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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. 

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Cubicle Etiquette 101

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Home About Me Advertise Cubicle Etiquette 101 By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, November 01, 2007 Filed Under: Office Gossip , Productivity D o you find that your colleagues are hovering around you when youre on the phone? In the mean time Im going to discretely tape up a copy of your etiquette rules somewhere public.

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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. You can at least provide a link in your description to a web page candidates can refer to when learning about your values and culture. While you might not be a fan of being on camera, it’s about etiquette and setting a professional tone.

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6 Communication Tips for Executives and their Virtual Executive Assistants

Worxbee

It’s not generally good etiquette to try calling in without a booked meeting. Where this is the case, refer to the email in your note on the project management tool, so that people know where to find the details. #2. Having the right tools is a great start, but you should also have guidelines for when and how to use those tools.

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

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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. Having to be “always on,” even during off-hours.

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Welcome to Canada, Mr. President.

Laughing all the Way to Work

It has always amazed me however that once someone becomes a President they start being referred to by their last name by the media and people in general. What is the proper etiquette when addressing or writing to a President? Here is a video link on the proper etiquette to address a President. Why do we not use their full name?

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Warning! Warning! Incoming text message.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Here is some common-sense etiquette: Screen your calls: Subscribe to call display. However, I think our etiquette hasnt caught up with the technology. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? I usually snap my fingers and say "Hey, over here!" We joke about it, but it is distracting. 23, 1 p.m. 411 Look Up 411.ca