If you’re always in a rush and constantly stressed out, chances are you’re making your co-workers feel stressed, too. The Wall Street Journal’s Sue Shellenbarger spoke to experts to get tips on how to slow down and stop spreading your stress.
If you have a smartphone, you’ve also got a very efficient little voice recorder. End the week by pressing the record button and describing the week in detail without any preparation, then listen to the playback. Within a month or so, you’ll have picked up on several speech patterns you never knew you had.
If you believe the workplace is no place to make friends, you’re not only wrong, but your delusion could be hurting your career, says corporate trainer Shola Richards.
Feeling off your game at work, but not sure where you’re falling short? The best thing to do is to ask your co-workers. Lifehacker’s Alan Henry shares three ways to get their honest feedback.
Q: “My boss told me to always be direct with him. However, he has been avoiding me ever since I made some very frank comments about a serious problem. I have left notes asking to speak with him, but he ignores them. I don’t understand how a manager can be so childish. What should I do?” Snubbed Employee
Do you feel like it’s high time you started making more money? Are you trying to build up the confidence to initiate a conversation about your compensation? If so, you may be wondering what to say and how to say it.
Ten years ago, parcel delivery giant UPS learned through time studies that avoiding left-hand turns while making deliveries saved time, fuel, emissions discharge and accidents. It has designed many routes specifically to avoid left-hand turns to achieve razor edge efficiency. How many of your own processes that you might take for granted are ready for […]