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What Incivility at Work Costs All of Us

On The Job

In the article by Christine Porath, associate professor at Georgetown University, she noted that after studying the cost of incivility for nearly 20 years she finds that "insensitive interactions" hurt a person's health, performance and souls. Just being nice to others helped relieve my stress. Civil behavior starts with each one of us.

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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. You build confidence! So why should you choose to certify?

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EMEA East – Personal Branding Q&A

Practically Perfect PA

But I do wonder how many of us actually take the time to develop our skills because we don’t think we are worth the cost to the employer. I’ve actually written a few blogs on how to work with confidential documents and not being the office gossip. All of this is good practice and will give you confidence in your writing abilities.

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EMEA East – Personal Branding Q&A

Practically Perfect PA

But I do wonder how many of us actually take the time to develop our skills because we don’t think we are worth the cost to the employer. I’ve actually written a few blogs on how to work with confidential documents and not being the office gossip. All of this is good practice and will give you confidence in your writing abilities.

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2 Big Myths About Work You Need to Ditch

On The Job

While freedom of speech is guaranteed by the First Amendment, what you say around the workplace water cooler can cost you your job. And networking and social chit chat is always great- just keep it to a min and don't become the office gossip queen! Others include: • Speaking your mind. October 28, 2009 1:10 PM Anita said.

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