A little recognition goes a long way, especially in an office setting. By recognizing your employees and co-workers internally, morale can improve and attitudes shift to be more positive. (External recognition is a topic for another time.) I'm not suggesting that you suggest to your boss that you have a party with hats every time … Continue reading Why Recognizing Your Employees is Important
Teambuilding For a Good Cause
One of my favorite things about my job is that on occasion, I get to plan events such as a ribbon cutting or organize a company-wide fundraiser. I love event planning. I greatly enjoy figuring out the minute details and making sure everything goes according to plan. I revel in the logistics, particularly when there’s … Continue reading Teambuilding For a Good Cause
Lunch with the Boss
Is there such a thing as a casual lunch with your boss? I am not talking about a formal business lunch with clients or even a group lunch with other staff members. In this case, I am talking about the one on one lunch on a given, regular Wednesday. Before my current position, I would … Continue reading Lunch with the Boss
Using the Office Calendar is Important
I’m part of a small department. When one person is out sick or on vacation, we notice. I’m also part of a department that other departments rely pretty heavily on and are often coming back to our area to ask questions or get help. There are a few of us who are excellent at using … Continue reading Using the Office Calendar is Important
Why is there such an aversion to the phones?
Lately, it seems everyone is blogging or talking about phone aversion at work. For those of you in an office, you know what I mean: the tendency to pen an e-mail, even if it’s convoluted instead of picking up the phone to call the person or better yet walking over to them. In my current … Continue reading Why is there such an aversion to the phones?