When Karen Kaplan first started at Hill Holliday as a receptionist, she was just looking for a job to save money. But then the president of the company, Jack Connors, told her she was the face and voice of Hill Holliday …
If you do witness misconduct, take a moment to think about how and where to raise concern, writes Jan Sullivan-Chalmers for Florida Today. If management is involved in the misconduct, there are other possible venues to place a complaint.
You’ve called your top team memÂbers into your office and asked them to coordinate a special project. It’s a new sort of task for them, unlike your team’s typical work, and they’re unsure where to begin. Help them develop their project management skills by sharing with them these 10 key steps.
Q: “After working for five years as an executive assistant to my boss, I recently heard that he has been saying negative things about me to the managers who report to him. This puts me in a very awkward position, so I would like some advice about how to handle the situation.” Hurt & Offended
You know that feeling: The week is done, the sun is setting and there’s nothing left to do but wait for Monday to begin again at a job that’s not 100% thrilling … ugh. One way to fight those blues is to deliver a shock to Sunday night’s system by doing something well out of […]
Face it: Your boss holds the keys to your next pay raise, that potential promotion and even whether you can take a vacation this summer. Do your best to foster a positive relationship with the person who has so much influence over your future.
Bad communication in the workplace can prevent you, your co-workers and your boss from producing the best work possible, writes Dr. Suzanne Gelb for Daily Muse. Here are her three tips to help you figure out exactly what the message is.