Sep 03 2013
Tweet Good morning! Has it been a while since you brushed up on your grammar skills? If you are writing a lot of documents or editing papers, this could be problematic. Check out, “Oh No, Grammar!”, below to brush up on your skills. “Oh No, Grammar! (Part I) Is that a groan familiar from …
Aug 31 2013
Tweet Happy Saturday! Today’s featured article, Handling Difficult Callers, gives tips on how to deal with the not so calm person on the other line. “Handling Difficult Callers We recognize these calls pretty quickly, don’t we? The callers with high-pitched speech, sighs, long pauses, terse answers and increasing volume. Telling them to “take it …
Aug 28 2013
Tweet Good morning! Do you have a problem blurting things out? If so, check out the article, Don’t Blurt It Out!, below: “Don’t Blurt It Out! You know how it goes – your brain thinks it, and out it pops before you realize it. Sometimes it can be difficult to bite your tongue, especially …
Aug 26 2013
Tweet Good morning and happy Monday! Everyone at some point experiences some stress. So, how do you deal with it? Check out the article, Good Stress Management Skills, below: “Good Stress Management Skills Stress can work for us or against us. Management of stress at the right level for us and for the task …
Aug 24 2013
Tweet Remember in grade school when the teacher would see someone’s eye wandering? The likely response was, “Keep your eyes on your own paper!” Now you probably aren’t being told that, but are you doing work that other people are responsible for? Should you be keeping your hands on your own work? Check out …
Aug 22 2013
Tweet What is your brand? And I’m not talking about favorite brand of shoes, leather bags, or fragrance. As a professional, what personal brand do people know you by? “Personal Branding Branding, according to Scott Bedbury, is the sum total of everything a company does, including the good, the bad and even the …
Aug 22 2013
Tweet Are you looking to gain some respect at work? Check out the article below for some quick and easy tips: “Gaining Respect at Work Some office environments are not for the faint of heart, where it can be hard not to feel self-conscious or awkward, even if you are a confident person …
Aug 17 2013
Tweet All of us have been around negative people at some point in our lives. Chances are, you may even work with some. Check out the article below for advice on how to deal with these “less than optimistic” folks. “Dealing With Negative People We spend more time at work than at home with …
Aug 13 2013
Tweet Good morning readers! We all have a comfort zone. Some of us are better at stepping out of it, and some of us never do. Do you want to break out of your cozy zone and try new things? If so, check out , Stretching Our Comfort Zone, below. “Stretching Our Comfort Zones …
Aug 09 2013
Tweet Do you have a presentation coming up? Public speaking can be nerve-racking, but it doesn’t have to be. Check out, “Speaking in Meetings”, below for some tips to remember next time you have to get up in front of everyone. “Speaking in Meetings Speaking in meetings and making mini-presentations in meetings can be …