Help ‘too-busy’ employees

  • December 09, 2016

After you delegate work to an employee, he or she replies with “I’m too busy to do that,” and insists that someone else take on the work. What do you...

Work-at-home abuse? Demand accountability

  • December 05, 2016

Are you sure employees are working when they are supposed to be? Or are they abusing your flexible rules about taking time off and working from home?

Don’t let work conflicts take you down

  • November 08, 2016

Whether it’s a co-worker who won’t stop walking off with your supplies or a serious dispute about a project, here are some steps that can keep conflicts from...

Managing your boss’s email

  • October 10, 2016

Your boss is out of the office and has asked you to be his or her contact person. Follow these tips.

5 signs of insecure people

  • October 04, 2016

If you want to prove to your boss, co-workers and customers that you are confident and capable, don’t commit these actions that scream “I’m...

‘Who’s’ vs. ‘Whose’

  • October 03, 2016

“Who’s” and “whose” are homonyms, meaning they sound the same but have different meanings. Alice Underwood, writing at Grammarly, lays out...

Standardize your documents

  • September 28, 2016

One way to avoid, or minimize, challenges involving shared documents is by creating and using standardized naming conventions.