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Google’s Myth Of Losing Social Capital In Hybrid Work

Allwork

That policy goes against the desires of many rank-and-file Google employees. When we have a certain perception of appropriate practices, we tend to disregard other more appropriate alternatives. Trying to transpose existing ways of collaboration in “office-culture” to hybrid and remote work is a prime example of functional fixedness.

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Opening Microsoft Office 2007 Files in Microsoft Office XP

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise Opening Microsoft Office 2007 Files in Microsoft Office XP By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, January 09, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Access , MS-Excel , MS-Outlook , MS-PowerPoint , MS-Word , Productivity I recently had a vendor send us an Excel spreadsheet that he created in Microsoft Word 2007 format.

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Podcast 114: Organizing systems for growth

Clutter Coach

Filing systems can be fairly eccentric when only a few people need to use them. New people don’t understand the filing system and there are no written guidelines to help them. If you have a cubicle you can get away with more clutter since you’re the main one who sees it, but not when you’re sitting in the open.

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Break The Routine, Inspire Yourself!

Professional Assistant Blog

By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, October 08, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity A re you the type of person that comes into the office each and every day, thinking that its just going to be another boring day, nothing changes and its always the same thing day in and day out? You check your e-mails , you do your filing.

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How to Organize Your Desk

Office Dynamics

Unkempt work spaces are becoming a productivity issue as offices become more cramped and cubicles replace private offices. Example: Items: Store all sticky notes together; notepads of various sizes together; different stationery and envelope sizes together, etc. Love the “round file!” ” Throw things out.

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Using Subtotals Function in Microsoft Excel

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise Using Subtotals Function in Microsoft Excel By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Excel , Productivity D o you have a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet where you have firm names and figures? The spreadsheet might contain other types of data, but is similar to this example?

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Calculation of Discounts in Excel

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise Calculation of Discounts in Excel By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 Filed Under: MS-Excel H ave you ever wondered how to calculate discounts on certain products/services that you or your firm offers? I then checked Excels help file and there it was.