Australian Labor And Greens Senators Support 4-day Work Week
Allwork
MARCH 9, 2023
On Thursday, the Senate Work and Care Committee, chaired by Barbara Pocock of the Greens, called for policies that could drastically adjust work-life balance.
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OCTOBER 19, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009 Choose Your Method of Communication Effectively – Email, Phone, In-person, “Snail&# Mail/Memos Have you ever received an email from someone who just started at the company asking you to do something and you haven’t been introduced? Or have you played the popular “phone tag&# game?
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The Best Client Retention Strategies to Use Now
Success
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
To achieve your goals, you must develop a customer care policy that’s understood and adhered to by every member of your team. And with online reviews so common at Google and Yelp, a “best practices” policy will do more than increase customer retention. We’ve all asked in a phone call or personal visit, “Is Luis here today?”
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Will The Future Of Work Require Mandatory Time Off?
Allwork
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
From benefit packages to company policies, required time off through financial incentivization is not a new practice, but it could become a new normal. Some companies are already doing this through benefit packages or company policies that require a certain number of days off per year. Your body and mind function the same way.
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Discover 5 Tips To Mitigate Workplace Harassment And Avoid Toxic Organizations
Allwork
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Before starting a job anywhere, look up your rights under Title VII (your local and state worker’s rights protections), and the company’s own policies. Dr. Laura McGuire: When looking into different places of employment, research what kind of policies they have in place and where they have invested in company-wide trainings. .
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Professional Assistant Blog
OCTOBER 9, 2008
Use A Phone Call Log! By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, October 09, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Excel , Organize , Productivity D o you find that when you receive phone calls or voice mail messages, you cant remember who called, what time they called, who they were trying to call, etc? Home About Me Advertise Who Called? Whats next?
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12 Last-Minute Gift Ideas For Digital Nomads
Allwork
DECEMBER 23, 2022
Learn more in our website policy here. . It helps avoid the hassle of sending loads of emails to try and find a convenient time to meet. . Email marketing and newsletter subscription . Another useful gift for a digital nomad is a subscription to email marketing and newsletter campaign software like Mailchimp.
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Answering Your Phone: Is it You or Memorex?
Make or Break Moments
AUGUST 25, 2010
Posted by Deborah Chaddock Brown on August 25, 2010 under Telephone Moments | 2 Comments to Read Often our first interaction with our customer is over the phone. What policies or procedures do you have in place for telephone answering? If you had to rate that experience from the caller’s perspective – how would you do?
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Adhering to the "Open Door" Policy
Professional Assistant Blog
FEBRUARY 19, 2008
Home About Me Advertise Adhering to the "Open Door" Policy By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , Prioritize I n my last job, I had my own office. Just remember, if your company has an “open door” policy, please adhere to it.
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Ian's Messy Desk
JUNE 18, 2010
Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Using Email Effectively Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on June 18, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. When responding to an email that contains an attachment, use Reply without Attachment(s) option. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail.
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4 Challenges in Navigating Remote Work Layoffs
Allwork
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
The four key challenges of remote work layoffs are impersonal emails, legal requirements, returning equipment, and difficulties assessing performance. You’re less likely to be trashed in the media for impersonal layoffs if you’re not a big company, unless of course your email is completely tone-deaf.
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10 Tips for Taking Effective Phone Messages
Ian's Messy Desk
OCTOBER 14, 2010
Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 10 Tips for Taking Effective Phone Messages Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on October 14, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Write it down on a piece of paper, preferably a phone-message pad. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail.
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7 Travel Tips and Tricks for Navigating Obstacles on Your Next Journey
Success
AUGUST 24, 2024
One way to prevent this mishap is to set reminders on your phone or, my go-to, a good old-fashioned handwritten reminder list. Department of Transportation policy announced this year, every airline passenger can receive a cash refund when flights are canceled or significantly delayed and the passenger chooses not to travel.
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How to Save Money on Your Car Insurance
Success
JUNE 26, 2023
But it’s a good idea to review your policy to ensure you have the best car insurance and check for a better price every six to 12 months, depending on when your policy renews. Understanding the coverage types and dollar limits on your current policy can help you ask informed questions and compare insurance companies one-to-one.
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Managing your boss’s schedule like a mega star
Practically Perfect PA
MARCH 27, 2017
Basically, the do / build method means that you block time for ‘doing’ tasks, such as answering emails, attending meetings or writing reports, and you block time for ‘building’ tasks such as training, brainstorming, networking or strategic thinking. Would a call or email exchange be more time effective?
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New Australian Right to Disconnect Law Shields Employees from After-Hours Communications
Allwork
AUGUST 22, 2024
government, under new Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, is also backing similar flexible work policies, including plans for a “right to switch off” policy. Under Australia’s new regulation, employees are no longer required to check their emails or answer phone calls from their bosses after working hours.
