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Tips for Managing Politics In the Workplace During Election Season

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It may have even affected your workplace environment, causing rifts between colleagues, off-topic discussions in meetings and debates that caused lingering damage. Those procedures might need to be reframed if you haven’t worked with them since the pandemic or since you implemented hybrid work environments.

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Instilling company culture across geographic divides

Workplace Insight

There will be differences, ranging from the internal platforms they prefer to appropriate office etiquette. Having a diverse team review global communications, including content and timing, is another strongly recommended best practice. When working globally, you may have several different audiences, each with its unique local culture.

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Answering Reader Mail: Being Terminated (Social Etiquette Part 2)

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Hello Readers - 8 months ago, a reader asked me a question about fraternization and social etiquette at work. While I realize you also worked for an SVP, the disapproving lady seems to have some input, if not a lot, on your performance review because she is in charge of all the admins and also works for the CEO.

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Ready to Quit Your Job? Read This First

Eat Your Career

Here are a few of the ideas I like to review with my career coaching clients when they’re ready to give up and go home. You won’t make any friends in business if you don’t respect the basic rules of etiquette, and this is certainly one of the most important. You end up in a new environment, learning new skills and meeting new people.

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A Better Cup of Coffee to be More Productive!

Professional Assistant Blog

Hotel managers and catering companies are also getting rave reviews about good branding quality. This is actually good for your heart and has many health benefits as well. Upscale coffee brands are becoming the norm in many offices across the world. You can even mention this post to them and see how they respond.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » White Glove Service in 4 Steps

Service Untitled

The environment is respectable. Make sure the physical environment in which you’re providing service is clean, tasteful, and conducive to whatever you’re trying to do (e. If you have the best employees in the world, but a dirty store, office, hotel, restaurant, etc., it’s going to defeat purpose.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Internal customer service counts too

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In an environment like this, everybody supports everybody else. Yesterday afternoon one of my colleagues needed information about a waterfront listing and the riparian grant which a prospective customer asked about, and another colleague needed someone to open a house nearby for someone else.