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Employees in Slippers: The Challenges of Managing Remotely

In 2010, a survey from Microsoft found that over 60% of workers believed they could do their jobs from a remote location. Furthermore, the Telework Research Network notes that somewhere between 20 to 30 million Americans work from home at least one day per week. Keep reading to learn about frequent struggles, and ways to excel as a remote manager without losing your sanity.

Five Ways to Keep Your Employees Healthy and Productive

You may not think that you’re the reason your employees keep getting sick, but you just may be. If you aren’t ensuring that your office is a healthy place to work, you could very well be the one to blame for the persistent use of sick time among your employees. If you run a business, keeping your office healthy is easier than you think. Here are five steps that you can take immediately.

What Is Administrative Professionals Week?

If you’re not in the loop about Administrative Professionals Week, it’s time to catch up. If you have no idea why or how this week got started, look back at its roots. It used to be called National Professional Secretaries Week back in 1952 when the word “secretary” wasn’t considered a put-down. Today’s office multi-taskers prefer the moniker “administrative professional”, so the name was changed.

10 Steps To Preparing For A Job Interview

There’s not much in life more daunting than a job interview. Getting married, bringing up a child – sure, there are a couple of things. However, an interview is the case of having 30 minutes to sell yourself to people who could just change your life. Don’t be scared though – there are a few simple steps that if you follow, should put you one step closer to that dream role.

Could You Be A Home Carer?

Working as a home carer is a growth area and jobs are usually plentiful, which makes it a good choice of career, particularly if you enjoy working with people and looking after a person’s needs. If this is something you might be interested in, then read on to see if you have what it takes to become a home carer.

9 to 5? Not Anymore – The Rise of Alternative Work Schedules

When you think about what you want from your career, a 9 to 5 schedule is probably not at the top of the list. But for most people, regular work hours seem like a necessary evil. According to the Bureau of Labor, alternative schedules have been popular since the 1990s, and by the start of the millennium, nearly 30 percent of full-time workers did not work 9 to 5.