Whose Responsibility is It to Provide the Context for Work - Life Integration?

Modern organisations provide the context through which much of our work is conducted and structures and systems are established to achieve organisational objectives. From the moment the employee enters an organisation, his/her activities are defined and bounded by their job. Their behaviour and expectations are influenced by the explicit and implicit expectations of that role and act as a barometer of how they are doing, both inside and outside of the organisation. Despite some alignment between individual and organisational objectives, radically different perspectives exist from the outset.

Why You Need Contemporary Office Furniture

Can using contemporary office furniture make a difference in either you or your employees' attitude and work output? The answer may surprise you. As you'll discover in this article, furniture style can indeed influence work quality and worker happiness.

Communicating to a Global Audience

To communicate clearly and with global sensitivity, several guidelines and tips must be followed. The resulting business writing will be easier for your audience to understand.

Cultural Intelligence: Why Is It Crucial In Today's Globalized Economy?

Cultural Intelligence or CQ is a new domain of intelligence that is increasingly relevant to today's global economy. As diversity is here to stay - brought about by opportunities of global expansion and presence - traits like Intelligence Quotient [IQ] and Emotional Quotient [EQ] are no longer suffice.

Employee Performance Appraisal — An Ideal System

Creating a Link Between Company Success and Employee Accountability

Smart Communication

Communication is very important in business environment. It's always important to convey the right message at the right time with proper understanding. Positive communication is facilitated if person A or person B or both are willing to express and accept differences. It facilitates a win-win situation.

Flowers in the Workplace: How Motivation can Affect Productivity

Learn how flowers can improve worker motivation and in turn, increase productivity overall in the workplace.

Why Would 8,000 People Read an Article about Letter Formatting?

When the author wrote an item about letter formatting, he was surprised that over 8,000 people viewed the article given that letter writing and formatting is such a common business activity. This article discusses some of the reasons the author believes contributed to such a great interest in the article.

Telephone Handling

Your voice on your telephone can say a lot about you and your company so here is some tips or guidance for Telephone handling

Don't Let Employees Take Your Customers with Them When They Leave

If you have outside sales or support personnel, you run a very high risk of losing your customers when your outside staff leaves the company to work for another company or to go into business for themselves. This disaster happened because the company lost its connection to its customers, by allowing customers to call its staff directly on a phone number that is owned and controlled by the employee. If this has already happened to you, you're well aware of what it feels like to be blindsided by such an unexpected loss of business. If this has not already happened to you, it almost surely will, sooner than later.

Tips On Public Speaking- The 7 Top Mistakes People Make When Communicating

Many people who prepare to speak do so by focusing on the wrong things and as a result waste a lot of time and energy without seeing fast results and improvement. Below are 7 mistakes to look out for when delivering your message in any arena or situation.

Sample Performance Appraisal

A performance appraisal carried out for professional and administrative personnel and a confidential employee performance appraisal contains the names and job titles of employees and the department for which they work. It also states the names of the appraisers and their job titles. Performance appraisal sheets are normally divided into three main topics that are, evaluation or job performance area, ratings, and comments.

Nail Gun Safety Tips

Nail guns are highly useful tools for fastening wood and other materials together quickly and efficiently. They have made hand nailing virtually obsolete for professional builders and now for do it yourselfers as well. They can also be very dangerous when mishandled. Here are some tips to use nailguns safely and efficiently.