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Feel Guilty for Taking a Sick Day? You’re Not Alone, but It Shouldn’t Be the Norm

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You might even have a debate with yourself, while skimming your calendar to-dos and meetings, obligations and responsibilities, about what it would be like to just miss it all and stay in bed. Ongoing professional development : Invest in employee growth with training and development opportunities.

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Calendar "ah ha"

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.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 January, 2010 Calendar "ah ha" I was participating in a Harvard sponsored webinar with my boss the other day. One of the things they recommended to executives was to use their electronic calendar to leave themselves reminders. . -- Wait a minute! I guess he thought I needed the help.

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12 Efficiency Secrets of the World’s Busiest People

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Most achievers have no trouble codifying clear goals but then let time-sucking “opportunities” creep into calendars. The standard disclaimer applies: this is not medical advice, talk to your doctor before you try any of these current favorites of some of the highest achievers in Silicon Valley. Leverage health hacks. procrastination.

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Training On-line

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.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 January, 2009 Training On-line Recently someone asked me a question about training on-line so I thought I would share the answer in a post. I use a place based in Toronto, Canada called Last Minute Training. Training On-line 10 Things = Frustration "Mom, I'm sick!"

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Holiday Messages Made Easy

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I just received this article written by Lynn Gaertner-Johnston of Syntax Training and wanted to pass it along to you as it has some great tips for holiday messaging. In my blog article " Giving Thanks to Customers, Employees, and Others " you will find 10 sample thank-you messages. business associates. Saying Happy New Year!

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When your boss arranges meetings behind your back.

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That makes it difficult when I am supposed to be organizing his calendar, but since I am responsible to organize his time and in spite of my frustration, I have to make it work. So what can you do when your boss is ruining your perfectly scheduled calendar? Internal meetings can usually be changed more easily so start there.

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Preparing your boss for meetings away from the office or at home

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Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. State the purpose of the meeting in the calendar appointment as well as who will be at the meeting (i.e. Enter it in calendar. Meeting with Mr. Brown and Ms. Do you need to book it or were you provided with location.