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What Are You Thankful For?

The Office Professionals Place

The holidays are quickly approaching and this is the time of year when we reflect on our successes and goals and also begin thinking about what we can do to reach the next level the following year. My advice is to grab a member and become a mentor or get mentored! Wednesday, November 25, 2009 What Are You Thankful For?

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Could telecommuting be a career mistake?

On The Job

He also relies on various forms of communication, ranging from phone conversations to using social media such as Twitter or Facebook. Right now, we don’t have two employees in the same state, so we schedule weekly team meetings, and I make myself available at regular times by phone. Do I wish we could meet more often face-to-face?

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Walmart’s dismal customer service scores drive customers away

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Even Walmart’s e-commerce scored a low 78 out of 100 for performance during the 2012 holiday season. As it is now, the constant turnover of employees make it impossible to properly train and promote talented individuals.

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Set Healthy Boundaries at Work

Ian's Messy Desk

A good people leader is always willing to mentor and assist their team members. Technology improvements to cell phones and remote desktop computer access can make it possible to work from virtually anywhere. But while you may dream of a senior level promotion, putting in 70 hour work weeks to achieve it will only result in burnout.

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Getting your foot in the door.

Laughing all the Way to Work

If you can prove yourself as a good worker you can go up through the ranks and because they already know how you work, they are more apt to promote you. If a more experienced assistant comes alongside you and provides mentoring - dont refuse it. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.

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Interview with Rob Siefker of Zappos – Part 4 of 4

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They can listen to phone calls. Constantly you should be having interactions and it should just be a never–ending process of learning and growing and getting better and building relationships and having interactions, and that’s the type of environment we want to promote. They’re still mentors. So they have manageable team sizes.

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Answering Reader Mail: How Long is it Fair to be a Temp for a Job?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

They also walk the fine line of wanting someone who knows the job, but not so well that they are bored and were ready for a promotion 3 years ago. I would ask how long the temp status was for, and negotiate a deal that makes sense for you to not have sick days, paid holidays, benefits, etc. In hindsight, I am 99.9%

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