The dreaded much anticipated holiday season at work Grandma Got Run over by a Reindeer – O Holy Night!!!! Happy Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Ramadan, Diwali, Merry Christmas The holidays are a minefield of emotions, stresses, and demands on the budget and time of everyone this time of year. Family requirements are always a concern but even […]
TOP 3 THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE COMPLAINING AT WORK
Think before COMPLAINING – Work is a No Whine Zone! “Never tell your problems to anyone—20% don’t care and the other 80% are glad you have them. Lou Holtz Complaining on the job can be a slippery slope – addictive and resulting in one being perceived as negative, especially if there is never a presentation […]
GIFT GIVING AT THE OFFICE
Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas Christmas is indeed a special time of the year – a time of anticipation and unfortunately for most of us high anxiety. The stress/anxiety of the holiday does not just revolve around family obligations but includes that area of life where so much of our waking time is spent – […]
YOU’RE FIRED!
IT’S A DIRTY JOB BUT SOMEBODY HAS TO DO IT!! THOUGHTS ON TERMINATING AN EMPLOYEE “Getting fired is nature’s way of telling you that you had the wrong job in the firstplace.” Hal Lancaster in the Wall Street Journal “You’re fired!” No other words can so easily and succinctly reduce a confident, self-assured executive to […]
WHEN TO COUNTER OFFER AND WHEN TO RESIGN
“WE ARE NEVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER” – How to handle counter offers After great thought and mental anguish, after pondering the pros and cons, you have made up your mind. You began a job search in earnest or listened to opportunities that you believed represented a better situation than you currently have. You are […]