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How to Organize Your Desk

Office Dynamics

Unkempt work spaces are becoming a productivity issue as offices become more cramped and cubicles replace private offices. Employers are grappling with how to stop slovenly desk habits from denting morale or hurting professionalism. Why do you need these tips on how to organize your desk ? How do you clean up your stuff?

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Break The Routine, Inspire Yourself!

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You can change this by having inspirational items around your cubicle (you can also read more on decorating your cubicle here ). Stick it to the wall of your cubicle, but make sure that its sitting right in front of you. You drudge into the office and plop yourself at your computer. You check your e-mails , you do your filing.

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Using Subtotals Function in Microsoft Excel

Professional Assistant Blog

The spreadsheet might contain other types of data, but is similar to this example? Imagine your boss comes to your desk and asks you to provide him/her with details of how much each firm earned in revenue on this spreadsheet. You think to yourself, how can I do this quickly, without much manual work? checked (in this example).

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Prioritization: A Colorful Outlook

Professional Assistant Blog

This basically shows you how to make your e-mails go directly into certain categories, folders, you name it. For example, I receive an e-mail from my direct supervisor. Then I have my faxes set up as green. Do you feel overwhelmed with trying to figure out who you should respond to first?

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Calculation of Discounts in Excel

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Home About Me Advertise Calculation of Discounts in Excel By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 Filed Under: MS-Excel H ave you ever wondered how to calculate discounts on certain products/services that you or your firm offers? One of my colleagues had this dilemma a few days ago.

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"Stop Watch"ing Your Productivity

Professional Assistant Blog

And of course, there’s the opposite side of the spectrum, where you have way too many people coming to you with requests (read my post on how to handle this here) and just want to run away. For example, you want to spend one hour on a particular project. To avoid this, try using an online timer instead.

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To-Do or Not To-Do? Taking Your To-Do List to the Next Level!

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For example, I will try to work on task A for 1 hour. This will keep your project/goal in a manageable time frame, where you know how much time will be left once youve accomplished these tasks. Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?