Tips on surviving professional conferences
Business conferences: Some people love them, but others find them stressful, intimidating and overwhelming. If you’re in the latter group, writer and editor Sarah Todd has tips to help you out.
Get staff fired up for workforce giving
Workplace giving campaigns can be a great way to support a good cause while building teamwork and camaraderie among colleagues, so how do you get more people fired up and excited to participate? That’s what one reader asked recently on the Admin Pro Forum.
A critical co-worker requires direct confrontation
Q: “For the past few weeks, one of my co-workers has been watching me closely and finding fault with my work. She keeps telling me what to do, even though she’s not my supervisor. I actually have more experience than she does. Should I tell my manager about this? I don’t want him to think I’m complaining.” Jenny
Mind your P’s & Q’s this holiday season
The holiday season can be stressful enough without all the etiquette worries that can also come with it. Knowing how to act in situations that combine socializing with your career can be tricky, so we checked in with a few etiquette experts to help remind you what you should—and shouldn’t—do.
Your office copier: A security risk?
Before you sell, trade in or scrap your office copier, consider this: Copiers—especially the newer models—are highly sophisticated computers that can be a security risk.
What’s the smartest way to fill unemployment downtime?
Question: “I was laid off a month ago and now I spend a couple of hours a day job-searching, and the rest of the time just trying to fill in the day. There must be something productive I could be doing that will look cool on my résumé—but it can’t be too much of a time commitment that will interfere with being able to suddenly go off to an interview, or even start a new job on a moment’s notice. Any suggestions?” – Neil, Woodbury, Minn.
The problem with extending deadlines
Any conviction you have when starting work on a project fades fast when word of a deadline extension comes through. The same problems you had the first time around loom even more the second time …
Avoid these Weird Al ‘word crimes’
Weird Al Yankovic made grammar funny with his “Word Crimes” parody of Robin Thicke’s hit song “Blurred Lines” and its accompanying video this summer. Weird Al brought up some good grammar points that are important for everyone to remember, says News to Live By Managing Editor Danny Rubin.
‘SNL’ writer knew to make demands from a power position
After three years as head writer for Saturday Night Live, Adam McKay was ready to quit in 2000. But before leaving SNL, McKay took his agentās advice and apĀĀproached Lorne Michaels with a series of deĀĀmands heād need fulfilled to stay put. Employing the “least-interest” principle worked for him beautifully.
Tested your EQ lately?
Emotional intelligence is seen by many experts as a prime quality of leadership. Take this quiz and see how you’re doing when interacting with your team.