article thumbnail

Are You Self-Sabotaging?

On The Job

You figure out how to deal with Marcia's gossiping, your understand what your boss wants you to do and you even have plotted out the first industry conference you will attend once pandemic restrictions are lifted. But despite all these efforts, you do something dumb. You don't tell your boss that you'd like to head up a new project.

Gossip 137
article thumbnail

The AI Revolution Liberating Workers From The Office

Allwork

AI can help remote workers video conference like pros by adjusting factors like lighting, the background image, and even the “smoothness” of participants’ faces. AI also makes live video conferences more efficient by providing features like real-time transcription, translation, and captioning.

Legal 243
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Why Certification and a Designation are Important for Executive and Administrative Assistants

Office Dynamics

We commiserate with those who have repeated annual resolutions to lose weight, quit smoking or stop gossiping; the truth is that very few people can actually dream, envision, research, analyze, decide, execute, complete, and succeed what they set out to do. People start and stop things constantly. So why should you choose to certify?

Gossip 203
article thumbnail

Fighting Co-Worker Dragons (2 of 3 part series)

Office Dynamics

Here are the common responses I hear: Gossip. Avoid gossiping. Register for the 2017 Conference For Administrative Excellence by March 31, 2017 and be entered to win the Luxury Las Vegas Package. Convey a bad mood at the office. Bring personal problems to the office. Don’t perform their part of a job. Aren’t a team player.

Gossip 178
article thumbnail

A staff away day that worked

Practically Perfect PA

Often no one actually thinks what the value is of running the meeting and you can’t count hangovers and gossip generated from the evenings drinks! William from Gallus Events will also be speaking at the Assist Conference on the 26th February. This is quite typical and I have often thought: exactly why are we doing this again?

Gossip 100
article thumbnail

Dignity and Privacy in the Workplace

On The Job

Most of us have been guilty of it a time or two: Trying to get a peek at the confidential files on the boss’s desk, or perhaps gossiping with a trusted co-worker about another employee’s performance problems. Workers have been fired for everything from discussing salaries to gossiping about romantic relationships. del.icio.us.

Gossip 100
article thumbnail

Quiz: Is Your Attitude Hurting Your Career?

Eat Your Career

Your boss asks you to join her at a conference over the weekend. Your constant workplace gossip is going to get you in trouble quickly if you don’t cut it out. Remember that gossip is incredibly harmful and unproductive. Who cares if it’s right; it’s a waste of time anyway. Take a step back and look at your actions.

Gossip 100