Welcome to our blog.
Here you will find articles and information about the human side of working in a busy office: sometimes serious, sometimes fun.
Nobody likes working in an office where everyone is miserable. Even if nobody admits it, low morale can affect performance and increase staff turnover. How can you improve staff morale? In fact, it is remarkably simple, all that most employees need is to feel that they are valued! 43% say it is lack of recognition that affects their morale most of all, so make the effort to connect with them and you can have a happier and more productive workplace where everyone enjoys their work that bit more.
It's no secret that by keeping office stress low, you can increase productivity at work. Happier staff is more productive and more present, both physically and mentally.
The end of year is near with the season of seasons, Christmas just round the corner. From Regent Street to Covent Garden, there’s a spring in everyone's steps.
People love to gossip, especially at work where it can be about anything, from colleagues to superiors and the company policy itself. However, gossip in the workplace can be damaging. What can you do about it?
It seems there are a lot of bad bosses in Britain - and they might be getting worse. A 2013 study by content specialist Video Arts has asked employees whom they'd least like to work for.
Recently there has been a lot of chatter about data protection in the workplace, for example the recent incident where a US based employee had outsourced his work to a third party in China...
Communication lies at the core of any business or work: you need to communicate effectively not only with your clients and customers, but also with your colleagues.
We have all been through the torrid times of school when in some way or other we were directly involved or felt the consequences of bullying. However, once we grow out of that phase and after we have wrestled our way through college degrees...
Sometimes, working life can be nervous and exhausting place to be. Bad relationships in the workplace can lead to a real decrease in productivity for a company.
Earlier I was reading a Huffington Post article that talked about a study by Randstad US showing that women believe flexibility and adaptability are the two skills they need to succeed in the workplace.
