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A Special Message from Charlie and Jim

And now for something completely different (apologies to Monty Python).

Yes, yes, we know; that's an incredibly overused phrase. But we are offering something at least slightly different this month.

In the interest of simplifying your lives (and ours) we've shifted to a new format. Here you'll find just a short synopsis of each of this month's articles; the full versions are online and just a click away. Each article is online on its own separate web page, as well as immediately downloadable in a pdf file. It's your choice.

We've just launched a brief Workplace Agility survey to help us understand in more detail how, where, and when people are working these days, and what tools they use to be productive.

We invite your participation. The survey, sponsored by the Books24x7 division of Skillsoft, has only ten questions and should take you less than 10 minutes to complete.

Just click here to complete the survey.

As a thank-you for your participation, we'll be more than happy to send you a summary of our findings.

I've just found a new multi-author blog dedicated to Gen Y, Millennials, or whatever young professionals are calling themselves these days.

It's called "Newly Corporate: Work, life and the pursuit of happiness for the young professional."

One of its authors, Brendan Henak, wrote me recently and asked me to take a look. When I finally found a few moments on a Sunday afternoon (sadly, it's just about the only time these days I can do stuff like that) I liked what I saw.

While the blog is really aimed at those young professionals, and offers them help and advice on coping with the corporate world, it's also a useful place for any of us older farts to gain new insights into what makes those young-uns tick.

. . . to say nothing of helping reduce greenhouse gasses and slowing global climate change.

Actually, I'm convinced we're getting closer and closer to the day when working at home at least part-time will be just "the way we are." We may even find ourselves feeling sorry for people who "have" to commute to an office in a center city (I already feel that way; I thank myself every day for opting to become self-employed and home-office-based).