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How to Talk to Your Boss About Race: A New Book Explores Language Used in the Workplace and How We Can Improve

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Appropriately, the phrase “Stay woke” reappeared in 2014 as Black death started to fill our Twitter timelines and Black citizens took to the streets in Ferguson, Missouri. For them, racism wasn’t a taboo construct but a real aspect of their daily lives that impacted the way they navigated their workplaces.

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5 Tips for Handling Unwanted Workplace Visitors

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Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 5 Tips for Handling Unwanted Workplace Visitors Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on July 7, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Comment by Jack on July 9, 2010 @ 7:06 am Trackbacks 5 Tips to ‘Handle’ Unwanted Workplace Visitors - lifehack.org nežinau.lt » ?raš?

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10 Tips for Being a Good Neighbour at Work

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It’s no wonder workplace conflicts arise. 5 Ways to Deal (lifescript.com) Workplace Democracy: Corporate Style (seeingtheforest.com) Related Posts: 7 tips for Stronger Self-Discipline 24 Time Management Tips 10 Things you Don’t Want to Hear from Your Real Estate Agent Communication Did you enjoy this post? Thanks for visiting!

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Canadians Caught in Time Crunch

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People are struggling to meet the competing demands of a workplace that can reach out to them 24/7, caring for children and aging parents, and their own need to refresh body and mind. As individuals and as a society we are paying a steep price for this time crunch.

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How to exorcise your demons of disorganization

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Disorganization is so prevalent in the workplace that the Professional Organizers in Canada estimates a typical office worker wastes 150 hours a year – almost one month – searching for misplaced information. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting!

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The R's Of Employee Motivation

Ian's Messy Desk

You can easily set the right tone in the workplace by learning to respond to a basic need we all share… which is to be respected and valued. Smart managers never overlook this fact: loyal, productive employees are one of your biggest assets. What you need? You know I got it! R-e-s-p-e-c-t Everyone wants to be treated with respect.

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Links Round-up September 8, 2010

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Click here if you want to follow me on Twitter. Transitioning from Coworker to Supervisor | Business Management Strategies & Workplace Communica… officearrow.com/m… Managing Holiday Weeks [link] theassistantsloft… (I just discovered this site. Copyright: Administrative Arts Links Round-up September 8, 2010.

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