Winter storms may have made it difficult to traverse the roads in parts of New Jersey this week, but not all employees are on holiday. For some, the slick, snow-covered commutes are a necessity. But those companies looking to boost process improvement and sales effectiveness might have considered another option – working from home. Telecommuting…
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Tips for giving feedback in the workplace
In the workplace, feedback is an integral component of communication, yet one often overlooked. That is because most people dread feedback — both receiving it and giving it. As a result, certain mistakes persist solely due to the lack of proper feedback and breakdown in communication. It is important to create an atmosphere where employees are encouraged…
Some employees may not take vacation days they’re given
There are those people who use every single minute of every vacation day they’re given. And there are those people who spend every waking hour at the office, rarely taking time off and definitely never leaving town on a real vacation. According to an OfficeTeam survey of 1,000 senior managers at companies with 20 or…
What Am I Doing, and Why?
The pace of life is fast, and just getting faster. If you are “wired” like I am – in terms of technological connectivity – you are bombarded with stimuli. Whether it be incoming texts, phone calls, Tweets, Facebook posts, or whatever, the competition for our attention is fierce and will only intensify over time. Always…