People do not always agree. This simple statement holds true in all types of environments, including workplaces. But since decisions need to be made, involved parties...
In early January, Shopify unilaterally canceled all meetings of more than two people, saving a reported 95,000 hours. As is often the case, the specifics tell a slightly...
Look up the term synergy in a dictionary and you’ll get a definition such as “the interaction of elements that when combined produce a total effect that is greater...
Poor communication in the workplace can happen at any and every level. Regardless of whether it involves top brass or a brand-new hire, the result is often an...
Meaningful feedback helps people learn and grow as professionals. Thus, if you notice colleagues doing something wrong or have ideas on how to improve peers’ work, you...
Failure teaches lessons. Talking about the gains and successes when leadership uses intentional communication techniques in a workforce is fun. However, much can be...
Workplace conflicts are inevitable and should be addressed proactively. Ignoring the issue is not a solution. Active listening, avoiding assumptions, and finding a...
It is one thing to take a group of individuals and create a team in a shared environment/workplace. It is another when everyone is remote from each other, on a level...
When evaluating your team’s performance reviews, you may encounter a few employees who lack practical communication skills. Despite their strong talents and overall...
Alice has no qualms about telling everybody in the office that she puts in way too many work hours. Dan and Rob are not the most vocal employees, but you did notice them...
Workplace stress is at an all-time high, with 94% of workers reporting feeling stress on the job, and it causes a whopping 1 million Americans to miss work each day....
Are you feeling like you just can’t work anymore? Is your productivity tanking because your brain shuts down every time you’re faced with a task? Do you vacillate...
There’s nothing like revealing your political views to coworkers to really get the blood pumping. It is, without a doubt, one of the most exciting and inflammatory...
With so many interviews occurring over Zoom for the past few years, you might be feeling a bit rusty when it comes to putting together a full job interview outfit. You...
Whenever you’re having a tough day at work, it’s normal for some four-letter words to come to mind. Yet, offensive language is still primarily seen as taboo in...
Despite an exhausting day of business travel, Ariana cannot sleep. Instead, she sees the clock in her hotel room slowly progress from 1:02 to 3:57 without her catching...
No matter what type of company or organization you work at, navigating tough conversations is simply a fact of life. Whether you have to deliver a less-than-flattering...
Jack dreads this week’s upcoming staff meeting. The agenda includes finalizing team shirts. While he has nothing against company swag — and getting to wear the tee...
In a perfect world, we’d have plenty of time to get everything done that we need to. We could take breaks and eat lunch without negatively impacting our productivity,...
Nothing is worse than receiving a poorly written business email with a missing subject line, spelling errors, run-on sentences, and unclear information.
Since the...
