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How to Plan a Working Vacation

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When booking longer stays, especially during low season, hotels may offer a discount off the standard rate. 22 and Shangri-La Bangkok is offering a discount of up to 25% for guests booking five consecutive nights or longer until April 30.

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Words as Weapons. Does Civility Matter? You bet it does.

Bonnie Low-Krayman

True Confession I admit that I have a pet peeve which has to do with email. We all know email is a cold medium which is why it needs warming up. These requests can be for assistance to land a new job, negotiate a raise, or identify a contact. I enjoy responding to these emails – with one exception.

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7 Money Mistakes You’re Making in Your 20s

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On top of this, a lot of checking accounts charge a fee when you send an email money transfer, have less money than their minimum limit and use your debit card more than X number of times per month. Some offer reward programs like cash back, grocery points or travel discounts that can be very worthwhile.

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Why You Need to Care About the No-Fly Zones on Your Team

Bonnie Low-Krayman

No-Fly Zones are the non-negotiable time constraints that employees now have as part of their lives – deal-breakers of a sort. You can get a 30% discount when you subscribe through us. By Bonnie Low-Kramen for Executive Support Magazine | November 2023 If the pandemic showed us anything, it is that time is our most precious commodity.

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A True Partnership: Olympia Dukakis and Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low Kramen

Everything is negotiable. She was able to quasi-patiently tolerate the negotiating process and “let it cook.”. In the hundreds of emails I received after Olympia’s passing away on the morning of May 1, 2021, many of the messages said, “You and Olympia had something so special. Don’t change a word. Everything. Don’t read reviews.

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Organising the office Christmas party? Here are some do’s and don’ts

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Do send a save the date email so that you get a good turn out. You don’t know what discounts you can get unless you ask! This is very important! The budget needs to be finalised before you can organise anything. Don’t take the first quote you get. Do ask for some objectives.

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6 Ways to Add Value to Your Organization & Advance Your Career

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Aggressively negotiating with existing vendors for better pricing. Strategically purchasing to take advantage of sales, rebates and discounts. Email this to a friend? Creating an “office supply sharing” program between departments so inventory doesn’t pile up in one area while another is always in need. Share this on Facebook.