.livemint.com/2007/10/12012732/Bad-at-complying-You-might-ju.html The trick to listening better begins with readiness to listen Cubicle Culture | Jared Sandberg Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:57:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2007/10/12012732/Bad-at-complying-You-might-ju.html If that guy earned a promotion, mine can’t be far behind http://www.livemint.com/2007/09/28130847/If-that-guy-earned-a-promotion.html The tendency for upward social comparison begins when one realizes company leaders aren’t the wizards you thought Cubicle Culture | Jared Sandberg Fri, 28 Sep 2007 07:47:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2007/09/28130847/If-that-guy-earned-a-promotion.html Shooting messengers makes us feel better but work dumber http://www.livemint.com/2007/09/22015444/Shooting-messengers-makes-us-f.html Everyone knows blaming the blameless bearer of bad news doesn’t help, but we do it anyway Cubicle Culture | Jared Sandberg Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:24:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2007/09/22015444/Shooting-messengers-makes-us-f.html How office tyrants get others to grovel http://www.livemint.com/2007/09/08000619/How-office-tyrants-get-others.html Misreading the choke points, sources of influence or all those whose rings need kissing can spell disaster Cubicle Culture | Jared Sandberg Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:36:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2007/09/08000619/How-office-tyrants-get-others.html