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Attracting Productivity: Work Environments

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Home About Me Advertise Attracting Productivity: Work Environments By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, September 02, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , Job Seeking , Networking , Productivity D o you think of yourself as a productive person? The work environment is great and I have an amazing boss. Many studies have shown this.

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Where Is the Love?

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I’ve been in professional environments where the tension was so thick you could practically taste it. The gossip and backstabbing and flat-out sabotage was almost comical. Post on Google Buzz. Do you ever find yourself stumbling around your workplace wondering, “Where is the love?”. People literally hated one another.

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Co-Workers Annoying You?

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By The Professional Assistant on Monday, December 31, 2007 Filed Under: Meetings , Office Gossip , Productivity A re your co-workers annoying you at work by talking to loudly? I also work in an environment where it gets a little too loud at times. Its an open-concept office and at times, I would like my colleagues to simmer down a bit.

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Fight or Flight? Dealing with a Difficult Colleague!

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By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, March 06, 2008 Filed Under: Job Seeking , Meetings , Office Gossip , Productivity H ave you had or are in a situation where your colleague is making your life miserable? Now its time to begin the process of gossiping about co-workers, belittling co-workers, making snide comments about other staff.

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Men Wearing Shorts At The Office?

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I work in a back office environment, where 99% of our client interaction is via the phone, e-mail or outside of the office, so I can wear jeans and a t-shirt. However, for business casual and business dress environments, Im still a purist. That goes for men and women. No jeans, no shorts, no capris.

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Passive Agressive Tendencies? You’re Not Fooling Anyone

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The problem then snowballs and there’s a bunch of unsaid animosity that comes out in snippy emails and rude comments and eye rolling and gossip and anonymous notes. It creates a toxic environment that spreads like wildfire. Post on Google Buzz. Now, I’m not saying that every little nuisance needs to be addressed. Tweet This!

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Using Microsoft Outlook Calendar Properly

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The default colours would be: Tentative: Blue with white diagonal stripes through it Busy: Blue Out of Office: Purple Keeping these tips in mind will create a more productive environment for you and your staff members. If you like this post, please subscribe to my feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you.