Dealing With Change at Work
Organizations today think they need to be constantly changing or they will perish. There's nothing wrong with new ideas. Business conditions are always changing. But here's the problem: 99 percent of all new ideas don't work. More ...
Increasing Your Value to the Company
In these difficult economic times companies are looking for somebody's butt to kick out the door. When they look at you, will they see an expendable body, or an employee who is too valuable to let go? More ...
Conflict and Politics at Work
If there's no conflict in the company where you work, enjoy it, it won't last. Wherever you have two or more people working together, sooner or later a squabble is going to breakout. Here's how to deal with conflict and politics at work. More ...
Dealing With Stress at Work
You can't totally avoid stress. Stress is a normal part of life and work, but too much stress can actually cause health problems. Here's how to deal with too much stress at work. More ...
How to Excel in a Retail Job
A profession in retail is meaningful, reaches out to people and leaves a lasting impression. Excelling as a retail employee includes taking the role seriously, understanding what is expected and finding ways to support your team. More ...
Use the Power of a Negative Attitude to Get Ahead
Most books on success tell you how you can change to be successful. This book shows you that you already have unique attributes that we can leverage to gain an unfair advantage. More ...
What Not to Say to Customers
A problem can arise however when an employee who doesn't usually come into contact with customers meets a customer. You should never reveal inside information to a customer, or to anyone else outside the company. More ...
Gift Giving in the Workplace
One thing that can add to the stress of the holiday season is workplace gift giving. Giving a gift to a supervisor or manager sets up a conflict of interest and an ethics problem. In my opinion, holiday gifts should be given only to children. More ...
Good Cop Bad Cop
Are you a manager who's wondering why other department managers don't have the same personnel problems you have? Are you a supervisor whose manager thinks you can't control the workers under you? More ...
Working on a Team
In an organization, sometimes something comes up that doesn't fit within the definition of any single department's operation. The tasks involved in these types of projects cross department boundaries, so members of a special project team are selected. More ...
Get What You Want - Negotiating Skills for the Timid!
This article is written for those TIMID folk who want to feel more confident in the basic skills of negotiating. These are the skills I have learnt that have made all the difference in the world to my approach to asking for what I want. I figure there are plenty of people who would like to know these skills which, believe me, don't come naturally to some folk! More ...
The Gamble of Workplace Romance
Because of how much time we spend at work, often more time than we have for socializing outside of work, the chances of meeting someone that we're interested in at work is very probable. But is romance compatible with success at work, or can it become a career disaster? More ...
Stand Out At Work
Career development is not always about moving up in the organization. It's more about constantly improving yourself and getting the most out of your job and work life. Regardless of whether or not you are interested in promotion right now, you are interested in standing out at work. More ...
