As the price of fuel continues to skyrocket, there's a workplace trend afoot to shortening workweeks to save energy. In Utah, administrative offices will be closed on Fridays while hours will be extended Monday through Thursday. Birmingham, Ala. implemented a truncated schedule for city employees on July 1, and officials...
How do you stop a profligate person from over-spending? You could cut their expenses allowance or withdraw signing power. Or you could try something a little more benign -- say, drawing a frown on their cheques, perhaps. I've picked a facile example, but this is the idea...
A reader writes: I have been in my sales job job now for about 3 months. I have just found out that I am going to be deploying. I am still at work and will continue to work until I have to leave for active...
Former White House spokesman Tony Snow succumbed last weekend to colon cancer, but his legacy of effective interpersonal interactions lives on, says Kris Dunn. Dunn says Snow inspired four lessons that can help people improve their professional approaches. 1. Be willing to put your...
The Find: Crummy jobs aren't just an American phenomenon: a new survey finds half of UK employees feel less than valued by their employer. The Source: A report -- Social Capital in the Workplace -- conducted by the Workplace Intelligence Unit WIU and forward thinking inc. ...
By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK (Reuters) - Get out of the way, road rage. Here comes desk rage. Anger in the workplace -- employees and employers who are grumpy, insulting, short-tempered or worse -- is shockingly common and likely growing as Americans cope...
While serving to curb inappropriate or abusive use, an effective and properly administered Web-use policy can encourage and guide the workforce to use the enterprise's Internet resources for positive, constructive, work-related purposes. This white paper looks at the major issues involved in formulating Web-use policy.
"If ego-driven conflict in the workplace or anywhere else is destroying your peace of mind and draining your energy, the following article can give you clarity and understanding. Read on. "
Violence in the workplace causes enormous personal loss, trauma and anxiety for employees and their families. The causes of workplace violence are many and varied. Some workers have been the victims of workforce downsizing and feel they have been unfairly treated - they want revenge. The behavior characteristics of potentially...
The cornerstone of any business activity, including workplace safety management activity and the prevention of accidents related to workplace environments -- is management, starting with top management. The success of workplace safety programming most essentially depends on top workplace management's knowledge about workplace safety, their demonstrated personal involvement and positive...
The project has placed emphasis on energy efficiency, as well as emissions reductions and workplace improvements. Hydro has already lowered its fluoride emissions, while improved process control and natural ventilation in particular are helping to reduce power consumption. When Hydro built the new Sunndal plant, the company also made other...
In 2000, after the acquisition of Amoco Oil, it became imperative that BP America, Inc. improve the efficiency and effectiveness of work environments within their large regional offices located in Chicago, Houston, and Los Angeles. BP America represents the Western Hemisphere operations of BP P.L.C., a leading British energy provider...
This paper first briefly reviews the heightened importance of conducting workplace investigations. Then it focuses on the latest development in the investigatory process, the reach of the National Labor Relations Board NLRB into the nonunion workforce, and present suggestions to employers for dealing with the extension of certain rights heretofore...
Not since the adoption of surveillance cameras in the workplace has there been such a national panic over the issue of employee privacy, nor have the stakes been higher. Computers are as common as telephones in the business world these days, yet their potential for abuse is astronomically higher, they...
The professional workforce is dramatically changing as a new generation of younger, college-educated workers launches their careers at the same time that a large number of senior employees reach retirement age. To effectively manage this changing workforce at both ends of the age spectrum, companies need Chief Human Capital Officers...
Cultural diversity in the workplace provides strengths as well as challenges to businesses today. The United States is often thought of as the great melting pot where anyone from any background can assimilate into a single society. A more realistic and appropriate "Ideal" is one of multi-culturalism cultural diversity. Multi-culturalism...
Anyone who has ever worked knows that stress is part of the workplace. Stress in itself is not bad, in fact, one cannot live without it. Applying the correct amount of stress hardens the muscles, sharpens the mind, and strengthens the spirit. It is when a person moves from this...
Sound not only affects one's mood and emotions, it can affect what one thinks and, indeed, one's ability to hear himself or herself think. In the workplace, bad acoustical design can increase stress and reduce productivity. At any given time, a cubicle worker may be overhearing one or more phone...
The study presented in this paper examined the issue of "Fun at work" across three sectors: public, nonprofit, and private. Specifically, the paper examined employees' attitudes toward fun, their perceptions of what is and is not fun, and the role of trust in the supervisor and coworkers. While there were...
One way to look at workplace success is to consider it in terms of employee engagement, which is defined as the extent to which workers identify with, are motivated by and are willing to make an extra effort for their employer. The Gallup Organization, famous for its Gallup Polls, uses...
