THENEWORLD

Fresh scents
Scented waters, such as lavender water, are a great way to infuse a heavenly, yet subtle smell into your clothing. Add scented water to an iron, and on steam setting, gently waft over clothing. A great tip for clothes that have been in storage for the season.
Bra dilemma
Does the underwire in your bra always poke through after a few wearings? It could be the way you are storing them. Hanging bras on a hook in your closet prevents the underwire from getting twisted and pulled, as it would in a dresser drawer.
Perfect purchase
If you find a pair of black pants or a skirt that are the perfect fit, consider buying more than one pair. Black tends to fade after a while, but with two pairs of the same pants, the wear and tear takes longer. And black matches with everything!
Spot remover
Trying to remove a stain from your favourite suede jacket or skirt? Lightly rub over the stain with an emery board to get rid of the spot.
Static cling control
Need a quick way to fight static on your clothes? Carry a dryer sheet with you in your purse

Stop Being So Nice to Your Co-workers

By Kate Lorenz, CareerBuilder.com Editor

Do nice guys finish last at work, too?

A study published in the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology says yes. Dr. Nikos Bozionelos of the University of Sheffield in England researched personality and career success and found that white-collar workers who were the most agreeable, conscientious and sensitive to the needs of others were less likely to be promoted.

Bozionelos believes it’s because they don’t put their own needs first: “Agreeable people tend to self-sacrifice and compromise their own interests to make others happy.” And because “nice” people do things just to please others, they often are given low-profile tasks no one else wants and wind up doing activities that don’t enhance their careers. Because American culture celebrates forcefulness — even aggression — researcher and author Gary Namie says the altruistic have it just as rough here in the United States, where, “Nice gets you in trouble. Nice gets you exploited.”

Author and executive coach Dr. Lois Frankel says there are a number of ways nice people undermine themselves. Here are five of the most common, along with tips for (pleasantly) breaking the cycle:

1. You Let Others’ Mistakes Inconvenience You
Before rearranging your life to correct someone else’s mistake, assess the risk versus the reward of meeting unreasonable expectations. At times you’ll have no choice but to jump in to put out the fire. But there will also be times when you have the latitude to push back and say, “This isn’t what we originally discussed and agreed to. Since I’ll have to rethink the plan and put more time into it than anticipated, I won’t be able to have it completed by the initially proposed deadline.” Let the person know you want to provide the best service possible — and ask for the time and resources needed.

2. You Let Others Take Credit For Your Ideas
Ever suggest an idea that seemed to fall flat, only to find out later it was implemented and someone else got the credit? To avoid having others steal your ideas, make sure you state them loudly and confidently or put them in writing. If you’re at a meeting and someone proposes the same thing you’ve previously suggested, call attention to it by saying, “Sounds like you’re building on my original suggestion, and I would certainly support that.”

3. You Apologize Unnecessarily
Save your apologies for big-time bloopers. When you do make a mistake worth apologizing for, apologize only once, then move into problem-solving mode. Objectively assess what went wrong and ways to fix it. Always begin from a place of equality, for example: “Based on the information initially provided to me, I had no idea that was your expectation. Tell me more about what you had in mind and I’ll make the necessary revisions.”

4. You Work Without Breaks
Use your vacation days; take your lunch. Working non-stop can make you appear flustered, inefficient and incompetent. It also makes you less productive. To maintain maximum levels of concentration and accuracy, experts suggest you take a break every 90 minutes.

5. You Do Others’ Work For Them
Recognize when people delegate inappropriately to you and avoid the inclination to solve everyone’s problems for them. Practice saying unapologetically, “I’d love to help you out with this, but I’m swamped.” Then stop talking. Of course being nice is not all bad. Dr. Bozionelos points out that it can be of great advantage as long as you are aware of and able to adjust your natural tendencies to undervalue yourself and compromise your personal interests. As Dr. Frankel puts it, “When all is said and done, do you really want written on your tombstone: “She Always Put the Needs of the Company Ahead of Her Own?”

Kate Lorenz is the article and advice editor for CareerBuilder.com. She researches and writes about job search strategy, career management, hiring trends and workplace issues. Other writers contributed to this article.

Career Training

A Medical Prescription for Career Success: Spotlight on Health-Hospital Medicine
By Nina Silberstein
Although you may not have heard of “hospitalists”–physicians who work exclusively within a hospital setting specializing in the care of patients during a hospital stay–they just might be the ones working behind the scenes to ensure a smooth and positive hospital experience for you or a loved one. And with so much to navigate when it comes to hospital care, it’s no wonder that hospitalists are considered among the fastest-growing health-care subspecialists in the United States.

What is a “hospitalist”?
Hospitalists work in a field called health-hospital medicine, a specialty in which physicians focus on caring for patients in the hospital setting. They are responsible for establishing communication with primary care physicians, coordinating specialist consults, tests and procedures, acting as the initial responder, and participating in discharge planning. In short, these professionals take the role of physician and the concept of patient care to the next level, acting as liaisons for the patient throughout their hospital stay.
According to the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM), the number of hospitalists in the United States has increased more than twentyfold since the mid-1990s and now numbers 15,000 physicians. By 2010, the SHM estimates the number will reach 30,000. According to the American College of Physicians (ACP), new hospitalist programs are emerging everywhere. To date, there are approximately 2,000 programs nationwide.

Although health-hospital medicine is still a growing field, insiders predict that for every ten open hospitalist positions, theres only one applicant. Up to 75 percent of the new physicians who do their internal medicine residency become hospitalists, a percentage experts expect only to rise in coming years.
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