Office seating can change your life, and one company is doing something about it

Office seating can change yur life, and one company is doing something about itOffice seating can change your life, and one company is doing something about itOne of the quietly fraught aspects of both modern offices and high school lunchrooms is this where will you sit?Studies show that office seat mates affect every employees mood, productivity and even health. From loud talkers to constantly-sick viral incubators to the office komiker and beloved work spouse, proximity through seating is a quiet key for office morale.One startup is going the extra mile elend to mess it up. Mobile payments startup Squareis making the art of office seating arrangements a full-time job. Dubbed a Capacity Coordinator in the job posting, this position is equal parts project manager, data analyst, and relationship builder.Not only will the new Capacity Coordinatorbe handling where new hires sit and moving teams, he or she will also be working on cross-functional seating projectsand maintaining office fu rniture,among other things. Weve reached out to Square for comment.A manager dedicated to seating plans at the office isnt necessarily far-fetched. In fact, itfits into a larger conversation abouthow much nearby colleagues - well as the layout ofthe space- can impact employees productivity.Emotional contagion and the personality matchGetting the right fit between personalities at work almost requires its own technology. When trying to get your work done, youprobably pick up on the vibes of the person sitting next to you.A 2002 study published inAdministrative Science Quarterly found thatpeople do not live on emotional islands but, rather, that group members experience moods at work, these moods ripple out and, in the process, influence not only other group members emotions but their group dynamics and individual cognitions, attitudes, and behaviors as well.How workers feel canmake waves on your team, and influence how others feel and work together. The 2002 study calls a person or group impacting the feelings or actions of others emotional contagion.The most surprising part scientific studies have shown there is a financial and organizational benefit from well-arranged seating at work.Cornerstone OnDemand and Harvard Business School partnered up on research that determined the ideal seating arrangement, based on workers productivity levels.The study matchedproductive workers (very productive but lack in quality) and quality workers (produce superior quality but lack in productivity) together. It said that generalists (average in quality and productivity) should be matched separately, and thatsymbiotic relationships are created from pairing those with opposite strengths.According to the findings, placing the right type of workers in close proximity to each other has been shown to generate up to a 15% increase in organizational performance. For an organization of 2,000 workers, strategic seating planning could add an estimated $1 million per annum to profit, t he study said. There might just be a formula for this after all.Open office backlashWorkspace layout matters because open offices dont always make for greater productivity, despite their popularity.An anonymous survey of mora than 1,000 peopleby enterprise software strategist William Belk found that 58% of high-performance employees need more private spaces for problem solving, and 54% of them think their office space is too distracting,according to a post on Medium.These workerswere defined as those working on the hardest problems.According to Belk, these percentages point to four conclusions distractions are bad for these workers productivity, poor productivity hurts our products and time-to-market, offices are too open overall, and that employers need to listen to the needs of high-performance employees.Forbes reported that about 70% of U.S. offices have some type of open floor plan,as found by theInternational Facility Management Association.But research says that our productivi ty goes down by 15%, were two times as likely to get sick and that its hard to focus in open offices, according to the BBC. Open offices are also stressful for introverts, who feel a need to limit their exposure to othersin order to be more creative.Thats why many startups have a variety of areas in which to work, including pods, quiet rooms, and other escape spaces. Lunchrooms, cafes and other food spaces make it less likely that people will eat at their desks, distracting colleagues with smells and chewing sounds. (Yes, some people are naturally sensitive to loud chewing.)Some organizations like marketing company Groove have started to make things easier for employees to work privately.People have different needs throughout their day - times they want to collaborate and times where they just need to think by themselves, Groove CEOEthan Giffin told The Huffington Post.The companys new office (as of a few years ago) was built with a library featuring an unspoken no-talking rule and other places to work that were smaller and more private,according to The Huffington Post.We look forward to the popularization of a personality-matched office that welcomes both extroverts and introverts - and has plenty of nap pods, besides.

