Emotional Shark Attacks
No one likes conflict or criticism, but they are a part of life, especially in work situations in which people can have differing opinions about how to get things done.…
New Year’s Resolutions
New Year’s Resolutions We’ve all made them. We have all probably meant to keep them. But after a few weeks of hitting the gym twice a day, eating nothing but…
Creating Activities that Help your Virtual Team Feel Like a Team
Because employees of a distributed workforce are in different locations, it is tougher for them to feel a part of the company and team. Feeling like a member of a…
Remote Workforce – Is a Transition Back to In-Office Necessary?
As the pandemic continues its cycles of waning and resurging like a bad storm that won’t end, companies are weighing the options of remote workers versus in-office employees. Even as…
Excel data in PowerPoint with a live connection
PowerPoint is frequently used as a presentation tool for Excel data. Instead of manually updating the figures in the weekly report presentation every week, you can link that presentation to…
Preserving a Strong Team Culture with Remote Employees
With the pandemic, came a new shift in work conditions, with many businesses going to a remote work situation. This has turned out to be surprisingly successful for many companies. …
Emotional Intelligence – What is it?
Emotional Intelligence: “The ability to perceive and express emotion, assimilate emotion in thought, understand and reason with emotion, and regulate emotion in the self and others.” -- Mayer, Salovey, &…
Why Live Training is Best
As online learning platforms have become more available in recent years, many companies jumped at the opportunity to offer low cost, low infrastructure learning to its employees, in place of…
Time for You
Let’s face it: Summer just isn’t the time to work on you. With the kids out of school, family gatherings for the Fourth of July, backyard barbecues, and trips to…
Risk Management and Project Planning
Why is Risk Management the Key to Successful Project Planning? Every project runs into hiccups and bumps along the way. Some project managers will close their eyes and pretend that…