Success

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Call one of your children on the phone. Overall, whether it’s gossip from co-workers, violence in the media, pessimism in your own thoughts or other influences, make conscious efforts to reduce your exposure to the negative. Ask restaurant servers for low-sodium options—you’d be surprised how eager they are to help. Take a nap.

Mentoring 345

Mentoring Goals Clothes Expenses 345

On The Job

JULY 26, 2011

You insist on a certain chair in the conference room. You claim you hate gossips, but have sent emails passing along the latest scuttlebutt concerning a colleague's dating habits after you overheard her on the phone. You keep your colleagues waiting at a restaurant for a lunch get-together. You're inflexible. You dither.

Gossip 100

Gossip Restaurants Phones Home Office 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 5, 2009

I am sure after that call her husband got off the phone and kicked the dog or was cranky with a sales clerk at the grocery store. It ended up that the phone lines were down because of a thunderstorm in town and he had been trying to reach her since early that afternoon. What happened? Crankiness and bad moods can be passed on.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 11, 2009

I can tell you my friends and colleagues got a lot of phone calls in those early days and it was a wonderful resource and help to me. The problem that sometimes occurs with sharing with current co-workers is it can turn into office gossip. This is where a strong assistant team is nice to have. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. 411 Look Up 411.ca

IAAP 100

IAAP Time Zones Administrative Professionals International 100