If you’re looking for a business process used to troubleshoot a problem you’re having with your business, you’re in luck. There is a remarkably accurate process for solving business problems. This process combines Lean methodology and Six Sigma methodology to help businesses eliminate waste, increase efficiency, enhance productivity, and improve profitability. It’s called lean sigma six. So, what is lean six sigma? And how can it help you solve all kinds of sticky business problems? Let's start with a hypothetical problem, then talk about the lean six sigma methodology would go about dealing with it to arrive at a viable solution. … [Read more...] about How Lean Six Sigma Can Solve Sticky Business Problems
What it Takes to Be a Happy Employee
When employees begin to feel unhappy about their environment they tend to slack off and give only a portion of what they have to offer. The good news is that there are many ways to improve the work environment and make employees happy. Here's a quick breakdown from the employee perspective: Breaks and longer lunches On a stressful job, sitting for many hours can cause you fatigue, which translates into reduced productivity. When you, as an employee take periodic breaks where you leave your office or cubicle, stretch your legs and relax your mind it benefits you. In fact, in many cases, it helps you to collect your thoughts and solve an issue that may have initiated the stress. Stepping away from a problem often helps to resolve it faster. Lunch time also presents a problem for many people because by the time you get to where you are going to eat it's just about time for you to head back to work. By increasing the lunch time by even 15 minutes it helps to improve your … [Read more...] about What it Takes to Be a Happy Employee
How to Make Sports Your Life Even If You Can’t Play
They say, if you can’t play, coach. They’re right, insofar as coaching is a great alternative to being on the field and taking the hits. The greatest calling is not necessarily becoming a gridiron hero. It may well be that the greatest calling is to make gridiron heroes. In no way should coaching be viewed as a consolation prize. … [Read more...] about How to Make Sports Your Life Even If You Can’t Play
The Ultimate Healthy Work Lunch Guide
You sit at an office desk all day, making phone calls and working on "important projects," but if a healthy work lunch is not on the top of your mind, think again! If not closely monitored, this sedentary working lifestyle, coupled with access to break room treats, often leads to weight gain. Since you likely don’t want to be the next executive to keel over from a midafternoon heart attack and want to stay happy at work, here are tips, tricks and expert hacks for beating office weight gain. … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Healthy Work Lunch Guide
Get Yourself Together: 8 Tips for Improving Video Interviewing Skills
Contributed by LiveCareer At least 50 percent of the nation’s employment managers now use video interviewing at some point in their screening process. Yet, most job seekers are less than confident in their onscreen interviewing skills. Luckily, you can start preparing for your first video interview before you even land one. And if you have one lined up already, well...awesome! Take the below tips into consideration as you get ready. … [Read more...] about Get Yourself Together: 8 Tips for Improving Video Interviewing Skills
Eating at Work Is a Challenge – Try These Snacks!
Eating at work and staying healthy can be serious challenges. From workplace stress catapulting you into an emotional eating binge to happy hour drinks and steak dinners with clients, work can feel like Public Enemy No. 1 when it comes to sabotaging your healthy eating plans. The best strategy? Plan ahead and stock your desk with an arsenal of healthy snacks for work. The items below will help keep you satiated and alert throughout the day. Nuts Optimize your brainpower and energy to accomplish tasks, all while making yourself less tempted to take a piece of office birthday cake. Fill up on trail mix or nut butter packets. Be sure to avoid nuts and mixes that contain sugary ingredients and stick to unsalted nuts with a few superfoods like goji berries thrown in. Avocados An avocado a day will keep the workplace vending machine away! These water-rich fruits are packed with protein, fiber, and healthy fats that keep you feeling full and satisfied. Sprinkle each half with … [Read more...] about Eating at Work Is a Challenge – Try These Snacks!
I Dread Going to Work – 12 Ways to Beat the “Sunday Night Blues”
I dread going to work. Well, I used to. Through the years, I have collected tips, tactics, and hacks that help me get through periods of time where I'm dreading work. Because if we are going to be honest, even if you LOVE your job (and I do!), there are occasionally projects or situations that creep up where we dread going to work. For many people, the work dread feeling sets in as the "Sunday Night Blues." And no, that is not an awful band name. Rather, it's the feeling of the work week looming large, casting a shadow on the remainder of the weekend. It starts with a sinking feeling in your stomach. If you don't catch the feeling and squash it immediately, anxiety can build like an out-of-control freight train. Thank God It's Sunday (TGIS) is something you'll never hear. Even those happy at work get caught up in the end-of-the-weekend doldrums. We are all so busy living 24-hours ahead of ourselves that some people are even hit with the Sunday Night Blues as early as … [Read more...] about I Dread Going to Work – 12 Ways to Beat the “Sunday Night Blues”
Don’t Dial It In: 7 Tips for Honing Your Telephone Interview Skills
Contributed by LiveCareer It’s easy to underestimate the importance of an initial phone interview/screen, but having polished telephone interview skills can make or break your job search. These initial screenings are designed to efficiently eliminate candidates from the larger pool. One wrong or tripped-up answer could mean the end for you! So then—how do you move past the first-round call? Timing Is Everything If you’re someone who isn’t fully awake until after that second cup of coffee, don’t accept an early morning interview. The same goes for accepting an afternoon interview if you’re prone to a post-lunch slump. In a telephone interview, your voice and demeanor are as much a part of your interviewing skills as being able to succinctly describe your experience, so you’re best to choose a time when your mind is firing on all cylinders. Typically, recruiters will offer you a couple of different days and times for an interview. Choose one during your peak personality … [Read more...] about Don’t Dial It In: 7 Tips for Honing Your Telephone Interview Skills
Q&A – Advice for First-Time Job Seekers
I recently had the opportunity to chat with vocate.me, a website designed to help students and recent grads track down great internships or entry-level jobs. We discussed the challenges faced by rookie applicants along with some tips on how Millennials can excel at their first gig. … [Read more...] about Q&A – Advice for First-Time Job Seekers
Tips on How to Find a Good Essay Writing Job
At this day and age of modern technology, almost everyone is highly dependent on the internet to find, learn, and source for various products and services. When people are interested to find a good dining place, they immediately browse the web. Students who are looking to hire a good essay writer can simply try CustomWritings to hire a good essay writer. In other words, the internet has practically opened a new world of opportunities and possibilities. … [Read more...] about Tips on How to Find a Good Essay Writing Job