Let’s get this out of the way right now. In today’s business world just about everyone we deal with prefers sending a text or email rather than picking up the phone. I used to work for a sales training company called Sandler Training, who I feel is one of the world’s best schools…
6 Employee Onboarding Tips Guaranteed to Build Engagement
To measure your company’s effectiveness in employee onboarding, let’s start with a few questions you should be asking yourself about an employee in their first six months. These questions are designed to help you determine whether or not your current onboarding program is working: Q 1. How long does it…
Tough Guys Finish Last…12 Surefire Ways to Resolve Workplace Conflict
Let’s face it. With workplace conflict being the number one cause of stress, absenteeism, turnover and lost productivity, we could all stand to be a little happier at work. Conflict in the Workplace is Inevitable, Normal and Natural. The problem is that some folks are easier to get along with than…
Avoiding Office Politics
If you are like most of us, you are not too fond of office politics.The fact remains, there is rarely an organization where office politics don’t exist. So, if we cannot avoid office politics, what are some of the ways we can behave to minimize their impact on the workplace? Don’t get involved. There…
End of Summer Got You Down? 6 Ways to Kick Up Your Team Spirit
I was out walking the river this morning and got a full frontal attack that the last glorious days of August are here. I cringe feeling the mornings get crisper as the days are getting shorter. But at the same time my heart skips a beat as I look forward to something new. Back to…
Feeling Bullied at Work? You May be Working With A Sociopath.
If you think you are seeing evil in your workplace, you might be closer to the truth than you think. According to Dr Martha Stout, Harvard psychologist and author of the book The Sociopath Next Door), around 4% of the world’s population is a sociopath. That means about 1 in…
Progressive Hiring Process: Hiring Better Faster
We all know business is business, but when we need people to do our business, it is time to stop, step back, take a big look, think for a moment, and to remember that we are looking for a person. While you may be extremely competent in your hiring process, even the most…
Team Building Globally : A Special Guide for Virtual Managers
Globalized workplaces are fast becoming the norm. This means today’s managers are faced with a whole new landscape of people challenges. Companies are engaging teams from a wider variety of cultures. Employees and contractors may be working across oceans in other countries, or telecommuting right in the same city. As Greg Savage puts it, candidates are not…
Disgusting and Common Health Dangers Around the Office
WARNING: This article contains content you might find a little disturbing. The office workplace is not as clean as you may think. Read this article and you will find out your office may be the place where you pick up the most illnesses.
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