Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Cubicle Etiquette 101 By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, November 01, 2007 Filed Under: Office Gossip , Productivity D o you find that your colleagues are hovering around you when youre on the phone? If you are going to enter another staff members cubicle, make sure to knock first.

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Could a Union Be Coming to a Cubicle Near You? Heres the story I did for Gannett: Could a union be coming soon to a cubicle near you? in San Francisco.

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Allwork

AUGUST 26, 2022

As Generation Z—those born between 1997 and 2012—begins to enter the workforce, companies are realizing their current office spaces, operational policies, and company norms do not resonate as strongly with this emerging employee base as they did with those of decades past. ” Image courtesy of SmithGroup.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Adhering to the "Open Door" Policy By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , Prioritize I n my last job, I had my own office. Just remember, if your company has an “open door” policy, please adhere to it.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 4, 2017

Make sure your employees have an adequate amount of vacation, and create policies to limit after-hours work and communication that can disrupt employees’ time away from the office. You can organize weekend activities that appeal to your employees, such as outdoor recreation, art classes, or local festivals or events.

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MARCH 25, 2024

At the Time, Americans had offices, private offices, and the notion that you would sort of work at a desk without a cubicle wall or something right next to someone else was strange to people, and it really pushed them. And that, I think, is what a lot of organizations now are using to drive their workplace strategy. That was anathema.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 9, 2010

Disorganization is so prevalent in the workplace that the Professional Organizers in Canada estimates a typical office worker wastes 150 hours a year – almost one month – searching for misplaced information. For someone earning $50,000 a year, that translates to a loss of $3,842 a year. Keep the office door closed.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2008

Luckily, in my office, we dress in casual clothes all of the time and we do have a corporate policy of being able to dress up in a costume for this event. Check with your Human Resources Department or manager to see if this falls into your corporate policy.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, October 09, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Excel , Organize , Productivity D o you find that when you receive phone calls or voice mail messages, you cant remember who called, what time they called, who they were trying to call, etc? Home About Me Advertise Who Called? Use A Phone Call Log!

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Cover Your Tracks: E-mail Archiving By The Professional Assistant on Friday, September 05, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity , System Security D o you back up your e-mails in Microsoft Outlook ? There are two ways of backing up your e-mails.

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Allwork

AUGUST 14, 2023

Too often when you speak to a financial organization, they want to talk numbers and they want to talk market share, and they want to talk things that are critically important, but they don’t really drill down into the workings of your business they don’t know how to. Not much difference. It just doesn’t.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 2, 2012

From the moment you visit the website, you are guaranteed free shipping, immediate delivery, 365-day return policies, and a host of good-natured and efficient customer service personnel right at your fingertips or on the phone should any part of your shopping experience go awry. It’s a place to be adventuresome, learn, and grow.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 3, 2010

From corporate cubicles to the factory floor, the collective skills and efforts of people keep your operation going. If you think your employee’s poor performance is costing you profit, instead of overhauling your employee roster, why not try motivating them to become better employees ?

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

Your company may have a policy on how they want you to address people in external business e-mail. Your company may have a strict policy on what they want you to include in the signature line and what it should look like, but generally you would include your name, title, company name and address, telephone and fax number. Who are you?

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Some organizations seem to have misplaced the concept of customers first. Instead company policy intended to streamline and reduce costs wind up costing an organization more money. The CEO, Tony Hsieh’s desk and “cubicle” is out in the arena with all of the associates.

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The Office Professionals Place

OCTOBER 8, 2009

If your employer allows and you have space, you may ask if pictures can be hung on the walls of your office or cubicle. The ability to clear the clutter and make room in your office will increase productivity and show that you are an organized professional who can access information quickly when needed.

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

If work isn’t done right every single time, it could lead to dangers that someone in a cubicle might never face. Nuclear Submarine Culture to Your Organization. Some insights from Rickover: “Human experience shows that people, not organizations or management systems, get things done. When details are ignored, the project fails.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 7, 2010

One other thing I’d add for freelancing–and it’s either a pro or a con depending how you look at it–is that you need to build your network of freelancers through professional organizations, meetups or some other way. You should do this before taking the plunge. JB´s last blog. Don’t Quit…yet.

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