Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Guest Post from Fox News/Jacqueline Whitmore, CSP: Before you run out and by a bank-breaking gift for your boss, it's important to know what message your gift may be sending. Expensive doesn't always mean better; in fact most of the time buying the boss a pricey present can make you look bad.

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The Office Professionals Place

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 Take the “Jingle&# out of Holiday Stress Are you planning the holiday party in your office? Or are you stressed just thinking about the holidays? Here are a few ways to ‘deck the halls’ and have a worry free holiday. Use your days off during the holidays to relax.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 27, 2017

From keeping the household running smoothly and overseeing home improvements through to making tea for the window cleaner and shopping for his family’s Christmas presents, these are the kind of tasks that the super-efficient wife would perform. And picture this, husband asks me to source and purchase a gift for wife.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 27, 2017

From keeping the household running smoothly and overseeing home improvements through to making tea for the window cleaner and shopping for his family’s Christmas presents, these are the kind of tasks that the super-efficient wife would perform. And picture this, husband asks me to source and purchase a gift for wife.

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Service Untitled

DECEMBER 12, 2012

The National Retail Federation estimates the average jolly holiday shopper will conservatively spend $750 for family and friends this season. Of course that includes gifts, decorations, and greeting cards which we all like to share as the joys of the season take over our common sense.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

It is a fabulous place where adults and children can enjoy one of the most fun holidays of the year! I want to challenge you this week and as you prepare for and go through the holiday season to live it as if you were that young-spirited child. What can you add to your holiday season to make it more fun and less so "ho hum"?

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Service Untitled

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The holiday campaigns have begun; sales all over television, billboards, and online social media. There is nothing worse than being presented with hidden fees at checkout. So as a seasoned shopper, I look to the companies I trust. Many of us shop at the last-minute, so customers want to be sure of time lines for delivery.

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

But I do prepare throughout the year and set myself up for gift-giving success in the process. What I do is use the following iPhone apps to make sure that Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and all present-purchasing days in between are as productive as possible. Why Evernote?

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Loosely Speaking

DECEMBER 17, 2010

December 2010 Podcast Program Notes– Tara’s and my holiday bonus episode. Kristin has generously offered a FREE GIFT to listeners of this episode (the deadline to get it is December 31, 2010). King presents “Virtual Assistants Make Anything Possible for Their Author Clients.&# Here’s a link to purchase.

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Service Untitled

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Statistics for the 2011 shopping holiday season look a little scary for merchants this year. According to a Price Grabber survey, 45 percent of consumers say they are going to spend less on holiday shopping compared to what they spent in 2010. The average holiday shopper will spend 15 hours this season shopping for presents.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Should you use the link to purchase one of these books, then I’ll get a little bit of money to build my own library (as my Amazon earnings are used to buy more books). I received How to Read a Book as a gift in a book exchange this year, and it is the first book on my reading list starting January 1. Ego is the Enemy (Print).

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 7, 2010

No sooner do you start to enter data, than Jane wanders in, sits down and asks if you’ve heard the latest rumour about Bob down in purchasing. If yours is an organization that encourages less-formal communication, you may find people dropping by to discuss anything from last night’s big game to next week’s big presentation.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Organizing an office gift exchange can be an opportunity to create meaningful memories with your coworkers, or, as a recent article on The International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) blog makes clear, a potential minefield of stress and unintentional offense. Good Gift Lists. Yankee Swap.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

In instances where people have directly helped me get a job by making an important introduction or went out of their way for me, I will give a gift, if appropriate. The timing of the gift is also crucial. When I got promoted, I actually gave a gift to the person who got me my first job at the company.

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 7, 2010

Present Yourself In A Way You Haven’t Before If you always present yourself to others in a serious way, and they are used to that by now, it would make a statement for you to try to start casually the next time you are with others, and maintain that during the rest of your conversation. I’m just kidding there.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 10, 2010

I guess it depends on the circumstances and size/importance of the purchase. Keep in mind that the article discusses the initial conditions required to be in place for a first-time purchase. Liking the author doesn’t factor into that first purchase anywhere. Trust before like, in all initial purchases and sales.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

MCE Holiday Gift Guide—for you, for customers, and for special people on your list Reply James ( @MenwithPens ) November 23, 2009 at 8:49 am Hey, no one can accuse of using the “buy now! Feel strong desire to go and buy mysterious book that doesn’t exist. Reply Kelly November 23, 2009 at 7:37 am That’s good.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

The Spiral Notebook Purchase (and then use!) If you need to write/send your holiday cards then look at your calendar and schedule it in. As you bring yourself back to the present moment, revisit your schedule / To Do List and see what can be cancelled or delegated. Use it to manage overwhelm when your world is freakin'!

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Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Leigh Burgess is a creative strategist who uses her gifts to help others. 1 in the UK in Apple’s Self Development and Business charts and led to being asked to present Give Kindness A Chance , a documentary for the BBC. She has presented at top educational institutions such as Oxford University, Howard University, University of St.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 1, 2009

If a question is linked to the present moment and there’s follow-up and interest on the follow-up, I think there are no wrong questions. A “pirated&# CD is not a lost sale, really – the pirate would never have purchased the music in the first place. For me, it’s not a particular question. They’re all good.

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