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JULY 7, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 5 Tips for Handling Unwanted Workplace Visitors Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on July 7, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Comment by Jack on July 9, 2010 @ 7:06 am Trackbacks 5 Tips to ‘Handle’ Unwanted Workplace Visitors - lifehack.org nežinau.lt » ?raš?

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Worxbee

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

If your workplace uses a chat program, like Slack, to communicate, you might chat with colleagues or interact on the watercooler channel. It’s worth considering ergonomics and how long you might spend sitting or standing in front of a computer screen. Reach out to other humans and keep those connections going.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Common Courtesy in the Workplace By The Professional Assistant on Monday, September 10, 2007 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity D o you always end up cleaning up after your colleagues? Do you neatly put all labels, papers, etc. on the printer table and then a few minutes later, you come back to a messy area?

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 14, 2010

It’s no wonder workplace conflicts arise. 5 Ways to Deal (lifescript.com) Workplace Democracy: Corporate Style (seeingtheforest.com) Related Posts: 7 tips for Stronger Self-Discipline 24 Time Management Tips 10 Things you Don’t Want to Hear from Your Real Estate Agent Communication Did you enjoy this post? Thanks for visiting!

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 15, 2010

People are struggling to meet the competing demands of a workplace that can reach out to them 24/7, caring for children and aging parents, and their own need to refresh body and mind. Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Comments No comments yet.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 9, 2010

Disorganization is so prevalent in the workplace that the Professional Organizers in Canada estimates a typical office worker wastes 150 hours a year – almost one month – searching for misplaced information. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting!

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 24, 2010

From Human Resources and Skills Development Canada There are myths or assumptions about what the family-friendly workplace really means. Hours at work = results (notion of “face time&# ) In a traditional workplace, managers could always see their employees and so considered them to be working and productive. Thanks for visiting!

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 3, 2010

You can easily set the right tone in the workplace by learning to respond to a basic need we all share… which is to be respected and valued. Smart managers never overlook this fact: loyal, productive employees are one of your biggest assets. What you need? You know I got it! R-e-s-p-e-c-t Everyone wants to be treated with respect.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Home About Me Advertise 11 Tips To Improve Your Performance By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, November 08, 2007 Filed Under: Office Gossip , Productivity A re you asking yourself, “How can I improve my workplace?&# Do you feel that there are too many negative people or things going about your office?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 10, 2008

At my workplace, the setup wasnt too difficult. You can connect to all network drives, network printers, even your own files. It all depends on how your IT department sets you up. The instructions for this varies, since it depends on what service your IT department will be using. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

I should suggest that at my workplace as well. Posted on 17 June, 2009 9:33 AM The Professional Assistant That's an excellent idea. Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? Having Trouble Planning A "Non-Religious" Office Party?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 15, 2008

Recently, I started volunteering through my workplace, since they allow us to have a certain amount of time during work hours. I never thought that I’d want to be a Professional Assistant, but somehow it just jumped out at me. But that’s another story. This is great, but I still try to do this outside of work.

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2007

This actually happens quite a bit at my workplace as well. There have been instances of where employees that sit a few cubicles away from each other prefer to e-mail rather than walk over or call the other on the phone. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Having Trouble Planning A "Non-Religious" Office Party?

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2007

Common Courtesy in the Workplace Keep Your Enemies Close & Your Colleagues Even Closer If you like this post, please subscribe to my feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you. Try following these 4 simple steps and you will find that your work performance will increase and hopefully, so will your salary!

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

Ok, at times, it can get cold, since Im located in Canada , but most of the time, I take a brisk walk around my workplace. Since I get 45 minutes for lunch and my two 15 minute breaks, I try to squeeze in a little walking. Organize a walking club. I see some of my co-workers from other departments walking together.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

You have to take care of yourself first; otherwise, you will be ineffective and inefficient to others and your workplace. So remember, make sure you take time for yourself, otherwise you will end up going from eustress to distress, which you dont want. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 14, 2008

Unfortunately, at my workplace, I have to contact IT for this, so they can take a bit of time. But this is great for people that work on stand-alone systems! Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? Having Trouble Planning A "Non-Religious" Office Party?

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 20, 2008

Today’s assistants are computer savvy, smart and up-and-coming, and consider themselves professionals in the workplace. They are no longer stuck within the job description box, but have the freedom to break out of the mould and redefine their roles and sometimes even change their careers.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 5, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Microsoft Office Poll Results By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, March 05, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Access , MS-Excel , MS-Outlook , MS-PowerPoint , MS-Word , Productivity I am sure that all of you use Microsoft Office in your workplace. Having Trouble Planning A "Non-Religious" Office Party?

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

If you would like more tips such as these, please read my articles on gossiping in the workplace. Our workplace actually has a policy of not allowing them any longer. Overhearing phone conversations is a no-no. If you do overhear a phone conversation, make sure to keep it to yourself. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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Workplace Insight

JANUARY 1, 2024

Arguably, it is also behind many of the most misleading notions about work and workplace design, perhaps most importantly that a change to some single element or characteristic of a working environment will lead to a specific outcome in the behaviour of people. “We Symbolic images abound in the workplace,” he says.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 10, 2010

Better for you ergonomically as well. Dates (Writing out dates) Diagnosis or Diagnoses Dictionaries Due to Electronic dictionaries Email Salutations Exclamation marks versus question marks Expressing Currencies Expressing Time Fewer vs. Less Further vs Farther Grammar or Style Hope: the Word??

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 1, 2010

com) ‘Tis the season — for burnout (debrakb.blogspot.com) Related Posts: 50 Tips for Work-Life Balance 5 Ways To Build Better Workplace Relationships 4 Healthy Eating Tips to Bust Stress Leadership Did you enjoy this post? healthfieldmedicare.suite101.com) Ah, must be nice to have job security!

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 28, 2010

Procrastination destroys teamwork in the workplace and private relationships. — Psychology Today I have no big story to illustrate this point, but I have hundreds of regular-sized ones. In addition, procrastination has a high cost to others as well as oneself; it shifts the burden of responsibilities onto others, who become resentful.

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