Laugh and the Work World Laughs With You

Stress abounds today's work environment-moody bosses & co-workers, repetitive tasks & unpredictable market pressures. Humor can help maintain a healthy balance between the pressure & seriousness which comes from high stakes jobs & a competitive marketplace.

Office Romance: Affairs at the Workplace

Contrary to conventional wisdom, and despite the danger of sexual harassment, there’s a lot of loving going on in the office. The warming of the workplace reflects a much more wide-scale upheaval in the ways we work

Seven Deadly Words in Business And How To Avoid Them

If your business isn't moving the way you desire consider the language you use being the place to start. Take a moment, make a small change and realize a big difference.

What Gift to Give an Employee?

When you have a client that increases their business with you, or an employee who deserves some extra recognition, a small gift of appreciation will go a long way. The hardest part of gift giving is knowing what to give for each occasion.

Web Conferencing Software - What Does It Do

Web conferencing allows you to start or attend a meeting without being physically present. To do this, a web conference software is needed. But what does a web conference software do and what can you do with it?

Whose Responsibility is It to Provide the Context for Work - Life Integration?

Modern organisations provide the context through which much of our work is conducted and structures and systems are established to achieve organisational objectives. From the moment the employee enters an organisation, his/her activities are defined and bounded by their job. Their behaviour and expectations are influenced by the explicit and implicit expectations of that role and act as a barometer of how they are doing, both inside and outside of the organisation. Despite some alignment between individual and organisational objectives, radically different perspectives exist from the outset.

Air Conditioning, Is It Really Necessary?

No modern office building in most major cities of the world can afford to exclude summer air conditioning from their premises. Air conditioning provides the necessary environment that is conducive to good working conditions.

Framing Your Message

In a difficult conversation, frame your message so that it is more likely to be heard.

Think Local, Act Global

Organizations with subsidiaries around the globe know the pitfalls of not observing appropriate behaviour when dealing with the locals of their various markets. Losing their market share without implementing effective measures is one of the unfortunate consequences. Moreover, it is a common fallacy to presume that all Asians share exact same mentality, practices and religion because they all look the same.

Influencing Others: Use Five Techniques that Get You What You Want in Any Situation

Did you ever wonder why people resist your efforts to get things done? To influence others, there are five simple interpersonal communication practices that you can use today. Try them with co-workers, customers, managers, and friends and see how you can achieve results with greater cooperation and less stress.

Appraising Performance: Drop the Excuses, Take Time to Communicate, and Earn People's Respect

Do you hate giving annual performance appraisals to employees? I can assure you that you're in good company. Most managers complain about the performance of this task; however, it is is a vital communication function that keeps organizations running effectively. Take a look at some common excuses for avoiding the appraisal process. Make a personal commitment to performing this management responsibility well and earn the respect of your colleagues, boss, and staff.

Training Your Replacement - Seventeen Signs You're Fired Without Warning

Hello all of you Temporary and Permanent workers. Have you noticed that the new person the manager hired makes you uneasy? Does he have that spy behavior you just can't put your finger on? Does he or she act like a sleeper in the office so to speak? Here are seventeen warning signs the company is going to let you go.

Organizational Culture and Its Importance

Organizational culture comprises the attitudes, experiences, beliefs and values. Work-groups or teams within -organizations have their own behavioral quirks and interactions, which, to an extent, affect the whole system. These behavioral quirks are termed Organizational Culture.

Mastering Singaporean Business Etiquette: 7 Tips

To the first-time International Assignee to Singapore – or Asia for that matter – the mere thought of experiencing a wholly different culture is daunting enough. In addition to putting in his best work performance so as to make his expatriation experience worthwhile. Hence, this article to enlighten Expatriates heading to Singapore.

How To Understand Cross-Cultural Analysis

How to understand cross-cultural analysis? This article shows the theories currently in vogue and guides the reader to gain a comprehensive understanding of the field of cross-cultural analysis.