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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. She regularly avoided all forms of interaction with her team, holing herself in her office without talking to anyone except during meetings. By now most of us have encountered that boss.

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Procrastination at Work: How to Practice Better Time Management

BMT Office Administration

Technology-related procrastination is relatively easy to stop by implementing a no-phone policy during the workday. If managers catch employees constantly playing on their phones instead of working, they can take disciplinary action. Examples include: Gossiping with co-workers. Migraines or other forms of headaches.

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How to Repair Bad Relationships at Work

On The Job

then I don't have time to do the necessary fact-checking because people are leaving work and don't want to respond to my emails or phone calls. It's especially important that you not gossip about the situation -- the colleague will more than likely find out and any progress will be lost. "When I don't get the report until 5 p.m.

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What Kind of Leader Are You: A Fixer, Fighter or Friend?

Success

This leads to gossip and politics, often just below the surface of what looks like a happy and positive culture. Let’s spend some time making sure you guys have everything you need before I go, because I won’t be taking my phone with me. There’s also a counterintuitive issue that happens often in Friend-led cultures.

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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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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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