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Has business jargon slipped into your workplace lingo? Be on the lookout for these 10 examples of trite and tired workplace phrases.

A workplace with healthy company culture cultivates employee engagement – something only one-third of organizations nationwide have on average.

Prioritizing a people-first workplace culture during uncertain times provides the foundation for stability and security.

It can be difficult to figure out what to say when you’re negotiating for a higher salary. Here are some helpful phrases that can get the ball rolling.

How emotionally savvy are you at work? You might be surprised by how many emotion-related pitfalls you encounter. But with some practice, you can learn how to regulate your emotions and be an example for your peers.

People talk about your openness towards meeting others and it begets lots more meetings–if people found their conversation useful. Using my best Forrest Gump voice, “meetings are like a box of chocolates” and I get enough toffee or caramel filled relative to rum raisin to make them worth doing. S...

The fact is that keeping the people you have is a huge savings in time and money. Follow these steps to keep good talent.

Discover why and how nonverbal communication tool can be useful in professional settings.

I discovered that there’s so much we can learn from each other when we step outside of our silos, and part of my job is to transfer knowledge among the different worlds that I have access to.

The reality is, sometimes the best jobs aren’t posted online—they’re filled quietly with good candidates sourced from personal and professional networks. Understanding how the “hidden job market” works will help you land one of these coveted positions.

I’ve worked hard in various jobs for many years, making a good living, and will continue to work as I get this degree, but I can still hear myself justifying why I’m doing it! To answer the question more succinctly: I’m pivoting because if I don’t, I will starve my soul.

You’ve heard about the Great Resignation. But what about the Great Regret?

I’m not always the best listener. This stems partially from growing up in a family where communication took the form of overlapping conversations taking place and free reign people had in interrupting or talking over one another.

With increased attention on employee well-being and burnout, we wanted to learn more. A recent Energage study of more than 240,000 workers indicates employees do seem to be struggling.

It’s easy to look at lunch as extra time to squeeze in more work or errands, but what if you reframed lunch time as “me time”? The personal—and professional—dividends could be great.

What you do often becomes a part of who you are—for some more than others. But if that’s the case, what qualities should you be on the lookout to encourage? And which should you make an effort to avoid?

It’s vital to enter a job interview knowing everything you can about your potential employer. See what resources can help you best investigate when considering a change in the workplace.

Companies can rely on data to build trust and create a strong workplace culture. The process of surveying, thanking employees for their feedback and doing something with that data shows employees they matter.

I was miserable. I couldn’t do the government thing anymore. I really started seeing my job as getting in the way of what I truly wanted to do. I hated going into work every day. Even during the pandemic I would sit up at night and dread opening my work computer and “going to work.”

Nothing worthwhile is ever easy. That’s what I was taught and it’s a mindset that largely remains. I continue to believe that most of what we most want to do is a combination of setting an intention and following through with the effort.