Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

I just received this article written by Lynn Gaertner-Johnston of Syntax Training and wanted to pass it along to you as it has some great tips for holiday messaging. If you are a job seeker, send a greeting to every person you talked with about your career search this year, whether that talk was in person, by phone, or by email.

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Workplace Insight

JANUARY 16, 2024

The survey found that the average Brit will spend up to two-and-a-half hours working while technically having a day off on holiday or leave. In this case, being “off” but working anyway includes annual leave, weekends and bank holidays, whether they are spent in the UK or abroad. This study shows that this is easier said than done.

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Tips From T. Marie

JULY 9, 2019

I celebrated the July 4 th holiday by taking 4 days off from work. If your phone doesn’t have a hotspot, you can also purchase MiFi devices like Verizon’s Jetpack that allows you to connect devices to the internet via your mobile data package. Our sighs of relief were short-lived however when we realized we had no Internet service.

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Allwork

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Whether you’re looking for a holiday gift, a birthday gift, or just something special to show your love and appreciation, we’ve got you covered. Posting jobs in over 50 different categories from entry-level to executive level, this may be the perfect holiday gift for a digital nomad. . Calendly subscription . Travel adaptor .

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Jen Lawrence

MARCH 15, 2019

You will know in a matter of seconds how your time is allocated just by looking at colors. How to color code? Meetings – In Person Meetings – Virtual (phone/video) Conferences/Expos/Company-Wide Meetings Travel Urgent/Reminders Holidays/Special Events Personal Financial To-Dos (remember to schedule your to-dos !)

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Success

AUGUST 4, 2023

How to spot a toxic client Unlike Turner’s situation, however, it’s not always so easy to spot a toxic client right away. Here are some signs that you may be dealing with a toxic client, as well as how to terminate the relationship the right way. “The female associate started to answer and he cut her off angrily,” she recalls. “It

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 13, 2008

Home About Me Advertise A Great Outlook: Adding Holidays to Microsoft Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize D o you often wonder how you can add your countrys holidays into your calendar in Microsoft Outlook ? In the Calendar Options section, click Add Holidays.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 10 Tips for Taking Effective Phone Messages Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on October 14, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Here are some tips on how to take a proper, accurate telephone message. Write it down on a piece of paper, preferably a phone-message pad.

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Success

JUNE 19, 2023

She says her employees’ VAs were essential over holiday break to “hit the ground running in 2023.” Typical tasks a VA can help with include: Communication, such as phone and email management Organizing Data entry Invoicing and payroll management Social media administration Research What might the return on investment be?

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Page Personnel

OCTOBER 30, 2019

How to overcome the downsides of contract work Anonymous (not verified) 24/01/2023 Contract jobs can be great. You don’t get paid during public holidays Paid holiday leave is a highlight of fulltime employment. As a result, you do start viewing public holidays and annual leave differently.

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Success

JANUARY 8, 2023

I’d spent most of the holiday scrubbing the cabinets of a rental home, fixing a crack in the ceiling and painting the living room. So when I moved into that rental house to start a yearlong separation, he was a dad who wanted to help, and knew how to help, but couldn’t articulate the help. How I tracked my happy moods.

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Jen Lawrence

MARCH 15, 2019

You will know in a matter of seconds how your time is allocated just by looking at colors. How to color code? Meetings – In Person Meetings – Virtual (phone/video) Conferences/Expos/Company-Wide Meetings Travel Urgent/Reminders Holidays/Special Events Personal Financial To-Dos (remember to schedule your to-dos !)

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Success

MARCH 17, 2022

So I Googled “how to nap” for a little guidance. I set daily alarms on my phone so I wouldn’t forget to sleep, or worse, make the mistake of oversleeping. I can feel the blue light from my phone threatening my sleep most nights. I don’t check my phone before “challenge” naps, but maybe the damage is already done.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

While statistically the start of the new year brings with it the hottest months to get hired, September is looking like a potential second choice, with employers heading into the holiday season, potentially needing more help and coming off the summer lull. Here’s how experts recommend preparing. What is the September Surge? Tramelle D.

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Ideas.Ted

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

This post is part of TED’s “How to Be a Better Human” series, each of which contains a piece of helpful advice from people in the TED community; browse through all the posts here. The time when my kid wanted my attention but I was glued to my phone, to some email — so glued that my NO was implicit. Tickets to the Super Bowl.

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The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Another obligatory holiday post. As resident Shrink for Entrepreneurs, I’m here to serve up some piping hot insight on how to thrive during this chaotic time of year… while still finding time to do what’s important: Be with loved ones. No matter your industry, the holidays mess it up. No, you’re not. Until this year.

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Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 23, 2015

  Live Science explains how to track Santa and they also include how NORAD got into Santa tracking. Harry Shoup, then commander in chief of the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD), the predecessor to NORAD, fielded the phone calls. Happy Holidays! Instead, Col. Google also has a Santa Tracker this year.

