Colleague Relations
Build positive relationships with colleagues through effective communication, collaboration techniques, and respectful workplace interactions at all levels.
Advice on Joining a Well Established Team
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...
Are You too Easily Offended in the Workplace?
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...
Common Power Struggles at Work
The office is a sociologist’s haven as the dynamics and relationships between colleagues are fascinating to watch. There are so many different power strugg...
Dealing with Being Passed Over for Promotion Without Looking Bitter
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...
Facts About Working Relationships
Working relationships are an important part of your job and can have a hug impact on your happiness and success at work. Cultivating these relationships and...
Fitting in as a Temporary Worker
Fitting in as a temporary worker can be daunting especially when it comes to a well established team. The first day is the time to make that all important fi...
Getting the Right Balance between Friend and Colleague
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,...
How much to tell Colleagues about Your Personal Life?
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 a...
How to Approach a Colleague You know is Making Mistakes
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 coll...
How to be Friendly with a Colleague You Don't Like
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...
How to Deal with a Change in Responsibility in Your Job
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 li...
How to Handle the Maternity Leave Workload of a Colleague
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...
How to make a Good First Impression
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 fo...
How to Survive Employee Team Building Events
Corporate team building events are a multi-million pound business in the UK that are either loved or loathed by employees. For employees who recoil in horror...
How to Work Effectively with Someone You Don't Like
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 tog...
Male Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Male sexual harassment in the workplace does occur but often goes unreported. Many employers and employees do not take this issue as seriously as female sexu...
Quiz: What Kind of Colleague Are You?
You spend so many hours of your life with your colleagues that it is good to get on with them. Look around your office and you will see all sorts of differen...
Should You Help Out a Colleague?
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 st...
Tips on How to get Along with Your Colleagues
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...
What to Do When You know a Colleague is Attending Job Interviews
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...
What to Say when a Colleague has Poor Personal Hygiene
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 temptin...
When a Colleague Keeps Taking the Credit for Your Work
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 c...
When Do Jokes in the Workplace Become Harassment?
Jokes are part of any working environment and are often used to lighten the atmosphere. But jokes that are constantly directed at one person or can be classe...
You and Your Friend both Want the Same Promotion
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, o...