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Seasonal Overwhelm? Here’s Your Sanity-Saving Guide

Tips From T. Marie

For me, seasonal overwhelm is a combination of my granddaughter’s soccer practices and games, seasonal activities like apple picking and pumpkin carving parties, increased client projects, and trying to plan for the fast-approaching holiday season. Plus, the end of the fiscal year coincides with the holiday season.

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Podcast 109: Delegating

Clutter Coach

It means clearly and concisely handing off jobs to employees and mentoring them to work independently and not micromanage them. Then they get that longed for promotion and now they’re thrown into a new pond with new tasks they haven’t mastered and little of the comforting feelings of accomplishment they used to enjoy.

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Are you stuck in a rut?

Practically Perfect PA

I’ve met a few people over the years that have constantly progressed in their lives, either by getting promotion after promotion in their career or by following those traditional paths in life (university, job, house, marriage, kids etc). For me this was a personal rut and for him a professional one. Look over your shoulder .

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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. Some have lost jobs, didn’t get promotions or pay raises, or lost funding due to employer budget cuts. Tap into each others brains.

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Walmart’s dismal customer service scores drive customers away

Service Untitled

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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Company Perks and Showing Appreciation

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Employee discounts to local businesses and the performing arts -Executive retreat or seminar based on Jim Loehr’s The Power of Full Engagement or The Power of Story -A team of volunteers to promote a fun culture at the office with a nominal budget allocated by the company for game nights, Halloween costume contest prizes, talent shows, etc. -On

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Could telecommuting be a career mistake?

On The Job

Grossbart says that while some people may believe telecommuting “sounds like a dream,” they may find they hurt their career if they can’t handle the physical remoteness and need for constant communication and diligent self-promotion to their company. Teleworking makes promotions a little more difficult, but not impossible.