Question: This is my first job after graduation, and I have already received a warning letter from my boss. I work in a very small business, which is owned by a husband and wife. I am the only person who works in the office with them. To find out how I was doing, I recently requested a performance review. My boss praised me for being a hard worker and gave me several suggestions for improvement. Then he handed me a warning letter. I only asked for this meeting to get some feedback. I had no idea that I was doing anything wrong. What can I do to avoid losing my job?
Are you using SharePoint 2007 or 2010 as a glorified file server? There are many opportunities to make SharePoint do some heavy lifting beyond just keeping your files organized. One such opportunity is the actual creation of a complex document like a procedures manual. Using a template called a Document Workspace in SharePoint.
Asking questions is more effective than trying to know all the answers, says Andrew Sobel, author of Power Questions: Build Relationships, Win New Business, and Influence Others. The right questions “make people like you, trust you, and want to work with you.”
Keep emoticons out of business communications. If you’re depending on a smiley face to make the meaning of your words clear, perhaps you shouldn’t be writing the message in the first place. Better to pick up the phone or arrange for a face-to-face meeting.
A recent HR Specialist online poll found that 42% of training budgets that were slashed in the recession haven’t yet rebounded. Mentoring can help close the training gap, and improve recruitment, retention and career development—and the bottom line.
Odds are, you’re wasting time. A Salary.com survey reveals that the average employee admits to wasting roughly two hours each workday. Top time-management advice from admin pros:
Lady Gaga, Madonna, Michael Jackson, or Elvis … we can learn a lot from these pop culture icons. I’m not suggesting you wear a dress made of meat, highlight body parts with tassels or moon dance between cubicles. Yet, here are four lessons pop culture icons can teach us:
An admin’s request for advice on interviewing after a harassment firing brought recommendations to do a little advance legwork. Preparing to meet potential employers, wrote Melody and Gloria, means consulting with the HR department involved in the termination to discover what questions they can and will answer if asked. Mark and Rebecca noted that the […]
Question: How do I get my co-worker to stop annoying me? She is very self-centered, whiny and needy. I have told her this and given her the cold shoulder, but she can’t take a hint. I just want her to leave me alone. How can I make that happen without creating tension in the office? Fed Up