Tips
The End of The “Office Housework” Gender Bias
Editorial Team
In offices across America, more often than not women are the ones who get stuck taking notes, fetching coffee or performing the office housework. When a woman declines to help, colleagues tend to like her less, but when a man refuses to help he is often seen as busy and suffers no backlash as a result. Sound familiar? FastCompany has this advice to help you navigate these troubled waters.
Entourages aren’t only for celebrities
Editorial Team
Entourages aren’t only for celebrities — today, the most successful people in the workforce are likely to have a posse of people responsible for getting them to where they are, The New York Post reports. From explaining the finer points of Instagram to decoding the HR handbook, these mentors aren’t the traditional few-rungs-above-the-ladder role models — and that’s the way it should be.
Making Humor at Work Work
Editorial Team
Most people like a good laugh, but what’s funny to some people others find inappropriate. William Goodspeed, author of Buzz Kill, has these tips to avoid having your jokes land with a thud.
Back to School: Take a Crash Course in Starting Your Own Business
Editorial Team
The alarm rings a little earlier and the mornings get more hectic as you’re juggling making breakfast, dressing the kids and packing lunches. You know what this means? It’s back to school time! For many moms the grand finale of summer is when summer camp, road trips and days spent at the pool are replaced with carpooling, field trips and PTA meetings.
Dealing with Stress
Editorial Team
For many small-business owners, stress is a daily occurrence. Not managing your stress level can take its toll and lead to a lag in productivity and health problems. When to-do lists grow and emails pile up, it can sometimes seem impossible not to feel overwhelmed. Inc. recommends these seven tips for dealing with stress.
Don’t Jump at First Job Offer
Editorial Team
It’s a tough job market, the bills are piling up and you have sent out resume after resume. Your job search is wearing you down.