Office Etiquette

Human Resources

As Your Culture Goes, So Goes Your Company.

Society tolerates behaviors inimical to the wellbeing of your company.

By Grant Cardone

Human Resources

Are Your Co-Workers Driving You to Quit?

It's not just your boss who can drive you nuts. A host of factors can make co-workers unbearable.

By Nina Zipkin

Human Resources

If You Think You’re Overqualified for Your Job, It Could Ruin Your Career

Check yourself before you wreck yourself.

By Nina Zipkin

Thought Leaders

Ask the Etiquette Expert: How to Handle a Hugger

Negotiating personal space takes finesse when dealing with the overly affectionate.

By Jacqueline Whitmore

Tech

Ask the Etiquette Expert: 8 Rules for Texting at Work

An employee vexed by a co-worker's texting needs to politely speak up or back off.

By Jacqueline Whitmore

Business Branding

A Dozen Ways You Don’t Realize You Are Making a Bad Impression at Work

First impressions are important but so is the impression are making day after day with your team.

By Jacqueline Whitmore

Thought Leaders

8 Stupid Office Rules That Drive Everyone Crazy

When companies create ridiculous and demoralizing rules to halt the outlandish behavior of a few individuals, it's a management problem.

By Travis Bradberry

Thought Leaders

5 Ways to Work With People Who Annoy You

Good manners, deep breaths and boundaries solve most problems happily enough.

By Jacqueline Whitmore

Thought Leaders

The Benefits of Crying at Work

Tears often accompany an earnest show of emotion. It feels risky but is really very healthy.

By Jacqueline Whitmore

Entrepreneurs

7 Ways to Regift Sincerely and Without Getting Caught

A recycled gift, selected with great care and given with a generous heart, will be received with a smile -- so long as only you know it's recycled.

By Jacqueline Whitmore

Building a Business

7 Ways to Navigate the Office Gift-Giving Minefield

Exchanging gifts with co-workers is a pleasant custom that many people find very stressful.

By Jacqueline Whitmore

Thought Leaders

Heated Political Talk Won’t End Today. How to Survive After the Results Are In.

It starts with setting boundaries.

By Gael O'Brien

Building a Business

5 Ways to Get People to Follow Up

Don't take it personally when you don't hear back, but don't stop trying to get in touch.

By Jacqueline Whitmore

Building a Business

7 Types of Jerks Found in Every Office

Everybody is aggravating to somebody some of the time. A jerk is aggravating to everybody all the time.

By John Boitnott

Entrepreneurs

8 Ways to Gracefully Receive a Compliment

Everyone wants praise but nice people often are often inadvertently rude when they receive it.

By Jacqueline Whitmore

Building a Business

The Sophistication of Office Amenities

Office amenities are shifting from a focus on whimsy to a focus on meaning.

By Ryan Mullenix

Building a Business

7 Ways Workers Can Have an Open-Door Policy Without Going Crazy

Collaboration is the essence of teamwork, but interruptions are the bane of anyone trying to concentrate. There is a way to make this work.

By John Boitnott

Human Resources

From Judgy Co-Workers to Office Romances, Here’s How to Deal With 20 Tricky Work Situations

Stay above the fray of work conflicts with these strategies.

By Nina Zipkin

Building a Business

Forget the ‘Open Workspace.’ Say Hello to the ‘Balanced Workspace.’

Open offices have attracted a bad rap, but they're not a lost cause.

By David Adams

Building a Business

This Is What Happens When You Give Up Your Office

Employers who dispense with private offices can understand what it's actually like to work for the company day in and day out.

By Matt Straz

Entrepreneurs

9 Rules of Open-Office Etiquette

When the rules of open-office etiquette are observed, camaraderie, communication and collaboration will ensue.

By Jacqueline Whitmore