The TUC, the organization representing trade unions in the UK, adds its voice to the big debate on what to do about Facebook and employee use.
In a practical approach to an issue that some companies see as a problem that can be solved only by banning it from the workplace, the TUC says that’s not the best approach:
Leadership as a Boss in the Workplace
Do you give your employees the type of leadership in the workplace that they come to expect? What is it that you think they do expect from you as the boss?
Technology in the Workplace: The Benefits of Video Conferencing
What once required the physical presence of a number of individuals in a common location is now being accomplished through video conferencing. Thanks to the technological leaps of the past several years, any number of people can attend the same meeting from all points around the globe at any given time.
Politics in the Workplace
In the past week I have been confronted more than ever with the horrific degrees to which politics in the workplace can swell.
Blogs: No substitute for personal communication and trust in the workplace
PR Week published a pretty good piece about policies and guidelines for employee blogging last week.
Workplace Obligations
Wouldn’t it be nice if every boss came with a standard API? It would be so easy to look at the interface specifications and know exactly what he expected, in what format he expected it, when you should deliver it, what predictable events would result from your input and how you should handle error conditions. All the politics would go away. Those pesky emotions would become a nonissue. Success would become deterministic.
Workplace Rescue! Career Advancement Tips from the Office Schmoozer
Have you ever seen a newcomer to the workplace work her/his way from “new face” to “promoted face”?
Ethics in the Workplace
Workplace Ethics is a subject that we have all heard of. In fact, the subject of Ethics in general is something that most people are familiar with. And, what is commonly understood about ethics is there are ethics and then there are workplace ethics. What most people don’t realize, however, is that there is no such thing as workplace ethics; ethics are the same, (or, should be) whether in the workplace or in personal life.
Resolving Workplace Conflict: 4 Ways to a Win-Win Solution
The effects of conflict in the workplace are widespread and costly. Its prevalence, as indicated by three serious studies, shows that 24-60% of management time and energy is spent dealing with anger. This leads to decreased productivity, increased stress among employees, hampered performance, high turnover rate, absenteeism and at its worst, violence and death.
How To Take the Personal Out of the Workplace
Bringing your emotional baggage into the work place is inappropriate for all the reasons you may imagine. Yet employees, managers and business owners do it all the time.