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5 Tips for Dealing with Annoying People at Work

Success

The issue is so pervasive that Laura Crandall, author and founder of a management consulting firm, wrote Working with Humans: Tools You Didn’t Know You Needed for Conversations You Never Expected to Have to help others learn how to work with annoying people.

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11 Tips To Improve Your Performance

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise 11 Tips To Improve Your Performance By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, November 08, 2007 Filed Under: Office Gossip , Productivity A re you asking yourself, “How can I improve my workplace?&# Avoid people that gossip, you will only get yourself deeper into negativity. Expand your mind.

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Office Politics Can't Be Ignored

On The Job

In a perfect cubicle world, office politics would cease to exist. You don’t have to lie, cheat, steal or cause physical harm – but you can listen, learn, be professional and ethical. Don’t gossip. Some people equate gossiping with office politics, and that’s a big mistake. Here are some things to think about: 1.

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Got A Large Print Job From Your Boss? Not Sure What To Do?

Professional Assistant Blog

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, February 15, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , Organize , Productivity Y our boss comes to your cubicle and asks you to make 10 copies of 5 different sets of publications. She also mentions that she needs it completed urgently, since she had to schedule a meeting with some clients right away.

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Free ACT! (CRM) Video Tutorials

Professional Assistant Blog

Believe it or not, this was quite an easy system to learn. Just click on any of the links below to take a look at the particular task you would like to learn about. In one of my previous jobs, when I was working for an Investment Advisor, he gave me the installation CD-ROM and asked me to read up on how to use it.

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4 ways to Boost Your Standing at Work

On The Job

The thousands of people who were left shaking in their cubicles -- wondering if they'd receive the next pink slip -- reminded me of the old saying that there are no atheists in foxholes. This can mean everything from making sure you contribute your portion to the office coffee fund to refusing to gossip about co-workers.

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Cultural Differences in Jobs Around The World

Professional Assistant Blog

What do they learn the hard way? What do people struggle with, or what have they had to learn the hard way? My biggest was learning a new language again, since Ive lived in Switzerland as well. What trips people up? What puzzles people? Are these social things, business things, language things. What are they puzzling over?

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