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Dealing With Unreasonable Requests

Professional Assistant Blog

Negotiating Time If the person persists on bothering you, one thing that you can always negotiate is time. Even if they are starting to irritate you, keep a smile on your face (even if its fake) and repeat yourself until they walk away. Ask them when it needs to get done and come to a "reasonable" compromise.

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Are You Afraid to Talk to Your Boss?

Professional Assistant Blog

Youd be amazed of how well it works and helps you negotiate the only thing that you really can negotiate - time! By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 Filed Under: Organize A re you afraid to talk to your boss about your workload - if you really do feel stressed about the workload that you have?

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Dealing Effectively With Information Overload At Work

Productivity Bits

Most smart phones have built-in voice recorder. Make your car a mini-extension of your office or cubicle. This seems to contradict what I stand for in this blog; but wait, let me explain myself here. When nagging deadlines confront you head on, learn to negotiate. Jot down notes on stop lights. Use Technology To Automate.

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The Art of Problem-Solving: 4 Creative Strategies to Tackle Your Biggest Obstacles

Success

Paradoxically, website visits increased 38% because of massive new search engine traffic to two blog posts. The lion’s share of our sales comes from email marketing , but very few blog readers (1%) subscribe. Lack of focus : Our coach seems to be trying to do too much—generating leads by phone, email and Instagram.

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: 6 tips for handling a pregnancy and.

On The Job

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, January 12, 2010 6 tips for handling a pregnancy and a career When I was pregnant with my first child, I was determined to be professional and discreet about the issue at work.

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