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A Deep Dive Into the Positive and Negative Impacts of Gossip

Success

Don’t tell anyone, but… I really shouldn’t say anything, but did you know… This stays between us… Miss Manners might clutch her pearls at the idea of this decorum-shattering habit, but gossip isn’t always in poor form. At some point doing our workday, we’ll casually share information with one another—in other words, gossip.

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5 Good Lessons from Bad Bosses

Success

She regularly avoided all forms of interaction with her team, holing herself in her office without talking to anyone except during meetings. We would go to long lunches, she wouldn’t question if I left early, and would share office-gossip that I knew was unprofessional. Everyone’s had one. Playing Favorites.

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Procrastination at Work: How to Practice Better Time Management

BMT Office Administration

Technology can’t take all the blame for procrastination at work, as there are plenty of ways to waste time offline. Examples include: Gossiping with co-workers. Another form of procrastination at work is presenteeism, which often gets misunderstood. The Different Ways to Procrastinate at Work. Internet surfing.

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What We Can Learn About Careers from Pope Francis

On The Job

Otherwise, Francis points out that those who don''t are a "sick body." Preparing things well is necessary, but don''t fall into the temptation of trying to close or direct the freedom of the Holy Spirit, which is bigger and more generous than any human plan." If you don''t, you may just find yourself dispensable.

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Ep 241: Elena Navarro on Corporate Culture, Toxic Workplaces, and Maintaining Confidentiality

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to The Leader Assistant Podcast so you don’t miss new episodes! Elena Navarro 1:58 So I think I just fell into the role, I was actually going to college and I was working as a cart girl at a golf course, and just didn’t really have, you know, a lot of interest in doing that route.

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The E-tiquette of E-mail

Professional Assistant Blog

E-mail is no longer just for personal use, with all our accepted short forms: LOL, U, GB and a co-workers favourite, OMG! If I didn’t know the person, and it was my first communication to him/her, I would use both names: John McDonald. They were merely doing their job and didn’t need to be thanked.

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Forgot Your Password? Again?

Professional Assistant Blog

Fill long registration and checkout forms with one click. Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter! By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, August 14, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity , System Security F orgetting your Windows password happens to everyone from time to time. Yes, even I forget it at times. When does it ever end?

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