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Effortless Etiquette to Get You Through Your Office Holiday Party

Etiquette is a must-add to your business skills portfolio, especially at office holiday party time.  If you feel a bit stressed by your less-than-formal comportment, take heart.  With a few tips, you can shine at your company gala without becoming tomorrow’s water-cooler entertainment! Job One:  Attend!   Yes, many corporate functions can be tedious, but there are upsides to appearing.  First, read the invitation and …

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Leadership Tip: Cultivate an Attitude of Gratitude

For Dan, the Billing Clerk, who always keeps the coffee brewing, to IT Guy with a ready smile, to your supply chain manager who never panics, and Sarah, who keeps everyone working in the warehouse safe, gratitude is a sentiment that is always welcomed.  In fact, “Thank you.  I really appreciate your skill and great attitude!” rates highly as the one “perk” …

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Ways to Manage Work-Related Anxiety Before It Gets Out of Control!

Most older people who have been in the workplace for a while know about anxiety on the job.  This is not college-style stress: “I know I am going to bomb my exam,” or “Are we about to break up?” type of anxiety, but an increasingly persistent or acute kind of tension that sticks in the pit of your stomach and lasts …

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Job-Shopping: Three Ways to Keep Talented Employees From Leaving

The good news for the economy is that lots of people have jobs. And jobs. And jobs.  Mainly younger workers are now job-hopping on average every 2.8 years!  And with 7.1 million openings, there are fewer reasons to worry they won’t find work.  In September, the national jobless rate declined to its lowest since December 1969, from 3.7% to 3.5%.  Local areas followed suit as state after …

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10 Things to Put in Your Desk Before Cold and Flu Season

You may still be basking in the summer sunshine, but as soon as those little germ incubators called children go back to school, it’s time to plan for cold and flu season.  There is a lot you can do to stay healthy in the fall, like exercising every day to boost your immune system, cutting back on treats and alcohol, and …