Workplace Tips

Working in a professional environment can be challenging. It’s important to pick up good working habits to ensure your success. Sometimes we find ourselves picking up bad habits as time goes on and it looks poorly upon us in a professional setting. DataTech Business Centre is here to help with a few good habits you should pick up. Professional Habits Remain Private Social media is great, but you don’t need your colleagues to see your party photos. Keeping work and play separate is a good idea all around. Do this by changing your privacy settings in your various accounts, Facebook, Instagram etc… While it’s rare your work would be affected by this, there have been cases of some unscrupulous activity being found on social media that led to termination. Be careful. Update Your Resume Life can be unpredictable. You never know when you are going to need your resume on […]

Becoming a manager for the first time can be daunting. Especially because when given the chance, we do not want to mess up. Everyone will be scrutinizing your every move, and there will always be those who want you to mess up in order to get ahead. But we at DataTech have some tips for you first-time managers. First Time Manager Tips Set Expectations When managing for the first time it’s important to have your staff understand what you expect from them. Have a meeting at the start of each week and layout clear guidelines and expectation for the week. This allows for you to hold employees accountable when mistakes are made. Giving your employees clear expectations will make you a more effective manager. Take Responsibility Be a team player. Just because you are the manager does not mean that any failure incurred by your team is their fault. As […]

Building on our blog last week, How to sound more professional in emails, we bring you some advice on business meetings. Specifically, how to act and the proper etiquette in those meetings. Nothing is worse than embarrassing yourself at a high profile meeting in your company. But follow these tips and you should be okay. Our boardrooms are great for professional business meetings. Meeting Etiquette Come Prepared Don’t show up to a meeting without anything prepared. Especially if it was asked of you. Even if it wasn’t, you should know the general purpose of the meeting and have a few ideas, even if you never mention them. It’s better than being put on the spot with nothing. No Phones This should be a no-brainer, but some people often forget. We are so very used to having our phones on us at all times, but in a meeting environment, then only […]

Our office desks are where we spend the majority of our days. So at DataTech Business Centre, we have decided to focus on some items that we think you must keep at your desk. Some might surprise you. Office Desk Must Haves Band-Aids You never know when you are going to need them, but when you do, you will really be thankful you have them. From blisters to paper cuts, band-aids always come in handy. Painkillers Tylenol, Advil, anything to deal with those horrible headaches. Staring at a screen all day isn’t good for you to begin with, but should you need to crunch, don’t let a headache get in the way. Antiperspirant Something when you are rushing to get to work, you forget to apply some deodorant. Well, keeping one at your work desk will save you in this case. On these hot September days, it’s a good idea […]