Less is more when it comes to climbing the corporate ladder – particularly in terms of actually showing your face at work – according to Stanley Bing’s new book, “How to Relax Without Getting the Axe”.
Of utmost importance is the art of being absent to build status, a trick made all the easier [...]

A bad, poor, or toxic, boss may not just mean one bad day at work after another, they could also precipitate health problems later in life, and often long after you have left their employ.
They discovered that male residents of the Stockholm area ran a 25 per cent greater risk of suffering myocardial infarction [...]

Managers who resort to temper outbursts or aggression are often trying to conceal their own insecurities and lack of competence.
Flattery seems to temper the aggressive urges of insecure leaders. When Fast and Chen coaxed the egos of these volunteers by praising their leadership skills, their aggressive tendencies all but disappeared. This is proof that [...]

50 instances of “management speak” that irritate workers the world over.
I worked in PR for many years and often heard the most ludicrous phrases uttered by CEOs and marketing managers. One of the best was, we’d better not let the grass grow too long on this one. To this day it still echoes in my [...]

When it comes to organising a “fun day” at the office (if that’s not a contradiction to start with) there is no one activity that will please everyone. While whatever “fun day” event that is selected might suit a majority of workers, there will be a significant number who aren’t satisfied. A day off work [...]

In 20 to 30 years the workplace could be very different to what we’re used to now, with seemingly the only thing not to be done away with in the future is the work itself…
The human-computer interface will all but disappear. No computers, no faxes, no printers, no keyboards, no 2D monitors, no white [...]

Ferris Bueller cannot only turn your life around, he can also help out making your workplace a better place to be.
Believe in yourself. Confidence goes a long way in convincing others as well as yourself. Ferris said: “I quote John Lennon, ‘I don’t believe in Beatles, I just believe in me.’ Good point there. [...]

Setting various items of office stationery into jelly, while a hoot, seems like a waste of perfectly good jelly to me. Plenty of other ideas for office pranksters here though.

A short history of the evolution of office layouts and designs.
There’s even a mention of the short-lived “virtual office”, abode of the so-called “hot-desk”, an unallocated desk seating arrangement whereby you would sit at whatever workstation was unoccupied when you arrived at the office.
During the past decade, furniture designers have tried to part the sea [...]

To help cut operating costs some companies are now asking their employees to work from home, and in doing so reducing the need to lease office space.
Sure, employers have been doing this for years. But as the recession bites and companies look to save money on real estate costs, what was once a cushy perk [...]