If you only do one thing this week … start an office garden
Spring may not yet be here, but it's not too early to start thinking about how to plant the seeds of a happy working atmosphere. Adharanand Finn recommends getting your hands dirtySue Beesley spent 25...
View ArticleIf you only do one thing this week … organise your work wardrobe
You don't have to go to the extreme of wearing the same clothes every day, but getting a bit organised will save time and anguishAdmit it: since you started your working life there have been occasions...
View ArticleIf you only do one thing this week … mind your language
Swearing can help you let off steam at work – but think twice before you turn the air blue, says Jill InsleyWatch television these days and you could be forgiven for thinking that we spend all day at...
View ArticleIf you only do one thing this week … shake off your working parent guilt
Providing the work-life balance is right, there's no reason to feel bad about being a working parent, says Cath JanesWhat does the thought of a day's work make you feel? Excitement? Dread?...
View ArticleIf you only do one thing this week … get professional perks
Employee discount schemes offer invaluable money-saving opportunities and can help businesses promote good relationships with their staff, says Adharanand FinnThe recession may officially be over but...
View ArticleIf you only do one thing this week … swap clothes with your colleagues
Clothes swapping, or 'swishing', is the next best thing to a shopping spree, and it's free. So get your colleagues together and set up your own swap shopWith summer around the corner it is the perfect...
View ArticleIf you only do one thing this week … take your children to work
Allowing your son or daughter to see where you work can open their eyes to life outside the classroom, and let your colleagues see a different side to youIf you're a parent you may consider your place...
View ArticleIf you only do one thing this week … know your workplace rights
People's knowledge of their workplace rights is lacking, but unsurprising given the amount of legislation. Get yourself in the know, however, and the workplace could be a much nicer placeIf you are...
View ArticleIf you only do one thing this week … sort out your voicemail
Although a useful help-meet, voicemail has the potential to hinder. Out of date messages, broken promises to return calls – it's time to re-record and stay on top of your answer machineWhen you meet a...
View ArticleIf you only do one thing this week … donate blood – at work if you can
Every pint of blood can save up to three lives. Now some companies are setting up workplace mobile blood donation units, making it easier to donateWhen I used to give blood regularly in the 1980s I...
View ArticleIf you only do one thing this week … analyse your desk
Your desk speaks volumes about who you are, and can even mark you out as suitable or not for your company. But you can manipulate your workspace to send out the required messageLife should already have...
View ArticleIf you only do one thing this week … spring clean your workplace
With clear rules and strategies a workplace clear out can also declutter your mind and improve productivityYou are probably familiar with the scene: the sun is flooding through the office windows...
View ArticleIf you only do one thing this week ... learn to survive office politics
Tact and diplomacy can help you stay on the right side of work colleagues and avoid getting drawn into petty disputesNew life may have just have been breathed back into politics in Westminster, but in...
View ArticleIf you only do one thing this week … watch the World Cup and keep work onside
Workplaces adopt different approaches to the World Cup and football-frenzied employees. But with a bit of negotiation even the most anti-football bosses can be persuaded to be more lenientIf you...
View ArticleIf you only do one thing this week … perfect your business lunch etiquette
Far from expenses jollies, business lunches are often nerve-racking affairs full of hidden pitfalls. So how can you make a favourable impression rather than a faux pas?To your colleagues watching your...
View ArticleIf you only do one thing this week ask about flexible working
Employers are increasingly open to the idea of workers keeping flexible hours. Sometimes, Sandra Haurant finds, all they need is a nudge in the right directionIf your working day is topped and tailed...
View ArticleIf you only do one thing this week detox your desk
Today is national sickie day. What better time to attack the germs in your office, says Frances BoothIf you are sitting in an office, watch out. There are germs about. Germs of such number, it appears,...
View ArticleIf you only do one thing this week take cake to work
It'll perk up your colleagues and raise staff morale. So let them eat cake, says Huma QureshiHands up, who doesn't like cake? Exactly. Imagine your joy if someone brought some into work and shared it...
View ArticleIf you only do one thing this week ... tell your bosses what you think of them
Employers should receive appraisals as well as employees just be careful how you go about '360-degree feedback'Whether it's a failure to communicate useful information or a tendency for slip-ups that...
View ArticleEthical Living: Do one thing
and get busy with your own fizzy drinksGlobally we consume 200bn litres of bottled water every year, requiring more than 200m barrels of oil to produce, package and distribute. This product flows...
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