3 Small Moves That Push Your Team into Productivity without Being a Tyrant about It
Sometimes, it’s not what you do but how you do it – as far as leadership goes, finding the right way to speak to the people that work under you really does make all the difference in the world. Yes, it may be true that as a leader, you must focus on yo…
Continue ReadingThings to Never Say: What to Never Ask When You Want a Raise (Part 2)
In a previous post, we mentioned a few things one should never ever say whenever asking for a raise. No matter which kind of approach you choose, one thing should be clear: you as an employee will need all the information possible in order to state you…
Continue ReadingThings to Never Say: What to Never Ask When You Want a Raise (Part 1)
Asking for a raise is one of the most daunting, stressful things to do. You’re in a job position for quite some time now and you feel like you deserve a higher pay grade. Maybe you’re in a tough financial situation and you feel you’ve done pretty well…
Continue ReadingWhat Makes an Employee Happy: An In-Depth Look
Whether you have more employees than there are stars in the sky, or you have only a handful, one thing should always be on your mind: What makes my people stay? You may think that a decent wage and occasional days off would keep them around, but there’…
Continue ReadingTemp Employment May Grow Approximately 13% in the Next Five Years
There is an expected growth in temporary employment over the next five years – at least 3% (75,384 jobs) from 2014 to 2015, and then as much as 13% (354,877 jobs) from 2014 to 2019. These statistics were reported from data collected by the Economic Mod…
Continue ReadingSocial Media Strategies: The Best Time for Your Company to Post Online – Part II
Clearly, social media has a significant role in today’s business world. Companies big and small all now have some sort of online presence, but it’s not always a cakewalk. Last time, we posted about the best times and days of the week your company could…
Continue ReadingThe Secret in Finding People through Staffing Firms: Industry Knowledge
More often than not, a company spends a significant amount of time looking for people who will be the right fit. It should be a proper combination of skills and personality – too much of one or the other will create a mismatch that may affect productiv…
Continue ReadingMixing Business with Pleasure: 5 Rules of Office Dating
Majority of time spent by people happen at the workplace – we spend dozens of hours each week at the office. While majority is spent working solo for a lot of people in certain industries, it’s inevitable to interact with others and eventually find som…
Continue ReadingDressing Sexy: Career Suicide or Innovatively Bold Move?
Dressing “sexy” at work has always been a controversial topic. Adding fuel to the fire are recent studies that claim when a woman’s office attire is deemed too sexy or provocative, it may even hurt her career. Some would say yes, others would strongly…
Continue ReadingThe Workplace Gossip Girl: The Good, the Bad, and the Dealing with It
Whether part-time or full time, everyone with a job spends a significant amount of time in the workplace. This is the reason people need to know how to spend time wisely. Granted, there’s always some down time in between grueling work tasks, one thing…
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