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Tim Rowe – Founder and CEO of CIC | Flexible Workspaces: Competing Globally

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And startups generally don’t have a long planning horizon. They don’t know if they’ll be around in a few weeks or months or years. So when we started in 1999, if you look at Google, the word coworking didn’t exist. And there really wasn’t a history of doing this sort of thing very much.

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Could March Madness Be the Secret to Better Workplace Relationships?

On The Job

Bracket mania takes over the cubicles, as those with the latest scientific data go up against those who pick final teams based on deeply held beliefs in uniform color. Still, Philippe and others say that workplaces entering the bracket fray need to look at some legal considerations.

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: My 5 New Rules for Cellphone Use

On The Job

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. Cell yell is unnecessary.and I really don't like talking to someone while they're eating. Care to add to my list? Jacqui July 30, 2009 8:42 AM Anita said.

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

Professional Assistant Blog

Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter! Administrative assistants are highly skilled in many areas and sometimes we take it for granted, not recognizing where we could go with our skills. What better candidate to take on that role as a career, than the assistant who regularly plans events from small meetings to large conferences.

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The E-tiquette of E-mail

Professional Assistant Blog

If I didn’t know the person, and it was my first communication to him/her, I would use both names: John McDonald. They were merely doing their job and didn’t need to be thanked. END on the subject line means there is no need to open the message as there is nothing in the body text…&# 2 DON’T SHOUT!

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Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?

Laughing all the Way to Work

After reading the article on the "remote clicker", which is what I used to call it, I asked John in the cubicle beside me. Taking stock We don't know what we don't know ► June (1) Playing nice in the sandbox ► May (2) Whose meeting is it anyway? Although thingy will work in a crunch. Thanks Patty.

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It's Lonely in the Corner Office.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Posted by Patricia Robb at 6:30 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , co-workers , cubicle , learning from each other , open workspace , professional assistant , teamwork Reactions: Newer Post Older Post Home Join me for a Webinar, Sept. I have never had my own office before and I cant say I like it, but I am getting used to it (sort of).