Articles Index
Trust Rules: The Most Important Secret About Trust
Without trust, you have nothing. Trust forms the foundation for effective communication, employee retention, and employee motivation and contribution of discretionary energy, the extra effort that people voluntarily invest in work. When trust is present, everything else is easier. Learn more about how to build trust in your workplace.
Dress for Work Success: A Business Casual Dress Code
Your Company's objective in establishing a business casual dress code, is to allow our employees to work comfortably in the workplace. Yet, we still need our employees to project a professional image for our customers, potential employees, and visitors. Because all casual clothing is not suitable for the office, these guidelines will help you determine what is appropriate to wear to work. Business casual dress is the dress code standard. Learn more about business casual dress in this dress code.
A Formal, Professional Dress Code
Your Company's objective in establishing a formal dress code is to enable our employees to project the professional image that is in keeping with the needs of our clients and customers. Because our industry requires the appearance of trusted business professionals and we serve clients at our site on a daily basis, a more formal dress code is necessary for our employees. See a formal dress code.
A Relaxed, Casual Dress Code
Your Company's objective in establishing a relaxed, casual, and informal work dress code is to enable our employees to work comfortably in the workplace. Yet, certain standards are established so employees are not confused about the meaning of the terms: relaxed, casual, and informal dress. Because no customers or clients are served in person at our company location, our chief concern is the comfort of our employees. See a casual work dress code.
Dress Code for Customer Interaction and Trade Shows
Even if you work in a casual dress code environment or a business casual work environment, the rules may change when you hit the road for your company with a business mission. Whether you are exhibiting at a trade show, attending a conference or training session, or visiting a customer, the dress code in effect at your \office may change for travel and meeting customers. Take a look at this sample dress code for travel and customer interaction.
How to Get Along With Your Boss
At one point or another in your career, you will report to a manager, the person you fondly - or not - call boss. The relationships that you create and manage, with both your immediate supervisor and other employees who have managerial or leadership responsibility in your company, are critical for your work success and career progress. And, face it, whether you like it or not, you're in charge of your relationship with your boss.
Business Casual Dress Code: Manufacturing
Your Company's objective in establishing a business casual dress code is to allow our employees to work comfortably. Yet, we still need our employees to project a professional image for our customers and clients. Because all business casual clothing is not suitable for the office and the plant, these guidelines will help you determine what is appropriate. Learn more about business casual dress in this dress code that differentiates between clothing for manufacturing and clothing for the office.
Why Sexy Isn't Better: How Sexual Behavior Can Submarine Your Career
Women who wear short skirts that display a lot of leg may be overlooked for promotion and pay increases. So says a recent study conducted by Tulane University. Overt sexual behavior at work, whether men and women are consciously aware of it, or not, can submarine your career. Learn more about sexual behavior and its impact at work.
Interpersonal Skills Job Interview Questions
The following sample job interview questions about interpersonal skills enable you to assess your candidate’s skill in interpersonal and work relationships. Feel free to use these job interview questions in your own candidate interviews.
The Five Causes of Employee Negativity
The typical workplace has its ups and downs in terms of employee negativity. Many workplaces are trying to be employee oriented. But, even the most employee oriented workplace can shudder under the weight of negative thinking. When employers understand the causes of employee negativity and put in place measures to prevent employee negativity, negativity fails to gain a foothold in the work environment. Learn the five key causes of employee negativity.
Inspirational Quotations for Business and Work: Directory
Looking for an inspirational quote or a business quotation for your newsletter, business presentation, bulletin board or inspirational posters? These quotes are useful to help motivation and inspiration in business and at work.
Play Well With Others: Develop Effective Work Relationships
You can submarine your career and work relationships by the actions you take at work. No matter your education, your experience, or your title, if you can't play well with others, you will never accomplish your work mission. Effective work relationships form the cornerstone for success and satisfaction with your job and your career. They form the basis for promotion, pay increases, goal accomplishment, and job satisfaction. Learn more about seven effective work relationship musts.
Tips for Minimizing Workplace Negativity
Your workplace is seething with negativity and hostility. No matter where the bad vibes came from, it's your reponsibility, to help make the atmosphere less negative and more positive, productive, stress-free and supportive.
How to Demonstrate Respect at Work
Ask anyone in your workplace what treatment they most want at work. They will likely top their list with the desire to be treated with dignity and respect. You can demonstrate respect with simple, yet powerful actions. These ideas will help you avoid needless, insensitive, unmeant disrespect, too. Read more about how to demonstrate respect.
Why "Blink" Matters: The Power of First Impressions
Professional speakers and trainers have long asserted that people make up their minds about people they meet for the first time within two minutes. Others assert that these first impressions about people take only thirty seconds. As it turns out, both may be underestimates. According to Malcolm Gladwell, in [i]Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking[/i], the decisions may occur much faster - think instantaneously or in two seconds. His findings have serious implications for organizations.
Inspirational Quotes for Business and Work: Respect
Looking for an inspirational quote or a business quotation for your newsletter, business presentation, bulletin board or inspirational posters? These respect quotes are useful to help motivation and inspiration. These quotes about respect will help you create success in business, success in management and success in life.
Rise Above the Fray: Options for Dealing With Difficult People at Work
Difficult people do exist at work. Difficult people come in every variety and no workplace is without them. How difficult a person is for you to deal with depends on your self-esteem, your self-confidence and your professional courage. Dealing with difficult people is easier when the person is just generally obnoxious or when the behavior affects more than one person. Dealing with difficult people is much tougher when they are attacking you or undermining your professional contribution.
Inspirational Quotes for Business and Work: Leadership
Looking for an inspirational quote or a business quotation about leadership or leaders for your newsletter, business presentation, bulletin board or inspirational posters? These leadership quotes are useful to help motivation and inspiration at work. These quotes about leadesrship will help you create business and management success.
Inspirational Quotes for Business and Work: Success
Looking for an inspirational quote or a business quotation for your newsletter, business presentation, bulletin board or inspirational posters? These quotes are useful to help motivation and inspiration at work. These quotes about success will help you create business and management success.
Inspirational Quotes for Business: Empowerment and Delegation
Looking for an inspirational quote or a business quotation about employee empowerment or management delegation for your newsletter, business presentation, bulletin board or inspirational posters? These empowerment and delegation quotes are useful to help motivation and inspiration at work. These quotes about empowerment and delegation will help you create business and management success.
Inspirational Quotes for Business and Work: Goal Setting
Looking for an inspirational quote or a business quotation for your newsletter, business presentation, bulletin board or inspirational posters? These quotes are useful to help motivation and inspiration at work. These quotes will help you dream, find your purpose and use goal setting to set stretch goals for your life and business.