Donkeys and Elephant Etiquette - Managing a Traditional Kind of Office Politics

While in many parts of the country temperatures are falling, as election time nears the political thermometer is heating up in offices across the nation. No matter what side of the fence you are on, there are simple steps you can take to keep your work place from becoming an out-of-control political zoo.

Workplace Communication – how to motivate all the members of your team

Have you ever wanted to gain your group’s attention but found that no-one was listening? Are some of your team less willing to follow directions than others? Perhaps they are motivated by different things. By identifying this and adjusting your language you can begin to motivate all of your team.

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.

Jest Practices: Best Practices for Humor in the Workplace

Although humor in the workplace can have beneficial effects, yet not all humor is good humor. However the challenge is to interject appropriate humor & fun into our serious jobs without hurting others or seriously undermining the company.

Seven Deadly Words in Business And How To Avoid Them

If your business isn't moving the way you desire consider the language you use being the place to start. Take a moment, make a small change and realize a big difference.

Communicating Better At Work

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

Web Conferencing Software - What Does It Do

Web conferencing allows you to start or attend a meeting without being physically present. To do this, a web conference software is needed. But what does a web conference software do and what can you do with it?

Eye Protection and Safety Glasses - Workplace Safety

Eyesight is a precious resource and needs to be preserved with great care. Ensure that you have done all that you can do to help your employees see clearly.

Air Conditioning, Is It Really Necessary?

No modern office building in most major cities of the world can afford to exclude summer air conditioning from their premises. Air conditioning provides the necessary environment that is conducive to good working conditions.

Lazy Employees: A Cancer in the Workplace

There is very little in the workplace that has more of a negative and infectious impact than a lazy employee. Yet I am frequently approached by employers who are unable or unwilling to deal with this serious threat to their business. If left alone, this is a situation that invariably does damage to a business and it's employees.

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?

Think Local, Act Global

Organizations with subsidiaries around the globe know the pitfalls of not observing appropriate behaviour when dealing with the locals of their various markets. Losing their market share without implementing effective measures is one of the unfortunate consequences. Moreover, it is a common fallacy to presume that all Asians share exact same mentality, practices and religion because they all look the same.

Influencing Others: Use Five Techniques that Get You What You Want in Any Situation

Did you ever wonder why people resist your efforts to get things done? To influence others, there are five simple interpersonal communication practices that you can use today. Try them with co-workers, customers, managers, and friends and see how you can achieve results with greater cooperation and less stress.

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.