Work Life Hacks

In life and career, there is no greater energy sucker than negativity which reduces its quality. Even though you are satisfied with the quality of life right now, you can improve your life quality further. Here are few tips to help you improve your life quality: 1) If a person makes you feel negative, instantly focus your energy on those that matter. 2) Practice gratitude. 3) Stay away from any phone, tablet or computer before going to bed. 4) Don’t assume that your perception of things is the reality. 5) Organise yourself.  6) Start somewhere.

If you want Millennials to be great CEO's then follow these tips: 1) As millennials value communication, get more dialogue happening in the company. 2) Provide them with options such as promotions, work-life balance,  growth,   and feedback to retain them. 3) They don't want the office to be too open but neither do they prefer cubicles.

With a brand new year here, it is time to make it better than the previous year so as to reap better results. Here's how your 2018 can be better than 2017: 1) Dump last year. Instead start afresh with new goals expectations. 2) Restrict the number of times you visit social apps. 3) Go paperless as much as possible to reduce clutter. 4) Check how to increase efficiency with reduced effort. 5) Take a risk by moving out of your comfort zone. 

The emotionally intelligent employees are better at workplace since they recognize their own as well as other people’s emotions, discern between the different feelings and label them appropriately. They use the emotional information as a guidance for thinking and behaving as well as manage and adjust the emotions to adapt to the workplace environment for achieving their goals. Check out below why the emotionally intelligent employees are better: 1) They stay calm even in turbulent situations. 2) They are better in communicating with others with their tone and body language. 3) They can handle client emotions. 4) They can build bridges among different personalities. 5) They can understand and predict people's behaviors.

As rightly said, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”. It is essential to keep your personal life and work life separate and do not let your work interfere your personal life in any way. Work Life Balance supports the efforts of employees to split their time and energy between work and other important aspect of their lives. However, not all work should be accepted and here’s presenting are few tips when you should reject the work without fear: 1) Clients who bargain your price or who don't agree with your quote. 2) When the client wants a hurried job in the shortest possible time. 3) If you've already got too much work and too less time. 4) When your gut tells you a client isn't right. 5) Jobs that aren't linked to your niche area of expertise. 6) The work is boring.

It is smart of you to accept your limitations and shortcomings when it comes to working in a startup. Here are few of them which indicates when a startup is not meant for you: 1) Know how the business will make money and what problems are they planning to solve. 2) Does the company have a grand vision that will push you to challenges? 3) Get to know if the people working along are smart and sensible. 4) Is there freedom to take ownership? 5) Is the company in action to solve problems? 6) Does the culture fit with your personality?

Everyone has experienced an annoying coworker at some point of our lives. That colleague who intentionally or not drives us up the freaking wall. But what if that irritating co-worker is you? Well, let us check out the top 6 habits which might irritate your coworkers: 1) Your desk is untidy 2) You're always late 3) Swearing a lot 4) Flirting with others   5) Getting angry and throwing tantrums 6) Brushing aside problems than confronting them Don't forget to express your views!

Admit it, we all have taken the work at the office to our home and personal space. Although it is good to be proactive it is really bad to let your work at office occupy your mind and personal life 24x7. Check out the top 3 tips to leave work at the office and not to worry: 1) Keep out the mails from work E-mail Ids on your phone. 2) Note down your first task for the next morning before you leave office today. 3) Set an alarm to remind that you have to leave office. Don't forget to leave your thoughts on this!

Not all are able to negotiate their salary at various interview stages. So here's presenting salary negotiation tips that will help you at various interview stages: 1) Do not mention your current salary or your expected salary range on the first call. 2) After you have received the offer, give your counter-offer 3) Prepare to bargain your salary with other factors such as flexible work hours, more vacation time, etc. 4) Be ready to get your annual raise which will be based on your accomplishments since your last decided salary and the current market value.

There are different kinds of people and so we find a variety of them at our workplace. It is essential to refrain from these habits or else you may end up losing your credibility at work. 1) To claim to do more than your ability and end up not even reaching the set target 2) To speak lies balanty 3) To not stand true to what you say 4) Your actions differ from your words to commit 5) Being absent minded regarding the work you do 6) Unable to manage your own daily or weekly work 7) No planning at all while starting your work 8) Not reaching the workplace on time 9) Always asking for help in trivial matters 10)  Always giving chance to your colleagues or seniors to pinpoint the mistakes in the work you do