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3 Ways to Create a Better System for Information Management

All Things Admin

For example: FORMForms LTR – Letters MEMO – Memos LBL – Labels MAP – Maps ENV – Envelopes RPT – Reports SIGN – Signs BOD – Board of Directors Keep this list of abbreviations posted where you and others who may need it can easily reference it when creating or searching for files. Then, pick an abbreviation that represents it.

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5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore)

Success

In a study published in Psychological Science , Princeton psychologists Janine Willis and Alexander Todorov reveal that it takes only a tenth of a second to form an impression of someone when you first meet. The window to make a strong first impression with a customer continues to shrink. Do your homework.

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Are we asking the right questions about the workplace?

Workplace Insight

” The sketch has been used to describe the useful/useless information available on the internet, many years before the growth of “Google” More importantly, it highlights the need to be able to ask the right questions to be able to get the answer you were looking for. My shock was that this form of engagement was not unique.

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Using social media to empower Assistants

Practically Perfect PA

You can follow and connect with other Assistants, clients, colleagues, suppliers, brand ambassadors and influencers. Did you know that 2 billion people are on social media in some shape or form? You can connect with suppliers, colleagues, peers, influencers and brand ambassadors. It is not going away. assistconf.

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Drew Jones | Creating a Culture that Inspires: The Impact of Authentic Leadership and Core Values

Allwork

One is having a very clearly defined strategy that’s communicated ideally in some form of storytelling manner that has a compelling purpose that gives people a sense of connection to the cause. There are several things that form an individual and the individual at the top has an awful lot to do with the way the organization is created.

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How To Build Your Brand Through Your Blog

Productivity Bits

That is, the brand has to leave a mark, a clear remembrance, which could be in the form of a jingle, a song, a joke or an ad. Some blogging platforms come free of cost, Blogger, a platform offered by Google, being a typical example. A successful branding strategy has been labeled as a ‘franchise in the mind” by some experts.

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Reducing Overheads Can Save A Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

In the simplest form this means having more money coming in than is going out. Shop around : Make sure you are getting the best deals from all you suppliers- right down to your electricity, broadband and gas bills. My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank

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