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5 Ways to Gain Control of Your Home Office

On The Job

But while co-workers see you as the poster child of organization, you hide a dirty little secret: Your home office looks like a typhoon just hit. Files are scattered. It may be of some comfort to know that you are not the only one who could have a home office declared a disaster area. Consider: 1.

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The Cognitive Scientist’s Handbook to Working an Optimal Day

Success

Since most companies don’t approve of siestas or desk naps, Loney recommends filling these two hours with menial tasks, such as scheduled status meetings, filling out timesheets or archiving old files. So during this time, what we’re good at mentally is alertness, vigilance, attention to detail and information review,” Loney says.

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An Admin’s Guide to Virtual Meeting Etiquette

All Things Admin

People set up home offices and found ways to avoid interruptions. When the world reopened, not everyone decided to go back to the office. Follow In-Person Meeting Norms You wouldn’t wander into the boardroom at work 15 minutes late while munching on a cheeseburger and talking loudly on your cell phone.

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Best Business Technology for Small Businesses & Their Owners (28 ideas from them to you!)

Stephanie LH Calahan

" That is what I heard from her as we were talking on the phone.  Wordpress is not just a software, but a platform for managing, creating and publishing information on the Internet without having any technical and programming skills. OneNote: My Filing Cabinet In The Clouds. " Stephanie you are such a geek."

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Mad Productivity: Driving the Work so that it Doesn't Drive me Crazy

Virtual Moxie

I keep my email inbox empty and I never answer the phone unless I''m expecting a call. If I''m supposed to be on the phone with Jack at 2p, and he doesn''t call by 210p, I send a note to see about rescheduling, then I move on. Even if Jack calls three minutes later, I don''t answer the phone. Pixie to help me choose colors 15.

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Announcing.The Paper Tiger Online!

Stephanie LH Calahan

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Work With Stephanie « No Space for a Home Office?   We've helped slews of clients implement the software along with other productivity systems as they claimed their Office Miracle ™ !   Be on the look-out for information coming soon.

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Working From Home a Challenge

On The Job

But here is one thing I know for sure: As soon as my butt hits the chair in my home office, I will have visitors. There is the e-mail from someone at a bank branch in Nigeria telling me that there is an identity theft and I need to contact them right away with all my vital information to make sure everything is secure (yeah, right).