Most people would be reluctant to befriend their supervisors on Facebook, according to a recent study by three college professors. But members of Gen Y are more willing than their older counterparts to do so.
Have you ever been in the awkward position of eating out for business and wondered who should pay? Invisor Consulting Managing Partner Steve Tobak offers six guidelines.
A very simple demonstration involving a $100 bill teaches a valuable lesson about getting what you want out of life.
Bring-your-own-device programs—often known as BYOD—where people use their personal tablets and smartphones for work, are flourishing around the United States. But it can be tough to maintain your sanity when you’re expected to work during your personal time.
Q: “Our team recently had a lot of problems while one person was on vacation. No one had been given responsibility for ‘Beth’s’ duties, so her calls were transferred to anyone who was available. Unfortunately, some of the calls were not handled well, and that’s when the finger-pointing started. Our supervisor is blaming the team for these problems, even though she never gave us any direction on how to handle the calls. What should we do now?” Blameless
How many times are you asked to make improvements to administrative processes without any real guidance on what to do or where to start? The DMAIC process makes you work through specific activities in a defined structure so that any changes you make to a process will be successful.
Say Yes to Archive! When the Archive prompt comes up, just say Yes! You probably don’t realize it, but when Outlook archives an email, it just goes to a separate file structure which is still accessible from the Navigation Pane. This process keeps your Inbox and regular folders clean, neat and current, while still allowing you to easily access your older ones.
Pens, coffee cups, notebooks, computer monitors—so many things vanish from our desks, either naturally or because co-workers get a little bit light-fingered. Stop losing everything that’s not nailed down by grabbing a sheet of small and playfully distinct stickers and applying them liberally to your possessions. The more whimsical the sticker, the more strongly you’re […]
Mary Jo Asmus, founder and president, Aspire Collaborative Services, offers advice and conversational tools for anyone who wants to have a positive influence on others.
Executive coach Debra Benton, author of How to Think Like a CEO, identified these six behaviors as career-killers.
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