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Pros Reveal How to Become a Great Manager

On The Job

Understand the company agenda. Now that you’re in a supervisory role, gossiping for any reason is a no-no. Or, if you expect employees to be organized, don’t show up late for meetings, shuffling papers and unprepared to give your report. • Be professional, and protect the privacy of others. Do not make promises you can’t keep.

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Is Using Social Media at Work a Good Idea?

On The Job

Further, a recent Right Management survey found that 51 percent of those working for employers with more than 10,000 employees said that social networking “seldom” interferes with productivity, while 41 percent of those at smaller companies report it “seldom” interferes. I definitely think the benefits outweigh the risks,” McFarlane says.

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Psst! I'm in a bad mood, pass it on.

Laughing all the Way to Work

She had an agenda and was going to let him have it. I wouldnt recommend talking about a co-worker with someone at the office or it ends up being gossip and spreads a bad feeling about that person. The longer she couldnt get in touch with him, the angrier she became. When she finally did reach him she started off really nice. "Hi,

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How to Handle Work Guilt

Jen Lawrence

And no – I don’t mean fill them in on all the office gossip. For example, if you have reports due at the end of every quarter, let your family know! For example, if you have reports due at the end of every quarter, let your family know! Nothing on the agenda for the day? Improve Your Time Management.

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Are You A Valid Person?

Brilliantly Better

But after working a few years in the traditional media world – which, by the way, is not a very friendly place to be, always challenged, filled with gossip and back talking – I felt the need for a change. Because part of my job was to test all the apps, confront them with the specifications and write reports for the clients.

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How to Stop Hating Your Team

On The Job

Different generations, different agendas and different personality types thrown together creates tension, Feierstein says. The survey also finds some of the other reasons that contribute to the negative feelings about teams: Gossip. Believe it or not, 15% have reported that problem.) Teams are hard." Passing the buck.

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