Hospitals - Creating a Friendly Work Environment

Hey who knew? Whether or not people choose to admit it, each and every employee in a healthcare setting plays a huge roll in their facility and it starts in their own backyard.

Hazard Communication Basics Part 2

Let's examine two of the four elements in the OSHA Hazard Communication Requirements.

Hazard Communication Basics Part 3 - Chemicals and Labels

In this article we discuss hazardous chemicals and the labelling requirements as set forth by OSHA.

Protocol For Unfriendly Co-Workers

Do not discuss anything personal with your co-workers, especially about your income, home life and personal beliefs. It is okay to discuss general things, such as...

Transforming Organizational Conflict Into Enterprise Growth

Occasional conflict is a fact of organizational life. There are a variety of reasons why it arises, many of which are normal and natural. However, left unaddressed and unmanaged, conflict will increase business risk and financial loss as well as reduce work performance quality. In circumstances of prolonged tension, employees’ vision becomes myopic and their view of the organization’s future (and their own future with the organization) becomes blurred. Shortsighted decision making and reactive defensive behaviors damage the company’s ability to achieve long-term goals. With all of these harmful ramifications of something that inevitably occurs in every organization, it behooves leaders to identify all current intrinsic environmental and behavioral factors that contribute to the periodic occurrence of disharmony. Only when you thoroughly and completely understand the systemic sources of disputes throughout your organization can you craft thorough, complete and enduring resolutions to conflicts that will at the same time strengthen the relationship bonds among all affected personnel.

Intelligent Communication

24 tips on communicating in an intelligent way is introduced in this article. The main objective should not be realizing communicative intelligence, but to become an intelligent communicator.

4 Ways to Discourage Violence in the Workplace

Workplace violence is a serious offense. Unfortunately, it is becoming more of an epidemic. Finding ways to decrease the chances of violence in the workplace is very important.

Aware Entrepreneurs ~ Five Agreements for Creating Fulfilling Lifestyles Together

Recently I compiled a list of five agreements for my team. These five guiding principles create a starting place for discussions about how we might view our work together. They help us to establish an environment where we regularly contribute to each other’s sense of well-being. They are an invitation to really listen to each other and to support each other’s experience of joy and happiness.

Posture Knee Office Chairs and How they can Help Your Back at Work

I have been asked many times by my customers over the years about how the posture knee office chairs can help ergonomically. With the kneeling style of chair becoming quite popular recently, employees have heard about them from friends or other employees at the office. Although not simple, the answer can be stated shortly in that “it helps the body take the correct position while sitting to reduce stress on the lower lumbar (back) region”.

Workplace Communication – how to motivate all the members of your team

Have you ever wanted to gain your group’s attention but found that no-one was listening? Are some of your team less willing to follow directions than others? Perhaps they are motivated by different things. By identifying this and adjusting your language you can begin to motivate all of your team.

Teamwork at Cardiff

My individual experience during the group work of the Strategic Management project at Cardiff.

Employee Development

In team-based organizations, opportunities for promotion come rarely. So how do you provide opportunities for team members to grow and develop?

Communication - The Lifeblood of a Project

The communication plan-like the project plan-is a necessary part of the project. However, when thinking of the project manager's role in communication planning, organizations and project teams too often think solely of the documents that establish the frequency, roles, responsibilities, recipients, and channel for which communication will be dispersed during a project. If you don't look beyond the written word and the outline prepared in the early phases of a project, you are setting yourself up for project losses.

Conflict Avoidance: Don't Let It Ruin Your Business

How to talk with someone about a problem – whether it is about a disagreement you are in the midst of, or it is about an agreement they broke with you.

Is Workplace Conflict Destructive or Creative?

Whenever you work with people, conflict is inevitable. The tension created by daily conflict either results in wasted time, decreased productivity, and poor decisions or the sort of internal competition that pushes each individual to do their best, if for no other reason that convince their coworkers that they can do it.