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A Deep Dive Into the Positive and Negative Impacts of Gossip

Success

Don’t tell anyone, but… I really shouldn’t say anything, but did you know… This stays between us… Miss Manners might clutch her pearls at the idea of this decorum-shattering habit, but gossip isn’t always in poor form. Is 2023 the year you’ve vowed to elevate your workplace etiquette? McAndrew, Cornelia H.

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Answering Reader Mail: Being Terminated (Social Etiquette Part 2)

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Hello Readers - 8 months ago, a reader asked me a question about fraternization and social etiquette at work. I’m sure you’ve realized while it’s common to have a lot of office politics, it is not fun to work in a gossip-filled environment. The link is that original post. 4) For readers who may be asking what you should have done.

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Using Microsoft Office E-mail Templates

Professional Assistant Blog

About 90% of my work comes in the form of e-mails, since I want to be able to track anything and everything that managers and fellow staff members send me. There is a simple solution to this - E-mail Templates! There are certain tasks that I need to do on a daily, weekly, monthly, etc. basis and it usually involves e-mail.

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Forgot Your Password? Again?

Professional Assistant Blog

Fill long registration and checkout forms with one click. If you need to remember lots of different passwords, try using RoboForm. Here are some features directly from the site: Manage Your Passwords and Log In automatically. Encrypt your passwords to achieve complete security. Generate random passwords to maximize password strength.

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The E-tiquette of E-mail

Professional Assistant Blog

E-mail is no longer just for personal use, with all our accepted short forms: LOL, U, GB and a co-workers favourite, OMG! Here are Some Good-Sense E-mail Etiquette Tips E-mail Salutations: Although e-mail is less formal than writing a letter it is still polite to open with a greeting. Writing all in caps is a form of e-mail shouting.

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Retrieve Your Files With Ease

Professional Assistant Blog

This way, you can keep track of all files in any way, shape or form. You can use Microsoft Access to create a database of all of your files criteria and the software assigns a "key" or number that corresponds with your files. You can find more filing tips by reading my article entitled " 7 Steps to Improve Your Filing System ".

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Microsoft Office Poll Results

Professional Assistant Blog

There are quite a bit of AA forms there. Thanks, Richard Posted on 5 March, 2008 5:26 PM The Professional Assistant Hi Maura, Unfortunately, I cant add a forum to this site right now, since it would take quite a bit of work and only can focus on the blog itself right now. Try checking Yahoo Groups or Google Groups.

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