4 Ways to Be More Concise in Your Job Search

4 Ways to Be mora Concise in Your Job Search4 Ways to Be More Concise in Your Job SearchIts a skill some people possess and others have to work toward, and its important to be aware of no matter which category you belong to the ability to be succinct. Some people are stream-of-consciousness talkers and writers, while others are briefsometimes too brief,so that the main idea is not conveyed. Some people are a kreuzung clear and concise talkersbut long-winded writers, or vice versa.There are ways to train yourself to get to the point quicker verbally and in writing, which can help you through the job search process and in your career.Job Search. There is so much immediately accessible information available now that its hard to cut through the clutter. Its difficult to know which job search resources are worthwhile. Almost no one has the time to sift through all that data and figure out whats useful and whats not. How can you work mora efficiently when searching for the right job? Set up free job alerts on several sites that will email you relevant postings at your specified frequency. You can do this on HotJobAlerts, Monsterand CareerBuilder, among many others. HotJobAlerts aggregates jobs from many different sites so that you can catch postings from some of the larger job search sites. Dont rely exclusively on the Internet for your search. Get out and meet people socially and professionally. There are postings you will never see online and jobs you will never know about until you start meeting people.Rsum. More is not better. Quality wins over quantity. This applies here as well as in your cover letters. A one-page rsum does not mean you have less worthy experience than someone with two pages. It usually is a positive sign to have fewer pages, because it tells hiring managers you can write concisely and apply what is relevant from your background to the job youre applying to. Hiring managers will look less favorably at a rolle with a lengthy rsum that include s unnecessary information. They want to know immediately that you can sift through a massive amount of data to highlight only the important accomplishments and value you bring to the organization. It makes sense Youll likely be required to do the same in your job, no matter what field youre in. Of course there are exceptions. In CVs for academic and medical fields, you are expected to include more information about your work as well as your publications. It can also benefit you to include more details of your work history when applying to federal government jobs. Cover Letter. Brevity does not mean ignoring the cover letter. It is totenstill very important, and it is not a retelling of your rsum. If the hiring manager likes your rsum, hell read your cover letter. However, this doesnt mean it shouldnt be succinct. Rarely should a cover letter go past one page, unless youre in a more academic field and have the background to warrant it. A way to instantly attract someone to read y our cover letter is to use bullets in part of the letter to showcase the accomplishments and qualities you offer. You should write the letter thinking, what do they want to know? Employers want to know how you can solve their potential problems and be a good fit for their team.Based on conversations youve had and the job description, who do you think they want as anemployee? Address the value you bring to the company and job. Interviewing. An interviewer, or even a person you just met at a networking event, is nottypicallyinterested in your whole life story. This person wants to know, how can you help me/our company? Not every answer you give will be along those lines, but try to remember that during the interview. Youll want to make sure that based on your answers, the interviewer has a good grasp of how you can help the firm. As you answer questions during an interview, try to use one or two specific examples to demonstrate a personal quality or situation theyve asked about. You dont need to include every detail. Theyre most interested in the task you had, the action you took and the result. And as you speak, try to leave space. Just as your rsum and cover letter should have some white space and reasonably sized margins, so too should your speech. Practice taking pauses at the end of a statement or idea as you prepare for an interview. It gives you a chance to think (and breathe) and your interviewer a chance to process the information youve shared. The key in all these aspects of the job search process is to practice. The more you search, the more you write and the more you talk to other professionals, the better youll get at creating space and being brief. These are skills that extend beyond the job search and will help you tremendously at work as well. The best researchers know how to cull the right data the best presenters know how to get to the point and pause during speeches and the best communicators know how to convey a message clearly and concis ely in fewer words. Its all in a days work. Marcelle Yeageris the president ofCareer Valet, which delivers personalized career navigation services. Her goal is to enable people to recognize skills and job possibilities they didnt know they had to make a career change or progress in their current career. She worked for more than 10 years as a strategic communications consultant, including four years overseas. Marcelle holds an MBA from the University of Maryland.

