Bad Review Out of the Blue

Sometimes it happens. You think things are going along well at work, or at least adequately enough, until your boss summons you to his or her office and delivers a shock: Unless your performance improves, you will soon be out of a job.

People Skills - The Enlightened Monkey

This article talks about people skills in the workplace. It explains how to maintain good relationhips that professional in nature.

Safe Workplaces – Eight Pointers to Safer Premises

The majority of businesses have premises; getting the safety of your premises right is a good place to start. Eight questions to ask yourself about safety on your premises - and some answers.

8 Rules for Proper Business Communication

It is essential to develop an awareness of how technology should best be used to avoid negative outcomes for employees and the workplace in general. Here are some guidelines for communicating in an effective, respectful manner...

4 Problem Personality Types All Professionals Must Learn to Deal With

Sometimes personalities clash, and when they do it becomes difficult to remain professional and continue to work effectively. Dealing with these 4 personality types presents an ongoing challenge, but one that must be mastered in order to be truly successful.

Meeting Employee Work Expectations: 4 Keys for Minimizing Turnover

Workforce experts estimate that the cost of replacing a worker is 1.5 times the annual salary of the worker. To minimize your turnover costs and maintain a productive workplace, employers need to look beyond the salary and benefits.

Empowerment Equals Abandonment?

Empowerment is a frequently used word and excuse that often leads to abandonment of an employee...

Keeping Colleagues Happy With Birthday Ecards

Sending birthday ecards to colleagues to express your friendship and care, is one of the easiest ways to show your warmth and feelings for them.

Knowledge Management - Lessons From Martin Luther

Sometimes you need to go back in time -- say four hundred years -- to understand that things have not changed.

Gifts for Administrative Professionals Week

This holiday was originally called Secretary's Day, but is now more commonly known as Administrative Professionals Week. Administrative Professionals Week is always the last full week in April, and Wednesday of that week is sometimes called Administrative Professionals Day. Here are a few ideas on gifts to recognize the administrative professional at your company:

When You're Afraid to Talk to Your Boss

Learning to communicate effectively at work is a common challenge. It gets easier when you recognize how your own history may be creating the mis-perceptions that are blocking your success.

Gossip Can Bite

Did you ever work in a large company, doctor's office, hospital or anywhere there are more than two employees? Did you find out the hard way that when a tongue starts wagging at co-workers your professional life will somehow suffer? Did you ever ask yourself how did this happen? If the answer is yes to any of these questions, read on.

Communications: I Never Seem To Say It Right

The ability to effectively communicate with employees is key to the success of the manager and the organization. Clear, concise communication, delivered with understanding, honesty and often empathy, can make the difference between whether the manager’s message is received or not. When dealing with a difficult situation with an employee, whether it is a coaching session or a performance appraisal interview, the words the manager chooses and the manner in which the message is delivered make a tremendous difference.