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Body language is important in all aspects of life and work. Whether you are meeting someone new or trying to create a good first impression for an interview, body language says a lot about a person, their personality and what they stand for. The way you stand, the way you carry yourself and even your…
Time flies when you’re wasting time! And wasting time at work means the working day flies by too, leaving work unfinished or to a poor standard. A whopping 89% of workers have said they have wasted time at work in one way or another, either by surfing the net or simply socialising with their colleagues. But…
In recent years, employee well-being has been at the forefront of employers minds. Organisations understand that improving your employees experiences means improving your brand. Not only will you have more productive workers, but your employees will it appreciate it too – meaning a new advocate army for your company. Virgin Pulse have recently conducted a…
Good managers understand how to get the best out of their employees. They take the time to get to know their employees’ personalities and how those personalities affect the team dynamic. For managers with extroverted employees, this means understanding where extroverts draw their energy from and how to direct that energy to help them achieve success.…
Hiring the right person can make a huge difference and determine the success or failure of a small company. It is therefore one of the most important decisions every entrepreneur will have to make at some point. Small businesses are often pressured for time when looking for a new employee, but rush is one of…
Organisations across industries are turning to gamification to crack the employee engagement code. Gamification has been used by companies to engage their customers for some time now, using social media and mobile technologies to deliver contests, challenges and rewards. Now, however, enterprises are beginning to uncover the value that games can add inside the organisation…
Unfortunately, a workforce full of employees without any flaws is hard to come by and some times you just have to accept that there are going to be people that make getting through the working day a little bit difficult to say the least. Whether they just don’t put the effort in, or have a…
When preparing for an interview, there are a few key suspects that you expect to crop up amongst the questions asked, allowing you the opportunity to plan and answer them to the best of your ability. However, not all interviewers like to stick to a generic interview structure and according to findings in a study conducted by…
Is there an employer and employee disconnect in the workplace? LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman thinks that is the case and recently penned a book about this called The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age. The issue is that companies don’t foster open and honest career conversations. Therefore Hoffman argues that it’s time that we, as…
