Using "flash foresight" to predict future trends and to spur innovation.
Is your company plagued by high employee turnover? If so, burnout may be a factor. Managers can prevent high employee stress and burnout levels b, using the "C.H.A.R.G.E." system: Challenge, help instill Hardiness, Appreciate, Relax, Goal set and...
What people want in their relationship with their boss.
If you want to stay employed until the current iffy economic situation improves, take some advice from the authors of the Administrative Assistant's and Secretary's Handbook: make sure your skills are top-notch and keep your ear to the ground....
You've tried and tried to get your manager's attention through direct, point blank requests, but somehow your message just isn't getting through. Maybe it's time to try a little subtlety. The editor of officepolitics.com examines a range of subtle...
Nonverbal communication expert Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D. explains how to tell if someone is lying.
Employees now spend over 40% of their workday on e-mail-and they consider more than a third of that time a waste. So think twice before you hit that "Reply to All" button, say the authors of The Hamster Revolution: How to Manage Your E-mail Before...
Master thee communication skills from emotional intelligence.
To paraphrase Archimedes, given enough leverage you can move the world. The same principal also applies to negotiation, where the right amount of leverage can make the difference between getting what you want and coming away empty handed. Negotiation...
Many service companies are successfully applying just-in-time principles from the manufacturing industry-for example, using part-time workers to cover busy periods-to increase productivity and efficiency....