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Your Life Organized

Ian's Messy Desk

In no time, we’ll be into the annual holiday season. Here are links to Christmas and holiday related posts at Ian’s Messy Desk. Start Your Christmas Planning in August – Organized Christmas has a Holiday Grand Plan. Writing the perfect thought or holiday letter will make your Christmas greetings memorable.

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Ten Commandments of Getting Along with People

Ian's Messy Desk

Wit and humour at the other person’s expense are rarely worth it and may hurt when least expected. Refuse to talk of another’s vices. Discourage gossip. It is a waste of valuable time and can be extremely destructive. Be careful of another’s feelings. Pay no attention to ill-natured remarks about you.

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How to Act Like a Leader Even When Following

Ian's Messy Desk

A leader achieves outcomes through —not at the expense of people. A leader allows people to use their strengths, creativity and talents for a common purpose in a way that motivates and creates pride in the task or the organization. A leader inspires confidence, trust and loyalty, through character, integrity and actions.

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Increase Productivity

Ian's Messy Desk

There’s always some low-hanging fruit that can be plucked with little effort or expense. However, you don’t have to wait for ideal conditions or tools to get started. There are steps you can take to improve productivity today. Can you see areas in your life that would benefit from starting productivity improvements today?

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10 Tips for Being a Good Neighbour at Work

Ian's Messy Desk

Be sensitive of others : Jokes at someone else’s expense are not worth the trouble. Don’t point out the speck in the other person’s eye while ignoring the plank your own. Tearing down another to prop yourself up is a huge waste of time. Think about other people’s feelings before you poke fun. Things said in jest often have the sharpest barbs.

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Small Business News World Round-up – 2009/12/08

The Small Business Blog

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Ringing in the Holiday but Sharing the Bil l: For small businesses, shared office parties offer the feel of a big event at a lower cost — and without the planning headaches. Concentrate on your business, not your office. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Do you like what you do?

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 5 December, 2009 Do you like what you do? If you know what works best for you and if your job is 80/20 on what you like then you can put up with the small stuff like filing and filling out expense forms. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. How true that is!