Productivity Bits

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Follow me on t witte r. This book targets those that are entrepreneurial in nature, specially those wanting to escape the cubicle. There are many mentions in this book about “quitting the rat race&# , being “stuck in the rut&# , being “tired of the 9-5 job&# , and “escaping the cubicle&#. Hugh MacLeod.

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Eat Your Career

MARCH 23, 2015

I talk a lot about how to advocate for yourself , be loud and proud of all you do , and t ake credit for your work even when others are trying to steal the spotlight. Whether it comes from the CEO or a peer in the next cubicle over, it makes you feel seen and appreciated. Email this to a friend? Here’s how it works. Tweet This!

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Tips From T. Marie

MAY 4, 2016

With the new features in Skype for business, you can share your screen with other members of your office, organize video, audio, and chat meetings with up to 250 people at a time, and share different media files easily without having to use email. You can also send files within a conversation effectively doing away with email.

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Productivity Bits

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Follow me on t witte r. You might be a cubicle dweller and you might be the only occupant in that 5×5 cube. It’s not good to be a lone wolf in a cubicle farm. You don’t like to be the weakest link. Cubicle drive-by is considered intrusive. Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. A Proverb Quote.

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Success

JULY 17, 2021

If you’re sitting in a cubicle or your basement home office with the kids screaming upstairs, I imagine that being your own boss sounds delicious. Coaches generally do not, but because humans are primarily emotional creatures, coaches can’t help but delve into serious past traumas and challenging emotions at times. It’s simply not true.

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

T he art of Feng Shui involves the placement and layout of furniture and objects to achieve a harmonious flow of energy. When you start placing your furniture in a home or an office, don’t do things that block the free flow of energy. For this reason, an office with cubicles can sometimes present problems. 100% No Spam.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 3, 2008

Hopefully, not too many of you were affected by the email system outages yesterday. Hopefully, you weren’t also affected by the FPL power outages. It’s a reminder to all of us that depending on one system alone works fine, right up until the time that it doesn’t. Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter!

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Productivity Bits

JUNE 25, 2010

Follow me on t witte r. Don’t sweat the small stuff – this idiom has a lot to tell about productivity. You don’t only need to stop worrying about unimportant issues; you should also drop the unimportant things as well. Stop Replying To Emails You’re CC’d In. Don’t even bother replying.

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Productivity Bits

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Follow me on t witte r. Those working in the office and the cubicle dwellers are most prone to the temptations of online distractions. When you confront the distraction head on, that doesn’t mean turning off the internet connection. Don’t Click On Related Links. Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal.

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Eco-Office Gals

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

But that doesn’t mean that you as an individual can’t do small things around the office. You don’t have to necessarily ride your bike every day, but once or twice a week can substantially reduce the amount of carbon released into the air. The first is to bring a few desk plants to decorate your cubicle.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

The point of this is that a person that usually is productive won’t be in a job that doesn’t satisfy them completely. Remember, money isn’t everything. I haven’t been happier in my life since I left. Do you feel that you are happy at your job? What have I done? I need to quit!&#

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

What about the guy in the cubicle next to yours refusing to take off his headphones so you can ask him a question? Labels: anxiety , bad bosses , business communications , email , nerves , nervous , stress posted by Anita at 3:47 PM 2 Comments: Anxiety Attacks said. So, say someone refuses to return your phone calls. The reason?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 20, 2009

My weight gain happened as a result of being so busy in my new job that I started eating out because it was easier than having to make my own breakfast, lunch and sometimes dinner at home and I stopped going to the gym because I just couldn't seem to find the time. It really does help, doesn't it? Healthy Or Junk?

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2008

There are some companies that, unfortunately, don’t allow for purchases such as stationary , fax machines , toner , etc. You can even get new items, if you aren’t into used items or feel that they might not work as well. Since I work for a large corporation, this is my case as well. Whats next?

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2007

Do you feel that they are overbearing and don’t know when to keep their opinions to themselves? Don’t allow yourself to become them. Remember that you want to be the bigger person and don’t sink to their level. Don’t let your work performance suffer. Practice, practice, practice!

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On The Job

JULY 30, 2009

Especially the "I've landed' cell phone calls ;) Would also suggest 'not' multitasking with email, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Jacqui, I can't tell you how many times I've wondered why people bother to get together if one -- or both -- are consumed with their Blackberries the entire time. Anita, great post!

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 4, 2008

Don’t forget to set up and turn on your “Out of Office Assistant&# on Microsoft Outlook. A simple bounce back message will be e-mailed to them letting them know that you can’t help them at the present time and for them to contact someone that you’ve delegated to help out in these types of situations.

