Holiday Information About Stress, Jobs, Gifts, Celebrations, Health
Looking for information about creating happy holidays? Check here for information about gifts for colleagues, managing stress, holiday blues, staying healthy and more. You'll find goals for the new year and success strategies so you can have the best year of your career and life. New content is regularly added, so check back frequently.
How Do You Celebrate Holidays in Your Workplace?
Many workplaces celebrate annual holidays. Over time, as you celebrate annual holidays in your workplace, you form traditions and give employees fodder for stories about their workplace. These stories and the photos from the annual events help form the company culture, the environment you provide for people at work. Employees like to celebrate holidays in the workplace. If you involve them in cre…
Many workplaces celebrate annual holidays. Over time, as you celebrate annual holidays in your workplace, you form traditions and give employees fodder for stories about their workplace. These stories and the photos from the annual events help form the company culture, the environment you provide for people at work. Employees like to celebrate holidays in the workplace. If you involve them in cre…
Celebrate Annual Holidays for Motivation and Team Building
Traditions are important in companies just as they are in families. And, nothing is more important than the annual traditions work places establish around the celebration of seasonal holidays. A holiday celebration builds positive morale which results in increased employee motivation. Motivation contributes to team building and productivity. Productive teams are responsible for your success.
Traditions are important in companies just as they are in families. And, nothing is more important than the annual traditions work places establish around the celebration of seasonal holidays. A holiday celebration builds positive morale which results in increased employee motivation. Motivation contributes to team building and productivity. Productive teams are responsible for your success.
Top Seven Office Party Gaffes
The office party during the holidays or any other time of the year is a prime professional opportunity to mingle casually with coworkers, impress bosses, and get to know people you don’t see every day. Unfortunately, the holiday office party is also a prime opportunity to ruin your professional reputation, alienate coworkers, and fail to capitalize on networking opportunities. These are the seven most common office party blunders. Some could cost you your career.
The office party during the holidays or any other time of the year is a prime professional opportunity to mingle casually with coworkers, impress bosses, and get to know people you don’t see every day. Unfortunately, the holiday office party is also a prime opportunity to ruin your professional reputation, alienate coworkers, and fail to capitalize on networking opportunities. These are the seven most common office party blunders. Some could cost you your career.
How to Gift the Boss or a Special Coworker
It’s an age-old dilemma and it comes up several times each year. What do you do for that special boss or coworker on their birthday, their company anniversary, their engagement, the birth of their child, or to celebrate the holiday season. Gift-giving occasions are endless – and endlessly challenging. Learn how to gift your boss or a special coworker.
It’s an age-old dilemma and it comes up several times each year. What do you do for that special boss or coworker on their birthday, their company anniversary, their engagement, the birth of their child, or to celebrate the holiday season. Gift-giving occasions are endless – and endlessly challenging. Learn how to gift your boss or a special coworker.
To Drink or Not to Drink?
To drink or not to drink at work related events is a question every employee has to ponder for one occasion or another. Whether the business occasion is lunch during an interview, the company holiday party, or a staff networking event on Friday afternoon, alcohol is usually an option. My limit is two. How about you? Make your decision about how much to drink before you are faced with choices.
To drink or not to drink at work related events is a question every employee has to ponder for one occasion or another. Whether the business occasion is lunch during an interview, the company holiday party, or a staff networking event on Friday afternoon, alcohol is usually an option. My limit is two. How about you? Make your decision about how much to drink before you are faced with choices.
Tips for Managing Stress and Change at Work
Stress is normal. You need some stress to perform your best. The key for management? Determine the right amount of stress that will give you energy, ambition, and enthusiasm versus the wrong amount which can harm your well-being. Here are five tips.
Stress is normal. You need some stress to perform your best. The key for management? Determine the right amount of stress that will give you energy, ambition, and enthusiasm versus the wrong amount which can harm your well-being. Here are five tips.
