The corporate world is witnessing an increased usage of modern workplace apps. They help in better organization and enhanced efficiency thus bringing loads of positives to the table. However the same apps that appear to be seemingly helpful could in reality be lowering productivity and promoting unhealthy work habits. Stay Happy  It may appear disconcerting to some, the reality though is there is a flip-side to the rosy apps even if it is not obvious at the very onset. Can you possibly imagine some potential downsides that may be precipitated during the workday besides constant stress and distractions? When you ...

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Do you feel respect still matters at the workplace, well can you swallow your pride and wallow in self-pity, when it comes to staying around at a given workplace, no matter what the cost. It is quite unlikely you are going to retort by saying there is a limit to what one can take and there are other places to work as well, so you see there is nothing trite or old fashioned about respect and pride. Boost the Morale In today’s world of cut throat competition where I got mine, you go get yours rules the roost; you need ...

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Performance appraisal (PA) is the process of performance review or evaluation wherein career development is discussed and the employee job performance is documented and subsequently evaluated by the immediate superior or department head as the case may be. It goes without saying that performance appraisals when they happen on a regular interval are really effective in eliminating skill as well as will issues, addressing the quality of work as well as rectifying behavioral inconsistencies. Motivation to Do More When these issues are addressed and the anomalies corrected, employees find all the motivation to go ahead and contribute still more. The ...

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Someone has rightly said– work would really be great if it weren’t for the people, who populate the workplace. Politics is a fact of professional life; you cannot brush it under the carpet. One needs to be aware of the fact that wherever there is money there is power and politics would invariably follow suit. Rest assured office politics happens to be a fact of life, a part and parcel of any workplace where more than one person is employed. Surviving Office Politics It varies from office to office, with some places having particularly difficult scenarios to deal with. The ...

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The working world has its fair share of bosses and you must have come across a number of them, shared both productive as well as not so productive relationships. At times it happens that you pause to ponder and reflect on the kind of relationships you shared with them. When you are just starting your career you tend to put too much of onus on your bosses to make the relationships work. You play the role of a recipient rather than go ahead and co own the relationship, but once you do that you actually take charge of your career. ...

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