48 articles on "boss"

THE SWEET TASTE OF SUCCESS

Picture this. You make a sales call on an important prospectyet are unable to see the decision maker. Being an innovator,you leave a box of donuts to show that you care, AND leavethem in an attractive, DESIGNER donut box with your businesscard promin...

Marketing  marketing boss donut name donuts
Negotiate a Raise

Negotiate a Raise by: Jane Lake Asking for a raise is a lot like looking for love. No one really values anything that comes too cheaply. But while dating can be fun, confronting authority can be intimidating. We asked John Towler, of Creative O...

Business And Finance  business finance boss company time salary firm
Can You Say No

Can You Say No?By Arthur Cooper(c) Copyright 2004 As a manager you are constantly being asked to do things - by your boss, by one of your fellow managers, by the head of another department, by one of your staff.Your working life is a constant bombard...

Business And Finance  business finance team requests boss
Should You Lie On Your Resume?

Should You Lie On Your Resume? by: Donna Monday Warning: Lying on your resume could cost you your job and your freedom. Picture this. You’re sitting at your desk working away happily at a company you’ve been employed with for ten years. Youâ...

Business And Finance  business finance resume years caught boss
Your First Days On the New Job

Workers who are just starting a new job after surviving unemployment will be shell-shocked and tense, less secure and confident than the the salad days of job security. This is normal, to be expected.What should you do, and avoid doing, to make a gre...

Business And Finance  business finance boss time donapost workers career
Success at Work : People Skills : Complaining

Success at Work : People Skills : Complaining by: Stephen Bucaro Do you know an individual at work who is a chronic complainer? Are YOU a chronic complainer? People don't like complainers. Listening to a chronic complainer gets people depre...

Self Improvement And Motivation  self improvement motivation problem boss complaint problems complaining
You Want It By When

People hate excuses. Missed deadlines generate excuses fasterthan dogs eat homework!When you are asked to undertake a project, understand theexpectations. Be forthcoming with your questions about theparameters and purposes of the project. Get as much...

Business And Finance  business finance project time deadline boss
The Top 10 Reasons Your Staff Wants to Quit

The Top 10 Reasons Your Staff Wants to Quit by: Jeff Altman From an employee’s perspective, management often conducts itself in ways that make no sense. When the economy is slow, jobs are few and far in between or people are fearful, staff wil...

Business And Finance  business finance staff boss manager will
Avoid Being the Worst Boss You've Ever Had

Everyone who has ever had a boss has probably had at least one moment that they thought "I could do better than THIS!" A fraction of those people set out to do exactly that - improve their work life, build a better widget, or do something as it has n...

Business And Finance  business finance workself time boss
Anita's Success Story

Anita is a wonderful lady whom I had the privelege to coach and help back in April 2004! She was one of my first coaching clients and I would like to thank her very much for allowing me to share her story with you...Anita works in Leeds as a Marketi...

Self Improvement And Motivation  self improvement motivation anita confidence boss great