Differences Between Men and Women in the Workplace

A very important issue concerning diversity is the difference between men and women at workplace. As the matter of international experience of hiring people it is very important to point out that there have been a great number of cases connected with discrimination.

Conversations that Count!

As a business professional, your day is filled with interactions ranging from short telephone calls to important conversations with colleagues, sales presentations, and the occasional formal speech. Each interaction, even the simplest conversation, presents an opportunity to make an impression and have an impact on others.

Women Have Three Powerful Secret Weapons In Business

Wouldn't it be great to have a secret weapon that gives you an edge over the competition in business? If you're a woman, you don't have one. You have three, and they're more powerful than an atom bomb. Read on to learn how to use what you've already got.

Being Heard: Mental and Verbal Strategies for Getting Your Point Across

We all want to be heard. It's gratifying, empowering, and makes us feel valued. And in a difference of opinion, we want our side to be represented. We want others to get who we are and to hear our valid arguments, even if they don't agree with us–though, of course, we'd like that to happen as well.

Want Your Boss To Listen To An Idea?

You have an Idea to help improve things at work. How do you get your boss to listen to you?

Work Place Communication, Employee Dating and Sex on the Job

Most companies and nearly all of American's top Fortune 500 companies do not allow employees to date each other and have policies against it. It can cause a huge problem at work. As often there are love triangles, employee dating

Introducing Successful Business Communication

Whenever we face the task of writing a report, preparing a proposal, completing a staff study, or composing a business letter, we go through the same series of logical steps. First we recognize the problem and/or the purpose with which the message must deal.

Improving Effective Communication

The essence of communication, the types of communication, the function of communication, the obstacles of communication and especially the ingredients of effective communication are discussed in this article. Effective communication can only be realized when we as both, sender and receiver of messages, are willing to change certain habits.

The O J Simpson Case - The Impact of Race Communications - Nu Leadership Series

Examine how the notion of diversity has become a test-bed for social unrest. Learn what the OJ Simpson case did to America regarding racial harmony and communications. Nu Leadership is a column that explores the changing workforce and social environment as it relates to leadership development.

Plant The Culture Seed In The Right Place

Making your company culture understood, accessable, and transmitted to all the stakeholders requires nurturing and preparing the groundwork. Sow the seed well and it will bear delicious fruit.

Humor in the Workplace

Humor and your job don't seem to always appear in the same category. For the most part, people view their jobs from a serious point of view. After all, not having a monthly salary on which to exist is no laughing matter. However, researchers are discovering that the lack of amusement in the working environment is the result of major problems within the work place. For example, the employee turnover is much higher, not all employees come to work, etc. The question has now arisen, are we too serious on the job?

6 Tips to Controlling Your E-Mail (Before It Controls You!)

I bet you now receive ten times more e-mail messages than snail mail. Manage your e-mails as you would other correspondences that cross your desk: Handle it only once! Excerpt from Dr. Julie Miller’s Fourth Edition, Business Writing That Counts! Controlling Your Time I bet you now receive ten times more e-mail messages than snail mail. Manage your e-mails as you would other correspondences that cross your desk: Handle it only once! Here’s how: 1. Promise yourself to check e-mail twice daily. Time management of your e-mails remains crucial for sanity. Checking in twice a day allows you to handle your messages in a timely and professional manner without being chained to your computer. E-mail messages, like phone messages, should be returned within twenty-four hours. 2. Manage your e-mail. As you scan your e-mail, decide whether you will: • Delegate: Not your area of expertise? Forward it on! • Delete: Older than three months? It’s history…or at least material for a reference file. • Do it: Rule of thumb: if it will take less than two minutes, respond. • Defer: Assign a date and time to respond later. Use Outlook to set this up. 3. Create a folder per project; create files with the same names. Time management demands you control the onslaught. Organize data into files and folders, then prioritize folders according to the project you’re working on or the message frequency from one client. For project management, an efficient system is mandatory. Also, on important e-mails, consider cc’ing yourself so your files will contain complete sets of key correspondences. 4. Answer briefly—others will learn to expect it. Get in the habit of writing concise, to-the-point messages but with a personal touch. You’ll quickly teach others not to expect a long, detailed answer from you. Wayne McKinnon gives this tip in his book, The Complete Guide to E-Mail: For a brief response, just writing in the subject line may be enough. You can insert the letters EOM (end of message) followed by brackets. 5. Turn on an Out of Office responder in your absence. Courtesy counts! 6. Consider using this checklist to remind yourself about what’s important. Accuracy • Are all spelling, punctuation, and usage mistakes eliminated? • Are your facts correct? • Have you double-checked included dates, days, and times? • Are all promised documents attached? Relevance • Is the content of your message business-related? • Is the e-mail appropriate to send to everyone on your list? • Have you met all confidentiality requirements? • Does your tone match the subject and your audience? • Is the subject line appropriate for your e-mail’s content? • Does any part of your message seem emotionally charged or insulting? • Have you included everything your audience needs to know? Does your e-mail follow a logical progression? Is your e-mail too long or too short? Is your material timely? How do you feel when you read your e-mail? Do all recipients know what they are supposed to do in response to your e-mail? Dr. Julie Miller is a business writing expert, consultant, author, speaker, trainer, and coach. Dr. Miller, founder of Business Writing That Counts!, works with corporations, organizations, educational institutions, and professionals to improve the quality of their writing. Visit her website at www.businesswritingthatcounts.com to sign up for her FREE e-newsletter and you’ll also receive her FREE E-mail Proofreading Checklist: 16 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Hitting ‘Send’.Here’s how:

Making HR...the Most Lovable Profession

I feel that it is one love-hate equation, where some people love you and some hates you. In a crowd of more than two people you cannot expect everyone to love you…everyone to agree with you. That has never happened and will never happen. There will always be few people who will love you and few to hate you. Only thing that you can do is that by your work…by your behaviour…by your attitude…you can have more people to love you…to love your profession and hate you and your profession. To tilt this equation, Employees Love HR Professionals…Employees Hate HR Professionals, entirely depends on an individual, his style of working and his approach. Love-hate equation can be different in different company. No degree and no education can give you an assurance that all people will “Just” love you. You are MBA from Harvard, Oxford, London School of Business or IIM; you are certified by SHRM or CIPD; no institute can give you an assurance that your employee will always agree with you and will always love your work. As I said in one of my previous write-up…few people…just few people by their behaviour, work and attitude brings bad name for the organization, for the profession, for the community and for the country.

Relevance of Medical Metaphor in Corporate Turnaround

Medical metaphors are applicable in corporate as people can comprehend their medical and health conditions much better than corporate matters.

Hazard Communication Basics Part 1

OSHA has found contractor’s compliance with the hazardous communications regulations sadly lacking since its inception- with lack of a Hazard Communication Program, or employee training usually being in the top five most cited violations by OSHA.