Laughing all the Way to Work

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Balancing Professionalism and Friendship in the Office: Guest Blog by Elaine Hirsch

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Workplace friendships can help make the work day go faster and be more enjoyable, but a balance must be achieved so that productivity does not decrease. If employees are working toward a common goal with people they genuinely like, they will in turn have a shared sense of camaraderie and will be more productive.

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Is Proofreading a Lost Art?

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When I was in school the teachers drilled proofing skills into us as they taught us the goal was to create the best product we could and proofing was part of the process to do that. I think the goal should really be the same as my teachers taught me -- to have the most professional and accurate looking document that we can.

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Will you be my Buddy? The Importance of Teamwork and the Buddy System

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I believe that working as a team will not only increase productivity, but will give each of the team members a feeling of accomplishment, working toward a common goal, but if you are “all over the place” then nobody wins. They recognized the importance of the Assistant in accomplishing their goals.

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Five Psychology Tips for Office Survival

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In many places of work and professional settings a passive aggressive employee is able to interfere with everything from project deadlines and department morale to organizational productivity and interpersonal relationships. It is important to remember that everybody has different motivations and respond differently to situations.

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Playing nice in the sandbox

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My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Are you doing your part and contributing to the goals of the team or are you getting bogged down with situations? Lets enjoy our day together.© Be sure you are not part of the problem.

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The Paperless Society: A dream or a necessity?

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Public pressure has made governments move to set new targets and goals for the environment, and they have made advances in going paperless with the acceptance of e-filing of documents and setting standards for waste management. They need to go even further however if we are going to realize the possibility of a paperless society.

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Is it that time of the year already?

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My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets One of the hardest questions for me on my performance appraisal is the one about my goals. Think about what your boss needs to get done and how you can help him or her accomplish that and work that into your goals.