While some phrases are misleading and induce a negative reaction in the other person, others can instantly improve the mood and your workplace relationships.

Meetings can be brutal; especially when your boss is some eccentric middle-aged guy who can't remember what he said in the last meeting and wants to know the progress of his 'next big project'. To help you out, we recommend using mind mapping tools.

At the end of the day, many of us feel no closer to our dreams than the day we started. It's easy to get caught up in the rush of working life and find yourself not making the most of your time.

Feeling sluggish? Try these simple tricks to get moving again.

Sometimes you can't match your larger-than-life ideas with the size of your wallet. Any small business knows the pains of trying to

Saying that where there's a will, there's a way is misleading. It doesn't even begin to encompass the blood, toil, tears and sweat that are put into picking up a new skill.

Inspiration is hard to come by, and even the muses tend to be lazy in a country like ours. Of course you can sit under a blanket, crank up the Beethoven and hope that inspiration strikes. Or you can just head on over to these sites – see what people are making, get ideas and put them to use.

Say goodbye to your writing woes with these 7 free online tools

Can't get to work? It's not your fault, it's your desk's.

Understanding code opens up huge opportunities to create original, unique content, whether in the form of websites or through app development. Maybe you don't need to be a programming pro yourself, but having basic code literacy will help you relate to the coders in your workplace and better understand how and why bugs occur.

With or without an agenda, we often lack the smooth-talking finesse required to manoeuvre a conversation the right way.

There's no point in sprucing up a fill-in-the-blank-cover letter if you've already put in time and effort into making the most-perfect-resume-ever for the job of your dreams.

The cover letter is like the cape to your otherwise awesome CV that is Batman.

How many times have you heard someone start a speech with something along the lines of, “I'm here to talk about the prevalence of heart disease in corporate settings?” Snore! While you might have the goodness in your heart to actually sit through this ordeal, most of us would probably be dozing off by the end of the first minute.

Any company big or small is defined by its people. Make a wrong choice in selecting the candidate or nurturing the existing one and it

That guy dozing off at the far end of the conference table, he definitely knows what's going on the moment you open your mouth. You

The resources for learning to code are abound online. Before we delve into these, a question needs to be answered – should you learn coding?

It's not that Powerpoint presentations are all bad, just that they have been used and abused so often, the sheer sight of another slide invokes a Pavlovian reflex of dread. Just as with Hondas, there are alternatives.

High heels for the workplace: What's the right way to survive them?

In any given time in our lives, it is a truth acknowledged by everyone, either openly or privately, that we have had issues approaching other people. Even the seemingly simple act of just walking up to people (many times to the ones who are complete strangers to you) and striking up a conversation seems like the 'social equivalent of skydiving'. If you are not one of these people and find talking to anyone, anywhere and about almost anything 'easy' than you are definitely the minority. For the rest, you may read on as the aspiring social skydiver.