Ten Tips to Prevent Vacation Downtime
People normally travel in July, August, November and December, leaving most businesses understaffed. Your reaction to this recurring reality can mean the difference between profit and loss each year. Here's how to optimize your effectiveness during your downsized holiday times.
People normally travel in July, August, November and December, leaving most businesses understaffed. Your reaction to this recurring reality can mean the difference between profit and loss each year. Here's how to optimize your effectiveness during your downsized holiday times.
Holiday Pay Practices: Do You Know What Your Legal Requirements Are?
The end of the year is a good time to review your company’s holiday pay practices. This article answers common questions regarding holiday pay related issues.
The end of the year is a good time to review your company’s holiday pay practices. This article answers common questions regarding holiday pay related issues.
Reward, Recognition, Award, and Thank You Ideas
Looking for convenient, appreciated, reasonably cost-conscious ways to reward, recognize, demonstrate your appreciation, award, and say "thank you" for contributions that people make at work? These ideas will help.
Looking for convenient, appreciated, reasonably cost-conscious ways to reward, recognize, demonstrate your appreciation, award, and say "thank you" for contributions that people make at work? These ideas will help.
Top Human Resources Books for Human Resources Professionals
Building a foundation library for you and your Human Resources staff? These book reviews will help you select the core Human Resources, business, and management books critical to your reference collection. Check them out.
Building a foundation library for you and your Human Resources staff? These book reviews will help you select the core Human Resources, business, and management books critical to your reference collection. Check them out.
Top Ten Ways to Show Appreciation
You can tell your colleagues, coworkers and staff how much you value them and their contribution any day of the year. Trust me. No occasion is necessary. In fact, small surprises and tokens of your appreciation spread throughout the year help the people in your work life feel valued all year long.
You can tell your colleagues, coworkers and staff how much you value them and their contribution any day of the year. Trust me. No occasion is necessary. In fact, small surprises and tokens of your appreciation spread throughout the year help the people in your work life feel valued all year long.
The Awesome Power of Goal Setting—Ten Tips for Triumph
Heed the advice offered by Lewis Carroll’s Cheshire Cat, Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, and Stephen Covey. When you begin your new year with solid direction and desired outcomes in mind, you set yourself up for awesome success. These tips will help you achieve your goals and live your resolutions.
Heed the advice offered by Lewis Carroll’s Cheshire Cat, Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, and Stephen Covey. When you begin your new year with solid direction and desired outcomes in mind, you set yourself up for awesome success. These tips will help you achieve your goals and live your resolutions.
The Top Ten Resolutions for Your Possible New Year
Thinking a little early about the new year? Take a look at these recommended resolutions. They'll help you recharge, renew, and revitalize your career and life. These are from my heart, and just for you.
Thinking a little early about the new year? Take a look at these recommended resolutions. They'll help you recharge, renew, and revitalize your career and life. These are from my heart, and just for you.
Holiday Job Searching
Many job seekers are convinced that job hunting between Thanksgiving and the middle of January is a waste of time. If you buy into this myth, you are losing one of the better job searching seasons of the year. During this season, you enjoy reduced competition for jobs and more. Debunk the common job searching myths.
Many job seekers are convinced that job hunting between Thanksgiving and the middle of January is a waste of time. If you buy into this myth, you are losing one of the better job searching seasons of the year. During this season, you enjoy reduced competition for jobs and more. Debunk the common job searching myths.
Holiday Stress Hotspots: Manage Stress with Knowledge
There are four main causes of holiday stress: gift giving obligations, expenses, a lack of time, and unrealistic expectations about creating a perfect holiday. To reduce holiday stress, arm yourself with knowledge. Know the ins and outs of these top four holiday stress hotspots and follow these effective stress-reducing tips.
There are four main causes of holiday stress: gift giving obligations, expenses, a lack of time, and unrealistic expectations about creating a perfect holiday. To reduce holiday stress, arm yourself with knowledge. Know the ins and outs of these top four holiday stress hotspots and follow these effective stress-reducing tips.
