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Here are some tips on getting your team members to lower their voices: Ask the group of people to quiet down, move their conversation to a meeting room or even take the conversation outside. I also work in an environment where it gets a little too loud at times. Its nice to socialize at times, but we are here to work.
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It means a lot to the team here. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 2comments for this post matt lorenzen Awesome post! Thanks Richard. If you have any questions/comment feel free to email me at matt[a]kallout.com.
Try to become an excellent team player. I don’t mean take charge of the office – you might make some serious mistakes. Just try to stand out of the crowd by doing something small every so often. Contribute your thoughts and ideas. Try to show people that you are there to help and want to help. Give credit to those who deserve it.
If you work in a large corporation like me and have quite a few staff members on your team handling different areas, you should include a list of names, e-mail addresses and phone numbers corresponding to the different products/services they handle.
Ive been in offices where loud music is acceptable with people shouting over cubicles at each other, which was perfectly acceptable - it made the environment vibrant and fosters team unity. On the other hand, Ive been in offices where I could hear a pin drop.
Your co-workers are probably all new to you, you dont know how to use the photocopier or fax machine and more importantly "where is the bathroom?" The sooner they are up to speed, the sooner they will be able to contribute to the team and that helps everyone. This particular law firm had approximately 150 people in the office.
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