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Tips for Managing Politics In the Workplace During Election Season

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Update your policies and procedures It’s time to bust out that dusty handbook (which is hopefully not in actual book form anymore). We’re reviewing our financial budgets and projecting different scenarios based on each potential election outcome,” says Gillian Dewar, chief financial officer at Crediful.

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Answering Reader Mail: Being Terminated (Social Etiquette Part 2)

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Hello Readers - 8 months ago, a reader asked me a question about fraternization and social etiquette at work. There were no rules against fraternization in our employee handbook and because the SVPs I supported often took their subordinates out for carousing and merriment, I went against her wishes. The link is that original post.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Book Review: The Retail Doctor's.

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The importance of helping employees by using written job descriptions, handbooks for the “don’ts&# of the business, and training that covers the “do&# procedures will ensure employees function as you want. Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience.

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When customer service defines a business culture

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Culture is how an organization operates whether you chalk it up to customs, attitudes, or etiquette. It’s difficult to define because every business has a culture, but how effectively does it serve a company, and if we want to transform our culture can we really do it? There are no.

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Books & How to be a Better Assistant Through Suggested Readings

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Although I have found some other resources out there, I’ve gotten very mixed reviews from Amazon on certain titles which they’ve offered. As I said some of these seem a bit outdated and reviews are mixed so I don’t want to waste my time. As I said, I took away many great things from reading through it. It inspired me to dig deeper.

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