Bufferemailprint photo credit: MyDigitalSLR Goals, hard numbers, proven results — all business, all the time. That’s what counts on the performance review, right? Well, yes, usually those numbers oriented, attainment driven results matter the most on a performance review. But soft skills count as well. Indeed, your soft skills may be the difference between getting… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Job Performance
5 ways to be a team player
photo credit: lumaxart Success in business requires that you understand how to be a leader and how to be a team player. Your ability to work effectively within a group is just as valuable as your skills and expertise — because no matter how talented you are, you cannot do all the work that needs… Continue Reading
Cubicle Blues – Dealing with Depression in the Workplace
photo credit: Pink Sherbet Photography If find yourself struggling with depression at work, you are certainly not alone. According to a recent study by the American Psychological Association (APA), over a third of Americans repeatedly experience stress on the job. So what should you do if your cubicle is starting to turn a shade… Continue Reading
4 Non-Scheming Steps to Help Advance Your Career
photo credit: phill.d When searching for the best ways to advance in your current job, you’re likely to come across plenty of books and articles that advocate scheming and shortcuts to make it to the top more quickly. Although these texts may appeal to your eagerness to graduate from the cubicle, they usually aren’t the… Continue Reading
How to Start Your 2012 Performance Review Off Right
photo credit: CodeFin Performance reviews are those things that happen at the end of the year, right? So, not much to worry about until much later. Time to sit back and relax a bit, easing into the new year. Cubicle Warriors, though, know that starting the year off right means the probability of ending the… Continue Reading
How Cubicle Warriors Can Champion a Healthy Corporate Culture
photo credit: Steve-h A healthy corporate culture must ultimately be owned and championed by the CEO and his or her management team. At the same time, a corporate culture livesand breathes by the actions front-line employees take every day. In our 20 years work to define and heal ailing corporate cultures, we’ve learned small changes… Continue Reading
Office cubicles have a bad rep
photo credit: slworking2 This is a guest post from Sarah Fudin. Sarah works in community relations for 2tor, Inc who partners with the University of Southern California’s Master of Arts in Teaching program, provides aspiring teachers the opportunity to earn an MAT degree online and become a teacher. Outside of work Sarah enjoys running, reading… Continue Reading
6 Ways to Succeed as a Nurse in a Doctor’s World
photo credit: Brujo+ This is a guest post from Erinn Stam. An unrecognized fact about Cube Rules: there are a tremendous number of readers in the health care industry. Thanks, Erinn! ————————— If you think I’m poking fun at doctors, you’ve got me wrong. However, if you work in the healthcare industry, you probably know… Continue Reading
How Forceful Should New Employees Be Once Inside Their Cubicle?
photo credit: mark sebastian This is a guest post from Dave Thomas. ———————— Starting a new job is rarely an anxiety-free situation for most employees. Will they catch on to the new workload? Will they live up to the expectations that are placed upon them from the moment they are hired? Lastly, will they work… Continue Reading
How 4 events in the 4th quarter impact your career
photo credit: James Young Art Your career has a harsh teacher. During the fourth quarter of the year, four events happen that impact your job, salary, promotability, and ability to continue your good job. The fourth quarter is usually one of the busiest for managers — and that is what impacts your job. Let’s take… Continue Reading
