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6 Eco Friendly Marketing Tips

Eco-Office Gals

Engaging your customers does not have to hurt the environment. From flyers and business cards, to posters and notebooks, making recycled paper a part of what you do can save money for your business and help the environment. Order some for your team to wear in office, or at social functions. Recycled Paper.

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Co-Workers Annoying You?

Professional Assistant Blog

I also work in an environment where it gets a little too loud at times. Here are some tips on getting your team members to lower their voices: Ask the group of people to quiet down, move their conversation to a meeting room or even take the conversation outside.

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Work From Home? Want to be More Productive?

Professional Assistant Blog

Virtual Assistant Manager is a website that I recently stumbled upon which helps you and/or your organization thrive in this type of environment. Now you can show your boss that you are finding ways to be more productive and a team player. This lessens the time you have to spend on the phone.

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4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues

Professional Assistant Blog

Do they make inappropriate comments in a professional environment? Here are 4 ways you can help yourself and hopefully the rest of your team: Remember the positives. Do you feel that they are overbearing and don’t know when to keep their opinions to themselves? or “I wish I could quit! .&# or “I wish I could quit!&#

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Playing nice in the sandbox

Laughing all the Way to Work

Some people dont play well in a team and can be like that link in the chain that keeps skipping. What can you do if you are part of a team that is not playing well together? Are you doing your part and contributing to the goals of the team or are you getting bogged down with situations? Good team play can be contagious.

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When taking initiative isn't the best thing.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I like working with someone who has initiative, wants to do a good job and is keen to contribute to the team, but is there a time when initiative is not a good thing? 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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Kings and Queens of the Office

Laughing all the Way to Work

How can you survive in this kind of a working environment? If they are a team player then that filters down to the staff, but if they are the King of the Hill, then that also starts to filter down and people start to feel more important than they should and a lot of power struggles start happening and back-biting.