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6 Things to Do before Unplugging for the Weekend

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Cleaning up your space will also help you mentally start to unplug from work in preparation for the weekend. — Review next week’s calendar before leaving work on Friday. Review your calendar for Monday, so you have a head start on the week. Put up a killer away message. Kim Kaupe, Bright Ideas Only 4.

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No-vember Challenge: Redefine Holiday Gatherings With These 5 Alcohol-Free Event Ideas

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Workplace drinking is “associated with power and misogyny,” as it’s a male ritual packaged up as a “team-building exercise that is supposed to enhance a sense of community at work,” says organizational anthropologist John Curran. Yet, combining work with alcohol isn’t advisable.

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How to Make Reading Part of Your Daily Routine

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Or did you start a novel that you haven’t picked up again in months? Make time for reading by putting it on your calendar. Reading is no harder to achieve than your weekly conference call if you schedule it on your calendar and take it just as seriously. Either way, you’re not alone. Rahim Charania, American Fueling Systems 2.

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Stay on Track for Productivity

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workers have packed up their cubicles and headed home to do just that. You can mark these blocks on your email calendar—Microsoft Outlook or Google Calendar, for instance—so it sends you reminders to stop and start. Look up that new restaurant to make reservations for Friday night, get sidetracked reading the reviews and BOOM!

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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

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I would like to address the recent article that appeared in the Wall Street Journal on January 18, 2020 by Rachel Feintzeig regarding The Vanishing Executive Assistant. The article in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) is showing a small piece of what is transpiring in the profession. What is going on this week?

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4 Ways to Incorporate Microbreaks into Your Work-from-Home Routine

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Block off time on your calendar. Whether or not your colleagues can see your calendar, start blocking off periods of time to do something other than work. In addition to blocking off time for microbreaks on your calendar, aim to block off periods where you can work without interruptions from meetings. on Thursday morning.

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Creating A Marketing Calendar: Your Essential Business Planning Tool

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One thing that kept cropping up for me when I was teaching at a recent event was the fact that so many of you are getting overwhelmed with your marketing; not so much with the list building or connecting with potential clients, but your actual marketing planning. The Simple Marketing Calendar. c) 2012 Tracey Lawton.

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