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Common Hazards in the Office

Editor 25th November Health Leave a Comment

When speaking of workplace safety, people are usually referring to factories, mines, and other industrial settings.

These places often expose workers to dangerous conditions, like temperature extremes, the risk of cave-ins and exposure to dangerous materials.

The asbestos industry has plenty of examples of dangerous jobs in high risk areas.

However, workplace safety doesn’t just apply to people who work in factories and other industrial settings. While those jobs certainly have their fair share of risk, even your basic desk job can have risks as well.

These risks go beyond threats to your waistline, from too much sitting and too many office donuts to actual risks to your health and safety.

In fact, there are four common hazards that can occur in any office environment and can put workers at risk. Click Here to Read Article …

10 Tips for Better Health at Work

Rachel Trotta 12th November Health Leave a Comment

As a writer who deals primarily in work-life balance issues, I reserve a special place in my heart for health issues — specifically getting and staying healthy.

In an office environment, the pace is often slow and temptations are ever-present.

Perhaps your goal is to lose weight or maintain a healthy level of fitness.

If so, how do you keep your focus strong and navigate the pitfalls of sedentary work and endless occasions for “treats?” Click Here to Read Article …

5 Ways to Find Motivation at Work

Marilyn Rogers 27th October Career 1 Comment

Are you sleepwalking through your workday? You’re not alone.

Studies show that scores of employees aren’t actively engaged at work for a variety of reasons, which results in poor productivity and a sinking bottom line.

The ownership of employee engagement typically starts at the top.

Executive leadership and management should take responsibility for establishing a positive culture by understanding what motivates employees and by taking steps to cultivate an enthusiastic workforce.

Employee engagement is a two-way street, but what can you do if your employer is not doing its fair share? Click Here to Read Article …

How to Deal with Conflict

Mike Martin 19th September Office Life Leave a Comment

There will always be conflict at work.

It can range from petty squabbles to major disagreements.

Sometimes this conflict boils over into angry words or worse.

These situations have the potential to damage relationships, your professional growth, even your job.

In order to avoid that, here are five tips for how to deal with conflict at work. Click Here to Read Article …

Trends: Office of the Future

Mike Martin 15th August Business Leave a Comment

In the last 50 years there have been dramatic changes in how working space has been provided to employees.

Once, almost everybody who was somebody had an office and almost all of them had windows.

Eventually this was winnowed down to open space design and cubicles.

Now it appears we are ready and in some cases already experiencing an office-less working environment. Click Here to Read Article …

5 Workplace Trends to Watch

Mike Martin 4th August Career 1 Comment

There are always new trends and themes that emerge in the workplace every year.

The most successful people catch onto these trends and ride them to even greater success.

Of course, not every office trend may apply to your situation, but that doesn’t mean they won’t in the future. It pays to know what’s on the horizon.

Here are five workplace trends that you should know about and catch onto for your own workplace success. Click Here to Read Article …

5 Ways to Make Office Life Easier for Introverts

Diane Mottl 23rd July Management Leave a Comment

I remember my first experience working in cubicle-land: radio playing in the cubicle next to me, constant hum of voices interrupted occasionally by the sounds of a teleconference blasting over a less-than-considerate colleague’s phone, bursts of laughter, high-energy discussions.

The manager was an extrovert who did not think twice about it. She revelled in this upbeat, high-energy environment and simply assumed that it would be invigorating for everyone.

Yet for the introverts who thought best in silence, it was a nightmare.

Click Here to Read Article …

4 Secrets to Success when Starting a New Job

Kayla Albert 23rd June Career 1 Comment

After graduating from college with a fairly broad degree, I quickly realized that my skill set for starting a new job wasn’t as specialized as I had hoped it would be. I knew that I was more than capable of learning new tasks, I just needed someone to take a chance and give me the kind of on-the-job training that would get me to the next level.

Unfortunately, the majority of companies I applied to just weren’t interested in hiring someone that wasn’t already proficient at using various computer programs or completing certain tasks, so I became accustomed to rejection.

Then, by luck or some other miracle, I received the job offer I had been waiting for. I spent the next few days celebrating the accomplishment and then, as I sat through orientation after orientation, I realized that I would need to soak up a significant amount of technical knowledge to be successful at this new job. Click Here to Read Article …

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