Until 1991, there was no way for citizen planners to learn from each other's experiences and improve the quality of both their work and their meetings. That's when Wayne Senville launched a quarterly publication called Planning Commissioners Journal. Wayne's publication quickly became a valuable resource for citizen planners across the...
Today's poll deals with something most everyone will face at some point in their career: whether to report a colleague after you come across some damaging information about their history. Your Dilemma: You have long wondered how one of your colleagues, whom you view as being less...
Like it or not, every workplace is a political environment. But operating effectively within it doesn’t have to mean sucking up, lying, or slinging dirt. In its purest form, office politics is simply about getting from here to there: securing a promotion, seeing an idea come to fruition, or gaining...
Use this template to express apology to colleagues for you were not present for the meeting with customers because of few unavoidable reasons and to ask about how the meeting went or the key points of meeting.
This template is used to inform the applicant that you have received the resume and passed it to your colleague who will be review the resume and get in touch with the applicant shortly.
Use this template to express apology to customers for you were not present for the meeting because of few unavoidable reasons, and to inform that your colleagues were able to present the proposal and you are fully up-to-date about the matters.
Talk through the principles of dividing work in to A-, B-, and C-tasks and allocating a set number of each to do every day. Use examples from your colleagues' workload. Ask your colleagues to keep a time log, then review and analyze it with them to discover their various working...
The personal and emotional effects of workplace bullying can make it difficult for you, as an employer, to remain impartial. It's especially difficult to be objective when you've received conflicting accounts of an incident from various colleagues.It is therefore important to understand exactly what issues, actions, and incidents constitute workplace...
A colleague is preparing a competitive defense strategy, and talked to my team recently about what to do to prepare. We helped him in terms of process steps: the need to build a common data set, do some role playing that will break traditional roles people already serve in the...
There are many different issues that motivate bullies to abuse their victims. Although tactics may vary from person to person, bullies share common psychological characteristics that cause them to behave badly toward their colleagues.Understanding what incites a bully’s behavior may help you deal with it in your workplace more effectively....
A 360-degree appraisal surveys and collects the views of all the appraised employee’s colleagues, including the manager, peers, direct reports, and, on occasion, clients. Additionally, the employee will generally rate himself, so that his views of how he impacts his colleagues can be added to the mix.There is no absolute...
You've recently been hired at a new company, and part of your job involves reviewing reports written by your fellow colleagues for accuracy. A colleague higher in rank and well-liked by your superiors refuses to comply when you request her materials, claiming she's been at the company long enough that...
Christopher has created undue distress on his colleagues by his act. From the management's point of view, the distress experienced by staff might have affected their morale and productivity. The company could issue a warning letter to Christopher, prohibiting further borrowing. The company could also attempt to recover some of...
Electrode Inc was wrong to dismiss Christopher immediately. They may have moral grounds for termination. The HR department should have been more proactive by counseling Christopher before the situation exploded. The counseling process should include verbal and written warnings and making the borrower repay the loans. Termination is...
Besides his bad habits, Christopher could have been a good worker. Since he was an employee of the company, the company has an obligation to help Christopher to pay his debts. Instead of immediate dismissal, which would mean all his colleagues' loans would be unrecoverable, he should be given a...
Outlook A colleague with a longer recollection of financial crises than mine says that, when he first came into financial journalism, there used to be something known as "the 40-year rule". This had it that really serious banking crises only happened once every 40...
One of the most heroic battles fought by British troops in Afghanistan was marred by confusion over rules of engagement and a lack of equipment, an inquest heard yesterday. The night time mission behind Taliban lines near Garmsir, Helmand, led to the deaths of two servicemen from...
INTERMEZZO CHAMBER SERIES, Vieve Gore Concert Hall, Westminster College, Monday Music by members of the Second Viennese School (Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg and Anton Webern) has been a staple of the Intermezzo Chamber Music Series since its inception. The works of these composers don't...
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Orrin Hatch, the conservative Utah Republican, has written hundreds of songs on patriotic themes -- with such titles as "Freedom's Light" and "I Love Old Glory" -- as a way of paying tribute to his country. But his latest trip down Tin Pan Alley...
