Around ten years ago the only goal of a business was make a profit. Almost all businesses still have that goal, but many have added another goal to their business plan. That goal is keeping their employees satisfied. This satisfaction is most often obtained by coming to the realization that all employees…

Right now in this very moment, are you satisfied with your job? Work-life balance is a theory that is sweeping across the world, yet there are millions of businesses that have yet to adopt it. If you are unsatisfied with your current job due to the negative impact it is having on your…

Work-life balance was first brought into the workplace when employers realized that their employees needed a balance between their work and their life outside of it. Many employers adopted this concept with families in mind, but work-life balance is not just for individuals with a family. It is true that the employees who…

In many areas of the world eight hours is considered a traditional workday. Even though it is known as a standard workday, a large portion of the world population works more than eight hours. An employee often works more than eight hours a day because their employer requires it or because they need…

Everyday the world changes bit by bit. Each day new life is brought into the world, new technology is developed, and more jobs are created. These are just a few of the many changes that occur throughout the world on a daily basis. While it may be occurring at a slow pace…

Oh yeah, you knew this was coming from me at some point, didn’t you. This is the 21st Thursday column “the aloha lady” has written for Leon (thank you for loving me Leon!) and it’s February, just two days after Valentine’s Day, so I’m taking my shot. Now don’t roll your eyes. Be brave, be open-minded…

In the list of activities that waste time and cause worthless frustration at work, meetings rank near the top, just below performance appraisals and preparing budgets.

Adrian Savage has a survey with feedback from readers on work and career. It is interesting to see his initial feedback on the survey: … As organizations push harder to lower costs and boost productivity, the people who work for them are feeling ever greater strain. That’s the message that’s coming through clearly from a preliminary…

In recent years there has been an increase in home based employees and I am among the masses who now call their home their office. I am self employed but whether you work for yourself or an established employer you are likely to face obstacles similar to those that I encountered. Early on…

Fast Magazine has an interesting slideshow that shows some of the signs that you are stressing out from your job. It is a good way to find if you are in stress and your job may be wearing you down. Without finding solution, it will eventually lead to serious mental and health problems: Not getting enough…

Are you a boss? This post is intended to help you be the Santa Claus everyone who works for you is wishing and hoping, even praying that you will be this month. What follows are my suggestions for your m.o. as the employer everyone would love to have right now. Take them and you’ll score big-time…

How often each day do you tell yourself, or others, you can’t do something? Is it true? How do you know you can’t? What if you’re limiting yourself without knowing it? What if you’re lying to save face or avoid embarrassment?

Conversation is becoming a lost art, replaced by endless talk. To converse is to share ideas and learn from one another in the process. It demands listening and talking in equal degrees. Talk is one-way.

Nick over Treadwatch.org has discussed his home office environment and his setup. Nick also talks about the benefits and drawbacks on working at home and what does it mean to him: There are drawbacks to working at home aswell as benefits though. Some of those include: Being shouted at from downstairs to come help with something Working to…

When I do book-signings for Managing with Aloha I am continually surprised by the different things people will dictate to me as the inscriptions they want when purchasing the book as a gift for someone else. I’ve even had someone ask me to sign it as Rosalie to pretend that my real name was the…