by Timothy Dimoff | Workplace tips
According to OSHA, disgruntled employees, workplace bullies, active-shooter situations, illegal drug use, ex-spouses and dissatisfied clients can all be found in a random sampling of the two million people affected by workplace violence in the United States.
Workplace violence includes any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs at the work site. And, of course, of the millions of reported cases, there are many more that go unreported. (more…)
by Jane Perdue | Workplace tips
“Tell me why you didn’t give Kyle any feedback about his job performance problems.”
“I didn’t want to hurt his feelings.”
This exchange occurred during legal discovery in an unlawful termination lawsuit. Fed up with an employee’s ongoing failure to meet job requirements, the supervisor had fired him. (more…)
by Dan Waldschmidt | Workplace tips
Today’s guest contributor is Dan Waldschmidt, author of Edgy Conversations: How Ordinary People Achieve Outrageous Success, international business strategist, speaker, author and extreme athlete. His consulting firm solves complex marketing and business strategy problems for savvy companies all over the world.
Great people throughout history often fail, quite miserably, before finally reaching their goals.
Van Gogh sold only one painting during his lifetime; Winston Churchill lost every public election until becoming prime minister at age 62; Henry Ford went bankrupt five times; Albert Einstein was a terrible student and was expelled from school; and Sigmund Freud was booed from a stage.
Ideas, brilliance, genius—they all mean nothing without the guts, passion and tenacity necessary to make your dream a reality. But often, people fall back on excuses and give up on trying to reach their goals.
Most of us have dreams, and many of us have big ones, but few of us actually see them through.
6 tips for jumping off the excuses train and forging the path to making your goals a reality
by Berny Dohrmann | Workplace tips
Today’s guest author is Berny Dohrmann, chairman and founder of CEO Space. Drawing from his transformative experience of having been incarcerated, Berny uses his past to upgrade CEOs today into leaders within higher global compliance standards.
In survey after survey, meetings get knocked by everyone from employees to senior executives as being among the biggest waste of work hours.
In an Office Team poll, 45% of senior executives said their firms would be more productive if they banned all meetings at least one day a week! (more…)
by Gerry Czarnecki | Workplace tips
We should always be ready for the next job, even if we don’t know what it is.
I often tell people that I never really got the job I wanted or planned for, but that I got many others that were great for both me and my career.
It’s impossible to know what the next job is, but I think there are two ways to make certain you’re always ready:
- Do a great job in your current job, and
- Continue to learn and grow yourself, your skills and your knowledge. (more…)
by Mark Hopkins | Workplace tips
Today’s guest author is Mark Hopkins. Mark spent twenty-five years deciphering the factors that make some people prosperous, successful and happy. After building a leadership career with companies like Hewlett Packard and Emerson Electric, he founded Peak Industries, a medical device contract manufacturer, which he grew to $75 million and later sold to Delphi. He is the author of Shortcut to Prosperity: 10 Entrepreneurial Habits and a Roadmap For An Exceptional Career.
Considering an opportunity and not sure if you should pursue it?
This happens to most of us every day.
For the big ones—a new job, a promotion, the opportunity to start a company—think like an entrepreneur and take the time to assess your personal situation using the following criteria: (more…)
