Social media etiquette 101

• April 01, 2017

With as much as we use social media for both personal and professional reasons, it’s smart to revisit some etiquette rules.

Conduct better 1-on-1s

• March 30, 2017

Individual face time with employees offers you an opportunity to provide both praise and constructive feedback, and it offers them a chance to vent or seek your guidance.

3 types of corporate speak

• March 29, 2017

Twisting words and giving them new meanings happens in the business world just as much as with personal slang

Successful, rich, secure–and bored. What to do?

• March 24, 2017

Q: “I am a happily married man in my mid-forties with three young children. During my career, I have built a successful business and accumulated enough wealth so...

When you’re no longer a jerk at work–but someone remembers

• March 09, 2017

Q: “In my previous job, I gossiped, backstabbed and yelled at important people. I eventually realized that I was creating my own problems, but changing was...

Is it a typo, or just plain ignorance?

• March 07, 2017

Some people are quick to label any written mistake as a typo.

Nurture workplace relationships

• March 06, 2017

Internal networking within one’s organization is as important as building an external network.

Why and how to encourage snitching

• March 03, 2017

Do you encourage “whistle-blowing”? You should. Your employees are likely to witness unethical behavior that could sink your organization.

Put a stop to interrupters

• February 24, 2017

Numerous studies tell us that men are more likely to interrupt women than vice versa, and they interrupt women more than they do other men.

When the boss is all vision and no end result

• February 23, 2017

Q: “Our micromanaging boss makes it difficult to accomplish our team goals. When we start a new project, she never discusses her expectations or her vision of...

How to Lead Your Manager to TEAM

• February 21, 2017

A lot of managers talk team, but they have real trouble “walking” team. In other words, the manager recognizes the benefits of teamwork, they may even talk...

Is this one of the most embarrassing typos ever?

• February 14, 2017

First, let me start by saying that this isn’t a political post. It’s something different. Perhaps by now you’ve heard about the glaring typo on...

Singletasking amps up productivity

• February 14, 2017

While you may think that multitasking allows you to accomplish more in less time, it’s quite the contrary.

Oh, so it’s the old ‘my co-worker provoked me’ excuse

• February 10, 2017

Q: “My boss recently moved my desk so that I would be farther away from my co-worker, ‘Tamara.’ Tamara's annoying behavior causes me to react, and...

Manage an imposer at work

• February 09, 2017

Some people are fine with imposing on you and don’t see it as inconsiderate or rude. If you don’t put an end to the behavior, it may continue.

The teamwork checklist

• February 09, 2017

As you work to build a team, keep these points in mind.

The danger of over-communicating

• February 07, 2017

If you think you’re a great communicator because you communicate every little thing to everyone, you’re mistaken.

5 of the worst meeting types

• February 06, 2017

Ensure that you aren’t one of these types of meeting participants.

3 training priorities for 2017

• January 27, 2017

Want to plan employee training that will prepare your employees for the future of business?

Describe what you do for work

• January 23, 2017

If your job is a little unique or simply hard to sum up, use this strategy.