Cupid, Coffee, And Copiers - Which Of These Does Not Belong In The Office

Dating coworkers is a bad idea. Dating your boss is an even worse idea. This article presents some points to ponder if you find yourself thinking more about romance than the work you should be doing.

How To Deal With A Toxic Co-Worker

Let me guess: You love your job, your boss is a gem and the company is solid and treats their employees well. However, life is becoming unbearable in your department! Is one employee causing grief by spreading negative rumors about you or just making life unbearable? Learn how to deal effectively with a Toxic Employee.

Email and Intercultural Communication

Working across different cultures can be a challenge. The email is now becoming an area of concern within businesses who need to communicate effectively with people from different cultures and languages.

Laughter Makes the Workplace Lighter

Did you know that the average preschooler laughs or smiles 400 times a day? That number drops to 15 by the time people are 35 yrs. old. Isn’t it amazing what stress and too much responsibility can do? So who says that work always has to be serious?

Working With Volunteer Help

If your organization uses or depends on volunteers, then you have many challenges. We need volunteers and people want to feel needed. It is a wonderful and rare thing when two needs can be satisfied at the same time.

Is Your Company's Stress Management Program Stressful in Itself?

Some simple advice — and pass-along strategies — for reducing stress in the workplace.

What Gift to Give an Employee?

When you have a client that increases their business with you, or an employee who deserves some extra recognition, a small gift of appreciation will go a long way. The hardest part of gift giving is knowing what to give for each occasion.

Communicating Better At Work

Employees often show concern about the quality and quantity of communication at work.

Communicating Powerfully With Customers

Customers have a great deal of anxiety in the selection of a new vendor. The anxiety is especially high with the first few orders.

How Much is Workplace Conflict Costing Your Company

In the end you can come up with an amount of money, the ACTUAL HARD DOLLAR COST of workplace conflict in your organization, that is overwhelming. So overwhelming in fact that many business owners will decide not to believe the numbers.

Why You Need Contemporary Office Furniture

Can using contemporary office furniture make a difference in either you or your employees' attitude and work output? The answer may surprise you. As you'll discover in this article, furniture style can indeed influence work quality and worker happiness.

A Special Person

Have you ever known a person who works hard, volunteers without question and seeks no recognition?

When Accents Attack - Overcoming Communication Problems

Working with someone who you have a hard time understanding can be a daunting task, however it is not impossible. In fact, you can be just as productive as if you were working with someone with whom you had no trouble understanding. All it takes is a little work and common sense.