July 02, 2024 Working from the office really is more distracting. Blame your coworkers A new survey from Insightful, a workplace software company, looks at all the reasons why we have difficulty being able to focus at work. BY Shalene Gupta In a world full of pinging email boxes, whizzing Slack notifications, and buzzing phones, focus … Continue reading Working from the office really is more distracting. Blame your coworkers
By Fatimah Gilliam February 02, 2024 I believe it is time to lift the veil on a workplace reality some white leaders, managers, and employees may find surprising. Many white people aren’t on nearly as good and friendly terms with some of the Black people they work with as they might think. In … Continue reading 3 blunt things Black people want their white coworkers to know, but won’t say to their faces
By Bill Adams January 18, 2024 Retirement just isn’t what it used to be. Many executives 65 and older are choosing to work for longer—and they are being asked to stay. One reason executives are being asked to delay retirement is because companies are afraid of change and they are ill-prepared for change. Retirement-aged … Continue reading Too many leaders fear their younger coworkers. Here’s what they should do instead
By Justin Patton January 07, 2023 Most executive teams engage in annual strategic planning sessions focused on improving their business the following year, but trust is rarely on the agenda. It’s a shame, because in many cases, the key to success lies not in creating an entirely new strategy, but in dismantling barriers to … Continue reading 5 barriers to break in order to build trust between coworkers
By Shalene Gupta November 01, 2022 Pundits go back and forth over the differences between generations. On the one hand, each generation is shaped by the time and events they live in. On the other hand, aren’t we all human and similar at heart? So instead of fighting over generational differences, why not unite … Continue reading From Gen Z to baby boomers, here’s how employees describe their coworkers from different generations
By Mark Wilson May 24, 2022 From the outside, the building resembles a 28-story robot hive—an anonymous box of metal and vents. And that’s exactly what it is. Dubbed 1784, this is the new headquarters for Naver Labs, opening in June. Owned by Naver, which you might consider the Google of South Korea, it’s “the … Continue reading This futuristic office was designed for 5,000 people—and 100 robot coworkers
Stephanie McGuinn — August 22, 2017 Follow @PIMidlantic — August 22, 2017 mohamed1982eg / Pixabay Jared was a 30 year-old college graduate who would tell anyone who would listen he had been a terrible employee and had been fired from some pretty great jobs in his past. That was why he was starting over from … Continue reading Employee Retention Linked to Ability to Energize Coworkers
Karl Sakas — March 16, 2017 Follow @KarlSakas— March 16, 2017 Feeling overloaded at work? Use technology to manage expectations for clients and coworkers. When you’re slammed at work, it’s tough to keep up with anything that’s not a top priority. But that doesn’t stop day-to-day inquiries from coming in. This can feel even more … Continue reading Overloaded at Work? Here Are 6 Ways to Push Back to Clients & Coworkers!
by Ashley Irving Follow @ashleyidesignOctober 8, 2016 Your boss sent you an email; she wants you to write an article about the newest CRM platform inside sales is using. The problem: you’re not a techie. Another problem: you’re not in sales. What would you do? Google? Wikipedia? Burn the midnight oil and send the article … Continue reading 3 Ways to Squeeze Expert Knowledge Out of Your Coworkers
by Personal Branding Blog July 7, 2016July 7, 2016 Sometimes office life can cause a bit of personal strife as certain personalities just have a way of not mixing. There’s nothing you can do to solve this problem, but you must find a way to cope. When Susie from Sales is giving you a migraine, … Continue reading Coworkers Driving You Crazy? Repeat These 6 Affirmations
