Many people feel overwhelmed at work from time to time, and of course with so many employees taking on additional tasks and responsibilities in the wake of lay-offs, the past few years have seen more and more employees struggling to manage their workloads. Sadly though, what many people do when they start to feel as…
Employees choose to move on to new pastures for a variety of reasons. In some cases it might be management or leadership issues which are the catalyst, whilst in others it might be a lack of training or personal development opportunities, the working environment or organizational culture, the lack of flexible working or good old-fashioned…
Never mind failing to eat healthily during the course of their working days, various sources suggest that anywhere between 10% and 20% of workers never take a lunch break at all, often as a direct result of heavy workloads. Even when they do, eating seems to be fairly low on the agenda, with many employees…
Job searching can be an undeniably stressful experience but if, having secured that new position, you feel inclined to just rest on your laurels and ease your way into the role slowly, then think again. The first 90 days in any new job are some of the most vital in terms of determining how far…
I own one of those fourth generation touchscreen smartphones. Anyway this article is not really about my phone, but do bear with me as I walk you through my phone woes. One fine day my supposedly invincible phone started giving me all kinds of technical troubles: flickering screens, hanging software and sudden shut downs. A…
Workplace bullying isn’t exactly a new problem, but it is one which has grown significantly in recent years, and particularly since the start of the current recession. In fact, so severe had the impact of the world’s economic crisis been by June 2010, that this was one of the issues addressed by the seventh international…