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Ideas.Ted

JULY 20, 2021

This post is part of TED’s “How to Be a Better Human” series, each of which contains a piece of helpful advice from people in the TED community; browse through all the posts here. I also did some of my learning the hard way by getting direct feedback from mentors on how to become better. Within minutes, my phone rang.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 21, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 21 March, 2009 How to get Office fat fast. How to gain weight in six easy steps: Do not eat breakfast before going to work. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. How to get Office fat fast. Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine."

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Service Untitled

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The holiday campaigns have begun; sales all over television, billboards, and online social media. I want the contact information of a shopping site to be in plain view, and I look for their phone numbers and email contacts. Make it clear how to return damaged items and what to expect if a product doesn’t work correctly.

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Clutter Coach

JANUARY 19, 2016

The holidays can be stressful so there are plenty of magazine articles about how to be happier in spite of them.  Your pace of life isn’t so hectic, so you actually have “free time”  Now that you're inspired, why not contact me for a free half hour phone consultation?

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 9, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to exorcise your demons of disorganization Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on June 9, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. When placing calls, respect the time of other employees by immediately asking if you have phoned at a convenient time or should call back later.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 19, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Say ‘No’ at Work Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 19, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Heather, came close to burnout, working long hours and weekends, until she learned how to make a priority of what she had to, should and even wanted to do.

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Productivityist

MARCH 10, 2021

You can arrange weekly video chats or phone calls, text with your carefully curated counsellor, and do so at an affordable price. I found this interview really energizing as we uncovered how to build actionable roadmaps and why she’s not one to niche down. Ego Is The Enemy’ by Ryan Holiday. Talking Points. Helpful Links.

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Office Organization Success

DECEMBER 1, 2016

The main reason I started my business in the first place (way back in November 2001) was so that I could have a flexible schedule – I had two young children at the time and needed to have a very flexible schedule that would allow me to be around for them, particularly during school holidays. © 2016 Tracey Lawton Training & Consulting LLC.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

With increased commercial activity during the holiday season of the year, it is a good idea to be extra careful to guard againstidentity theft. Six points for consumers : Ask how personal information (eg. name, address, phone number) will be used. Six of the tips are for consumers and the other six for merchants.

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 5, 2017

That I genuinely don’t know what I’m going to do in a day; my boss can wake up one day and decide on a holiday destination and that’ll be my project for the day! What do you enjoy most about your role? What is the one piece of technology, app or website you could not do your job without?

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Customers Rock!

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Social media has brought the customer experience more in-focus than ever before, and this became very apparent during the start of the 2010 holiday shopping season on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The brave ones, armed with their mobile phones, made the trek into the brick-and-mortar retail stores to fight the crowds for their coveted items.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 28, 2010

Test you telephone skills with this simple quiz: How quickly should you pick up a ringing phone? How should you put someone on hold or transfer a call? Answers Answer a ringing phone by the third ring. If your phone system shows internal vs. external calls, alter your greeting appropriately. Answers after the jump.

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Eco-Office Gals

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

These nifty chargers use solar energy to juice cell phones, iPods, iPhones, e-readers and much more. There are a variety of calendars that use sustainable, recycled paper and give daily tips on how to live green and protect the planet. This is a perfect way to remind your co-worker how to live a green lifestyle on a daily basis.

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Jen Lawrence

JANUARY 25, 2019

Again, work with your team to discuss preferred working styles, communication preferences (email, phone, chat, text, video), barriers to trust, performance agreements (turnaround times, work formats, meeting lengths), and conflict resolution processes. Ask about people’s weekends and holidays.

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Service Untitled

APRIL 12, 2011

Begin the process as soon as possible, and if you don’t have an immediate solution, then follow-up with an email or phone call as soon as you do. Possibly Related Posts: Improving the online holiday shopping experience It used to be my father and brothers enjoyed Thanksgiving. Communicate with your customers.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 6, 2010

Phone ringing? When I’m doing important work, I also switch off my phone. Or defer it to a later period. 12 – Block out distractions. What’s distracting you in your work? Instant messages? Text messages popping in? I hardly ever use chat nowadays. The only times when I log on is when I’m not intending to do any work.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

» Link Lineup: Time Management, Org Tools, Focus Concentration and Top Mobil Phone Apps February is Time Management Month, so today I'll share some great articles to help you make the most of the time you have.  Jill Savage wrote a great piece on how to think about replying when you are asked to do something. 

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 15, 2009

Sometimes I wish I had something to warn me when I am with someone with a cell phone so I can know that we are going to be interrupted. I find it frustrating when people either text while in a conversation or are constantly taking phone calls. Apparently not, when its by phone. In an emergency, the cell phone is a useful tool.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

If that is the case you will have even more phone calls, meetings and general engagement with other Directors and top-level members of staff. I have often supported additional Executives while their assistant is away on holiday. Your manager may well be part of the Executive team.

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Office Organization Success

AUGUST 6, 2010

The main reason I started my business in the first place (way back in November 2001) was so that I could choose my own schedule – I had two young children at the time and needed to have a very flexible schedule that would allow me to be around for them, particularly during school holidays. Challenge/Mistake #2 – Taking on the WRONG Clients.

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