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Teaching Business Communication and Workplace Issues
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This is an online magazine by Bovee & Thill, authors of the leading textbooks in business communication and business writing, published by Pearson, featuring resources about teaching business communication and workplace issues. For more information about Bovee & Thill texts and the exclusive, superior coverage they give to workplace issues, visit their blog: http://blog.businesscommuniationnetwork.com. For instructor examination copies, go to http://blog.businesscommunicationnetwork.com/texts. To find your local sales representative, go to http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/replocator. To contact the authors, use this form: https://businesscommunicationnetwork.com/contact-us/. To get a free Comprehensive Guide to Business Communication Instructional Resources, visit http://blog.businesscommunicationnetwork.com/resources. Subscribe to a free weekly newsletter of new posts to all 11 of Bovee & Thill's Online Magazines: http://sco.lt/8kgeVV.
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Someone wrote and asked, “How do you release your tension and go to work?” I am not sure if there is an easy way to doing this. With the pressures of family and work, tension seems to be always around. However, we can learn how to reduce it. Here are four practical steps to help release tension effectively. . .
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We've learned the many ways that sitting at a desk all day can kill you. And now there's more research to support the fact that being on your feet is not only better for your physical health, but it actually makes you smarter. That's the latest from a study, "Cognitive Performance Is Improved While Walking: Differences In Cognitive — Sensorimotor Couplings Between Children And Young Adults," by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin. . .
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Is it alright to tweet during a business conference? Should you stand up when shaking hands? Do you get the boss a holiday gift this year? These are all common etiquette questions that Anna Post can answer. . .
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A seriously cool study is coming out later this year in Psychological Science on the benefits of awe. Awe, which describes a "feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder" and comes from the old Norse word for "terror," seems like a strange subject for research, but its benefits are clear. . .
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Bovee & Thill's Online Business Communication Magazines's insight:
Our diary study revealed a definitive connection between positive emotion and creativity. We looked at specific emotions as well as overall mood (the aggregate of a person’s positive and negative emotions during the day).
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Ringing phones. Pinging e-mail. Co-workers’ ringing phones and pinging e-mail. How is anyone supposed to get work done in this place? The modern open office was designed for team building and camaraderie but is mostly distinguished by its high noise levels, lack of privacy and surfeit of both digital and human distractions. . .
Carol Carter's comment,
January 25, 2013 3:19 AM
Absolutely!!! The only people who thrive in these environments are those who focus easily and generally don't pay much attention to other people. Put a "people person" in this environment and they will experience chaos.
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Every day we're faced with decisions, from the trivial to extremely important. Too often we simply go with our gut feeling and do what feels right. The problem with that approach is that it leaves us open to a variety of behavioral and psychological biases that affect the way we think and can lead us to make the wrong choices. . .
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There's been an explosion of collaborative consumption -- web-powered sharing of cars, apartments, and skills. Rachel Botsman explores the currency that makes systems like Airbnb and Taskrabbit work: trust, influence, and what she calls "reputation capital." . . .
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Let's face it — a cubicle, a humming fluorescent light and a square box office building can be creativity killers in the working world. Alternatively, work can be a beautiful thing when done in the right environment. . . .
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Don't underestimate the importance of each of these 10 things. If you do these things regularly, you'll improve your life. . .
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We are addicted, quite literally, to information.Why is that? It's all about dopamine — a much-researched neurotransmitter produced at the top of the brain stem which targets brain regions that control reward and movement. . .
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Research shows which gifts people really appreciate. Hint: Forget trying to be thoughtful. Also, regifting is becoming more socially acceptable.
Bovee & Thill's Online Business Communication Magazines's insight:
To be a really successful giver of gifts, a person usually needs to get inside the head of the intended recipient. Unfortunately, psychological studies reveal that givers and receivers have a hard time understanding each other's mind-sets, which can make for a tricky holiday experience.
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“Happiness is a habit – cultivate it.” Elbert Hubbard
We’ve all seen people who are always happy – even amidst agonizing life trials. I’m not saying happy people don’t feel grief, sorrow or sadness; they just don’t let it overtake their life. The following are 21 things happy people make a habit of doing: 1. Appreciate Life 2. Choose Friends Wisely . . . Via Martin Gysler
Slavica Bogdanov's comment,
June 6, 2012 10:51 AM
Totally agree!! A great article. Love it and I am happy to read it:)
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Yesterday I posted 10 things should you do every day to improve your life. There are a number of other things research says we can do to make life better but we don't need to do them every day: . . .
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The office of the future is going to look a lot different than it does today.
PSFK Labs, a trends and workplace consultancy with clients including Apple, BMW and Nike, just published a new report, The Future Of The Workplace, that predicts how this will look.
In short, offices will be very mobile with high information flow from the top down. And they'll also look a lot different, with sound-proof pods instead of cubicles, and TED-inspired meeting spaces. . .