What’s your (official or unofficial) dress code?
Bad news for Brooks Brothers and Ann Taylor: Traditional business attire takes a back rack these days. Comfortable and casual are the watchwords for workplace fashion.
Category: People Skills
8 moves to resolving a bank dispute
It’s easy to get emotional when a bank makes a mistake and money is at stake, but experts interviewed by personal finance reporter Daniel Bortz say you’re more likely to get your way if you take a measured approach to addressing the issue.
Social media eroding workplace privacy?
AVG Technologies Digital Diaries project looks at how social networks affect people’s work lives. A study released as part of the project included 4,000 people in 10 countries and found that more than half felt that workplace privacy has decreased with the proliferation of social media networks.
Do you trust your co-workers?
U.S. workers may not trust their boss, but they do trust their colleagues, according to a survey of 475 workers by consultant Lee Hecht Harrison.
How to give feedback to the boss
While it could be bad for your career to point out every misstep your boss makes, you’re more likely to get a boost if you can kindly communicate constructive criticism when he really needs it, says writer and entrepreneur Jennifer Winter. She offers three tips to help you make sure any feedback you offer your boss is both diplomatic and productive.
Fly in formation
Raising teamwork to the next level doesn’t mean you must hire team-building consultants and send employees on Outward Bound. Take these simpler steps.
Is your team ideal?
More is definitely not merrier when it comes to the ideal team. That’s according to researchers who study well-functioning ones.
Lessons from the office brown-noser
That person who’s always cozying up to the boss may drive you nuts, but you should consider that she may also be doing some things better, says life and career coach Dorothy Tannahill-Moran.
How to be a better listener
Strategist and coach Zoë B offers five ways to boost your listening skills.
Disagree tactfully with someone in public
Disagree tactfully with someone in public, by using one of these leadoff sentences.