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Allwork
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Returning Equipment Remote work has resulted in many employees working from home, using company-owned equipment such as laptops, phones, and other devices, as well as furniture such as ergonomic standing desks and chairs. This can be a time-consuming and costly process, especially if the equipment is not returned in a timely manner.
Ian's Messy Desk
OCTOBER 14, 2010
Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 10 Tips for Taking Effective Phone Messages Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on October 14, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Write it down on a piece of paper, preferably a phone-message pad. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail.
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Ian's Messy Desk
MAY 28, 2010
While forms of technology are making inroads into the communication process, the telephone is still an important source of contact with people. Test you telephone skills with this simple quiz: How quickly should you pick up a ringing phone? Answers Answer a ringing phone by the third ring. What should you say when answering?
Ian's Messy Desk
JULY 6, 2010
Phone ringing? When I’m doing important work, I also switch off my phone. It really streamlines the process. Or defer it to a later period. 12 – Block out distractions. What’s distracting you in your work? Instant messages? Text messages popping in? I hardly ever use chat nowadays. Otherwise it gets very distracting.
Ian's Messy Desk
MAY 25, 2010
Remove everything else - pens, stapler, toys, gadgets, phone, monitor, etc. Process the paper – take the items you sorted into boxes and put them where they belong: filing, your tickler or reading folder or delegate/refer to a more appropriate person, etc. Dust and polish - give your desktop a cleaning.
Ian's Messy Desk
OCTOBER 20, 2010
The encoding stage refers to the process of putting information into memory. Think you can successfully study the details of a report while talking on the phone and reading your horoscope? So hang up the phone, find a quiet place and focus. The storage stage refers to retention or maintaining information in memory.
Ian's Messy Desk
JUNE 2, 2010
Then, you’re back in the office after a long unplanned break: the message light on the phone is blinking; both your e-mail and hard-copy in-boxes are overflowing; last week’s next actions are now overdue; you staff and my manager all want a piece of you; and you just want to go home a crawl back into bed.
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