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Will Google ever stop amazing me? Introducing Goog/411

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 May, 2009 Will Google ever stop amazing me? Introducing Goog/411 I was introduced to Google when I went back to work as an assistant in a law firm in Ottawa. It was then she introduced me to Google. Recently, a temp worker at my job gave me another Google tip. Introducing Goo.

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Kallout To Research Information

Professional Assistant Blog

Your next step would be to Google it or hop onto Wikipedia to find out more information by opening your internet browser. It means a lot to the team here. You come across a piece of text that you are unfamiliar with. You actually cut down on your productivity by having to open a new browser window. Thanks Richard.

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Co-Workers Annoying You?

Professional Assistant Blog

Here are some tips on getting your team members to lower their voices: Ask the group of people to quiet down, move their conversation to a meeting room or even take the conversation outside. I also work in an environment where it gets a little too loud at times. Its nice to socialize at times, but we are here to work.

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Playing nice in the sandbox

Laughing all the Way to Work

Some people dont play well in a team and can be like that link in the chain that keeps skipping. What can you do if you are part of a team that is not playing well together? Are you doing your part and contributing to the goals of the team or are you getting bogged down with situations? Good team play can be contagious.

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When taking initiative isn't the best thing.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I like working with someone who has initiative, wants to do a good job and is keen to contribute to the team, but is there a time when initiative is not a good thing? Will Google ever stop amazing me? .© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 May, 2009 When taking initiative isnt the best thing. I'm in a bad mood, pass it on.

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Work From Home? Want to be More Productive?

Professional Assistant Blog

Now you can show your boss that you are finding ways to be more productive and a team player. You can then print a summary report to Excel of all of your hours for any time period, for any task, or for any client. To find out more of how Virtual Assistant Manager works, click here.

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Different spellings: British, Canadian and American

Laughing all the Way to Work

Thank goodness for Google , I use it all the time to get answers. This time I came up with a site called Karens Linguistics Issues. It gives the proper spelling for British, Canadian and American words and is very user friendly. If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list. 411 Look Up 411.ca