Let’s face it: It’s not enough to just turn your cellphone off and try to ignore it. As long as it’s within arm’s reach, you know you’re going to check it too often at work. To solve this, create an intentionally inconvenient “holding pen” for it, a place in your cubicle that’s not at all […]
In today’s open offices where communication is more casual, it feels like everyone is on equal footing and working for a meritocracy. But that’s wrong, says Jeffrey Pfeffer, an organizational behavior professor at Stanford University. Power structures haven’t changed much over time. Pfeffer offers three theories of why workplace hierarchies are still going strong.
Your image can be affected by anything—such as whom you spend most of your time with and how you decorate your office. Watch out for these unintended—and unwanted—signals.
Chances are you’re looking to grow at work and earn a promotion. You may also be wondering what you can do to increase the chances you’ll be able to advance in your career. MonsterWorking’s Hannah Hamilton spoke to career experts who offered the following five tips.
Q: “Ever since ‘Brenda’ joined our department, I have been doing about 80% of our shared work. Brenda and I don’t have individual job descriptions. We are just expected to work together and get everything done. She is frequently tardy, takes long lunches and spends a lot of time on personal business. I usually wind up staying late to fix her mistakes and see that all the work is completed. Even after I confronted Brenda, she made no effort to change her behavior. When I complained to my boss, he thanked me for my hard work, but did nothing about Brenda. How can I deal with this situation if my manager won’t help?” Overworked
To make meetings productive, John Brandon suggests keeping these four statements out of the conversation.
Fast Company’s Evie Nagy interviewed two rock bands, Wild Party and Protomartyr, to find out how they were able to perform a combined total of 23 shows at this spring’s South by Southwest music festival. The bands shared their advice on showing up prepared, which can apply to project-management scenarios on the road or in your office.
Most people are so busy just making a living that their company’s place in the public eye isn’t very important to them. But once in a while, it’s good to take a few minutes to Google the company you work for. Read up on what others have to say about it and who is noticing […]
Bloggers and English language experts Patricia O’Conner and Stewart Kellerman checked with eight standard dictionaries and found no restriction on the usage of “diversity” beyond race or gender.
You may not need to ask for that raise you’re hoping for, experts say. Instead, try these tactics.
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