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Conflict Management – How to Handle Conflict with Your Co-workers

Conflict in the office is common and managers should know how to determine and deal with it. This problem comes from various perspectives and ideas among different persons. Conflict is not that bad and it is a part of life. It helps identify problems or possible issues that should be corrected before errors happen.

Thus, it is fair to state that conflict is essential for the evolvement of company needs and goals. Conflict, particularly competition, is a good motivator for employees to take part in the decision making process.

Debating over issues can lead to improved ideas and processes. However, it can be tiring to get through conflicts since it is difficult to set personal feelings aside and view things from a different angle. If it is not addressed immediately and properly, conflict can quickly escalate. The problem will continue and everyone will lose. Continue reading →

Best Time Management Tricks

It happens to most of us that when we are stuck in number of things, we do not know what to do first and in the end, instead of doing everything, we do nothing.

The reason is pretty simple behind this dilemma i.e. we get panicked when we have so many responsibilities on our shoulder and we don’t know which thing to put at most priority so that if one of the work gets undone, it creates no harm in the end.

That is actually the negative approach because we should always feel that we are the right person to do anything and we can do everything in given time. We always hear that nothing is impossible and that statement is somewhat true but it is not that simple as it sounds. Continue reading →

Setting Goals for Long Term Perspective

Everyone set goals in his/her life. Either it is your personal goal of buying BMW; academic goal of passing exams with outstanding graduates or even if it is your professional goal of becoming CEO of a company.

Everyone lives by setting goals. Setting goalsand working hard to achieve that goal gives the assurance of continuous progress. Self satisfaction is obtained when visible progress is observed in achieving goals. We are born with the strong problem solving skills that helps us in raising the graph of growth.

Goals should be realistic, challenging, and measurable and it should be defined for specific time. Deadline should be set. Goals can be long term or short term. Continue reading →

Root Cause Analysis – Tool Process To Eliminate A Problem

Root cause analysis refers to the in-depth study of the problem. It is done to acknowledge the actual and the main reason behind any problem. Root cause analysis is helpful to figure out and alleviate those factors that are causing any problem or are the main reason behind your problem.

Hence, root cause analysis is generally referred as a problem-solving tool to figure out the underlying reasons behind a problem—the root cause!

If you are facing any physical ailment or a medical problem, you might check the symptoms behind it and try to cure it according to the nature of symptoms.

This is actually a proper way to deal with a medical problem. However, what will you do if you have to face any problem in your workplace or in daily life routine? Do you think that approaching the symptoms behind it would be enough to solve your problem? Yes? No! Continue reading →

How to Cope With Pressure at Workplace

Nowadays the competition is increasing and that means the companies have to find solutions in a quick way. If we start looking this from a consumer perspective, they would think that as good sign because competition will definitely improve the productivity.

If we look at this from manufacturer’s point of view, they would rather feel the pressure of the new entrant. Most of all, it would be a testing time for employees because they would be the one who really have to bear this pressure and transform it into productivity.

That is not the only pressure situation that an employee has to face at work, there is a lot more in addition. Such as the working environment, as sometimes an employee does not get adjust to it and finds it difficult to work under that conditions. This is something that an employee has to deal with himself because it is not the job of the organization to provide home atmosphere to their employees. Continue reading →

Developing Report Writing Skills

A report can be defined as a document that presents information or testimonial of any circumstance or issue in a structured manner. The objective of the report is to provide explanation and analysis on any matter of importance. Report writing is not a difficult task; however, the lack of know-how of report writing makes it a confusing and cumbersome process for some.

With growing emphasis on corporate transparency, reports play a crucial role of providing daily information to the management, which helps them in solving complex problems and making informed, and planned, decisions for the company. Reports can also be used for judging individual, or team, understanding or performance, for example in schools or colleges. Unlike essays, reports do not present an argument. They only provide information, analysis and recommendations. Continue reading →

Quality at Work : How to Improve Your Work Quality?

Quality at work is of great importance for both the employer and the employee. It is said that if the conditions are favorable at a work place for the individuals working in the environment, productivity will increase.

An organization, which provides its employers with promotion, growth and learning opportunities, job security, incentive and rewards, make certain that its employees will remain motivated and hence they will increase the quality at work they do.

Managers and executives are searching everyday about learning how to increase and retain quality of the work that their employees do. Pick up a newspaper or magazine and you will see that they are filled with views on how to increase the quality at work. Continue reading →