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How You Can Promote Social Responsibility in the Workplace

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For instance: Ensure all areas including storage areas are accessible Provide time off for religious and other holidays not traditionally observed in the West Strengthen and measure anti-discrimination policies Consider creating prayer rooms and quiet spaces based on religious or sensory needs. Involve employees in CSR initiatives.

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Take the “Jingle” out of Holiday Stress

The Office Professionals Place

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 Take the “Jingle&# out of Holiday Stress Are you planning the holiday party in your office? Or are you stressed just thinking about the holidays? Here are a few ways to ‘deck the halls’ and have a worry free holiday. Use your days off during the holidays to relax.

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A Telephone Etiquette Test

Ian's Messy Desk

If your phone system shows internal vs. external calls, alter your greeting appropriately. Saying “hello&# may be quick, but it’s not useful. At the very least, answer with your name. A better greeting could be, “Thanks for calling Happy Camper, Inc., Harvey Trailer speaking.&# and 9:00 p.m.

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How to stop procrastinating

Ian's Messy Desk

And it doesn’t necessarily mean one feels transformed internally. The final point states: Procrastinators can change their behaviour—but doing so consumes a lot of psychic energy. It can be done with highly structured cognitive behavioural therapy. Psychology Today Can procrastinators change ?

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How to Manage the Rush Jobs

Ian's Messy Desk

Meanwhile, you’ve skipped lunch, a courier is waiting on a delivery from you and the intern is hovering, looking for approval on the next step. .&# Fifteen minutes later another manager comes by looking for last-minute help with a PowerPoint presentation. Here’s four tips: Show how much is on your plate.

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Tips For a Memorable Office Gift Exchange

Office Dynamics

Organizing an office gift exchange can be an opportunity to create meaningful memories with your coworkers, or, as a recent article on The International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) blog makes clear, a potential minefield of stress and unintentional offense. Good Gift Lists. Yankee Swap.

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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

In college, I sat next to this girl and I overheard she interned at a very prominent radio station. I secured a position as an intern for the drive home radio DJ who is a celebrity now too. 6) Have a list of references I assume you’ve interned, had a part time job, a full time job, or volunteered at some point in your life.