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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.

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.

What To Do About Workplace Conflict

It can be an awful and nervous feeling to have to raise a grievance complaint at work, but as an employee, it is your right to do so. Most complaints are around the subject of terms of employment and working conditions, such as unfair pay. Others may stem from discrimination against anything from race and religion to gender and age.

Not Everyone is Cut Out for the Corner Office

While we all dream of the corner office, not everyone has the stuff to make it there. And there’s no shame in that. Being a top executive takes a certain amount of skill, finesse and political know-how. Here are some of the qualities you need to make it to the top. See how they compare to your skills.

5 Important Holidays Your Office Needs to Celebrate and Why

Many offices take advantage of the holidays to bring the employees together, add a bit of fun and in some cases, let loose. This is an important part of the office paradigm that needs to be included. There are a few occasions that offer the company more benefit than others. Here is a list of 5 of the most important holidays to celebrate and why.