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The Role of Reason and Refinement in Productivity

Productivityist

The Power of Reason in Guiding Productivity Reason, in its purest form, is the ability to apply logical and critical thinking to our actions and decisions. This sentiment underscores the importance of reasoned decision-making in forming productive habits. Why #1: To inform my team about the project’s progress.

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How to Breathe New Life into Old Blog Posts

Tips From T. Marie

started blogging in 2004. It’s not 2004 anymore. More specifically I’m talking about taking still pertinent information from old blog posts and repackaging it in the form of a slidedeck like I did below: This is an embedded Microsoft Office presentation, powered by Office Online. Don’t have PowerPoint or Keynote?

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How to take better notes with Speed Writing

BMT Office Administration

Taking notes by hand is a great way to keep track of information. It also gives you something to reference later if you need to study the information, send out meeting notes, or verify the instructions that you were given. Speed writing is a form of shorthand, but it’s quite a different system than the traditional shorthand systems.

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Successful Resumés

Laughing all the Way to Work

They discouraged listing duties, but rather suggested setting out your skills and strengths in point form right up front so the potential employer can see if you have the skills for the job. LANGUAGE: [Languages spoken] REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST For more information on resumes please click here. accessed August 3, 2007).

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

Success

Thomas and Ayesha Kanji for Harvard Business School in 2004, Childs, as vice president of workforce diversity, executed a plan that created eight task forces. A 2012 study conducted by Yale researchers revealed that even science professors—male and female—evaluate the information on a résumé more harshly when the applicant is a woman.

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Discover the Formula for Happy Employees

Success

Nelson explains that a 2004 Labor Department study really drove home a critical issue she had observed in her practice. You get openly berated in one form or another, or it goes in your personnel file, and all of those days and all of those hours that you really stood up at the plate are meaningless.”. “Those who get it, really get it.

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: Do Online Classes Make Sense for.

On The Job

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, July 20, 2009 Do Online Classes Make Sense for Your Career? There was no chance to articulate ideas and help form ideas.”

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