Are You Bored at Work? Steps to Become “Un-bored”
Learn how you can tackle boredom at the office.
Posts By Paul White
Do you have a Co-worker Who Seems to Be Easily Offended?
Learn your colleagues’ languages of appreciation.
How To Decide When it’s Time to Quit
Leaving a job is hard but sometimes necessary. Learn the tell tale signs that you should start looking for your next gig.
Appreciation Works Best from Supervisors AND Colleagues
Focusing solely on supervisors and managers to support and communicate appreciation to their staff often is an unrealistic goal that creates problems when it isn’t attainable.
Don’t Love Your Work? Relax, You’re Normal
Not everyone is completely in love with their job. While this can be challenging, you are not alone.
Winter Blues? Appreciation Can Help
Now that we are fully into 2017 and facing long, dark winter days with few days off from work, leaders need to take a hard look at how to support and encourage team members. This is the time of year (especially for those who like sunlight) that people often drag themselves through the day.
5 Ways to Tell if Your Workplace is Toxic (and What to Do About It)
“Toxic workplaces” have become a hot topic of conversation in the world of work. And almost everyone has a story to tell about a bad boss, a crazy colleague or just a terrible place to work. But how do you tell if your workplace is really toxic, a worse-than-normal place to work, or just a… Read more »
An Alternative to New Year’s Resolutions — Finish Some Tasks First
While many people are thinking about New Year’s resolutions and goals, focusing more on completing incomplete tasks from last year may be a more successful strategy.
What Employees Don’t Like About the Holidays
One thing I have observed (and learned through personal experience) is that a key component for having a relatively successful holiday celebration is to (ahead of time, and repeatedly) communicate clearly to staff about what they should expect (and not expect, if this year is different from prior years). Unmet expectations are the source of… Read more »
Why Most Employee Recognition Programs Don’t Work
The word is out on the street — the vast majority of employee recognition programs aren’t working. In interacting with HR professionals and corporate trainers across the country, the report from both professionals and front-line workers is that employee recognition is generally not having a positive impact on employees or workplace morale.