The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Workplace Friendships Workplace friendships may seem like an ideal arrangement at first blush. But once the honeymoon phase ends, a whole different picture may emerge. When workplace friends turn enemies, a company loses far more than camaraderie. A broken friendship can reduce productivity, cause infighting, and spread discontentment. The key is to know where to draw the line.Keywords:
Linda Finkle, workplace friendships, conflict resolution skills, workplace conflict, getting along at work, conflict resolution, attitude in the workplace, employee attitude, workplace communication, respect, professionalism, productivity, workplace etiquette How to Feel Happy at Work--7 Secrets of a 'Thank God It's Monday' Workplace You can love your job and feel happy at work...habits that can change everything about the culture of your workplace.Keywords:
Roxanne Emmerich, work satisfaction, work environment, leadership, performance, happiness, workplace, workplace communication, jobs, leaders, executives, business Creating Corporate Culture Culture is a natural phenomenon that is created when a group of individuals, who share a common purpose or goal, work together to collaborate. It is created out of common thoughts, goals and attitude that commonly exist within the group. When such culture presents itself in organizations, it is known as organizational viz. corporate culture. This article brings out the various means in which a good corporate culture can be created and sustained.Keywords:
Pramila Mathew, corporate culture, effective corporate culture, training and development, softskills training, softskills organizational development, management training, managerial training Using Kaizen to Improve Your Company The concept that underlies Toyota's Production System is continuous improvement. This new and innovate attitude is an English version of system known as the Kaizen scorecard. The translation of the Japanese 'Kai' 'Zen' is 'change for the better.' This means continual improvement in English, constantly perfecting, and incessantly expanding. The idea of Kaizen is a system of improvement that was made just for the workplace. TWI, The War Department's 'Training Within Industry' program, drew on experts in statistics to help with overcoming Japan's damaged economy.Keywords:
Steve Wilheir, kaizen, constant improvement, TPS, Toyota Production System, management, root cause analysis The Reasons For Team Building Team work is essential in business and the workplace and working together as a team is much more efficient and productive than as an individual. Team building is all about empowering people, nurturing their behaviour and attitude. This is achieved through respect, encouragement, enthusiasm and caring for people rather than an environment where people work in fear through dictation. Teams can be a powerful force in business, bringing together skills and positively using people's strengths.Keywords:
Michiel Van Kets, activities for team building, team building game, games team building
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