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Employee Monitoring: How to (and not to) track employee productivity

BMT Office Administration

Before 2020, employee monitoring in a traditional office environment was pretty straightforward. An example would be call centers, where employee phone calls and voicemails were recorded and closely monitored to ensure their quality and efficiency. Legal issues and concerns over webcam surveillance.

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Welcome to Canada, Mr. President.

Laughing all the Way to Work

What is the proper etiquette when addressing or writing to a President? Here is a video link on the proper etiquette to address a President. For example, addressing the Minister of (insert govt agency here) is it Honourable so and so or Mr. or Ms. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice.

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Housecleaning in Word 2007: Customizing your Dictionary

Laughing all the Way to Work

You would be surprised how many misspelled words get in there by mistake; for example, instead of pressing Change you press Add to Dictionary when you are going through your SpellCheck. Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back.

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Too much information.

Laughing all the Way to Work

For example, "Further to our conversation this morning, attached is a template letter that should meet your needs." For example, "Please send me the following information: - A photocopy of Ms. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. What do you want? Next, state the purpose of your e-mail.

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Taking the time to acknowledge someone and say thanks.

Laughing all the Way to Work

The art of saying thank you can sometimes get lost in our busyness, but here are some examples of times it would be nice to send a card from work: To thank presenters who speak at your workplace. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. What a neat idea for businesses too.

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Feelings mixed about recent college hires

On The Job

Graduating from a fine suburban high school in 1952 (a half century ago), I remember, for example, being taught the fine art of introducing people--who got introduced to whom, gender and age issues, etc. This is probably one of the first times in history where four generations can be working together in a corporate environment.

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When you suspect a co-worker has a substance abuse problem.

Laughing all the Way to Work

my advice when you suspect a co-worker has a problem with drug or alcohol is to alert HR.but have some specific examples available. Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. One item Ive noticed is mood swings.