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How to Plan a Working Vacation

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Choose the right working vacation destination If it’s critical that you are available in case of emergencies during business hours in your home city, traveling more than a couple time zones away may not be wise. Photo by oneinchpunch/Shutterstock The post How to Plan a Working Vacation appeared first on SUCCESS.

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Dealing With Unreasonable Requests

Professional Assistant Blog

Negotiating Time If the person persists on bothering you, one thing that you can always negotiate is time. This way, you will get more time and the requester will get their task completed in a reasonable amount of time. Ask them when it needs to get done and come to a "reasonable" compromise.

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Are You Afraid to Talk to Your Boss?

Professional Assistant Blog

Youd be amazed of how well it works and helps you negotiate the only thing that you really can negotiate - time! Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? Try using the "Compliment Sandwich" method.

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I knew we were going to go back to that city the next year so negotiated with the hotel that if I booked the next event at their venue would they waive the cancellation fee. Negotiation As you saw above, negotiation is possible. Fortunately, they were able to waive it and we only lost our $500 deposit. It is always worth asking.

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An iPhone App In 30 Days – The Challenge

Brilliantly Better

One thing that you may not know, though, is that 2 months ago I had no idea about how to write an iPhone app. Learned how to create a project and what the folder structure means. Can be tricky at times. Did a few tests with some sample projects to see how the building process works. Enough with whining, let’s start this.

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What to Do When Your Client is Boring | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

See how it works? We know how to give your web copy a voice that reaches readers. 100s of products that offer 100% affiliate commission – how to find them! How to Get Rich and Crazy on the Internet Reply Sparky Slangpants ( @sparkyfirepants ) March 24, 2010 at 1:46 pm I go through this process with my clients, too.

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