How to Create a Safe and Productive Workplace

Many times it seems that the only way to create a safe workplace is to send every one home and close the doors. Potential hazards abound in all places where goods are produced and services are rendered. Here are five simple steps for creating a safer and more productive work environment.

Definition of Cognitive Learning

What is cognitive awareness? What do people mean by cognitive learning? Cognitive Learning is a term that is often used in the academic arena but more recently it has started to pop up in the business world.

The Meaningless Melancholy

If a lexicon is not able to tell you the correct meaning then it is you who will decide where to march after that. The prejudice of being called as the only loyal member of the organization is the chief impetus of corporate sycophancy. This account is an endeavor to examine whether this force will forlorn the values of organizational behavior or it will prove as a mechanism to deprive the corporate culture with social and humane values. The department of human resource which is considered as the apex court for an employee in any organization is only...

Choosing Your Topic for a Work Related Speech

What if you must speak on a subject related to your job? How do you pick a topic to speak about if you are not passionate about the subject matter?

Communicating to a Global Audience

To communicate clearly and with global sensitivity, several guidelines and tips must be followed. The resulting business writing will be easier for your audience to understand.

Active Listening: Improve Your Relationships at Work and in Life Through Proper Listening

We are taught how to read and write, but not how to listen, here are 20 key tips for how to improve – see the benefits quickly if you put these into practice.

Dealing With Workplace Bullying And Harassment

A great psychiatrist gave a presentation at a large conference attended by colleagues and his peers. As he spoke every audience member were glued and intently listening to every one of his words. He was talking about harassment.

3 Prescriptions for Stress

This article introduces three strategies for overcoming stress in the workplace. Although workplace examples and solutions are used, these steps and strategies can be applied in personal and family situations as well. Read on if you would like to overcome stressful reactions and habits.

Using the Power of E-mail Group Distribution Lists

As a speaker and trainer that works for many different companies and organizations all around the United States and abroad, I am often meeting many different groups of people that I'd like to stay in touch with. One of the most basic time-saving e-mail tips that I like to use to stay in touch with these folks is the e-mail group distribution list. I’m sure that for many of you, this tip is more of a reminder than a new strategy, but it is a powerful time-saving communications tool nonetheless. I’m sure that when used properly, it can save you several hours a year of time locating and typing in e-mail addresses.

Keep Meetings Focused

All of us go to meetings regularly and have experienced long, drawn out meetings where issues are discussed inefficiently at best. Meetings do not have to be like that. Here are some of tips to make meetings more proactive, productive, and efficient.

Managing an Aggressive Boss with Effective Communication

People who receive aggressive behavior that is not correctly handled have been known to develop serious physical problems such as strokes, heart attacks, suicide, migraines, escalated stress levels, insomnia, and terrifying nightmares. You need to stick up for yourself in an assertive manner otherwise your mental and physical wellbeing will suffer.

IM - Saving You Time

The size of a person's email inbox can often times cause your IT manager to go into cardiac arrest. Emails are on the rise for basic communication, but is email always the appropriate method of communication? See how Instant Messaging can save you time and money in the work place.

Aliteracy Part 1: Concept

Did you know that many adults choose not to read? It's a growing phenomenon called aliteracy. Aliteracy, combined with normal job pressures and distractions, results in people who simply won't read text-heavy instructions. Find out more about this social phenomenon that could be affecting your business. This is a 3 part Article.

What Does It Mean To Say That You Are Suffering From Stress At Work

Work provides the ideal breeding ground for stress and there can be few of us who have not experienced some form of job-related stress. But is this simply an inevitable part of life or is there something that employees and employers can do to remedy the situation?

How to Approach Different Communication Styles

Although most people have some combination of all three, one in particular is usually dominant. As a result, match your own words and speed to appeal to their communication style: