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Office Party Etiquette Matters All Year

Allwork

Offices can increase the likelihood of positive results and decrease adverse outcomes by imposing guidelines on office-party conduct. Whether it’s a happy hour meet up, a March Madness lunch potluck, or a family Fourth of July event, setting behavioral guidelines is important for any type of gathering with work colleagues.

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Listen and Be Present: An Excerpt from “Guidelines”

Productivityist

Here are some of my favourite “guidelines” for living a more purposeful life, as supported by numerous best-selling authors. Be present and appreciate what you have at this point in your life. Living in the here and now doesn’t just mean living in the present moment. Well now, there is (more on that below).

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The Hidden Costs of Unlimited PTO

Success

When that’s the standard, is it any wonder that employers can tempt potential employees with limitless holiday time? It] presents the challenge of not taking days off due to wanting client outcomes, not wanting to leave other team members with additional workload, and feeling overlooked in position and growth due to taking more holidays.”.

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Tips For a Memorable Office Gift Exchange

Office Dynamics

The key to making an office gift swap stress-free and fun for all involved is to establish some clear guidelines while allowing some room for flexibility and fun so it doesn''t end up feeling as rote as the last mandatory meeting. Holiday gift baskets. Secrets and Swaps. Good Gift Lists.

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Gifting Etiquette at the Office: What NOT To Do!

Office Dynamics

Expensive doesn't always mean better; in fact most of the time buying the boss a pricey present can make you look bad. We went to Jacqueline Whitmore, founder of etiquetteexpert.com , who went over some gifting guidelines. Some offices don't celebrate the holidays at all. So where do you begin when it comes to gifting your boss?

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Gifting Etiquette at the Office: What NOT To Do!

Office Dynamics

Expensive doesn't always mean better; in fact most of the time buying the boss a pricey present can make you look bad. We went to Jacqueline Whitmore, founder of etiquetteexpert.com , who went over some gifting guidelines. Some offices don't celebrate the holidays at all. So where do you begin when it comes to gifting your boss?

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Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Some people in the office were trying to get the remote working as we had a PowerPoint presentation coming up and were calling it things like remote thingy , remote slide clicker, wireless mouse so I finally asked, "Does anyone know what the official name for that thing is?" It's called a Presentation Remote. Thanks Patty.