People tend to make up their minds about each other based on what they see and hear. This leads to the formation of a person’s reputation. While one’s reputation consists of many things, here are three characteristics I have found useful in defining this somewhat ethereal notion [...]

Encouragement can have a very powerful effect on bosses and co-workers. The literal meaning of the word, encourage, is to put heart into. When this definition is applied to work situations, it suggests:

Millions of “Un-Sung” Heroes are born every minute! They are found everywhere-on street corners, in our homes, offices, and communities, wherever there are people in need of rescue.  These special people, whose positive actions and initiatives are performed to benefit others, are not famous or in the news for what they are doing; but their [...]

According to the Oxford Dictionary of Current English, to speak with one’s tongue in one’s cheek is to speak “insincerely or ironically”. This phrase dates back to 1748 when it was “cool” to show disdain or disrespect for someone by putting your tongue inside your cheek to make it stick out. While we rarely use [...]

Nothing is more off-putting than someone who comes across as rude, curt, or arrogant in an email. So, how do we avoid being perceived as insensitive and unprofessional in our email correspondence? Here are a few tips: