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Cubicle Etiquette 101

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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 are going to enter another staff members cubicle, make sure to knock first.

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Ron Finley, the Self-Proclaimed Gangsta Gardener, Found Purpose Fighting Food Poverty in South LA

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while passersby dutifully commute to their cubicles, Finley heads to his garden and asks an inconspicuously complex question: “Why not slow down and live your joy?” In fact, one 2010 report showed South L.A. This is what the Ron Finley Project specializes in. And so, at 8 a.m., had just 60 grocery stores serving 1.3

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"Stop Watch"ing Your Productivity

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In order to get your tasks completed on time and in a proficient manner, there is a little trick that I use to make sure that I only focus on one project at a time and give it my undivided attention (when I possibly can). For example, you want to spend one hour on a particular project. Having a timer at your desk can be a great tool.

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Copying Pictures To and From Microsoft Word

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Do you have a big project coming up and want to show your boss that you can handle this type of task ? Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010 Recently, someone asked me how this is done. It’s actually quite simple.

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Are You Afraid to Talk to Your Boss?

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Here are the basic rules to do this: Start off with something positive, such as you have been working hard on whatever project you want to mention and show some results of this. Mention to your boss (in a professional manner of course) that you have X number of tasks, projects, etc. This will show that you are being pro-active.

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: Workplace Anxiety Disorder Impacts.

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Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Workplace Anxiety Disorder Impacts Employees at All Levels The world moves at such a fast pace these days that sometimes we make snap judgments just in order to keep pace.

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To-Do or Not To-Do? Taking Your To-Do List to the Next Level!

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This will keep your project/goal in a manageable time frame, where you know how much time will be left once youve accomplished these tasks. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010 Next, add a time frame to each task. For example, I will try to work on task A for 1 hour.