How I Handled a Co-workers Public Scandal - The Muse

How I Handled a Co-workers Public Scandal - The MuseHow I Handled a Co-workers Public ScandalThe storm began to swirl the day we returned from winter vacation. The head of the language arts department at the school wzu siche I teach failed to come in for work. Her unexplained absence sent the administration scrambling. They called her phone with no results. They couldnt locate her at area hospitals. She welches in the wind.By early afternoon, thanks to the local news, the entire faculty knew what had happened. Shed been booked into jail. The charges? Eventually theyd boil down to six felony counts for having sexual relations with a student over a long period of time, to which shed plead leid guilty. The details would grow more sordid in the coming weeks. To say that I was stunned would be an understatement. I worked with her for seven years. We werent close, but we were respectful and cordial. And while she always had teens hanging out in her room during lunch and after school, I shr ugged. I had kids around all the time, too.However, I felt like kicking myself. Id seen this particular student exiting my former colleagues car on two different occasions. Its against the rules to drive students anywhere. But Id been informed, when I was going to report it that the administration already knew and was speaking with her about it. I was also furious. How could she distributionspolitik all of us in this vulnerable position?Throughout the rest of the day, the story gained traction. Media crews were perched outside the school like crows, hoping to catch students, parents, and teachers on camera during dismissal. That evening, I was unpleasantly surprised to see two of my own students on the news. One of them had never even taken a class with her. Thats the moment that I made some decisions. Twice before in my life, peers have committed shocking crimes both are now in prison (one for life). I learned from them that a situation like this doesnt go away overnight. Any new d evelopments and, if it gets that far, a trial, can reignite media coverage, re-spark watercooler gossip, and fan fallout. No matter what job youre working in, when a colleague is accused of a crime, the alleged offense can become a rain cloud that pours down on the entire business and everyone associated with it. Its not fair, but thats reality.If you find yourself in that situation, I know from experience that its imperative to gird yourself and guard those you care about. So protecting myself, my record, my students- and because I was in a position of responsibility, my entire department- became a priority. The next day, I gave all my classes a brief lecture on manipulations of the media and the infinite length of the internets memory. The first rule of thumb, I told them, is not to give interviews to media. Your quote will be pulled out for online news stories, where your name will be forever connected to misconduct- sometimes without the nuance or context you intended. I never h ad her as a teacher but she was always so nice to me when I passed her in the hallway can be truncated into She was always so nice to me. I asked them Which one is more insinuating? Before long, I began to see people I knew posting articles about the incident on social media, along with their horrified, snarky, and sometimes smug comments. My sympathies lay entirely with the victim. Still, I couldnt help but want to defend my workplace. But I refrained. Any argument I engaged in would be unwinnable. And given the nature of the supposed transgressions, I absolutely did not want my views to be misconstrued, especially not in a public forum. Even in personal communications, I was circumspect, because this is no longer a world where we can expect privacy. As my boss found that out the hard way when he sent a contentious email to a parent, assume everything will leak.Whether or not someone chooses to remain friends with a colleague whos been accused of a crime is a personal decision, of course, and also depends on the nature of the misdeed. Not all co-workers whove erred will be immediately fired. Not all will be arrested and booked in jail. Some will need your support. I find empathy to be a standout trait. It doesnt cost you anything but time or labor to listen, to help someone move to a less expensive apartment, or even to take care of pets while someones dealing with the justice system. Still, theres a line. Id be wary about lending anyone money for bail or legal fees, especially someone whos no longer employed. Dont volunteer or agree to be a character witness for the defense. Dont offer a room in your home you might find that theyll never leave. In my case, my boss specifically warned all of us in a faculty meeting We were to have no contact with the accused teacher. If we did and he found out, wed be fired. In the end, I only paid real attention to two things court dates, which helped predict when we might expect another onslaught of negative attention, and my performance at work. It was difficult but imperative to continue a regular routine for me and for my students, especially those who felt betrayed by this woman. I allowed them a few minutes each day to express themselves, but eventually wed get down to business. I also continued my regular administrative duties and kept up with my professional development. Still, I prepared myself for another future as well. When an organization is continually discolored by one persons scandal, the reality is that it might not recover. So I updated my resume. I consulted job listings. I sent out inquiries. All the while, my colleagues and I carried on with our jobs, doing our utmost to ensure we were still following through on the mission that had attracted us there in the first place. I probably wont have to put my exit strategy in motion. But as I see crises unfold at different types of organizations every week, it reminds me that no matter what industry youre in, disaster can strike at any tim e, for any reason. If you love your job or your company, its both painful and enraging to watch from the inside as one unfolds. But theres also opportunity during times of calamity. If you dont allow your work ethic to flag and continue to offer your best to the people you work with, your efforts will be appreciated and could become watershed moments in your career. In the end, how a colleagues scandal affects you really depends on you.

