| | Vol. 12 No. 161 - ISSN: 1533-3698 December 13, 2011 Dear People: Okay, my suspicions are confirmed. The majority of the holiday office party gaffes described by readers are fueled by too much alcohol drinking. Some readers are telling tales about themselves, and their usually, early career mishaps. In fact, if people didn't drink, and in some cases, didn't talk, there would be no holiday blunders worth telling about. How bad is that? I have written about drinking at office holiday parties in the past. They are a particularly poor stage for bad behavior as your coworkers never forget and your actions may well affect your career in the future. People act subconsciously. Read more... Do you know that I write a new blog post every day? Check out the blog in the center column on my home page. Comments, questions, suggestions? Email Me. Please forward this newsletter, in its entirety, to your colleagues, coworkers and friends, because you want to add value to their work and lives. Regards and wishing you and yours the best this week, Susan | | How to Gift the Boss or a Special Coworker It's an age-old dilemma and it comes up several times each year. What do you do for that special boss or coworker on their birthday, their company anniversary, their engagement, the birth of their child, or to celebrate the holiday season. Gift-giving occasions are endless - and endlessly challenging. Read more... | Is Your Workplace Elf-Friendly? Think that Santa's elves are happy on the job? I do. And, I think that I know why, too. Some universal principles about how to create happy employees at work are operating on full throttle at the North Pole. Here are ten reasons why employees are happy and engaged in elf-friendly workplaces. Read more... | Are You Making a List? It's gift giving season. Who better to gift than yourself? I've been messing around with holiday ideas in my mind - after all, who can help it with ho, ho, ho, and merry, merry all around you at this time of the year? Not to mention shopping for presents and by-passing most of the expensive holiday treats in the glossy catalogs... And, feeling virtuous because I froze half of the hand-made toffee... Read more... | 6 Top Hiring Process Trends Are you interested to know several of the top hiring process trends for 2012? The past year brought about plenty of changes in the Human Resources, staffing, and recruiting industry. As 2011 draws to a close, our guest author, Bill Glenn, predicts several hiring process trends we can expect to see in 2012 - for better and for worse. Read more... | | | | Human Resources Ads | | | | Featured Articles | | | | More from About.com | | | | | | 2011's Cutest Winter Boots Snuggly snow boots are essential for women who live in cold climates, but still want to put their best foot forward. More>
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