By Marc Poirier, General Manager of Abbey Placements LLC So you want to be a manager? Many people want the status and the money that come with the position, but few want the increased responsibilities and demands. The hours are longer, […]
By Marc Poirier, General Manager of Abbey Placements LLC You arrive at work on a Monday and wonder, “Where did my weekend go?” It happened again. You were so busy over the weekend that you forgot to do the very thing […]
By Marc Poirier, General Manager of Abbey Placements LLC One of my first jobs after college was working in Anchorage as a database coordinator for the University of Alaska Foundation. The University of Alaska (UA) is a sprawling 16-campus system spread […]
How knowledgeable are you about generational differences in the workforce? Understanding how your coworkers think can help foster better workplace unity and teamwork. In Part 1 on this topic we introduced the concept of generational differences along with a quiz to […]
“Why does Steve always take his work to Starbucks? Did Jim really just commit us to a new project? Is April texting again? What are they thinking?” Do your coworkers’ habits seem strange? While you may feel confused or frustrated […]
If you have been working at the same company for a while, you will probably eventually wonder when you can take that next step up the career ladder. Yet when several months, a year or even several years go by […]
Are you the best employee that you can be? Whether you are starting a new job or you have been in a position for a year or more, you should always be thinking how you can do your job better—and […]
