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5 Productivity Products and Services to Boost Company Morale

Success

Businesses have had an eye on improving products meant to help make life as a business owner much easier, whether you are overseeing thousands of employees or decorating your own cubicle. Small business owners especially might skimp on office products and services to save money—but what if those purchases themselves end up saving you money ?

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Are You Ready to Hire a Virtual Assistant?

Success

She relieves me from things I don’t need to be doing like email, booking travel and project planning. Even knowing what someone’s office looks like, how tidy they keep their desk and what pictures fill the walls of their cubicle, can provide a level of comfort. Those subconscious signals evaporate in an online-only collaboration.

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The Biggest Distraction in the Office May Be You

On The Job

to a colleague in a nearby cubicle, you're not alone. This means that sound now travels across the open prairie of desks like a herd of bison. Of course, more workers are turning to earphones as a way to drown out their co-workers, which pretty much turns off the idea that open concept working spaces will lead to more collaboration.

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Guest Post: Tips & Tricks for Using Skype for Business

Tips From T. Marie

She wears many hats, including fashionista, food critic, world traveler, ESL instructor, web marketer and more. Recently, Skype revealed a new application aptly named “ Skype for Business ” that is designed to connect businesses and their members not just socially but in ways that are especially useful for work collaborations.

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Productivity With Shared Files

Professional Assistant Blog

IM or iChat)with collaborators while working on the project. You can share documents, spreadsheets, and photos across computers and networks: since your document is stored on Googles server, its accessible from anywhere ! Also, a fun feature is you can chat (i.e. Posted on 2 April, 2008 6:28 PM The Professional Assistant This is a great idea.

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Sound and vision – Nigel Oseland makes himself heard for the IN magazine profile

Workplace Insight

It’s back to the cubicle except it’s a Perspex box rather than a partitioned box. “So, People are voting with their feet and if the office doesn’t offer them a better experience than their homes or doesn’t make travel worthwhile. They want to collaborate. “But there are still vestiges of the tactical response.

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Who Needs an Office? 10 Entrepreneurs Weigh In on the Future of Virtual Work

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For that matter, who needs to travel to a meeting? Virtual tools and resources can help you hire, manage projects, collaborate with far-flung team members and even make it look like you really do have an office. Scott Gerber is just as comfortable working at home , in coffee shops or in shared workspaces.

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