Workplace slobs can take a variety of forms. Some are just messy – with their work areas so deep with paper and paraphernalia that it would qualify for an archeology grant. Others are dirty, and the only reason the rats and cockroaches haven’t moved in to eat the mountains of food scraps is that they’re afraid of the dust bunnies and other unidentifiable things in residence.
He’s all smiles and chuckles to your face. The second you turn your back, though – wham! – you get hit. Sometimes it’s a bit of confidential information you’d shared with him that he let slip out at just the “right” time.
It gives your customers greater confidence with the second person, and to establish that their needs are not just important to you, but to everybody in the organization. Here’s an example of how it might work in a telephone conversation where you are connecting a customer to somebody in a different department:
“Well, the real reason John got fired was because Cindy in Cincinnati is trying to
Remember when you had to do those high school group projects, and there was always that one person who never showed up for the meetings and never did the work he (she) was supposed to do? Sadly, there are many who have continued the same habits into their workplace, and they are even less fun to work with here
Have you ever wondered how your coworkers perceive you? Most of us have had a
What do you do with coworkers who just never seem to be prepared? They borrow money, pens, staplers and scissors. They mooch cigarettes, help themselves to your lunch and even wear your ties and uniforms. They aren’t bad people, they’re just… well… irritating
So you have a coworker who always seems to be getting preferential treatment. Maybe he
If anyone were ever looking for proof on the power of collaboration, he (she) need
We’ve all met people who seem to always speak loudly and forget that they are
