This January, we wanted to know if people planned to job hop in 2010. An overwhelming majority – 82% – of respondents to our online poll said that they would consider leaving their job if a better offer came along.
As the economy has begun to improve and the job market has opened up, we want to know if you’ve seen job hopping come to pass at your company.
How messy is your workspace?
Is your desk a shrine to minimalism? Are you at home in a comfy, cluttered space? Or, is the mess completely out of hand?
Take the desk test to find out now!
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With the recent launch of the iPhone 4, smart phones are once again the talk at the water cooler as co-workers chat up the phone’s features (and bugs) and compare notes on the latest in smart phone technology – from Android to Blackberry to iPhone and beyond. According to a recent ComScore study, over 45 million people in the U.S. own smart phones, the largest-growing segment of the 234 million-strong U.S. mobile phone market.
Now that mobile phone technology has advanced to the stage that people are carrying small, hand-held computers around with them on a day-to-day basis, the culture is definitely changing. From impacting e-mail habits to altering the way our brain processes information to changing the intrapersonal communication styles of a generation, mobile technology plays an important role in the digital age.
So this month, we want to know how smart phones affect etiquette in the workplace. Let us know your thoughts by voting in the poll below:
Time. It’s undeniably one of the most valuable commodities – for both companies and individuals. There are countless books on productivity and time management, efficiencies, and project management. But a common theme many of them have is how to manage around the inefficiencies in work – e-mail, meetings, systems – instead of focusing on how to fix systemic problems.
“The design of work has not kept up with the needs of work. In most companies, doing great work is not as easy as it should be,” according to a report by the Jensen Group, a company dedicated to making it easier to get stuff done, that published The Simplicity Survival Handbook and compiles the SimplerWork Index.
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As the saying goes, you either lead the market or chase it. How does your team respond to the changes the business world brings each day? Do they look to case studies or seek to create them? Do they see challenges as obstacles or opportunities?
As history shows, companies that are willing to invest in innovation and lead the market are often rewarded. But, interjecting creative, fresh ideas into the workplace isn’t always easy. How do you know which ideas will work? And, how do you develop great ideas to begin with? You can add more creativity to your workplace by seeking the input of your team through brainstorming. Try these seven secrets for effective brainstorming.
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As we come upon the halfway mark of the year, are things going just as you had planned, or are you dealing with the unexpected? Either way, we want to know – what’s your top challenge at work? Let us know by voting in this poll!
Even if a workplace is full of great employees, one bad apple can spoil the bunch. Sometimes, it’s a bad boss that turns the workplace sour. Other times, it’s a bad employee or co-worker.
So, this month, we’re asking readers of our career blog, Movin’ on Up, and of Refresh Leadership what they think about bad employees. Just how bad are they? Vote now to see the results!
Do you have any bad employee horror stories?
We’re helping bestselling author Jim Stovall collect stories for his next book. You may have seen his recent book 100 Worst Bosses. Now he’s compiling the stories of the 100 Worst Employees!
Submit your story now for the chance it will be featured in the book. Names will be changed to protect identities, of course, but you can help workers everywhere learn how to be great employees by avoiding these bad examples.
The last year has undeniably been a time of change and uncertainty worldwide. So, how has all that change affected you? Let us know by voting in this online poll. The results of this poll will help us develop tools to help you manage your work life more easily.
You’ve probably heard a lot about inbox management and information overload. Some studies show that managing e-mail could take up as much as 15-20 hours a week – as much as a part-time job! That’s a sobering statistic.
But, as a leader, have you ever considered the impact you make on your workforce with your e-mail habits? Check out these five e-mail myths and the tips you can use to send fewer, more effective e-mails and get more done.
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Every boss has their own style, a leadership instinct that has both a positive and negative side. There are four basic types of leadership personalities: the tiger, the fox, the chameleon, and the ostrich.
When a boss is really bad and relies only on the negative elements of their instinct, it can make the workplace a difficult, terrifying jungle. You’ve probably seen each of these types of bosses in action – at their best, and at their worst. So, we want to know what you think.
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