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What Makes Good Customer Service?
Success
AUGUST 12, 2021
The associate is taught one set of company policies while management abides by another. These may include phone or SMS contact information, email and even a physical store or mailing address. Upon arrival, the manager immediately accepts the exchange. This isn’t a case of the associate purposefully refusing to help you.
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Designing Human-Centric Workplaces Is Key To Hybrid Program Success
Allwork
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Rather than setting arbitrary policies, organizations must now seek to maximize intentional flexibility for their workers and teams within the context of the work to be done, as Waller proposed at the 2022 Gartner Symposium/ITxpo. The Human-Centric Workplace Must Respond to Evolving Needs.
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3 Tips to Ensure Remote Workers are Accountable
Office Dynamics
JUNE 28, 2016
As a business owner, you’ll want to check in with your remote workers on a pretty regular basis, either through scheduled phone calls or with email updates. These features will also come in handy at work, reducing distractions and allowing telecommuters to get everything done by deadline. Set Clear Expectations.
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The Benefits Of Commuting (Yes, There Are Some)
Allwork
JANUARY 24, 2024
For some, a series of email surprises, expensive and time-consuming. As collaboration happens best face-to-face, provide opportunities such as a booking app to support employees in planning their weeks and set realistic policies on office time by designing for team days.
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30 New Year’s Resolution Ideas to Make 2024 Healthier, Happier & More Secure
Success
DECEMBER 29, 2023
Regularly review and update insurance policies to ensure adequate coverage at the best price. Make an effort to reach out to long-lost friends or former colleagues whether it’s a message on social media, an email or a phone call to catch up. Review your insurance plans. Plan for end of life. Reconnect with old friends.
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Ep 247: Email Management for Executive Assistants
LEADERASSISTANT.COM
NOVEMBER 26, 2023
In this chapter, I cover tactics for managing your own email inbox, as well as your executive’s. Of course, I’d love to hear your email tips and tricks as I’m always down to get more efficient and productive, so please reach out! LEADERSHIP QUOTE Email is the gateway drug of work; Slack is the crack.
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Disney Ditches Slack After Data Breach: Learn 6 Ways to Secure Your Info When Using the Platform
Success
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
The debacle prompted Disney to announce in an email to staffers last week that it would remove Slack from all of its business units by the end of its next fiscal quarter and move forward with new internal tools. When Slack’s 2FA is enabled, a one-time code will be sent to the user’s phone each time they access their Slack account.
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Defining The Future Of Work: Key Terms To Know For 2023
Allwork
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Similar to DEI policies, ESG focuses on climate-related business strategies that can have a direct impact on the environment. Virtual office services include a business address, mail forwarding, monthly access to meeting rooms or desk space, live receptionist services, a business number, and a VoIP phone system. Virtual Assistant .
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Cybersecurity Threats: Expert Tips to Protect Your Business From Cyberattacks
Success
JULY 2, 2024
A Google search later, I found out the entire hospital system’s phone, internet, email and electronic health records system were down and that it was unknown when access would be restored. You can use privileged access management (PAM) to set policies and user permissions and generate reports on who accessed what systems.
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Getting the Most Out of Your Next Performance Evaluation
Office Dynamics
JULY 10, 2018
Update phone extension list to ensure callers are directed to the appropriate person. Serve as department liaison and attend or participate in company-wide committee meetings to stay up to date on new policies and announcements and report back to manager and department. Explore ways to reduce supply costs by 5% to 10%.
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Q&A: How “Renovation Goldmine” Host Meg Piercy Grew Her Hobby into a TV Show
Success
OCTOBER 28, 2023
If there’s a problem, have an open-door policy and work through it together. We put it on Craigslist, and literally in 12 minutes, we had an email saying, “I want to buy this.” I think he has 40 garbagemen in his phone as “(First Name) Garbage Man.” The secrets to her success? Making money does not equal joy and fulfillment.
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Just how much time is lost to disorganisation?
Practically Perfect PA
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Over the course of a working lifetime an office worker will drink an average of 24,684 cups of tea, disagree with colleagues 479 times and send a staggering 400,816 emails. On average, office workers will also be on the ‘phone for a total of two years and three months, making 158,982 calls during their entire career.
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Work to Do in 2025: Working While Female
Bonnie Low-Kramen
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Support for families Family and women-friendly policies need to be created and enforced in companies, such as education around sexual harassment training and anti-racism and discrimination. Susan helped create the policy that would entitle any Google employee who has a baby to 18 weeks of paid maternity leave. You sound White.
