Religion From Ground Zero: Does It Reach Into the Workplace?
Our nation’s 9/11 Memorial and Museum is nearing completion–it will open in 2012. A section of beam resembling a Christian cross has been …
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Top Distractions at the Office: Causes and Solutions
The top distractions at the office are more deeply rooted and extensive than you give them credit for. Adding insult to injury, you are probably …
Continue ReadingCommunication Strategies for Your Virtual Teams
Managing a virtual team is difficult because distance plays a huge factor in communication. Developing a communication strategy virtual teams can rely …
Continue ReadingFactors That Cause Shifts in the Supply Curve
The law of supply states that higher the price, the higher the quantity supplied, for higher prices mean more revenues. However, other factors also …
Continue ReadingTaking Out Insurance on Your Business Partner: What You Should Know
Insuring a business partner is much like insuring the company itself, because the loss of a partner could put you out of business.
Continue ReadingWeighted Averages Used in HR Performance Evaluations: Calculating 360-Degree Feedback Scores, Productivity, and Attendance Averages
Some weighted averages used in HR performance evaluations include 360-degree feedbacks, productivity evaluations, and attendance. Companies use these …
Continue Reading10 Warning Signs of an Unhappy Employee
When employees are unhappy, productivity and the company’s reputation suffers. Some warning signs are more obvious than others, but once they …
Continue ReadingBored at Work? Any Ideas? Ways to Get You Through the Working Day
Are you bored at work? Any ideas to make things more interesting would surely be appreciated. There really are things you can do to make things more …
Continue ReadingHow to Use Feng Shui For Success in Your Career
Feng Shui is the Chinese art of arranging objects spatially in order to govern the maximum amount of chi, or energy. Organizing your office space to …
Continue ReadingName Discrimination Among HR Managers: Does an Unusual Name Signify a Potential Problem Employee?
What’s in a name? Across my desk over the decades I’ve met lots of people—people I hired, trained, supervised or simply just worked with. Some of them …
Continue ReadingNo Federally Mandated Paid Maternity Leave Makes Hypocrites of Conservatives and Liberals
Paid maternity leave is a staple of many European labor laws. In the United States, some pregnant women can count on taking off 12 unpaid weeks. Who …
Continue ReadingWhy and How to Improve the Employee/Supervisor Relationship
HR pros surveyed rank communication between employees and management, recognition by management, and relationships with immediate supervisor as very …
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