Battle stress: ‘tend or befriend’
You’ve probably heard of the body’s instinctive “fight or flight” reaction to stress, but have you heard of “tend or befriend”?
Category: Communication
Grammar Repair Shop: How bad is ‘badly’?
Please address the use of the word “bad” versus “badly.”
What to say when a workmate blows it
You know them well: the co-worker who spends way too much time talking on the phone, and the colleague who projects boredom in staff meetings. How can you possibly tell these people that they’re hurting themselves professionally—and should you try?
Make ’em say, ‘For you? Anything!’
Turn co-workers into die-hard supporters who will watch your back and help propel your career. These three tactics can help you build workplace friends who go the extra mile for you, says management consultant Margaret Morford.
Keep toxic dumpers from taking over
You’re sitting at your desk, working productively, when in comes the Toxic Dumper … for the fifth time this week! She proceeds to commandeer your time, using you as a dumping ground for her complaints.
Use custom cards as marketing tools
Keeping in touch with clients—especially VIPs—requires more than the occasional Hallmark card. That’s why many businesses use custom cards as marketing tools.
Taming the wild, woolly e-mail inbox
Whether your e-mail inbox is cluttered with spam or work-related e-mail, take note: The following techniques can help you gain control of your wild inbox.
Building your rep outside the office
One brainy, effective method to gain respect within your organization is to build up your profile in the outside world. These approaches can help.
Grammar Repair Shop: ‘More important’ matters
The phrase that annoys me most lately — “more importantly” — is widely used on television shows and commercials alike. It seems to me that it should be “more important,” unless the speaker is referring to the way something is done. Do you agree?
How to write your best request
It’s a common communication in the business world, but it’s often not very polished: the request letter.