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Authentically Gen Z: The Values, Aspirations & Drivers That Will Re-Define The Future Of Work
Allwork
AUGUST 26, 2022
As Generation Z—those born between 1997 and 2012—begins to enter the workforce, companies are realizing their current office spaces, operational policies, and company norms do not resonate as strongly with this emerging employee base as they did with those of decades past.
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The 12 Privacy Tips of Christmas
Ian's Messy Desk
NOVEMBER 10, 2010
name, address, phone number) will be used. Refuse to give out personal information on the phone, through the mail or over the internet unless you have initiated the contact or you know who you’re communicating with. Six points for consumers : Ask how personal information (eg. Determine whether it will be shared with others.
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E-mail Etiquette
Laughing all the Way to Work
SEPTEMBER 21, 2007
Email is no longer just for personal use, with all our accepted short forms: LOL, U, GB and a co-worker's favourite, OMG! Your company may have a policy on how they want you to address people in external business email. 1 Be Courteous With Email Are you There? Jane Watson of J. This is a great tip from Jane Watson of J.
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The E-tiquette of E-mail
Professional Assistant Blog
FEBRUARY 20, 2008
Your company may have a policy on how they want you to address people in external business e-mail. Your company may have a strict policy on what they want you to include in the signature line and what it should look like, but generally you would include your name, title, company name and address, telephone and fax number. Who are you?
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Distractions at Work & How to Manage Them
Office Dynamics
JANUARY 15, 2013
He or she may enact a break-room-only eating policy. Offer to help with projects or cover their phone for the day. Through email or in-person, inform your co-worker that you're easily distracted by loud music and/or talking, and ask them if they have any suggestions on how to overcome this problem. Loud Co-workers.
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A Telephone Etiquette Test
Ian's Messy Desk
MAY 28, 2010
Test you telephone skills with this simple quiz: How quickly should you pick up a ringing phone? Answers Answer a ringing phone by the third ring. If your phone system shows internal vs. external calls, alter your greeting appropriately. What should you say when answering? When is the best time to call someone? and 9:00 p.m.
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Tips for Office Costumes at Halloween
Professional Assistant Blog
OCTOBER 31, 2008
Luckily, in my office, we dress in casual clothes all of the time and we do have a corporate policy of being able to dress up in a costume for this event. Check with your Human Resources Department or manager to see if this falls into your corporate policy.
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Understanding The Basics Of Cold Emails
Recruit CRM
OCTOBER 7, 2020
At some time or the other everyone is supposed to use cold emails. Cold Email Marketing has a response rate of 29% when the email is personalized. Still, cold emails remain one of the best tools to recruit new candidates. Still, cold emails remain one of the best tools to recruit new candidates. Keep it brief.
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Understanding the Basics of Cold Emails
Recruit CRM
OCTOBER 7, 2020
The total number of global email users are 3.9 At some time or the other everyone is bound to make use of cold emails. Did you know in 2020, there were approximately 306 billion emails exchanged every day worldwide?! Cold email marketing has a response rate of 29% when the email is personalised. Keep it brief.
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Why a Single Phone Line is All You Need
The Marq
APRIL 29, 2010
TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life Why a Single Phone Line is All You Need Technology Review I’m writing today about the use of a single phone line for all business and/or personal phone and SMS communication. A complete UC package involves other services such as email, IM, and presence meta data.
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Ian's Messy Desk
MAY 18, 2010
Schedule tasks appropriately – After lunch is not the best time to read the long, lulling policy eport. Make phone calls, have meetings and other social tasks. Child Car Seat Covers Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life!
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Office Organization Success
AUGUST 17, 2009
A Welcome Packet is a document – it can either be printed and mailed or digital and emailed – that you send out to your new clients when they sign up to work with you, and cements the relationship you are about to have with them. And I *highly recommend* that you tell your client to fax or mail this form to you, and not email it.
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Professional Assistant Blog
NOVEMBER 1, 2007
Home About Me Advertise Cubicle Etiquette 101 By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, November 01, 2007 Filed Under: Office Gossip , Productivity D o you find that your colleagues are hovering around you when youre on the phone? If you need to talk on the phone, make sure that you keep your voice to a lower volume.
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Executives and Assistants Working Together
Office Dynamics
DECEMBER 3, 2009
Maria : "Ken has an open-door policy. Email is a large part of our communication on a daily basis; however, there are times when we need to just talk face-to-face or pick up the phone and talk to each other. Over the years, what has changed for both of you and how do you maintain good communication?". This is great advice.
Executives and Assistants Working Together
Office Dynamics
DECEMBER 3, 2009
Maria : "Ken has an open-door policy. Email is a large part of our communication on a daily basis; however, there are times when we need to just talk face-to-face or pick up the phone and talk to each other. Over the years, what has changed for both of you and how do you maintain good communication?". This is great advice.
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