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Workplace Negativity = Decreased Productivity

Published on December 9, 2011 in Productivity. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

Having to deal with workplace negativity is one of the fastest and easiest ways to lower productivity around the office. It quickly creates a hostile environment that makes everyone edgy and uncomfortable, and tends to affect everyone from employees to employers. Negativity is one of those things that, once it takes hold, tends to spread like wildfire and can come in more than one form.

Employee vs. Employer

  1. Employee Negativity
    Negativity in employees is something that is almost unavoidable because everyone has bad days and everyone can find something to complain about. The problem with having negative employees is that when they gossip with other employees it can be infectious. When one person laments their unhappiness to a coworker it can make the coworker realize that they, too, are unhappy with a situation, and then each person’s negativity builds and grows off the other. Continue reading ‘Workplace Negativity = Decreased Productivity’

Version 6.0 of Cyclope Employee Surveillance Solution now available

Published on November 21, 2011 in Cyclope, Employee Monitoring, Product Releases and Productivity. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

Version 6.0 of Cyclope Employee Surveillance Solution is now available for everybody. After many hours (months) of development and testing we are ready to provide you the new version of our employee monitoring solution.

There are so many changes and improvements in version 6.0 but I will only mention some major ones:

5 reasons to step out from comfort zone

Published on June 7, 2011 in Productivity. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , .

People, by their nature, love to be into their comfort zone either they are at work or into society. To better understand this aspect, let’s think at all our routine during a day. If there appears a new thing that is different than our routine, most probably will change all our plans for that day, will mess up our day and will make us feel uncomfortable and insecure. We have to learn how to deal with these situations because getting out of our comfort zone will give us the opportunity to:

  • 1. Enrich our personal experience – learn more things. Stepping out from the comfort zone will bring us into the learning zone. This means that we will learn how to deal with new experiences, how to act in new situations and what we must do.
  • 2. Extend the comfort zone. Once we experience new situations we learn how to manage them and next time when we will be in the same situation we will already know what has to be done. This means that the comfort zone has been extended. Continue reading ’5 reasons to step out from comfort zone’

Major version 6.0 of Cyclope Employee Surveillance coming soon

Published on May 24, 2011 in Cyclope, Employee Monitoring, Product Releases and Productivity. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

After many hours (months) of research, development and testing, we are glad to announce you that we are getting close to version 6.0 of Cyclope Employee Surveillance Solution. Currently, the final tests are being made so we can have the new, major version available for everybody in about 2 weeks.

As this is a major version it is normal that the changes are major too: both in terms of design, functionality and performance. I won’t tell you too much, I will just show you a screenshot so you can see how Cyclope 6.0 looks like. Continue reading ‘Major version 6.0 of Cyclope Employee Surveillance coming soon’

5 fresh spring ideas for your office

Published on March 2, 2011 in Productivity. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

I have a positive and a joyful feeling each year, right after snow melts and spring knocks on my door. Is a relief, thinking that sun will set a little later each day, thinking that I can give up on my winter jacket and I can admire again the fresh grass getting out. I always get more energy and I think this is the best time of the year to take initiative and make good plans.

Back to the office where all my plans are shaped, the atmosphere is also re-energized. There is no need to change furniture or to take new technology to feel fresh.

  1. The first thing you need is spring cleaning. Throw everything you don’t need, organize all the paper and even the information on your computer. (I know your desktop is full with useless icons :-) ) Continue reading ’5 fresh spring ideas for your office’

Employees’ predictions for 2011

Published on January 18, 2011 in Productivity. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

Last week I conducted a survey in order to find out what are employers’ thoughts for 2011.

It seems that from a general point of view:

  • - 67% are confident that 2011 will be a better year while
  • - 33% think that 2011 will be worse than 2010.

Even if more than half are expecting a better year, only 25% believe that there won’t be people dismissed from the company they work. 50% are expecting people to be dismissed and the remaining 25% don’t know what is going to happen. Continue reading ‘Employees’ predictions for 2011′

What employees expect from 2011

Published on January 7, 2011 in Business Tips and Productivity. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

There are two ways of starting the New Year. The optimistic way, with enthusiasm about returning to work, or the pessimistic way, with regrets that vacation has ended. I’m curious how many of you hope that 2011 will be a better year, how many put hopes in this New Year and how many of you are skeptic and suspicious about the New Year?

To get an idea regarding expectations for 2011, please take the 2 minutes survey listed below:

Employees’ predictions for 2011 Continue reading ‘What employees expect from 2011′

Special offer in December 2010

Published on November 29, 2010 in Cyclope, Employee Monitoring, Internet Filtering, Product Releases and Productivity. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

Winter holidays are getting closer and closer. Everybody needs to buy presents for family, friends and colleagues, so we, at Cyclope-Series, decided to give you a present too: 30% discount for our employee monitoring and Internet filtering solutions. Save 30% from the normal price if you decide to purchase Cyclope Employee Surveillance Solution or Cyclope Internet Filtering Proxy during December 2010.

Save money at the end of the year so you can buy presents to your family, friends and colleagues but don’t forget about your business :) .

Also, we need to announce you that a new version of Cyclope Employee Surveillance Solution is now available. A few features of the new version (5.7) are: Continue reading ‘Special offer in December 2010′

How to work out with a stressed person

Published on November 24, 2010 in Productivity. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

Stressed people are unconsciously transferring their feelings to people around them. That’s why the most affected are the persons that spend most of their time with these persons and I refer to family and work colleagues.

A major characteristic of these people is that they are continuously nervous and stressed because of a specific think. But the more they stress, the more they will not find a solution and will be unable to control the situation.

If you have a discussion with a person that walks from one side of the room to another, asking questions with no answers, it will make you lose your focus and attention. How can you handle this situation?

Terri Guillemets had a great saying: “Give your stress wings and let it fly away!” Continue reading ‘How to work out with a stressed person’

8 reasons you are always out of time

Published on October 29, 2010 in Productivity. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

Whether you are an employee, employer, freelancer or student, time might be a real problem for you.
Skipping from one activity to another, at the end of the day you realize that most of the tasks scheduled are uncompleted or you don’t even have the time to take a look over them. Why? Because you don’t have enough time!

Well, sorry to disappoint you but time doesn’t move faster than in the past. What make you feel like “oh God it’s already evening” is related to you habits and life style.

1.Information and technology.

Decades ago, life was pretty simple and information was less. These days’ people are bombarded with new technologies and some will easy your work but some will just distract you from work.

2.Unfinished tasks.

If you are the kind of person that starts a task but skip to another before finishing the previous one, then you definitely like to complicate things. Tasks undone will actually create more work for you because they take more time to pick back up when you return to them. Continue reading ’8 reasons you are always out of time’