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A Day in the Life of Renée Marino, a Broadway Star-Turned-Master Communicator

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Recently, two of her colleagues came to an understanding that when one sends brisk emails, it isn’t yelling. Rather, it’s her instinct to shoot off emails like a to-do list. That realization wouldn’t have happened without the opportunity to communicate openly as a team—in person, instead of behind emails. No one spoke….

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How to Stand Up for Yourself

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She’d made a small on-the-job error, and a library trustee known for her bullying manner sent a reprimand to Fanning’s personal email address, CC’ing it to the entire board. Fanning acknowledged the error, apologized and asked that work emails be sent only to her work address. Email has pros and cons, Paterson says.

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What It’s Like to Float in a Sensory-Deprivation Tank

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That happened when I wasn’t distracted , when I left my smartphone at home, turned off the TV, stopped turning around to see who was walking through the door of the restaurant. I also decide in advance how often I’ll log in to check my email inbox (usually every hour) as well as when and how long my breaks will be.

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The Blended Role of Executive Personal Assistants

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For couples who travel frequently between homes and businesses and have busy lifestyles, this could mean coordinating professional and private schedules across different time zones and in different regions around the world. What Are the Responsibilities of an Executive/Personal Assistants?

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All work and some play: the rise of the ‘Bleisure’ travellers

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There’s also something particularly poignant about sitting down to a table set for one in an unfamiliar restaurant amid the sound of strange accents and clinking glasses. Rather than remain grounded while her hubbie trots the globe, the couple have devised a lifestyle where Deborah goes too.

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Competitive Intelligence: Not Just For Big Business | THE SMALL.

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Google Alerts are also a great source of information by providing email updates of the latest relevant Google results (news, web etc.) Steve Said on January 26th, 2010 at 3:38 pm I often find that CI is overlooked by small businesses especially regarding restaurants for example. Say you have a competing restaurant a few blocks away.

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‘Maybe the Only Way to Have an Answer to the Unknown Is to Face It Every So Often’

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But if I decide it requires too much effort to step outside and pick it up, an electronic edition is already in my email. And if the e-edition is too much effort, the same newspaper sends another email called the Daily Headlines Edition. The lodge has a restaurant with a nice outside patio overlooking a river. MICHAEL GRAFF.

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