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Archive for the 'YouTube' Category

Getting One’s Attention

September 18, 2008 at 5:08 am by: John Phillips

We’ve all had trouble getting a co-worker’s attention.  He’s distracted–or something.  Check out how you can deal with this situation on the following video clip:

Work Life Balance

September 12, 2008 at 7:18 am by: John Phillips

How can we have work life balance? Sometimes, we just need to ask for it. Watch.

Planning for Cost Cuts

September 4, 2008 at 6:48 am by: John Phillips

The cost cut mantra is likely to intensify when cold weather arrives. Keep the heat low, so the business can survive. Is there a way to cope? The video below suggests one way.

Office Tic Danger

August 28, 2008 at 8:03 am by: John Phillips

Do you have an office tic of some kind? Drumming your fingers on your desk. Snapping a ballpoint pen open and closed. Rattling change in your pocket. Crossing your legs back and forth. Spinning in your desk chair. As this video clip demonstrates, there may come a time when you’ll need to get help.

Sharing the Pain

August 14, 2008 at 6:40 am by: John Phillips

Like the Olympians in China, employees go for the gold every day.  Like most of the Olympians in China, most employees don’t get it.  Check out this video clip, and let’s share each other’s pain.

The Ultimate Discriminatory Interview?

August 7, 2008 at 6:47 am by: John Phillips

Do interviews like the one in the video clip below still happen?  Do you think this kind of interview is funny?  Would you show this video as an interview training icebreaker?  What does it say about workplaces and employment law that this kind of video clip is still shown–even in jest?  Or should can we laugh about this [...]

Dress Codes and Workplace Violence

July 31, 2008 at 6:17 am by: John Phillips

The subjects of dress codes and workplace violence have been regularly addressed on this blog.  It hadn’t occurred to me that there is a close connection between these two subjects, but the video clip below says otherwise, albeit tongue in cheek (at least, I think it’s tongue in cheek).  Although designed with schools in mind, this training [...]

Communicating for Success

July 17, 2008 at 6:17 am by: John Phillips

It’s no secret that good communication at work is important.  It can make the difference between success and failure.  Most of us like positive communication, but positive communication is, like so many other things, in the eye of the beholder–as we see on this YouTube clip.

Solving the Dress Code

July 10, 2008 at 6:09 am by: John Phillips

Previously, we’ve focused on today’s dress code complexities in the workplace.  Some employees don’t find a dress code to be complex.  They find the code relatively easy to solve.  Check out his YouTube clip.

Disconfirming Employees

July 3, 2008 at 5:43 am by: John Phillips

Like it or not, in most employment cultures, there’s a clear line between the executives and the rank and file employees.  Some employers say they don’t want that.  Some are more honest and teach their executives how to keep the chasm as it should be.  Check out this YouTube clip for thoughts about the art [...]