Become a Credible Communicator: Make Honesty Your Policy!

To command attention when you speak, you have to be credible. Credibility in the workplace means believability. Are you striving to be a credible communicator, here is the right way to speak and write.

Conflict in Workplace Teams: 5 Ways to Capitalize on Healthy Conflict and Make Better Decisions

In workplace teams, individual IQs might average 140, yet the collective IQ might be closer to 85. So said neuroscientist and clinical psychologist Richard Ross when commenting about unproductive conflict at work. It doesn't have to be that way! Here are five key strategies for any organization that wants to capitalize on the upside of conflict.

Effective Listening for Leaders

Are you listening to me? Is it time to review your listening skills to see how effective you are with your communication excellence? You can't be a highly effective leader without superb listening skills. Here's why

Workplace Safety Tips - Evacuation Plans are more than a Fire Drill

Facility evacuation plans are an often overlooked training opportunity that can save thousands of dollars in the event of an actual emergency. Creative use of fire drill training can enhance business communications through interactions with the employees who are being evacuated.

National Culture and the Organization

In this article I will refer to culture in terms of patterns of thinking and acting. There are certainly differences in mental perception; some of them depend on the nationality. I will try to show in this article that the different national culture might affect the organization.

Making HR...the Most Lovable Profession

I feel that it is one love-hate equation, where some people love you and some hates you. In a crowd of more than two people you cannot expect everyone to love you…everyone to agree with you. That has never happened and will never happen. There will always be few people who will love you and few to hate you. Only thing that you can do is that by your work…by your behaviour…by your attitude…you can have more people to love you…to love your profession and hate you and your profession. To tilt this equation, Employees Love HR Professionals…Employees Hate HR Professionals, entirely depends on an individual, his style of working and his approach. Love-hate equation can be different in different company. No degree and no education can give you an assurance that all people will “Just” love you. You are MBA from Harvard, Oxford, London School of Business or IIM; you are certified by SHRM or CIPD; no institute can give you an assurance that your employee will always agree with you and will always love your work. As I said in one of my previous write-up…few people…just few people by their behaviour, work and attitude brings bad name for the organization, for the profession, for the community and for the country.

Dealing With a Hostile Work Environment

Whether you plan on leaving your employer or staying put, any type of severe hostility (conflict, opposition, or resistance) that interferes with your job performance should be handled in a professional manner.

Cubicle Sweet Cubicle: How to Make Your Workspace More Appealing

Just about anyone who's ever worked in a cubicle would agree that they're often depressing, with their neutral color faux walls, confined space, and the general feeling of isolation that they engender. Still, there are ways to make even the blandest, smallest cubicle more appealing while maintaining a professional work environment.

Relevance of Medical Metaphor in Corporate Turnaround

Medical metaphors are applicable in corporate as people can comprehend their medical and health conditions much better than corporate matters.

In America, Back Pain is Epidemic, Office Chairs and Seating Play a Role

Today’s problem with ergonomic office chairs some say, is that we have been forced into a “table and chair” culture where many of our daily tasks take place in this right angled and seated position. This sort of sitting can force the body into a slumped or “c” shaped position putting uneven pressure on the vertebral disks and muscles of the lower back. With time and being seated in your office chair over long periods each day, the spine can become deformed and erode disks, making it hard to retrain to the proper posture for sitting in your ergonomic chair.

The First Step to Leadership: Letting Go of Illusions

The first job of a leader is to dispel his/her own myths, to let go of illusions and assumptions that are inherited notions, and to be aware of not simply WHAT one is thinking, but HOW one is thinking and WHY.

How to Understand Canada’s Emerging Diversity Issues - Nu Leadership Series

Examine how other countries such as Canada deal with the tricky issues related to diversity. Nu Leadership is a column that explores the changing workforce and social environment as it relates to leadership development.

How I Used Humor to Survive and Thrive In Today’s Competitive Business Environment!

I recently found myself being burned out at work and so I decided to instill some much needed HUMOR into my personal and professional life.