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4 Ways Smartphones Can Increase Workplace Safety

Office Dynamics

As a manager, you might be concerned that the smartphones that employees seem to have attached to their hips might tempt them to spend time on Facebook or Twitter rather than tend to their job duties. When it comes to hardware improvements, mobile phones have advanced a lot in recent years. A great example of this is battery life.

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Mobile and P2P Payments Options Exploding

Small Business Labs

  This would allow Android phones equipped with NFC chips to act as payments devices.    Facebook:   Not a lot of public information on Facebook's plans, but Venture Beat reports that Facebook has formed a payments subsidiary and seems to have big plans.   

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Three Easy Steps For Adding Productivity to Your Work Day

Step It Up VA Coaching

Or it could be that your files, equipment, tools and work area are so scattered and unorganized that it takes you twice as long to get anything done because you have to do a search and rescue mission first just to find what you need. Also, make sure your equipment is in good working order at all times. Okay, back to the project.

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Three Easy Steps For Adding Productivity to Your Work Day

Step It Up VA Coaching

Or it could be that your files, equipment, tools and work area are so scattered and unorganized that it takes you twice as long to get anything done because you have to do a search and rescue mission first just to find what you need. Also, make sure your equipment is in good working order at all times. Okay, back to the project.

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

BMT Office Administration

An example would be call centers, where employee phone calls and voicemails were recorded and closely monitored to ensure their quality and efficiency. Certain types of employee monitoring software allow you to enable ‘time-wasting’ sites like Facebook and YouTube, but only for a. Monitoring phone calls and voicemails.

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Great Apps for Assistants

Practically Perfect PA

Both times I’ve replaced my phone as quickly as is humanly possible because I am just lost without it (sometimes I am literally lost without it thanks to my dependence on Google maps to get me about London!). Although I still do print everything off this is a great app to have on your phone so you can check your details on the go.

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Great Apps for Assistants

Practically Perfect PA

Both times I’ve replaced my phone as quickly as is humanly possible because I am just lost without it (sometimes I am literally lost without it thanks to my dependence on Google maps to get me about London!). Although I still do print everything off this is a great app to have on your phone so you can check your details on the go.