Quotes About Workplace

One of the things about having worked at certain places is that it becomes very hard after you stop working at them to continue a relationship, to continue even reading them. So I must confess that I don't read 'New York' magazine anymore.

Actually, I've only been involved with one girl I worked with. It was Alyssa Milano. We didn't actually have an onscreen kiss - we're about to but it gets broken up.

I got paid the same as my male counterpart grad students and onward.

I've made it clear that I have an open door policy - which means that the employee can tell me anything that is on their mind.

We need employers to have an open mind about people with mental illness, and be willing to employ people, with the right support.

I've become aware of being in a very male-dominated industry where a door opens and it's like, 'Oh hello, it's 12 men and me. Again.'

Never wear your necktie while you're operating a lathe.

Mr. Ware has no right to discharge any of his laborers on account of their political opinion.

What was once a careless complaint among friends can now get you fired.

Employees stay twice as long, sick days have dropped, and morale is higher.

What applies to professionals applies doubly to workers in offices, shops and factories and our families and friends.

Firing employees is not much fun. Getting fired is even less fun.

If we want to be the best company for our customers and investors, we must first be the best company for our employees.

many people with IQs of 160 work for people with IQs of 100, if the former have poor intrapersonal intelligence and the latter have a high one.

Not that leaders need to be overly "nice"; the emotional art of leadership includes pressing the reality of work demands without unduly upsetting people.

emotional intelligence accounts for 80 percent of career success.

The benefits companies receive from hiring workers with high levels of EI include better productivity, higher employee satisfaction, growing market share, and fewer defections.7

Si hay menos mal humor en las altas esferas, también lo habrá en el resto del escalafón.

Un estudio de la Escuela de Dirección de Empresas de la Universidad de Yale descubrió que en los grupos de trabajo la alegría y la cordialidad son lo que se transmite con más rapidez, mientras que la irritabilidad es menos contagiosa y la depresión prácticamente no se propaga

A mente absorta, sob a forma de mente divagante, poderá ser a maior fonte de desperdício da atenção no local de trabalho. O foco da nossa experiência no aqui e agora – como a tarefa em mãos, a conversa que estamos a ter, ou chegar a consenso numa reunião – exige que desliguemos a lógica do «tudo a meu respeito» de coisas mentais irrelevantes para aquilo que se passa no presente.

that social intelligence is both distinct from academic abilities and a key part of what makes people do well in the practicalities of life. Among the practical intelligences that are, for instance, so highly valued in the workplace is the kind of sensitivity that allows effective managers to pick up tacit messages.

Más que cualquier otro individuo, el jefe crea las condiciones que determinan directamente la capacidad de sus subordinados para trabajar bien.

One source of frustration in the workplace is the frequent mismatch between what people must do and what people can do. When what they must do exceeds their capabilities, the result is anxiety. When what they must do falls short of their capabilities, the result is boredom. But when the match is just right, the results can be glorious. This is the essence of flow.

The company that writes your paycheck every two weeks is not your employer; they are your customer. Adopt this mind-set and everything changes. You are free from the daily grind—free to grow your business and serve your customers, your fellow man.