Office Dynamics
OCTOBER 22, 2012
Welcome to another Monday and the 3rd of 4 MMs focusing on some of the best information from our 19th Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence. If you hear people talking negatively about another assistant, walk away from the negativity or else speak up for that person to advance the profession.". Hello, Monday Motivators!
On The Job
MAY 31, 2021
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. You don't tell your boss that you'd like to head up a new project.
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On The Job
DECEMBER 13, 2007
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.
Eat Your Career
OCTOBER 11, 2012
After all, your attitude shows up everywhere: In your words, your tone of voice, even your physical look. Now, whenever that person asks you to do something you: a) Immediately come up with an excuse about why you can’t do it. Your boss asks you to join her at a conference over the weekend. And it’s really true. Digg this!
On The Job
JULY 26, 2011
You insist on a certain chair in the conference room. You claim you hate gossips, but have sent emails passing along the latest scuttlebutt concerning a colleague's dating habits after you overheard her on the phone. If you're involved, it means others will have to cool their heels waiting for you to show up. You're inflexible.
On The Job
MAY 6, 2011
I once attended a conference, and when I went to pick up my name tag, the person looked startled. The office isn't Gossip Girl or All My Children. Leave the sequins at home and cover up the cleavage." Pick your head up and lift your chin." • Be realistic. "If she said to me. You sounded blonde on the phone!"
The Office Professionals Place
JULY 27, 2010
In order to effectively deal with the backstabbers, stubborn, mean-spirited, micromanagers, gossips, and the host of others that make the list, we must evaluate our own perceptions of these people. Everyone has different values, perceptions, and beliefs; these factors make up our personalities. This means changing your attitude.
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