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Break The Routine, Inspire Yourself!

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You can change this by having inspirational items around your cubicle (you can also read more on decorating your cubicle here ). As you can tell, I really try to be in tune with nature and of course, love my wife. This really does help me get through those rough days - but there are great days as well, of course.

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Do Not Disturb - Training In Progress

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When youre on a phone call, do people hover over you? If you are on a training course via your computer (WebEx) and listening in to the presenter, you want your full attention on the seminar or workshop that you are attending at your cubicle. Are you the main contact in your department?

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"Going Green" With Your Documents

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And of course, theres the dreaded shredding of confidential documents. You keep printing document after document, not realizing how many trees you are using and how much waste you are creating. Think ahead and see if you can e-mail or transfer your documents in an electronic format to others. This will save your company time and money.

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"Stop Watch"ing Your Productivity

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And of course, there’s the opposite side of the spectrum, where you have way too many people coming to you with requests (read my post on how to handle this here) and just want to run away. 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.

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Tired of Sending Recurring E-mails?

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Of course there is. By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, February 14, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity D o you find that you write the same e-mails over and over again? Do you feel that there should be an easier way of doing this? It all depends on how you need to do this.

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Adhering to the "Open Door" Policy

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I worked as an Investment Advisor’s Assistant, completed my CSC (Canadian Securities Course), but soon after, I realized that this wasn’t really for me. We strive for an “open door” policy, but of course, there are times when the managers hold meetings or make phone calls and have their door closed.

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A Great Outlook: Adding Holidays to Microsoft Outlook

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Of course, the rest of us had to follow this schedule and would have to take time off during these periods. In this case, I dont have to worry about taking extra days off, since I dont really follow the religious holidays that I was brought up with, which in turn, are part of the regular holidays that come up each year.