Archive for the ‘Workplace Dynamics’ Category

To Tell the Truth

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

The temptation remains great for finance executives to lie, or at least to fudge, when job-hunting. Experts offer tips on how to spot it, and warnings about not doing it yourself.

One in five admit to shopping at work

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

Accountemps reports that if you work in an office of at least five people, on average one of them will regularly shop online at work this holiday season. Read more.

“I was dying inside” — A PR executive’s struggle with depression

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

Nothing is more important than our mental and emotional health. If we don’t address it, we handicap our ability to thrive in every other area of our lives. An article from PR Tactics and The Strategist Online

Loyalty may be making a comeback

Friday, October 19th, 2007

Is loyalty, which became the dreaded “L” word among Generation X, the comeback kid in the workplace? Perhaps, according to a recent survey by the staffing company Spherion Corp.

Bad at Complying? You Might Just Be a Bad Listener

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

The Wall Street Journal points out that bad listeners aren’t really listening - they often are rehearsing what they’re about to say, grab every conversational opening and scout for flaws in an argument.