Communicating Boundaries to Tame Hostile Co-Workers, Customers and Bosses

Setting personal boundaries in the workplace allows you to get more respect. Do you have hostile co-workers, customers or bosses? Learning this simple process can de-esculate hostility and restore a sense of self respect, calmness and focus to your work and personal life.

Your Colleague Is A Psychopath - Psychopathy In The Workplace

Your colleagues, your boss, even the upper management in your workplace may be psychopaths. Corprate America has psychopaths in the workplace.

Vocabulary-It Does Matter

This article describes the benefits associated with possessing a good vocabulary.

How Can I Help My Boss Conduct Better Meetings?

Someone asked for help. Here are a dozen (plus one) possibilities.

3C's + 3M's = Effective Communication

Effective communication is the single most important skill we can develop. Communication permeates every phase of our lives and business. You CAN become a more effective communicator if you work at it. Use the tenets outlined in this article and you WILL become a more effective communicator.

Cheap Computer Chairs

Cheap computer chairs are low-priced computer chairs that are designed to provide comfortable sitting position when using a computer.

Toll Fraud Security and DISA

Secure your business telephone system against toll fraud. DISA is one method that hackers can use to cost you thousands of dollars in billing. We discuss what this feature is and how to work with your service provider to protect your business.

How To Run An Effective Meeting

This article gives 10 Tips for effective meetings.

Dynamic Digital Signage Screen Networks

Digital Media Networks, Dynamic Digital signage systems, Narrowcasting have many benefits for improving internal corporate communications.

Micro-Managers - Four Ways to Keep the Peace with Your Supervisor

I hate a micromanager is what many people are saying these days. Do you feel that no matter what you do the micromanager is sitting on your shoulders so to speak? They of course do not realize that such controlling behavior and underfoot tactics are a drain on work flow and accuracy.

911 Misdials -- Programming Your PBX To Minimize

Misdialed 911 calls or false 911 calls are a fact of life. Businesses must ensure that 911 calls go through however you can work with your PBX vendor to eliminate most false calls.

Business Rituals – Why Bother?

Habits and customs are activities that take place in a ritualized way. Because of their ceremonial character they are easily recognizable. And they serve for something; the main goal of an official ritual is to control the emotion with which the activity is involved. The rituals that we recognize most are those in which our own (family) life is involved ... In business there are even so many rituals, some of them easy visible as such ...

Six Tips for Trust-Enhancing Communication

In an era where more people trust infomercials than company leaders, trust-enhancing communication skills, at any level, stand out. Below you'll find a few I learned in my twenty years in management. Some I learned the hard way, while others took me nearly a career to recognize. So, in the interest of saving you learning-years, I've put them into six tips:

The Corporate Gift Challenge

Do you like to feel appreciated for your hard work? Do you feel that you should reward others for their hard work and dedication? Are you in support of corporate gift giving? If you are undecided, try taking the Corporate Gift Challenge.