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Skeleton Staff

Laughing all the Way to Work

During the holidays it is important to have people in the office to keep things going. You probably have some nice photos from the holidays that you can display as well or cards from friends. My family all live close by so I never feel the need to take vacation days as the stat holidays are enough for me. Getting into a routine.

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Calendar Clarity

Laughing all the Way to Work

You can add the agenda to the meeting request by attaching it. I also like to turn on the stat holiday alerts in Outlook so you will see all the stat holidays in a calendar year. To add holidays, go under Tools, Options, choose Calendar Options and in the middle you will see Add Holidays.

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5 Top Tips to Managing a Remote Team

Jen Lawrence

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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Whose meeting is it anyway?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Do you ever get a meeting request and an agenda has not been provided, or if it is a teleconference the call-in details have not been given or the boardroom hasnt been booked for an internal meeting? I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Lets enjoy our day together.© Is the boardroom booked?

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Three Qs and As About Taking Time Away From Your Biz

Virtual Moxie

Whether you celebrate the Christmas holiday or not, there's no way around the fact that, in many parts of the West, things slow down--or stop completely--around the Christmas and New Year holidays. So, it's as easy as sending an email that says something like, "I'm not available between Christmas and the New Year.

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5 Top Tips to Managing a Remote Team

Jen Lawrence

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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The 2012 Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide

Productivityist

Well, if this person is a productivityist — or at least needs to look at becoming more productive — then you should give The Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide for 2012 a good look. Macbundler Holiday Bundle. This is my email app of choice , and it’s cross-platform. Agenda Calendar. It’s sturdy and it works.

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