Crisis? What crisis?
An effective assistant/manager relationship is one in which both people know the difference between a crisis and a routine setback. Do you? Does your boss?
When the boss is irrational–and so is HR
Q: “My supervisor, ‘Rhonda,’ has been pressuring me for two years to go to her church. I tried to respond to Rhonda’s overtures diplomatically, but she was not pleased with my reaction. She said that my life is going nowhere and she is fed up with me. Now Rhonda is giving me the cold shoulder and making snide remarks about me. I tried going to human resources, but the HR manager said I should apologize to Rhonda because she is just trying to be my ‘sister in Christ.’ Quitting is not an option, so what can I do?” Innocent Victim
Going, going, gone… 5 vanishing workplace concepts
Four items (and one idea) that will have disappeared from U.S. workplaces within five years, according to a poll of 7,000 LinkedIn members.
Travel light yet connected on the road
You need a lot of stuff to be productive on the road, but there’s still a way to get everything you need into a small bag. Travel veteran James Kendrick explains how to avoid travel nightmares with these smart tips.
4 apps help iPad heavy work
iPads are great for consuming content, but less so for doing any real heavy work. Wall Street Journal technology columnist Walter Mossberg suggests four of the best applications that can help.
There’s safety–and revelation–in numbers
Informal group interviews are a great way to learn how job candidates react to their co-workers every day, not just in a one-on-one, whatever-you-want-to-hear interaction. Start a creative group discussion and you’ll get a glimpse of how well the individuals listen, interject, assert themselves, and build on the comments and ideas of others.
Food pros ‘dish’ on what to eat when out
Most of us know that chain restaurants aren’t the healthiest choices, but they also offer healthier options, have nutritional information readily available and will customize orders on request. Here’s what nutrition professionals choose when they eat out at chain restaurants.
How engaged are you at work?
Only 30% of employees are “involved in, enthusiastic about, and committed to their work,” according to a Gallup poll.
Steps to keep your smartphone safe
Smartphones contain a lot of information that people would like to keep safe, yet many don’t take even basic steps to secure their devices. Consumer Reports recently published several security steps to take.
How to react in the face of failure
You’ve heard it before: If you’ve never failed, you’ve never really succeeded. So deal with failure and move on. Heed these three don’ts and adopt these three do’s.