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Your Etiquette Practice Could be Killing Your Productivity

Stephanie LH Calahan

Work With Stephanie « 5 Easy Ways Kick-Start Your Daily Personal Productivity | Main | Grow Your Productivity by Hours a Day » Your Etiquette Practice Could be Killing Your Productivity Today I received a really nice note from one of my contacts, Amy Humphreys, at Illinois State University. 

Etiquette 100
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Too much information.

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 7 November, 2009 Too much information. Do you have a question or do you want to pass information along to the person. Does it require any further information or explanation? For example, "Please send me the following information: - A photocopy of Ms. Too much information.

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5 Hiring Tips in a Virtual World

Worxbee

For example, your process should include guidelines such as when and how to respond to applicants. What sort of information should they be prepared to share? While you might not be a fan of being on camera, it’s about etiquette and setting a professional tone. A process that can be repeated. What technology will be used?

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Workplace Communication Etiquette: Best Practices for Response Times and Setting Boundaries

Success

Holding doors, saying “please” and “thank you” and practicing good table manners—most of us are well versed in these common social etiquette behaviors. But as technology and work arrangements evolve, the rules governing workplace communication etiquette may need to do the same. Try to respond to emails within 24 hours.

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E-mail Blunders Cost Approx. $450,000 a Year

Office Dynamics

I have included several of these in my workshops for admins on e-mail etiquette and protocol. Incomplete information. • Too much information. Breaking privacy guidelines and crossing ethical boundaries. Conveying sensitive or confidential information. Inaccurate or vague subject line. • No specific action step.

Etiquette 100
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E-mail Blunders Cost Approx. $450,000 a Year

Office Dynamics

I have included several of these in my workshops for admins on e-mail etiquette and protocol. Incomplete information. • Too much information. Breaking privacy guidelines and crossing ethical boundaries. Conveying sensitive or confidential information. Inaccurate or vague subject line. • No specific action step.

Etiquette 100
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Warning! Warning! Incoming text message.

Laughing all the Way to Work

The space crew had a robot that waved its mechanical arms and yelled, "Warning, Warning, alien approaching" or such other thing to protect and inform the crew. Here is some common-sense etiquette: Screen your calls: Subscribe to call display. However, I think our etiquette hasnt caught up with the technology. 411 Look Up 411.ca