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Productivity Bits

APRIL 7, 2011

Follow me on t witte r. We don’t only have to deal with work per se but also with the other things that go along with our job – the positive and negative things. Replacing high-priority tasks with the tasks that we don’t necessarily need at the moment can negatively affect our true priorities.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2008

You reminisce about that Seinfeld episode where Elaine gets stuck on the subway and starts talking to herself about how the train isn’t moving and starts to get claustrophobic. You start to notice a particular smell, yet you know it wasn’t you, but you wonder if everyone thinks that it was. This is you now!

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 22, 2008

Do you find that you book a meeting date/time, but one or more people from the group let you know that they can’t make it during that date/time? They either block off time that they shouldn’t have or they block it off so that it either shows that they’re busy, but really out of the office or vice versa.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 18, 2008

I couldn’t believe it either. I personally couldn’t do this, but it’s quite interesting that people would actually think of this. I work in a back office environment, where 99% of our client interaction is via the phone, e-mail or outside of the office, so I can wear jeans and a t-shirt.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 26, 2008

Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter! Home About Me Advertise Why People Gossip At The Office By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , Office Gossip , Productivity D o you gossip at the office? Do you get sucked into the gossip of others? Gossip has never been a positive matter.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 14, 2008

The staff member writes you back, but you don’t quite understand it. You never know when someone would come back to you and tell you that they didn’t ask you to do a certain task. You write them again, asking for clarification. Has this ever happened to you? At least you will have proof of it.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2008

But of course, you don’t want to disturb others around you with the bell going off or some even have chickens clucking as the alarm. Having a timer at your desk can be a great tool. This way, you will only have to focus on your project for that particular amount of time and not have to worry about other projects falling behind.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 10, 2008

In my weekly recap last Friday I pointed out a Lifehack.org article arguing that the current climate for hyper-productivity isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. If I didn’t have a full day’s worth of tasks to complete I wasn’t being efficient enough. Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter!

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2008

You search your pockets and realize that you don’t have one. By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, February 21, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , Meetings , Productivity Y ou’re walking around the office and someone comes up to you, asking for a pen. Has this ever happened to you?

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Productivity Bits

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Follow me on t witte r. If you are like me, the desk drawers in your cubicle make up a good storage for your physical filing system.Your desk drawers will hold all the materials that are necessary for your job. Please signup to my email list to receive free updates from Productivity Bits. Your email will remain private.

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Productivity Bits

MARCH 9, 2011

Follow me on t witte r. The only problem is you don’t have enough time. A good use of a voice recorder would be for dictating email content, ToDo’s, or maybe questions that you may want to ask during a meeting with the higher ups. Make your car a mini-extension of your office or cubicle. Think about this.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Do you even receive voice mails that are left by people trying to sell you something, but you didn’t even hear the phone ring? By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity D o you receive junk mail, junk faxes and the occasional irritating phone call from telemarketers?

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

T here is a great site called OpenTable.com , which allows you to book reservations online with particular restaurants all over the world. By The Professional Assistant on Monday, September 22, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity A re you asked to make reservations for your manager(s) at particular restaurants?

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, November 30, 2007 Filed Under: A re you looking for a way to make sure that others don’t open your letters or packages? Home About Me Advertise Want Confidential Documents to Stay Confidential? Then Redi-Tag Security Seals and Tape is the product for you.

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2007

There have been instances of where employees that sit a few cubicles away from each other prefer to e-mail rather than walk over or call the other on the phone. They can use any other means of communication, even picking up the phone and talking to each other. This actually happens quite a bit at my workplace as well.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2007

This doesn’t mean that you have to go out for beers or go to a movie. I don’t mean take charge of the office – you might make some serious mistakes. Don’t whine and complain about every little task that is given to you. Don’t break your promises. Take some risks!

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

See what you can change about yourself, don’t try to change others. At times, the person that conveys this tone doesn’t realize they are coming across in a harmful manner. If someone is making a difference by helping you or your teammates, let them know. Try to understand that change will happen, no matter what.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

Then he mentioned that he didn’t want all of the details of each product listed. I recently ran into this problem as well. One of my managers wanted me to use our sales tracking software to create the sales report for a particular product. He only wanted the total amounts shown as a bundled figure.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Unsurprisingly, the Zappos offices don’t resemble a typical office or call center. And the employees working in the Zappos office also don’t resemble the people you see in an average call center. Cross training helps make it so Zappos doesn’t have to hire as many temporary service employees.

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Follow me on t witte r. I t’s 9:00 PM. If you are working on a legitimate job, then you must set some milestones that won’t drag you to the wee hours. You don’t want your daily commute to become a source of stress. I don’t know about you but I consider driving to work as a relaxing experience.

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