As more people work from home, many are being asked to take on tasks and use technologies with which they have only a passing familiarity, such as leading team meetings and presenting online rather than in person. Presenting Online Giving presentations online rather than in person requires...
If your 2020 goals included growing your business, staying more organized, and keeping on top of your own and your team's to-do list, keep reading. You might be going about this thing the wrong way. While in the beginning of the year it can be tempting to cling to the shiny new planners, project...
Fielding questions is a crucial communication skill. It’s important for job interviews, chats with your boss, dealing with clients, and virtually every workplace situation. But too often we sabotage ourselves by opening our answer with meaningless words. Sometimes we utter these expressions to...
Many of us think about work outside of the office — that’s where some of our best ideas emerge. However, thinking about work often means stressing about work, which can keep us up at night or have us waking up feeling anxious, hours before the alarm clock sounds. According to a Korn Ferry study,...
Dealing effectively with workplace annoyances can make you more productive and improve how others see you. Into each workplace, aggravation will fall. But how you react to it can make all the difference in everything from workplace productivity to others’ assessment of your competence and worth....
Just because everyone else does a terrible job, it doesn't mean you have to. As a human resources geek, I have many friends who are also in HR, and I hang out in lots of HR groups. One of the things that fascinates me is the disconnect between how we see ourselves and how we see things when we're...
While a tight labor market has business leaders seeking to improve retention and engagement, they may be overlooking one critical factor: how their managers respond to stress. A new study by researchers of leadership training company VitalSmarts found that one in three managers can’t handle...
You want your colleagues to think you're bright and competent. But your weak word choice might be raising eyebrows and red flags. After all, people might not actually know what you're trying to say. Grammar rules were created to make communication clear. When you use words incorrectly, you can...