Category Archive for Work Environment

Category Archive for Work Environment

Workplace Anxiety Could Lead to Lower Job Performance

Workplace Anxiety Could Lead to Lower Job Performance

A new study found that being anxious at work could lead to weaker performance on the job. New findings in the Journal of Applied Psychology show that workplace anxiety could cause workers to perform less on the job.  A recent article in Science World Report focused on these findings. The article notes some key statistics related to anxiety in general, stating, “Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States,…

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Advice for Making a Good First Impression in Your First 90 Days

Advice for Making a Good First Impression in Your First 90 Days

It is important to leave a good first impression. Business Insider recently focused on the first 90 days at a new job as being key in giving off the right image and getting on track. Here are some tips from LinkedIn experts & what they say to do to get on track in the first 90 days:  Get together with a coworker.  LinkedIn says that just a few casual conversations with the right people early on could give you a great head start in making…

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Keep Your Employees Happy at Work

Keep Your Employees Happy at Work

The Phoenix Business Journal recently published an article on how to keep your employees happy at work. Workplace happiness is being focused on more than ever, and work environment is a big topic right now. Work-life balance is what most employees are asking for the most. The Phoenix Business Journal recognizes this hot topic, and that is why they recently wrote on this concept of keeping your employees happy at work. Employees are more…

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How to Build Trust With Your Employees

How to Build Trust With Your Employees

Trust is important in the workplace. Do you manage employees and want to gain their trust? Do you want to build trust with your coworkers in general? Fortune magazine recently shared some insights on the topic of trust in the workplace. The recent Fortune article titled “This is the best way to build trust with your employees” explores this concept of trust at work. Here are the ways to build trust with your employees at work: Don’t…

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How to Focus at Work During the Summer and Avoid Distractions

How to Focus at Work During the Summer and Avoid Distractions

Summer can make us all want to be outside at the pool or spending time outdoors with family and friends. This time of year makes people want to be lazier than normal. Think about it. It is hard to resist hanging by the pool without a care in the world. But, let’s be real. We have jobs and responsibilities to our work. ABC News in Cleveland recently published an online article on this topic.  ABC says in the article, “While it can be…

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Great Leaders Share Strategies to Help You Achieve Long Term Success

Great Leaders Share Strategies to Help You Achieve Long Term Success

What does it take to be truly successful? Is there a formula that isn’t affected by time or the environment in which one is living? There is no exact formula and there is not one method or another that works for everyone. Many successful people have had some luck along the way. But, it is clear that advice is always helpful and should be considered when trying to get ahead. So, what have some of the most innovative and successful people done…

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What Millennials Are Looking for in an Employer

What Millennials Are Looking for in an Employer

Millennials are a unique bunch. They might have their quirks but they are a highly-educated group of people who are in today’s workforce in a number of roles. These millennials are hardworking, but they definitely have criteria in mind when it comes to what they expect from their employer. First, what exactly defines a millennial? Do you ask yourself this question? According to Pew Research,  “More than one-in-three American workers…

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Feel Empowered at Work and in Your Life

Feel Empowered at Work and in Your Life

Are you looking to feel empowered in your life? At work? At home? When it comes to feeling empowered, it is evident that attitude and ambience matter. What do we mean by these two “A” words, “attitude” and “ambience”, is the question. Feeling empowered starts with you, yourself, but your coworkers matter… a lot. AM New York published an article last month on tips for feeling empowered at work. They had some good advice, and…

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Leadership and Recognizing Success; Managing and Hiring Advice from a Retail President

Leadership and Recognizing Success; Managing and Hiring Advice from a Retail President

What is leadership? Is it important to recognize success when you lead a team? Whether you lead a team or not, it is beneficial to you and your organization to recognize success. Liz Rodbell, the president of the department stores Lord and Taylor and Hudson Bay, recently spoke to The New York Times  about success and recognizing success. From an early age, she knew that to be successful you needed to work hard and engage with people. She had…

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Take Ten at 2:30

Take Ten at 2:30

It is 2:30pm on a weekday and where can you be found? Perhaps nodding off in a cubicle or slowly sipping your second cup of coffee in the break room. 2:30 is the most dreadful part of most workdays, a time when your brain shuts down and your body longs for rest. At this time, most offices become silent and productivity comes to a screeching halt; fortunately, we are not most offices. At 2:30pm each day, any one of our team members is welcome to…

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