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Peace and quiet at work? Here are ten of the best and most far out solutions

Workplace Insight

Unsurprisingly, people first began to realise the consequences of a vast floor full of other humans with their chatter, phones and typewriters. The Combi Office By the 1980s personal computers were starting to appear in offices along with their noisy peripherals, thereby inducing a new form of workplace induced distractedness.

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3 Easy Tips for Keeping Your Client Information Organized

Office Organization Success

This file will contain things like the agreement form from your client, assessment forms, or details of any projects that you’ll be working on. Once you’ve printed out the Client Contact sheet, staple it to the inside left cover of your client folder.

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OMG! Could Technology be Ruining your Professional Reputation?

Tips From T. Marie

Despite iPads, 3D television, and the wonders of Skype , one of technology’s greatest wonders, in my own opinion, is the cell phone. It seems in a matter of 10 years (10 years ago I had my first Nokia bar phone), we have gone from owning ‘mobile telephones’ to ‘mobile do-everything devices’. Can we text an RSVP?

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3 Easy Tips for Keeping Your Client Information Organized

Office Organization Success

This file will contain things like the agreement form from your client, assessment forms, or details of any projects that you’ll be working on. Once you’ve printed out the Client Contact sheet, staple it to the inside left cover of your client folder.

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Best Business Technology for Small Businesses & Their Owners (28 ideas from them to you!)

Stephanie LH Calahan

" That is what I heard from her as we were talking on the phone.    Even if you are not the most technical person on your block, you probably have some form of technology in your life that you love.  Record Your Phone Calls Like A Pro. My Phone Is Phenomenal! " Stephanie you are such a geek."

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The pronouns you use can reveal a lot about where your head is

Laughing all the Way to Work

I keep a meeting scheduling form at my desk. I know exactly where I am at with the meeting planning just by looking at the form. It is my junk drawer with clips and staples and just about anything I might need during the day. Meetings - Are you in the middle of planning a meeting? Clean out your desk - My desk drawer is a mess.

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Answering Reader Mail: Creating a Good Relationship with Other Assistants

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

It’s best not to gossip or form secret alliances. On the outer edges of my desk, I place extra pens, pencils, highlighters, ruler, scissors, tape, tissue, stapler, Post-it notes, staple remover, lotion, hand sanitizer, and an extra phone if possible. Just be a good person and be you.

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