Category: Office Life
6 Tips on What to Wear at Work
Even if there is no official dress code at your work, that doesn’t mean anything goes. Nobody really minds piercings, tattoos or nose-rings any more, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t dos and don’ts when it comes to office apparel and what to wear to work. Depending on theRead More
5 Simple Tools That Unleash Meaningful Work
I recently watched a TED talk by Jason Fried of 37 Signals entitled Why Work Doesn’t Get Done at Work. The message was right on: The office has become a place of endless distraction; so much so that people seek anywhere but there to get their real work done. What happens is the realRead More
Dealing With Anger at Work
Dealing with anger is often difficult. It might even sound like a good idea to let off a little of that steam, like pricking a balloon and feeling that white-hot energy dissipate. The problem with anger, particularly at work, is that once we start releasing that flow, it’s kind ofRead More
5 Ways to Break Through Boring Work
No matter where you work, and no matter how hard you work, at some point everybody hits a wall where work is the most boring thing in the world. This condition has been widely diagnosed as ‘the blahs’, and it is a widespread and worldwide phenomenon. Luckily for you, weRead More
Bad Bosses: 4 Steps to Dealing With Them
We’ve all had bad bosses or supervisors who drove us absolutely crazy until we found a way to deal with them. Or, they left the situation/job/career/company. Or we did. That’s a last resort, but you may get there unless the situation improves. The first step in dealing with bad bossesRead More
5 Steps to Dealing with Bullies at Work
Bullies have always been among us. The sad truth is that most of us have experienced a boss, supervisor, or co-worker who has treated us with disdain, contempt, or worse. Some of us have been verbally attacked and even threatened with physical violence in our workplaces. Even sadder, perhaps, isRead More
6 Benefits of Humor at Work
Some people think that fun and a sense of humor have no place at work, that work is very serious business. Our advice to them? Lighten Up. There’s a reason that Google has a giant waterslide on its main campus, and that tons of companies have ping pong tables, videoRead More
How to Deal with Criticism
Recently I received an email from a coworker, clearly angry in tone, berating my performance on a project I completed. My first reaction was irritation, then defensiveness, then I resorted to blaming everyone that did or didn’t have a hand in the project. As a perfectionist, I have a toughRead More