Ian's Messy Desk

DECEMBER 14, 2010

You’re well into the holiday shopping season and these tips may be too little, too late for many of you. Work from a Budget. Make a list of everyone you plan to give holiday gifts to this year with an estimate of what you want to spend. It’s easy to overspend when your charging purchases to your credit card.

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Eco-Office Gals

DECEMBER 2, 2010

The larger organizations and the public sector often have the resources to appoint a green “Tsar”. There are examples of organizations who have successfully eliminated unnecessary paper waste in their organization by digitizing key business processes, such as the mail room, accounts payable, expenses. Working From Home.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Statistics for the 2011 shopping holiday season look a little scary for merchants this year. According to a Price Grabber survey, 45 percent of consumers say they are going to spend less on holiday shopping compared to what they spent in 2010. The average holiday shopper will spend 15 hours this season shopping for presents.

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JUNE 23, 2011

In Arizona, at the Oro Valley Public Library, customer appreciation cards are given to everyone when they make a purchase at one of the bookstores for more than $5. Each time they get a stamp, and when they get ten stamps, the card can be redeemed at any of the affiliated book stores for $5 off any purchase.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 3, 2010

For individual rewards, how about gift certificates for DVD rentals, music CD purchases, theme park tickets or “Dinner for 2″ at a local eatery? You are limited only by your imagination and budget. For group or departmental appreciations, consider a “Leave Work 30 Minutes Early Next Friday&# reward.

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

The holidays are quickly approaching and this is the time of year when we reflect on our successes and goals and also begin thinking about what we can do to reach the next level the following year. Some have lost jobs, didn’t get promotions or pay raises, or lost funding due to employer budget cuts. Lets grow together!

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APRIL 5, 2011

There are many ways to show our appreciation, so depending on your budget, time restraints, size of your business, or even the type of business, here are some tried and true examples that might come in handy: Have a thank you party with a theme. Never underestimate the power of a few sincere words. Didn’t our mothers teach us just that?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 7, 2012

If you have to purchase stuff for your boss - ask to xerox the credit card, both front and back now. Where will you get flowers, baby gifts, birthday cakes, catered lunch, a venue for the holiday party, wine, a list of all the hot restaurants in town? Don't forget about official, company, school, and religious holidays.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 17, 2013

I will go through the ‘what’ and they ‘why’ behind purchasing a gift for Administrative Professionals Day. A great assistant bends over backwards for their leader and their organization, makes personal sacrifices, always knows who to call and puts out a fire before you ever feel the heat. AssistantsGetStuffDone.

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Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Jean Accius is Senior Vice President at AARP, the nation’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering Americans 50 and older to choose how they want to live as they age. That was when she started to build her business, organically, with the power of social media. Jean Accius. Senior Vice President.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

Holiday Season Kicks Off – 2 Weeks in Review! They have a budget. My blog is my proof of purchase. That salary came from advertising purchased by business to air on my station. First, it’s a crappy way to organize content. Imagine if your library organized its books that way. No way, dude. I apologize.)

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