Appreciating Diversity During the Holidays: Diversity’s About More Than Just a Simple "Happy Holidays" Greeting Card
Guess who's not celebrating Christmas this year? Millions of people in the United States. That's right. Tens of millions of Americans don't hold Christmas religious or holiday celebrations either as followers of non-Christian religions (Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus, Jews) or as individuals with no religious affiliation. Find out more about honoring diversity and religious or holiday celebrations.
Guess who's not celebrating Christmas this year? Millions of people in the United States. That's right. Tens of millions of Americans don't hold Christmas religious or holiday celebrations either as followers of non-Christian religions (Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus, Jews) or as individuals with no religious affiliation. Find out more about honoring diversity and religious or holiday celebrations.
Stress Less for the Holidays
Want to keep productivity and employee spirits positive during the holidays? Are you looking for ways to relieve holiday-related stress? You can start by not causing stress. Then, here are fifteen ideas for alleviating the holiday stress that exists.
Want to keep productivity and employee spirits positive during the holidays? Are you looking for ways to relieve holiday-related stress? You can start by not causing stress. Then, here are fifteen ideas for alleviating the holiday stress that exists.
Hold an eBay Secret Santa Bash
Tired of the traditional Secret Santa events in which coworkers draw names and find inexpensive gifts (usually under $25) for the person whose name was drawn? Let's take a look at a current Secret Santa event that many employees enjoy. The Secret Santa event focusess on eBay, a buffet lunch, creativity, and fun.
Tired of the traditional Secret Santa events in which coworkers draw names and find inexpensive gifts (usually under $25) for the person whose name was drawn? Let's take a look at a current Secret Santa event that many employees enjoy. The Secret Santa event focusess on eBay, a buffet lunch, creativity, and fun.
Create a Very Merry Holiday Season
You can thrive, not just survive, and create a wonderful holiday season this year. Here's more about managing the holidays in your workplace and enjoying the holidays for yourself, too.
You can thrive, not just survive, and create a wonderful holiday season this year. Here's more about managing the holidays in your workplace and enjoying the holidays for yourself, too.
EBay Secret Santa
Looking for a new twist on the traditional Secret Santa? As a Secret Santa, employees draw the name of a secret pal. Depending on the rules, participants either bring in frequent small gifts or bring in one gift for the secret pal on a selected day. A price limit of $25.00 or so, ensures that gift giving is comparable. Frequently, the Secret Santa gift exchange takes place as part of a potluck lu…
Looking for a new twist on the traditional Secret Santa? As a Secret Santa, employees draw the name of a secret pal. Depending on the rules, participants either bring in frequent small gifts or bring in one gift for the secret pal on a selected day. A price limit of $25.00 or so, ensures that gift giving is comparable. Frequently, the Secret Santa gift exchange takes place as part of a potluck lu…
How to Celebrate Halloween at Work
Traditions are important in companies just as they are in families. And, Halloween is one of the best holiday traditions to celebrate at work. Halloween is the second most popular holiday, second only to Christmas, so it's popular with employees, too. Celebrating Halloween at work appeals to the child in each of us and helps create a motivational, team work-oriented work culture.
Traditions are important in companies just as they are in families. And, Halloween is one of the best holiday traditions to celebrate at work. Halloween is the second most popular holiday, second only to Christmas, so it's popular with employees, too. Celebrating Halloween at work appeals to the child in each of us and helps create a motivational, team work-oriented work culture.
Why Halloween Hi-jinx Should Frighten Employers
Halloween celebrations in the office are motivational and fun for employees. But, Halloween celebrations in the office also bring their own set of challenges for the employer. Although Halloween is meant to be a festive day, for some employers it could be more frightening than fun when employees celebrate Halloween in the office.
Halloween celebrations in the office are motivational and fun for employees. But, Halloween celebrations in the office also bring their own set of challenges for the employer. Although Halloween is meant to be a festive day, for some employers it could be more frightening than fun when employees celebrate Halloween in the office.