Essential Sales Skills for Professionals

Essential Sales Skills for ProfessionalsEssential Sales Skills for ProfessionalsThere are a lot of different ways to approach sales, but they all tend to rely on the same sets of skills. Note that these are skills, not talents talents are inborn, but skills are learned and practiced. Anyone can learn to be an effective salesperson, and good salespeople can become great ones by honing the following sales skills. Maintaining Self-Confidence This is the most important skill a salesperson can cultivate. Why? Because all the other skills are based on persistence. If you have every other sales skill listed below, but you give up at the first hint of a no, then youll never have a chance to use those skills. The first time you speak to a prospect, they might not want to talk to you because theyre having a schwimmbad day... but if you call back a week later, theyll be eager to buy. Self-confidence doesnt end with persistence if you believe in yourself and your product, your prospects will b e inclined to believe as well. Self-confidence will also incline you towards a mora assertive closing approach, which is vital to your selling success. Good Listening Most salespeople are natural talkers. Unfortunately, even a great speaker will only get so far without a little listening. Taking the time to ask your prospect questions and listen to the answers shows respect for them, and gives you a clearer idea of what they want. So how can you tell if youre doing enough listening? The next time you cold call a prospect, ask an open-ended question and then hit the mute button and leave yourself muted for at least a minute (or until you are sure the prospect is finished). By forcing yourself to be quiet, you will notice right away how strong your urge is to jump in and say something before the prospect has stopped talking. Persuasiveness Emotion plays a major role in sales. Theres an old saying that features tell, benefits sell. Features are the facts about your product or serv ice benefits are their emotional connotations. For example, a 0% interest rate on a credit card is a feature... being able to save money while buying the things you need is a benefit Persuasiveness is the skill that allows you to convey these emotions to the customer. If you can make your prospect feel how great it will be to own your product and how much their life will be improved when they have it, you can sell it to them. Building Strong Relationships This sales skill is just as important to a salespersons business life as it is to their personal life. Building and maintaining healthy relationships is the key to developing a strong network. And networking will allow you to reach far, far more prospects than you could manage on your own. Remember the theory of Six Degrees of Separation? It implies that were all connected to each other somehow, through our social networks and indirect linkages between friends, colleagues, and acquaintances. Lets say youre trying to reach the d ecision maker at a major company, but you dont know anyone who works there. A call or two to your network contacts yields someone who knows someone who works for your target armed with that persons name and direct phone number, you now have access to the prospect. Self-Motivating Even the best salesperson is always undergoing a work in progress to improve and get better. You can always find a way to develop your skills, work on your pitch, and learn more about the products and services you sell. But the drive to constantly improve yourself has to come from within. Your manager might direct you to make some changes if your sales start to plummet, but if you are constantly working to become a better salesperson, you can start working on the issue before it affects your numbers.

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