On the Job Articles

Bringing Your Individuality To Work: Brilliant or Taboo?
"Personal branding" is the latest buzzword...

Do You Dream Of Telling Your Boss To Take This Job And Shove It?
Wouldn’t you love to work in your pajamas, sleep in when others are headed for the office, leave the traffic jams behind, and take coffee breaks in your own kitchen? Sounds farfetched? It doesn’t have to be...

Essential Tips on Getting Organized For A New Job
Fred just got hired as a consultant for a financial services company...

How To Ask For Anything You Want
I am astonished at the many people who have not achieved their aims because they simply did not ask how it is done...

How To Convince Your Boss To Telecommute
Do you have a job that you think you could do just as easily at home? Perhaps Telecommuting is the way to go! Certain office jobs don't require people to be there physically and if you think your job meets those requirements, then you should seriously consider talking to the boss about Telecommuting...

How to Create a Nice Working Atmosphere
After all years of studies you successfully found your dream job and here you are, sitting in your office, doing research and having fun communicating with colleagues...

How to Discipline Yourself to Work From Home
Fortunately, I have had the pleasure of working from home for a while...

How To Stay Focused At Work
It could be a beautiful, sunny day outside of your office window or the nearby construction work is diverting your attention - sometimes it is quite difficult to stay focused...

Job Burnout: Tips to Make You Love Your Job Again
Have you reached the point-whether from overwork, stress, or just plain boredom-where you don't enjoy your job anymore? Here are some ways to get the zest back: 1...

Joining an established team, building for the future
Joining an established team is very difficult...

Keeping Colleagues Happy With Birthday Ecards
Sending birthday cards to colleagues to express your friendship and care is one of the easiest way to show your warmth and feeling for them...

Runaway Meetings Are The Top Time Waster At Work
A new nationwide survey finds that "runaway" meetings are the biggest time waster in the workplace...

The Secret of Effective Leadership
I was about to read my Sunday paper and began the ritual cull...

To Get Hired or Get Promoted, Attitude Is The Key
When you're looking to get hired or get promoted, what do you think is your most important asset? Your experience? Knowledge? Skill? Talent? While all of those are advantages that will help you achieve your goals, there's one thing that's more important than all of them combined...

What Is Your Energy Level?
"Success is inversely proportional to hard work...