During these times of economic pressure it makes sense for people to turn their hobbies into a business. If you are fortunate to have come up with a great idea to make extra cash then you will need to set up a home office to ensure your business reaches its full potential.

The year has barely just begun and already many people are probably feeling depressed about their current job. This is probably because you carried all the stress and regret from the previous year into the new one. The festive season allowed you to relax and forget about it all but now its back to reality. But instead of moping around all day why don’t you do something?

While it may seem like having a team building exercise is wasted time and you and your workers could be working, it should never be seen in that light.

Do you get nervous and freeze up when you have to speak in front of a crowd? Even if it is people you know? Not to worry anymore as after reading this article you will be able to deal with pre-speech jitters.

Handling a retrenchment can be tremendously difficult but the most important thing to remember is that the decision to retrench employees is never personal and based purely on what is best for the business at that specific time.   One should never let the loss of a job affect their sense of worth or self confidence nor should it diminish all they have achieved over their career.

Everyone gets stressed out at one point or another. Although the cause may not be work related, their work does get affected. Here are a few pointers that you need to know:

The worst feeling to have is that of not wanting to wake up in the morning to go to work. No person would want to feel like that, work is work, but people have to feel energised.

If you have been looking for a job and haven’t been getting even a call for an interview, then you must be doing something wrong.  Here are our 5 top job hunting tips to help you get one foot in the door.  

Brian Walsh, founder of Entrepreneur lays out some essential advice on building effective team that meets the bottom line. Cultural boundaries today have been minimised to a great degree as we notice the different global faces around us in our work environment.