Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Image via Wikipedia There’s nothing like a major holiday, such as Christmas, to ratchet up the pressure on your schedule. While you may find a couple of quiet days around the holiday, the rest of December can be quite stressful. Charitable organizations often run gift-wrapping services as a fund raiser. Ask for help.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

If you want to reduce the stress associated with the holiday season, get an early start on holiday planning. Then December comes along and your stress level is higher than a mountain climber hanging off a cliff by his fingertips. To reduce holiday stress this year, create a holiday checklist to make the season go smoothly.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Employers are aware that staffers are stressed and anxious for many reasons, but mainly because of the uncertainty about what comes next with Covid variants and how that impacts their work life and taking care of children, etc. Oscar winner for Moonstruck, Olympia Dukakis was not only a gifted actress. Compensation?—?Employers

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Success

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Nominating a woman for an award isn’t just a gesture; it’s a gift of recognition, motivation and celebration. How Will You Show Up? , BRND Marketing Group LLC produced Leadership Newark’s Public Policy Summits featuring keynotes from U.S. She was born in Chengdu but grew up everywhere. million for LPCCD.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 9, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 5 Ways to Free Up Room on Your Brain’s Hard Drive Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on April 9, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Lynn was tapped to head up the project team for a major company restructuring. “I Thanks for visiting! Lynn was hardly reassured.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 31, 2010

10 Simple and Inexpensive Christmas Gift Ideas – Gifts for the teacher, babysitter, hockey coach, or for the hosts of your holiday parties, don’t have to be expensive. Here are 10 gift ideas in small packages. However, we can give a gift that requires no cash outlay, but is priceless.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Here are two areas where you can increase your value to your boss : (1) Be a problem-solver Problems crop up all the time in business. If you can relate the problem to another situation entirely, it can help you come up with answers not available before. Your boss will see you are saving her time and see you as a stress-reducer.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

If your desk harbours mounds of papers, books, files and personal accessories, you may be adding unnecessary stress to your day. Too many objects add to the clutter and eat up valuable work space. Set up a good filing system. Don’t allow things to pile up. Thanks for visiting! Use a daily planner. as they come in.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 24, 2010

Some of the commonly held myths and the corresponding reality checks are as follows: Family-Friendly policies are soft HR issues, mainly for women. Many companies offer their work-life balance policies to employees at all levels. Participation in family-friendly policies is a career-limiting move. Management will lose control.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 25, 2010

Round up your papers. Tighten up current household systems. Back-to-school adds a whole new layer of commitments and stresses on top of the things that regularly need to be done. Be prepared before you head out. Assess what the kids have, what they need, what can be handed down and what needs to be thrown out.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 14, 2010

Speak up : Greet you co-workers as you meet them through the day. Shut up : Listen more than you speak. Be careful what you say in stressful situations. Know your own weaknesses : Don’t get caught up in gossip. Tearing down another to prop yourself up is a huge waste of time. Take an interest in others.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 12, 2010

We expend energy rushing through the day trying to keep up with ourselves. Emotional blocks – boredom, daydreaming, stress, guilt, anger and frustration reduce concentration. When you enjoy what you are doing, it reduces stress. When stress is reduced, you work more efficiently. Look for ways to free-up time.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 28, 2010

In their book, Listen Up : How To Improve Relationships, Reduce Stress , Barker and Watson say that trying to top the other person’s story is one of those irritating habits that interferes with our ability to listen well. as if the listener has made up his mind. while pointing to his wooden leg. Saying, “Yes, but.,”

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 11, 2010

There’s a lot of common sense wrapped up in these steps. Develop strategies for coping with stress and hardships. Psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky , of the University of California, has conducted considerable research in the area of personal satisfaction. The following eight points summarize her findings. There is no avoiding hard times.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 19, 2010

However, many people run around stressed because they’re saying yes to everybody but themselves. Use that time to catch up on work. Even if we can use this word with our spouse and children, we still have a hard time saying it to other people. It’s important to learn how and when to say no.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 21, 2010

There are six areas in your life that can be improved through effective time management: The physical – being healthy with less stress and fatigue. After all, we only have a finite length of time but the snag is that we don’t know how long we have and when your time is up… As Jim Rohn said, “Time is more valuable than money.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 2, 2010

Comment by Ian McKenzie on May 30, 2007 @ 1:13 pm I’ve had similar experiences after trips; I travel to customer sites and while I’m onsite, I can’t typically keep up with the things I usually do when I’m in the office, so I find myself going through a similar process.

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The Office Professionals Place

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Set reasonable deadlines and follow-up with each team member. It would be easy to take on a task yourself, but also stressful. Know the difference between follow-up and micromanaging. Follow-up does not mean frequent phone calls, emails, meetings, or standing over someone’s shoulder. Value your team members.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 2, 2013

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. Holiday gift baskets.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 1, 2010

The people leader role can also be stressful. Burnout is a state of physical, mental or emotional exhaustion caused by long-term exposure to stress. Give your manager reasonable estimates of what your team can achieve and keep him or her informed of major issues or delays which come up. Set boundaries. Don’t work alone.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 30, 2010

Sure, it’s great to hit the snooze button and give yourself an extra hour of R&R once in awhile, but before you know it, you’re getting up at noon and puttering around before you answer your customer emails. This means getting up at a decent hour, working for a set amount of time, and taking breaks. So thats a problem for me.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

One statistic found that, “The average desk worker has 36 hours worth of work on their desk and wastes up to 3 hours a week just “looking” for STUFF!&# Round them all up and transfer their information to something a little more permanent, efficient, and user-friendly. You might be less inclined to mess up a shiny desk.

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Brilliantly Better

AUGUST 25, 2010

Comments Policy A blog is about interaction more than it is about broadcasting. From this level up, I think you could update your comment policy. If the business opportunity looks interesting, I follow up. Why Is This Important And What Are The Benefits Direct interaction with your audience is a great gift.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 1, 2009

You see, celebrity-stardom aside, Kevin Parent is just a guy who lived through many of the same struggles you’ve had (or are having), from pursuing a creative career to building an audience to despairing you won’t make it to rejoicing you will to contemplating giving it all up. I may as well put it right up front.

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