Build a pitch like a sandwich

  • April 26, 2016

If you are planning to pitch an idea to your boss, build it like you would the perfect sandwich to get the greatest results.

6 types of work relationships

  • April 14, 2016

When starting at a new company, or even making beneficial changes at an older business, building relationships is just as important as your other tasks.

Little slights, actions add up to retaliation

  • April 13, 2016

When an employee complains that a supervisor is behaving in a discriminatory way, employers must ensure there is no retaliation. Even small things can lead to a big...

The power of a handwritten note

  • April 12, 2016

In the business world, sending messages through Twitter, texting, Facebook or email is certainly easier than writing a handwritten note. But what is often missing in...

A strong company credo is important

  • April 01, 2016

You can’t install a “defeat device” into hundreds of thousands of cars unconsciously. You’d have to be sneaky and deliberate, as Volkswagen was.

At Google, poor performers get a boost

  • March 22, 2016

For decades, Jack Welch embraced the up-or-out model of managing employees. The former CEO of General Electric in­­structed managers to rate every staffer and...

How to work toward a promotion

  • March 22, 2016

Wanting a promotion and earning a promotion are two different things. However, earning a promotion isn’t as hard as everyone perceives.

FMLA reveals poor performance? Discipline

  • March 19, 2016

Sometimes, it takes an absence to discover that an employee wasn’t doing her job well. But some HR professionals and supervisors fear disciplining a worker if...

Top 8 meeting pet peeves

  • March 17, 2016

Below are the meeting behaviors people find most annoying, according to a study. Are you guilty of committing or condoning any of them?