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How to Create a Powerful, Future-Proof Culture for Remote and Decentralized Teams

Allwork

If your culture supports this option, reach out to your workers to determine what resources and processes are necessary. Be cognizant of the time zones. Tools such as Slack and Basecamp enable real-time collaboration so that important messages and feedback don’t fall through the cracks.

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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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Is a post-COVID remote work policy right for you?

BMT Office Administration

Some major companies such as Microsoft and Google plan to put an end to their remote work policies and have all staff return to the office to work together in-person again. Have human resources send out an anonymous survey, or include remote work questions on their employee engagement survey. In-person only. Know your team.

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How Guy Kawasaki Manages His Social Media Presence

Ian's Messy Desk

Like CNN, ESPN, and NPR, we provide content repeatedly because people live in different time zones and have different social media habits. 2) Repurposed Google+ Posts. Three other people also post to HolyKaw via Google+: Peg Fitzpatrick , Trey Ratcliff , and me. (I I explain this in the Google+ section below.).

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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. (for If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list.

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Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time

Laughing all the Way to Work

They are a valuable resource and I appreciate them. Like you, I list the new assistant as not only a contact but a definite resource for future references. I never underestimate the value of my interactions with other assistants both on and off site. I have found this practice to pay off big just when you need it! 23, 1 p.m. (for

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Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?

Laughing all the Way to Work

So I did what I normally do when I want an answer -- I Googled it! When I looked on Google different companies were calling it different things, but PowerPoint Remote or Presentation Remote does help. Here we were, professional assistants talking about the thingy for the PowerPoint. And guess what? Thanks Patty. 23, 1 p.m. (for