How Does Fidgeting Affect Your Professional Presentation?

Fidgeting is a display of constant movements that disturb others. In her book, How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships, internationally acclaimed communications expert and motivational speaker Leil Lowndes advises presenters to avoid committing the behavior: “Whenever your conversation really counts, let your nose itch, your ear tingle, or your foot prickle. Do not fidget, twitch, wiggle, squirm, or scratch.”

What Makes a Great Leader

Effective leadership is the ability to set and achieve challenging business goals, take decisive actions, outperform the company’s competition, take calculated risks and continue moving forward even in the light of failure. This infographic explains various key points needed to be a great business leader.

Wage Theft Is A Huge Problem, Knowing How Huge Is Hard

In theory, America’s low-wage workers are protected by federal law. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the vast majority of employees are entitled to at least the federal minimum wage and overtime pay for any and all hours worked over 40 in a week. In practice, employers routinely cheat their workers out of both. It’s called wage theft and it’s a massive problem.

Billion Dollar Companies that Started in Garage

Every new company has to start somewhere. And who told you that to launch a new business you need a corporate office? Amazon, Apple, HP, Disney, Google all started in garages and became billion dollar corporations. In this infographic, check out the most gigantic businesses in the world that launched in someone’s garage.

16 Employee Perks Your Team Wants More Than a Pay Raise

Most companies agree that people are their most valuable assets. What they fail to realize is that for today’s worker, salaries are more of a threshold than a scorecard. In fact, there are many more effective ways to keep your talent happy and engaged. But what perks really matter to employees? If salaries don’t always move the needle, what does?

The Leading Causes of Workplace Injuries

The 10 causes of workplace injuries listed in this infographic make up 85% of all workplace injuries in the U.S. and cost $55.4 billion annually, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Odds are you encounter hazards that could cause some of these injuries.