7 Things Not to Say When Asking for a Raise
Here are the lines that you would like to say when asking for more money - but probably shouldn't - if you really want more money: 1. "If you pay 10% more, I will really put in some extra effort!"

Starting a New Job
What You Can Do Before Your First Day Shortly before my daughter started kindergarten a few years ago we visited the school she was going to attend..

10 tips to help introverts win at work
While introverts shouldn't hide behind e-mail and must learn to speak up in meetings, they can use social media to lay the groundwork for future interactions, Jennifer Kahnweiler writes..

Managing the Challenging Boss
A challenging boss is a boss who does not understand the emotional needs of his or her employees. Challenging bosses also lack skill and tact when addressing their employees' emotions; thus, they end up creating additional problems on top of not..

How to Hold a Difficult Conversation
If you manage people, work in Human Resources, or care about your friends at work, chances are good that one day you will need to hold a difficult conversation..

Ways Women Can Hold Their Own in a Male World
Joining a male-dominated industry, like engineering, computer science or construction trades, can be intimidating..

Top Ten Ways to Be Happy at Work
Working at Google sounds very cool. I'd be the first to tout Google as a motivating employer: free food, engineers who are enabled to spend 20 percent of their time on their own projects, and a work environment that fosters play..

Be your own recruiter
Many job seekers labor under the false hope that signing on with a recruiter will land them a job, but recruiters still have to work in the same difficult labor market, Cincinnati recruiter and management coach Jennifer McClure says..

Traits of a good HR executive
Blogger Jason Corsello relates what he learned from a presentation by Tod Loofbourrow, head of Authoria, on what characteristics distinguish leading human resources executives..

How to Get Along With Your Boss
At one point or another in your career, you will report to a manager, the person you fondly - or not - call boss..

Leading for Peak Performance in an Uncertain Economy
Change is assaulting leaders from all angles, driven externally and internally. The environment is uncertain, budgets are being slashed, orders put on hold, positions placed in jeopardy..

Every IIT-ian has created 100 jobs: Survey
An Indian Institute of Technology survey says every IIT-ian has created 100 jobs and that every rupee spent on an IIT-ian has 'created an economic impact of Rs 50 at the global level, half of which is India's share'..

Workplace etiquette: Mind your manners!
The globalisation of businesses in India has vastly improved manners at work, but there is still much to be desired..

Surviving teamwork
The experience of working as a team can be exhilarating. On the other hand, it can also give you nightmares as it involves interacting with people from all walks of life and conflict and misunderstandings are bound to follow..

Motivation Mantra
When the work place begins to be dominated by a what's-the-point climate, both management and staff need to watch out..