For some employees, hearing words of praise is better than a cash bonus—and such praise is a key reason people want to stay in their jobs. Yet many managers can muster up such phrases only during annual reviews … if at all. Here are 10 key ideas managers should consider when offering positive feedback to employees.
Here are eight ways to step up your email game and inspire those around you to do the same.
Motivation is a somewhat tricky concept. Different factors drive each individual. Here, we look at a range of employee motivation strategies that encourage employee engagement, hard work and job satisfaction.
People like to be noticed and appreciated. Employees receive an immediate motivational boost when a manager or fellow team member offers positive feedback, a compliment or words of thanks. Build a company culture where leaders and staff members alike recognize the talents and efforts of others frequently and genuinely.
Forty-five percent of participants in a recent ResumeBuilder.com survey of more than 1,500 business leaders said their company currently offers etiquette training. An additional 20 percent said their company plans to offer etiquette training in the future. What topics might be beneficial to cover? Here are a few to consider.
As an admin, your politeness and clarity in email and business communication is not just a reflection of your professionalism. Failure to express yourself properly can lead to legal vulnerabilities for you and your employer.
We all encounter difficult people in the workplace—supervisors, co-workers, customers and others. For some of us, not a week goes by without frustrating encounters with negative or self-centered people, complainers, control freaks, meanies or micromanagers. Coping with difficult encounters can pose a real challenge.
Will your office welcome one or more interns to the workplace this summer? For the admin, that may mean extra work or much-needed support, or both.
It’s inevitable that disputes will arise between team members, and the onus is on all of us to resolve them. Luckily, conflict resolution is a skill that you can improve, which will make dealing with disputes far easier.
Are you crafting an email that is riddled with errors in spelling or word usage? Does your message appear to malign a customer or bully a colleague? Are you sending it to the correct recipients? Does any extra content distract from the main point of the email? Here is a checklist to keep in mind to ensure that you’re hitting the right chord.