No one is perfect. We all have our own distinctive personalities and peculiarities. But there are certain workplace behaviors that tend to be especially irritating to others. And according to a recent survey, they happen pretty frequently. In the survey, both senior managers and employees were asked to indicate what they believed were the most(…)
Want to mix up your life? Maybe you’d like to learn something new, try out a new hobby, or kick a nasty habit? Making changes can be exciting and beneficial – but it can also be a little daunting. It can be hard to know where to start, and it may seem a little overwhelming.(…)
Unless you work remotely, you probably spend a big portion of your life in the office, surrounded by your coworkers. They’re kind of like your work family. So naturally, it’s beneficial to have a good relationship with them. Life is a lot easier and more enjoyable if you all get along! Having office friendships makes(…)
Have you ever emailed a question or request to a colleague, only to get no response? It’s kind of hard to know what to do! You need the issue to be addressed – but at the same time, you don’t want to keep harassing the person and come across as an annoying pest. I had(…)
Weekly staff meetings exist for a reason. It’s important for employees to be updated on the work that’s being done by their coworkers. Projects can often overlap, so it’s good to know about the processes that people are using and the progress that they’ve made. But unfortunately, staff meetings also tend to be mind-numbingly dull.(…)
Do you procrastinate at work? And do you wish you could change your ways? Well according to psychologist Joseph Ferrari, the first thing you need to do is to determine what type of procrastinator you are: a thrill seeker, avoider, or indecisive. The website OfficeTime used Ferrari’s research to create the flowchart below. Use it to identify(…)
I’m sure, at some point in life, you’ve come to work when you were sick. We all have. Heck, I’m sick right now! (It’s just a minor cold, I think. No worries.) Is it the right thing to do? No, probably not. When you’re sick, you should probably take a sick day. It will give(…)
At my last job, I worked in an open office. When I first started, my desk was actually in a hallway. (Space was very limited.) After a year, I graduated to a desk in the main office area, with only tiny dividers separating my space from my neighbor’s. I had to tune out a lot(…)
There’s been a lot of research done on millennials in the workplace – how they function, how they prefer to interact with others, etc. But now there’s a new group of employees who are just beginning to enter the workplace. They’ve been dubbed “Generation Z.” Generation Z consists of anyone who was born between 1995(…)
Take a minute to look around your office. Is it neat? Messy? Colorful? Bland? Do you have inspirational posters on your wall? A framed picture of your cat, maybe? Well according to author Lily Bernheimer, your office speaks volumes about who you are. She claims that the way people decorate and maintain their offices says(…)