As you’re finishing up your holiday shopping, you may want to reconsider that gift for your boss.
Giving your supervisor a holiday present can create some uncomfortable situations and could actually...
The holiday season is all about giving. Maybe that’s gifts to family and friends. Maybe that’s time or charitable contributions.
Often this bleeds over to the workplace as companies take on projects...
Let’s play what-if.
Say you’re called into the corner office and given this choice:
You can have a raise, some reasonable amount of money to reflect your value to the company.
You can have a new...
I get it. The last several years have been tough. “Do more with less… there won’t be any raises this year… you are lucky to have a job… we may have to close our doors tomorrow…” Working day-in and...
About six weeks ago, I talked to Brandon Smith about the new face of America’s workforce (read more here). A Randstad study noted that companies will continue to use part-time and contract-based...
Instinctively, we all understand that a boss who is abusive – who engages in personal attacks or drives you to constantly produce more, more, more – affects our entire workplace. Now we have research...
Instinctively, we all understand that a boss who is abusive – who engages in personal attacks or drives you to constantly produce more, more, more – affects our entire workplace. Now we have research...
Brandon Smith - Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - 2:40pm
What are the signs your negativity has tipped too far? There are several warning signs that I plan on sharing, but before I do, I had a negativity moment over the weekend that has stuck with me. On...
If you’re like most of us, you haven’t seen your pay increase very much since the economic downturn began in 2007. You might actually be getting paid more, however.
A USA Today analysis found our...
