7 Tips for Dealing with a Difficult Boss

We’ve all been there at one point or another. You’ve grown weary. You’re unhappy and feel unmotivated and the fault is that of a “bad” boss. For as much as we’d like to say that all bosses inspire confidence in their employees, we know that this is not true. So, what...

Team Building Tips

Lately, the cinema going public has been deluged with Marvel and DC Comic movies. Many of them tell the story of several superheroes coming together to fight a menace in order to save humanity. And although the more serious minded of us may dismiss these as typical...

How to Safely Navigate Holiday Office Parties

Obviously, holiday office parties aren’t meant to be the minefields that they can sometimes be. They are intended as a way for employees to mingle, bound and share good times and memories of the passing year. They can also be great morale builders and can help create...

5 Skills Employers Value the Most in an Executive Assistant

An executive assistant’s duties are far more complex and inclusive than those of an ordinary administrative assistant. At various times he/she must act as strategic counsel and technical expert. Moreover, executive assistants are expected to dabble in things as wide...

5 Tips for Turning a Temp Job into a Permanent Position

According to the American Staffing Association, staffing companies hire almost 16 million Americans to work as temporary employees before hiring them into permanent positions. This way employers and contractors are able to see if they will be a good fit for each...

Ways to Motivate Employees

 “Yeah, I just stare at my desk, but it looks like I’m working. I do that for probably another hour after lunch too, I’d say in a given week I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual, work.” ‘Office Space’ 1999. The above quote is from the 1999 cult...