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Why changing with the seasons is key to the all-weather workplace

Workplace Insight

Many people feel the winter blues in some shape or form; each year around 2 million people experience seasonal affective disorder (SAD), which can affect the production of important hormones such as melatonin and serotonin, as well as disrupt the body’s internal clock.

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A 4-Question Guide to Unlock Your Creativity

Success

That is, even the folks who couldn’t think of anything to do with the paper clip besides holding papers together were just as likely to write and direct a successful play as the people who had loads of MacGyver-type tricks for the humble office-supply staple. Divergent thinking doesn’t always predict creativity. But it still counts.

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So you’ve been asked to organise an event… now what?

Practically Perfect PA

Considering this task is not the staple part of our profession I can still imagine your answer to be ‘quite often’. Instead of another form of communication. Events can be expensive especially if they are for team building or internal training. How often do you organise events? Why are you holding an event?

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Answering Reader Mail: Creating a Good Relationship with Other Assistants

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

So just wanted to say hello to all my international readers too! :) This is her question: “ I am located internationally and I've been reading your articles. It’s best not to gossip or form secret alliances. Today’s reader question comes from a young woman who does not live in the USA. Just be a good person and be you.

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

Stephanie LH Calahan

  Even if you are not the most technical person on your block, you probably have some form of technology in your life that you love.            Dr. Shannon Reece Reece International LLC. Find here: steph.bz/iB5cj3. My Laptop Gives Me Wings! Find here: steph.bz/lkOHaY.

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How to take meeting minutes like a professional

BMT Office Administration

Meeting minutes are a staple of all Board meetings, and many internal company meetings, as they serve as an official written record of a meeting to aid in future decision-making and fill in employees who couldn’t attend. When taken in that context, the term’s true meaning starts to take form. The pre-planning phase.

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Insects, fungi and algae — climate-friendly foods that could be headed to your dinner plate

Ideas.Ted

But as many of us know, climate change — in the form of droughts, floods and extreme temperatures — is threatening agriculture and our fragile food systems. . But certain forms of microalgae and macroalgae are already in many household pantries. Mycoprotein is a form of single-cell protein that is derived from fungi.

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