Execs and admins: Working in partnership

  • September 23, 2015

Office Dynamics founder and Presi­­­­­dent Joan Burge has been coaching administrative assistants for more than 25 years. Over time, she realized...

How to deal with the office snitch

  • September 22, 2015

"Erica's been cutting out early every Friday," comes the whisper in the break room. Managers don't have time for this sort of pettiness—here's what to do about it.

Piece-rate pay trims $8 million from Petco

  • September 17, 2015

National retailer Petco has settled a lawsuit filed by employees in California who groom pets in the company’s stores. The suit alleged the company failed to pay...

4 workplace productivity personalities

  • September 15, 2015

We all have different productivity styles. Learning which style fits each person the best can help to personalize productivity efforts, writes Carson Tate, founder of...

3 words can improve your communication

  • September 02, 2015

Communication in the workplace affects productivity and engagement. When teams communicate well and demonstrate their ideas, they maintain a steady work flow and make...

The 3 A’s of conflict negotiation

  • August 31, 2015

Whenever groups of people work closely together, conflict is sure to arise. However, there are ways to negotiate peacefully and calmly to ensure both sides are heard,...

No formal ADA accommodation request required

  • August 27, 2015

Employers can’t rely on the lack of a formal reasonable accommodations request as the basis for not providing one if it is obvious the employee is disabled and...

Creating slide subsections in PowerPoint

  • August 26, 2015

One of the best new features introduced in PowerPoint 2010 (and also included with PowerPoint 2013) is the ability to group presentation slides into sections.

4 ways to introduce new tech tools

  • August 25, 2015

Technology is constantly changing, but people often find that change hard to handle. So when it comes time to update the tools your company uses, how do you avoid...

Handling a boss who’s not on the ball

  • August 18, 2015

Ever had to keep covering for a boss who was frequently late, forgetful or just plain not available? We've got advice on what to do from experts and admins.

Tips for your Twitter profile

  • August 16, 2015

For professional growth, Twitter is a game-changer. Creating an effective profile is one of the best things you’ll do. Here are 10 tips.

What are the most hated office tasks?

  • August 12, 2015

If you work in your company’s front office, chances are your least favorite administrative task is preparing and sending office mail. A national survey of 1,000...

11 tricky words easily misspelled

  • July 28, 2015

When your emails, presentations, re­­ports and the like are filled with misspelled words, you undermine your credibility and intelligence. With some extra...

The 3 words that guide Prudential’s CEO

  • July 23, 2015

As CEO of Prudential Group Insurance, Lori Fouche is one of the most powerful women in business. The 47-year-old credits her success in part to her ability to describe...