If you aim to ensure your company is successful and one of the best in its sector, it’s critical that your employees “get” and embrace your business’ overall goals. Aligning your employees with your company’s goals has many benefits. Workers who understand their company’s goals, for example, and how the work they do for the… Read more »
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How Much Can Employers Dictate Employees’ Appearance?
At home, dressing as you like is not a problem. On the job, your appearance comes under the scrutiny of those who sign your pay check and therefore may have something to say about how you present yourself. In addition, your appearance is not limited to just clothing. The list also includes items such as… Read more »
Furnishing Your Office Cubicle for Maximum Performance
The cubicle. It has taken over the workplace. It’s where many employees spend the bulk of their workdays. But cubicles are not known for their pleasant, attractive environments. They are dull and drab and not much to look at. So, if you’ve just moved into one, how can you liven things up a little? The… Read more »
Effectively Managing Your To-Do List
To-do lists – many of us use them, many of us couldn’t do without them. But do we use them effectively? We often don’t, but there are ways to improve our use of them. One key way is to move the items on the list to your calendar. This will force you to make decisions… Read more »
Workplace Education Held Steady During Recession
Recent reports show that even during the economic downturn, companies continued to spend on educational programs for their employees. The reports also show that companies that cut education budgets also suffered from declines in sales, as well. Although some companies did cut education budgets, they were in the minority. And almost half of the people… Read more »
How Good New-Hire Orientation Contributes to a Great Bottom Line
Does your company have a solid orientation process for new hires? If not, you seriously should consider implementing one — several studies have shown that those companies who do take the time to “onboard” new employees via a formal process perform better financially than those companies that do not. A study that looked at 50… Read more »
Social Networking on Company Time
More than half of the workers in the United States and the United Kingdom responding to a recent survey acknowledged using social networking sites while at work. Moreover, more than three-fourths of the workers in both countries believe they should be allowed to use the sites for personal activities. The infatuation with these sites appears… Read more »
Is it Time to Start Recruiting?
As the economic crunch begins to ease a little, businesses now are examining their recruiting strategies, assessing how much emphasis they need to put on recruiting, as opposed to focusing on promotion from within. Unemployment is holding steady at around 9 percent, as business has been reluctant to hire because of a lack of demand…. Read more »
Balancing Work and Home Life
When the economy gets rough, and profits begin to decline, one place businesses look to make cuts is in the area of employee assistance programs, according to business experts. Most businesses provide such programs on the assumption that it is good for the bottom line – support for employees in their personal lives is designed… Read more »
Common Workplace Annoyances
The writer Jean-Paul Sartre once said “hell is other people,” which, unfortunately, can be all too true at the workplace! A recent survey by a research firm found that out of 1,000 employees, 43 percent named co-workers’ poor time management skills as the most annoying of traits, while 36 percent reported they disliked office gossipers…. Read more »
