After promising your boss you would complete an important assignment on time, you realize you’re behind and it’s going to be late. You unintentionally leave a colleague out of the loop on a joint project, causing him or her to … Continue reading →
Managers at every level almost universally complain that many of their meetings are a waste of time. It’s an old story, repeated over and over: “We didn’t have an agenda.” “We didn’t manage the time well.” “We didn’t have the right people … Continue reading →
Does your company allow employees to work onsite after hours? If so, there are policies and actions you consider concerning safety and security. Forms of Risk The first thing that needs to be considered when constructing policies is the environment … Continue reading →
… when you find a job of interest, don’t hit the “apply now” button. Instead, … Research by Dr. John Sullivan (FYI, a friend and frequent co-speaker at many recruiting events) indicates that the probability of getting interviewed by applying to … Continue reading →
There are basically two types of people in the workplace—those motivated to do well by prevention and those motivated by promotion, writes Heidi Grant Halvorson, associate director of Columbia University’s Motivation Science Center. For promotion-focused people, doing their jobs well … Continue reading →
