An Overview of Emergency Notification Systems

Every company needs Emergency Notification Systems to ensure that in times of crisis every individual is notified successfully. Here's an overview of how emergency notification systems can benefit your business.

Crisis Management Planning - What's Happening Where We Work?

Crises continue to be in our newspaper headlines and the lead stories on radio and television broadcasts. And crises continue to affect businesses in many forms and continue to occur without notice. But what's happening where we work in response to this continuing trend of crises? Are businesses preparing for crises by developing crisis management plans? Do you know if your company has a crisis management plan or a business disaster recovery plan? Do they have a crisis communication plan? The American Management Association did a survey in August & September 2005 and what that survey revealed is summarized below.

Powerful Communication Tips For Managers & Supervisors

Recently I read about a study conducted in 2001, which included approximately 20,000 exit interviews. A major finding in the study was that poor communications skills of supervisors were a leading factor in poor supervisory behavior, which caused people to leave their jobs.

The Essentials Of Business Communication

Communicating so others will listen is an invaluable skill in business and in relationships in general. We are bombarded with thousands and thousands of messages each and every day. We can't pay attention to everything, so we must learn to concentrate only on the things we think are important. Speaking and listening effectively is a science. When you learn to do them both with excellence you will have better relationships and increase your chances of business success tremendously.

Dealing with a Verbal Bully During an Informal Discussion

Many very important decisions are made during informal meetings. Verbal bullies thrive during these meetings. To keep you self-respect intact you must deal with these bullies. The article tells you how to.

Getting the Most From Your Meetings

How many times have you been to a business meeting and wondered just what it was all about or why they had bothered calling it in the first place? Unproductive and unnecessary meetings can be aggravating for everyone involved. Take some basic advice on how to make your meetings more productive.

Six Safe Decorating Ideas For Your Work Space

Bringing something of our personality into a work area can make us feel more secure and productive, but so many traditional decorating ideas potentially cause damage to surfaces. Read how to decorate a workspace and still preserve the integrity of surfaces.

Six Strategic Steps To Improve Your Emails

The number of business emails we send and receive continues to grow at an amazing pace. And from my personal experience, more and more of my clients that prefer email communications as a preferred communications mode. Email can be a very effective and efficient means of communicating. However, how many of the emails we send and receive can we honestly say are effective and efficient? And what can we do to improve our email communication?

Writing To The Technical Level Of Your Audience

All business writing must be geared to the audience's technical level. This article offers tips on getting it right.

Workplace Predators

Polar bears are known for fierceness and lack of natural predators, although wolves and walruses can kill them. Feeding primarily on seals, the hungry bear featured in a recent episode of Planet Earth, happened on larger prey. Outweighed by the Atlantic walruses, with tusks that can reach three feet long, the Polar bear sought to nuzzle, push and pry his way past a mother to her calf, despite added protection from the walrus group.

Business - What is Workplace Harassment?

Companies differ in terms of their workplace harassment policies but they all take it very seriously. Committing or allowing harassment in the workplace is against the law and can lead to firing of the individual in question and might even be followed by legal proceedings.

You Can't Overcommunicate - Getting Your Message Out

Make your strategy 'come to life' by communicating the right message, in the right way, to the right audience.

Workplace Communication- What About Sarcasm?

Sarcasm- it's a habitual behavior pattern that weakens teamwork. If you tend to make sarcastic comments in the name of fun, then this article is for you. Now ask yourself- why do you do it?