Work Readiness Skills
There have been several articles written recently on work readiness skills and whether or not employees entering the marketplace have them. Some employees may while others may not. If you are not sure what work readiness skills are to an employer here is the simple answer to the question. Work readiness skills are the basic fundamentals of business behavior such as listening, problem solving, communication skills, reading comprehension, and writing. Depending on who you ask, there can be a number of other behaviors that may be added to this list. Regardless of the list, employers are looking for employees who can provide value to the organization. …continue »
Jealousy Spawns Bad Behavior in the Workplace
During difficult times the true behaviors of employees emerge. Some employees who see the best in others are supportive to their colleagues and are willing to do whatever it takes to rise above the controversy and gossip. Their values are high and this rise above attitude keeps them from sinking to the lower level behavior.
Then there are those employees on the other side of the coin. Those employees are the ones that create the stories and start the rumors to try and destroy someone else’s credibility. They sink as low as they can to make others around them as miserable as possible. …continue »
