Question: “Our group has one person, “Cindy,” who is called the team lead. This is not a supervisory position. Although she is just supposed to assist our supervisor and fill in when he’s away, Cindy constantly tells me what to do. She monitors my work, times my breaks and even contradicts my supervisor’s instructions. Cindy is not a bad person, and she’s good at her job. I don’t dislike her, but I want her to back off and stop giving orders. Because our open-door policy says we can go straight to the vice president, I plan to discuss the situation with her. What do you think?” — Not a Pushover
Microsoft is working on a new technology, dubbed Street Slide. And from the looks of the demo, it would revolutionize online maps. The new technology allows users to “slide” along a street—rather than jump from snapshot to snapshot, as in Google Street View.
Expect this on most days: Something unexpected will pop up. So, reserve an hour a day or a half-hour between appointments in your schedule and your boss’s. That way, you won’t have to juggle so much when something unexpected demands your time. And if nothing does, you can knock out more items on your to-do […]
SmartArt is one of the biggest timesavers in the newer versions of Microsoft® Office. Especially useful for PowerPoint® and Word, it is a powerful way to represent ideas in pictures, which is the preferred learning method for between 1/3 and 2/3 of the population, depending upon which expert you ask.
Some people would never “friend” a co-worker on Facebook; they try hard to keep work and personal lives separate. Others blend the two—letting professional and personal contacts co-exist on social media sites. If you’re attempting to let your friends and co-workers mingle on your Facebook page, keep this tip in mind:
Save yourself the embarrassment of saying “Nice to meet you” to someone you’ve already met, and forgotten. Instead, say “Nice to see you.” This general greeting will save you from seeming forgetful.
What’s the most satisfying reward you can receive for a job well done? Respondents to a “SmartPulse” survey, conducted by Smart-Brief on Leadership, were roughly split three ways:
Since you can’t complete everything on your to-do list today, know what can wait until tomorrow with the least consequence. This strategy turns procrastination into a time-management tool.
No one is immune to resentment, but it’s been said that holding onto a grudge is like taking poison and hoping the other person will die. Instead of focusing on what you would change in somebody else, turn your attention to what needs to change in you. First steps:
If you want everyone to arrive on time for your meeting, don’t set it on the hour, half-hour or quarter-hour. Set it for something like 8:07 a.m., suggests consultant Charlie Hawkins. “They’ll come on time for curiosity, if nothing else,” he says.