The Posture Pro helps reduce back and neck strain. It promotes good posture for long hours of sitting in the office, at home or in the car. The streamlined lumbar support system cradles your backs natural curvature, helping you to sit upright and correctly. The posture pro is adjustable for comfort. The strong mesh fabric is breathable allowing air to circulate.As your business grows, and your staff strength along with it, you will face the usual challenges of people management. We've said a lot earlier on motivation, team building and cultural diversity. Let's take a look at an unpleasant, but inescapable reality of office life - the nasties!
The office nasties (or bullies or boors, whatever you choose to call them) are those people whose major (and often only) claim to fame is their bad behavior. They're the ones no one wants to hang out with, let alone take into confidence. And yet, as the boss of the business, you may be the last to know about the nasties in your office.
Care to find out? Look out for some telltale signs.
* Putting people down. That's as classic a symptom as any. An office nasty is always seizing an opportunity to belittle his or her co-workers. The slightest error is blown out of proportion, and not necessarily in private either. And, oh yes, personal insults are definitely part of their stock in trade.
* Butting in. Have you noticed how some guys constantly interrupt others in team meetings? Or don't even give people a chance to finish their question, before launching into an elaborate answer. Office nasties will snatch every bit of verbal space they can find.
* Baring ones teeth. Look between the eyebrows of the office nasty - nine times out of ten, you'll find a frown lurking. Other facial expressions of choice include the grimace, the wince and but naturally, the look of exaggerated surprise!
* Ratting. This is my personal favorite.... As the big boss, you should expect to see a number of these types floating around you. The ones that strategically strike a conversation in the washroom.. "Say John, do you really think that Sarah is the right person to handle the Parsons account? I hear that her team escaped a major crisis of its own making last week ...you mean you don't know?"
* Grabbing credit. You can easily tell the office nasties from the rest - they're the ones who queue up first when the bouquets are being thrown around, and the first to slink out the door when its time for brickbats. Don't put it past them to sink their teammates to save their own skins.
* Writing nasty. In this day of easy email, the office nasties have gotten inventive. The cc monster shoots out intimidating emails to subordinates with copies marked to all the senior managers listed in his or her address book. It's easy to spot one who does this - you're sure to be on the recipient list.
* Not funny. And we close on a humorous note, except that it's not-so-funny. Office nasties love to laugh... at others. Needless to say, they laugh alone.
While you can use these hints to identify the unpleasant elements in your office, make sure you don't carry it to the other extreme. All of us are prone to unpleasant behavior of some sort, especially during times of stress. Therefore, don't jump to any conclusions too soon.
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