Lately office politics have been the source of major issues on my friend’s project. During a long venting session over coffee, we came up with a few guidelines for dealing with office politics.
Assume that nothing is personal
Don’t make anything personal
Try to communicate openly and honestly
Focus on your work and providing your best effort
Don’t be an [...]
Category: work/life balance
I have found that the best way to increase your potential for holding an effective meeting is to put forth a little bit of effort upfront.
I consider it bad form and a waste of time to do any set up with participants in the room. It is wise to create a checklist and handle [...]
Category: Event Planning · work/life balance
I keep a small container of personal stuff in the office to help me keep up my appearance in case of an emergency. I call it the “At Work Image Emergency Kit.”
Here are the top ten essentials I keep in my kit:
Shout Wipes
Lint brush
Safety pins - I was happy to have these handy [...]
Category: work/life balance
Over the last few months I felt like I was in a rut, doing the same thing day in and day out. Work had been zapping all of my energy by 5:30 p.m. I decided to integrate new activities into my routine and they are helping.
Here are a few of my rut busting tricks.
Turn off [...]
Category: work/life balance
