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Is it credit-grabbing, or just the way an office works?

March 18, 2015 Categorized in: Your Office Coach
Q: “My boss appears to be taking credit for a difficult project that I am working on, even though it does not involve him in any way. The vice president of our department recently sent out an email in which she congratulated both my manager and me on the project’s success and expressed appreciation for our hard work. However, he hasn’t worked on it at all. Now I wonder if he may be exaggerating his role. What should I do about this?” Unrecognized
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3 tips for asking follow-up questions

March 16, 2015 Categorized in: Project Management
Whether you’re hiring a new employee or deciding to partner up with someone on a new venture, interview skills are an important way to get a good read on someone and decide if you can trust them. Kilberry Leadership Advisors CEO Richard Davis offers three ways to ask effective follow-up questions and dig deeper.
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Did they really say that, or do you just wish they had?

March 13, 2015 Categorized in: 1-Minute Strategy
Ever played the game called Telephone, where a message is relayed along a chain of people to see how accurately it comes out after passing through all those connections? The office is like that, and those who play Telephone poorly are doing their co-workers a real disservice. Paraphrasing, dramatizing or re-imagining someone’s words usually isn’t […]
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5 party planning tips for office events

March 5, 2015 Categorized in: Project Management
Whether you’re planning your department’s monthly birthday celebration, a retirement bash or your company’s big anniversary party, you want to make sure the event is a success. Deanna Arnold, of Employers Advantage, offers five tips to help you out.
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