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Procrastination at Work: How to Practice Better Time Management

BMT Office Administration

Examples include: Gossiping with co-workers. In the CareerBuilder poll, 37% of respondents reported frequent gossip, while 27% admitted to making the rounds to chat with fellow employees about topics unrelated to work. This refers to non-work-related procrastination, such as the types listed above (online, offline, and presenteeism).

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Answering Reader Mail: Creating a Good Relationship with Other Assistants

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

You asked many questions so I will answer all of them and also encourage you to read all my old posts and refer to my other site since they all answer your question in one way or another: [link] To create a good relationship with the other assistant and the other secretary is a two part answer. Just be a good person and be you.

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10 Tips to be a Better Executive Assistant - Part 3

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I delete it, flag it to deal with later, file it to a folder, or answer it right away. In all emails with other assistants we started referring to our bosses by initials only. LOL I don’t divulge because I don’t have any and it’s not good to gossip. As soon as you get an email or piece of paper, deal with it. Is he there?”)

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How To Successfully Combat Workplace Bullying And Harassment To Foster A Safe Work Environment

Allwork

Toxic Workplaces: Breeding Grounds for Workplace Bullying Toxic workplaces are mostly characterized by infighting, intimidation, and gossip. Physical harassment Physical harassment refers to any type of unwelcome and non-consensual physical contact. Keep in mind that there are specific time limits to filing a charge.

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Why People Gossip At The Office

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise Why People Gossip At The Office By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , Office Gossip , Productivity D o you gossip at the office? Do you get sucked into the gossip of others? Gossip has never been a positive matter. Send me your comments!

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Retrieve Your Files With Ease

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise Retrieve Your Files With Ease By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, November 05, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Access , MS-Excel , Organize , Productivity D o you have quite a bit of filing to do? B eing able to retrieve the data is more important than an organized alphabetized file drawer.

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7 Steps to Improve Your Filing System

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise 7 Steps to Improve Your Filing System By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, September 27, 2007 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity A re you having trouble with your filing system? If you really do have to put a lot of files in a folder, place a rubber band around the folder.

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