How To Make Your Boss Love You
There's an interesting post over at US News, written by Alison Green, called "10 ways to make your boss love you" and whilst it is written in a "Corporate Speak"…
Motivation
Why Being Happy At Work Could Kill You… (Maybe)
I caught an interesting news story on the radio last week (or it may have been the week before!) about how faking happiness at work could make you ill
7 Habits: Habit 2 – Start with the end in mind
In Habit 2 we discover the importance of knowing what we want the outcomes of our interactions with others to be. There is no point investing time and emotional energy…
How To Be A Better Morning Person
Studies indicate that people are more productive during the morning hours than at any other point during the day. It can be difficult for people unaccustomed to being wide awake…
7 Habits: Habit 3 – Put first things first
Habit 3 looks at Covey's four quadrants of urgency. We may perceive things to be urgent but are they really? We can use some of the techniques in this post…
Money isn’t the key to worker happiness
Companies need to understand that rewards and recognition do not necessarily mean cash (which in this troubled financial time they can little afford) it could be something simple as a…
How to increase office productivity by 46 percent
All offices have people who are annoying and don't refill the coffee pots - if you have one of these characters then perhaps you're in need of a Terry Tate.
7 Habits: The Public Victory Phase
In the 7 Habits, the Public Victory Phase is were we take a look back at the first few habits that asked us to examine ourselves and then think about…
7 Habits : An Overview
Welcome to the first post in the 7 Habits of Of Highly Effective People series. In this introductory post we introduce you to the concepts of the 7 Habits and…
7 Habits: Habit 1 – Be Proactive
In Habit 1 of Stephen Covey's 7 Habits we take a look at the importance of proactivity. We don's have to leave it to others to ask for help -…
Four in Ten employees are thinking of quitting their jobs
There's an article on the BBC website today stating that more than four in ten UK employees are considering quitting their job in the next year. That's a staggering amount…
Psychology Tuesday: Learn to Say “No”
Sometimes, even though we can be organised (or we like to think we are!) we can sometimes take too much on. This leads to a form of procrastination I like…