Workplace Communication

Workplace Communication

How to Get People to Meet Deadlines

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 11:17 AM PST

This can be a frustrating and difficult situation, if you are part of a team of workers and you are reliant on other people doing their work on time in order for you to be able to do your own job or to get the project completed. This is a particular difficult situation because when you are considering how to get people to meet deadlines then you are looking at ways to influence another human being, which is not always possible and usually isn't easy. However, there are certain things which you can do in order to and...

Humiliate Your Boss and Get a Raise? Part 2

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 09:47 AM PST

In Part 1, a girl I named, "Sara", had a radio station call her boss, and confronted him for not giving her a raise. She hadn't had a raise after working with the same company for seven years; however, a male co-worker earned a raise recently. She claims that her boss didn't give her a raise because she was a woman.

Cubicle Culture: Etiquette in Open Office Spaces

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 08:15 AM PST

In any office, it is important to be respectful of others' workspaces, as well as mindful of the presentation of your own. When your office layout is composed of cubicles or is an open environment, considerations of space and conduct are doubly important. As a component of the shared office, all the elements of your workspace - the volume of your voice, the cleanliness of your desk, the perfume you apply in the morning - will affect nearby colleagues as well as the general office atmosphere.