Office Life

Let me show you why self-awareness dramatically affects how your team collaborates, communicates, and performs. And how to benefit from it. Read More

What do you do when you find out the hard way that your new position as a manager might not be for you? Here’s how to approach the situation. Read More

Research shows that open office plans can result in workers to “socially withdraw” – retreating to their desks and the privacy of the internet. Read More

An annoying officemate can quickly escalate from a minor inconvenience to the bane of your existence, causing you to dread going to work. Read More

There is reputational risk in independent thinking. When you first look at the successes of some independent thinkers, it may seem great to stand out. They’re lauded as trailblazers and geniuses. Read More

That type of conflict grows over time. Read More

While we know that nearly 100% of women really don’t like it when others talk about intimacy at work, the same research from Paychex also reveals the most annoying work habit of all: when colleagues often gossip in the same setting. Read More

Recent research from Paychex revealed that when it comes to uncomfortable work situations, it is a little different for men versus women. The survey, which collected self-reported responses from 1,0005 Americans in 2017 ages 18 to 76, found that 63.4% of male employees don’t mind workplace “flirting,” compared to 48.8% of female employees. Read More

Often the question is not whether people lie, it’s what are they lying about? Do they stretch their optimism and hope that business will turn around? Will they create a fabrication like Bernie Madoff? Does the CEO tell a half-truth or do they simply omit an important piece of information? … Read More