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March 23, 2021

How to Keep a Meeting on Track

by Krista Wolfe in Office Tips

It takes meticulous planning to ensure meetings run smoothly and yield excellent results. Especially ones that involve large groups of people. Use this checklist for key meeting planning tips to help keep every meeting on track and to help make…

3 minutes

March 9, 2021

How to Handle Coworker Complaints Effectively

by Krista Wolfe in Workplace Culture

Take fellow employee complaints seriously, no matter how small the issue seems to be. It isn’t easy hearing you’ve done something wrong, but it’s still important to behave professionally when dealing with the grievance. Learning the best complaint handling techniques…

3 minutes

February 16, 2021

How to Deal with Odd Office Behavior

by Krista Wolfe in Workplace Culture

Workplace behavior involves more than just company rules and regulations. It includes those unwritten expectations that create a culture that leads to both high productivity and a pleasant work environment. It often seems, though, that even the best spot has…

4 minutes1 comment

February 2, 2021

How to Turn Down a Promotion

by Krista Wolfe in Career Advice

Most of the time when a person gets an offer for a promotion, they worked hard to advance in their company or department. Sometimes, however, a promotion comes as an unwelcome surprise and turning it down feels impossible due to…

2 minutes1 comment

January 5, 2021

How To Get Your Boss To Agree To Your Ideas

by Krista Wolfe in Office Tips

Asking your boss to change a work process or add a new one can be hard, and you never know what the answer will be. This article will look at how you can convince your boss to let you do…

4 minutes

November 24, 2020

How to Write a Cold Email When You Have No Clue

by Krista Wolfe in Office Tips

Cold-Email Writing Tips for First-Timers Cold emails are unsolicited queries or offers to potential employers, partners, customers, or investors, seeking work, collaboration, sales, or capital. How to write a cold email for the first time is a matter of believing…

4 minutes1 comment

November 12, 2020

How to Apologize at Work

by Krista Wolfe in Office Tips

Mistakes happen in the workplace all the time. It might be a simple mistake, such as arriving late to work, or a large mistake, such as approving a sale you weren’t supposed to. Apologies often make people feel embarrassed and…

4 minutes

September 24, 2020

6 Strategies for Developing Leaders in your Company

by Krista Wolfe in Workplace Culture

Whether leadership development occurs at the executive level, the upper or mid-management level, or the project-team level, it is key to progress and progression at any company. This post identifies key shifts in the leadership development training paradigm based on…

4 minutes2 comments

August 12, 2020

6 Questions to Ask at a Job Interview

by Krista Wolfe in Office Tips

Interviewing a potential applicant for a position within the company may sound like an easy task, but the right questions can help tell a lot about a person’s values, work ethic, and how they will work under pressure. Consider adding…

2 minutes

July 30, 2020

How to lead a productive online meeting that doesn’t suck

by Kathryn Casna in Office Tips

Working remotely is a new normal for many companies—evidenced by the fact that people are downloading 30 times more video conferencing apps than they were a few months ago. The new working world is full of challenges, and online meetings…

11 minutes

August 26, 2019

How to handle coworkers who discuss polarizing topics at work

by Yolanda Porter in Workplace Culture

Coworkers sharing their personal views about politics, religion, culture and more are polarizing many workplaces. Whether the topic is about fake or real news, the role of government, or flat earth theories (really?!), opinions on these topics are often inflexible.…

4 minutes

July 29, 2019

How to stand out from your coworkers…without making them envious

by Carter Kilmann in Workplace Culture

Have you ever wanted to stand out at work - but were worried about standing out too much? You don't want to ostracize yourself from your peers, but sometimes this can happen when you're pushing for a promotion or trying…

5 minutes

June 17, 2019

How to handle digital ghosting in the office

by Erin Pennings in Office Tips

Ghosting isn't limited to the dating world. In a world that's increasingly digital, ghosting can happen even within office culture, particularly when it comes to emails. So if you’re getting very little response to your emails, there are some communications…

5 minutes

Strategies for grads to look professional at first real job

May 13, 2019

8 Strategies for new grads to look like pros at their first “real” job

by Beth Braccio Hering in Career Advice

Ah, spring, a time of new beginnings – even in the workplace. With diploma firmly in hand, eager new graduates fill offices with renewed energy, fresh perspectives . . . and plenty of rookie behavior. Time often proves the best…

4 minutes1 comment

Apologizing too much can hurt your career

May 6, 2019

Can apologizing too much hurt your career?

by Lorna Rogahn in Career Advice

"Sorry, but I didn’t get your email." "Sorry, but I can’t make it to that meeting." "Sorry, but I have a question." If you tend to start most of your sentences with “Sorry, but....” you may be hurting your career.…

4 minutes

how to manage defensiveness in the workplace

April 22, 2019

4 Strategies to manage defensiveness in the workplace

by Christina Parisi in Workplace Culture

Defensive behavior at work is something we all have to deal with, and it doesn't only come from bosses or those in positions of power. The morning janitor, your project partner, an assistant, anyone can be defensive. Despite being common…

4 minutes1 comment

April 17, 2019

How to confront a coworker that steals your sale

by Wendi Pembridge in Career Advice

If you are in sales, you know that leads are the most important thing in the world. If you've quoted a customer for a sale, and another salesperson takes that lead and sells it from under you, you're going to…

2 minutes

April 10, 2019

How to leave your job better than you found it

by Carter Kilmann in Career Advice

Transitioning out of a job can be stressful - there’s a rush to complete open items and look ahead to the next stop in your career. However, for a variety of reasons, it’s important to ensure you make your exit…

5 minutes

How to conduct a restaurant business meeting

April 3, 2019

How to conduct a business meeting at a restaurant

by Suzanne Driscoll in Tutorials

Whether you are invited to participate in a group business meeting with outside customers in a restaurant—or are going it alone—there are a few things to keep in mind to make it a success. You don’t want to embarrass your…

5 minutes

March 20, 2019

What to do when you’re over your head in a new job

by Suzanne Driscoll in Career Advice

Perhaps you have a special talent in expanding and embellishing your skills and past experience in a job interview. Whatever the manager asks about, you say “Of course, I can do that!” thinking you’re smart and will figure it out…

4 minutes