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Has digital transformation led to an upsurge in workplace disinformation?

Workplace Insight

Combating misinformation at work First things first, empowering your team with critical thinking skills is an essential step and comes from good leadership. It might be worth considering these policies as avenues for enhancing internal processes too.

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5 Good Lessons from Bad Bosses

Success

We share war stories over happy hours, at backyard barbecues and sometimes via an international phone call if need be. My boss’s nonexistent interpersonal communication skills and mastery of passive aggression made her ill-suited for a job in, well, communications. By now most of us have encountered that boss. Playing Favorites.

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Joan’s Naughty and Nice List for Assistants

Office Dynamics

During a Facebook Live event Joan Burge, Founder and CEO of Office Dynamics International, had discussed her Naughty and Nice List for Assistants. Gossip about your peers (or anyone else). ©Copyright Office Dynamics International 2018. Gossip about your peers (or anyone else). Special guest appearance by Melia! </ifram

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Quiz: Is Your Attitude Hurting Your Career?

Eat Your Career

In a professional environment, it’s especially important to keep a positive attitude. a) Give it to the intern to do. She thinks it would be a good opportunity for you to learn some new skills and do some networking. Do you want to grow and develop your skills? Your attitude truly shapes your world. It’s a real stinker.

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Fight or Flight? Dealing with a Difficult Colleague!

Professional Assistant Blog

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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Thinking Differently about Difficult People

The Office Professionals Place

In order to effectively deal with the backstabbers, stubborn, mean-spirited, micromanagers, gossips, and the host of others that make the list, we must evaluate our own perceptions of these people. When you change your attitude, you are able to focus on the issue and get the job done in a stress free environment. Get on the A list.

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The importance of having someone to talk to

Laughing all the Way to Work

Below are some things that I have found helpful to build my network: Join a professional association such as the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP). The problem that sometimes occurs with sharing with current co-workers is it can turn into office gossip. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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