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Performance Appraisals: Creating the Right Tone for Communication
One of the major barriers to positive communication is not having any or enough feedback. There is a feedback system already in place in most ...
Read moreYour Résumé and Beyond
Firing? Downsizing? Company going out of business? Whatever they’re calling it…you, too, may find yourself pulling your résumé out of hiding and buying a roll ...
Read moreThe Power Of Praise
Praise has power. Praising a co-worker has the power to change both of you. Unless you are totally unable to find something to congratulate or ...
Read moreThe Benefits Of A High-Performance Work Team
Co-workers (your work teammates) are often the sweetest reward on any job! If you know your own strengths and weaknesses and respect those of your ...
Read moreThe Problem Employee
Before you deal with a problem employee, it is best to have a clear and concise Policies and Procedures manual. If you don’t have a ...
Read moreR-E-S-P-E-C-T
“All I’m asking for is a little respect.” The words “respect” and “regard” are derived from Latin and French words that capture subtle differences of ...
Read moreManaging Organizational Change And Stress In A Turbulent Environment
Health care costs are skyrocketing. It is public knowledge that there is a correlation between disease and stress. In order to save money, many organizations ...
Read moreMoney Can’t Always Buy Job Satisfaction
We’ve all heard that money can’t buy love; it can’t buy “job satisfaction” either. I’ve met lots of people in my work who make lots ...
Read moreThe ABCs Of Self-Management
We’ve all heard of people who have had the same negative experience, but one person gets better…the other person gets bitter. A person’s attitude is ...
Read moreLosing The Job You Love
f you are a self-described “workaholic,” the loss of a job is like having a part of yourself cut off. Although the term workaholic seems ...
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