The Value of Thank You Cards in an Email World

Sending a hand-written thank you card often sets you apart from the masses, especially in this day and age of instant electronic communication. A thank you card is seen as a thoughtful and professional way to offer thanks for a service rendered. In business, a thank you card can help develop relationships and serve as a subtle reminder that makes you stick out from other vendors, customers, or employees.

The Importance of Setting the Meeting Time

Meetings are the lifeblood of almost any industry. Via conference calls, in person, over the internet, they pervade the workplace. However, setting up a meeting can sometimes take even longer than the meeting itself. That, among other reasons, is why it's so important to set the meeting time yourself.

Understanding Angry People

Anger Doesn't Exist. Then Why Are Your Customers Yelling?

Workers With Families

Well there you are sitting at your desk hard at work, you have arrived early, and know that to complete everything that is expected of you, you will almost certainly have to work late, So how do you feel when a colleague with children (you don't have any) phones in sick at the last minute because their child is ill or the school is closed or when they come in ask you to cover them as they have to leave early for a child related reason?

Perils Of One-Way Communication

Technology presents an alluring, yet unfavorable trend toward one-way communication. Voice mail, invented by the late Gordon Matthews, significantly reduces the time it takes to communicate by eliminating half of the dialogue. Faxes, electronic mail, and pagers offer a similar escape from human interaction. Simply tell the other person what you want and be done with them until next time. No questions, no discussion, no problem.

Connecting to People in Business Relationships

Business relationships are typically reserved and careful. Personality Theorist Steven Paglierani discusses the Six Universal Principles of Connecting.

Workplace Stress - Could Identifying Body Language Help Reduce It?

If it is true that a picture is worth a thousand words, then our body language speaks volumes, especially in the workplace. It is what managers of large corporations and owners of small businesses fail to hear and see that often kills a business a little at a time.

Advice On Dealing With Stress In Job Interviews

Having a job interview can be an extremely stressful experience. Managing your stress levels can help you to remain focused, calm and give a better interview. This article discusses common areas of the job interview process that can cause stress and ways to manage these potential stress points.

An Overview of Emergency Notification Systems

Every company needs Emergency Notification Systems to ensure that in times of crisis every individual is notified successfully. Here's an overview of how emergency notification systems can benefit your business.

What Did You Say?

How we communicate to our customers and clients can directly influence our success or failure in business. When consumers hear slang or improperly structured sentences, they may subconsciously discount our credibility as a business owner and make their purchase elsewhere. Structuring sentences and using words correctly can be very influential in this area and it should not be taken for granted.

The Essentials Of Business Communication

Communicating so others will listen is an invaluable skill in business and in relationships in general. We are bombarded with thousands and thousands of messages each and every day. We can't pay attention to everything, so we must learn to concentrate only on the things we think are important. Speaking and listening effectively is a science. When you learn to do them both with excellence you will have better relationships and increase your chances of business success tremendously.

Communication At Work- Six Tips

Men are acculturated from a young age to relate to one another vis-a-vis sports, thus they prefer structure in their communication style. They want to hear bottom line solutions and how to get from point A to point B without any machinations.

Why Work From Home?

Working from home is an excellent idea for earning some extra income while utilizing your spare time at home as well as a great option for people who do not want or cannot leave their homes and go out to work. The best example for such kinds of people are the moms who have kids to look after or the physically challenged people who have a difficulty in leaving their homes and going out to work. Freelancing jobs, franchises and earning income online through various websites have become very popular lately.

Exhaustion at Work – Don't Make the Same Mistake Imus Did

Exhaustion at work comes about as a result of several factors. The main reason for exhaustion at work is not enough sleep the night before. As with anything in life, our bodies need several things in order to function properly. Sleep is one of them. Deprivation of sleep can cause the sluggishness you feel during the day at work. The lack of sleep keeps you from concentrating and staying focused on the tasks you are expected to perform. Perhaps this was Don Imus' problem – exhaustion - when he 'accidentally' used those unkind words for the Rutgers Girls' Basketball team.