Colleague Relations
Below are our 17 articles in the 'colleague relations' category:
It can be difficult to join a well established team, especially if you take a little while to settle into your new job. You will be putting your efforts into learning the ropes and the personal ...
It is too easy to get offended in the workplace and although you may feel justified, it will not do your career any good. Try to remember how annoying it is if one of your friends or family is ...
It is very hard to stay positive and happy when you have been passed over for promotion, however, you will need to learn how to because it will help make it more likely that you will win the ...
Just as there are a million and one places to work, there are just as many types of working relationship.
Some work places thrive on creative relationships, colleagues building real ...
How Much to Tell Colleagues About Your Personal Life
Never let the joys of office gossip be underestimated. Oh, to hear a little gem about Mike in accounts and his choice of ...
You would think that trying to stop a colleague from either making a fool of themselves, getting sacked, or both, would be a good thing to do. That your colleague would be grateful and ...
Working in an office involves lots of little dances in order to not offend people, have your point heard and get people to do want you need on a project.
One of the hardest office ...
It is not always easy to deal with a change of responsibility in your job - just as you feel like you know what you are supposed to be doing, your boss or line manager decides to move things ...
How to Handle the Maternity Leave Workload of a Colleague
If we’re allowed to talk frankly for a moment, it might be worth us all admitting that it can be really hard to be the ...
The first impression you make in your new job will be hard to shift - this can work for you or against you, so make sure you are prepared to put your best foot forward on your first day.
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Working in an office can sometimes feel rather like being in a soap opera - all those trials and tribulations of real life can be magnified when you work together.
We all know about the office ...
The issue of ‘helping’ in the workplace is a minefield, as it is in our every day live. Without getting into the philosophical questions, it is a good starting point to think why you do or do ...
Whether you are a 'live to work' or a 'work to live' type, in reality we all spend a large chunk of our days, weeks and months in the office (or shop, school or whatever) so we owe it to ...
A key factor in working relationships is that you are going to like some people more than others. It is inevitable that you will form strong bonds with maybe one or two colleagues, enjoy banter ...
There is no point suggesting that this is an easy situation to deal with and, indeed, many people would not deal with it at all.
It could be far more tempting to just avoid the ...
What to Do When a Colleague Keeps Taking the Credit for Your Work
It can be difficult enough as it is to get ahead in the workplace without having a sneaky colleague taking credit for ...
After You…
This situation is rather like holding the door open for someone in a shop. You are more than happy to open the door for the person behind you, or a lady with a pram, but ...
