On The Job

OCTOBER 10, 2018

When cellphones first made their appearance, workplace advice columnists like myself advised that bosses and co-workers became annoyed when a worker used it at work. When smartphones came along, it became obvious that bosses could not ban them from the workplace. They still yell into their phones.

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Allwork

JANUARY 24, 2024

Workplaces can enhance the commuting experience by creating attractive office environments with advanced technology, collaborative culture, and design for future flexibility to meet the evolving needs of employees. The workplace must, as the newest buzzword goes, magnetize employees to utilize the space its leadership has leased.

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Allwork

JUNE 5, 2023

By blending psychology, anthropology, and sociology, Angela has been transforming workplace cultures for the past 15 years, impacting the experiences of over half a million employees at organizations like Walgreens, Beam, Centauri, and Rotary International. Let’s talk about flexibility in the workplace. I’m all for it.

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Allwork

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

From benefit packages to company policies, required time off through financial incentivization is not a new practice, but it could become a new normal. Some companies are already doing this through benefit packages or company policies that require a certain number of days off per year. Your body and mind function the same way.

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Workplace Insight

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Stoddart Review , published in 2016, was one of the most significant reports of recent years to explore the role of the workplace for employee productivity in extensive detail and why the office environment was key for productivity purposes. What we once knew as the workplace has changed forever.

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

You may find it easy to say "no" to brussels sprouts, but much tougher to say "no" to a work colleague who seems to want your help with something that doesn't sound entirely ethical or may violate company policy. Here are some ways to respond instead of outright saying "no" in workplace situations: Be prepared. Ground yourself.

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Allwork

JUNE 29, 2022

NeoCon typically informs design and furnishing of workspaces for the coming years, and the emphasis this year was clearly on creating spaces that support a hybrid workplace. . The emphasis this year was clearly on creating spaces that support a hybrid workplace. . Hospitable. Humanistic. . Personal storage solutions.

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Allwork

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

This trend begs a larger question of what the purpose of the office is and how organizations can better align flexible work policies with business goals. As office needs change, building owners must, too Large and small organizations are rethinking their square-foot-per-employee standards as part of their hybrid work policies.

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Workplace Insight

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The effects of remote and hybrid work on communications technologies such as computer, phone and internet usage have negligible impacts on overall carbon footprint. “The findings suggest organizations should prioritize lifestyle and workplace improvements.”

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Success

AUGUST 1, 2022

By staying true to its values , Excel was selected for the top 100 Best Small and Medium Workplaces for Millennials list by Fortune in 2021. We were making a lot of cold calls, just pounding the phones, to try and convince people to work with us. Still, he kept his eyes on the prize—making Excel viable. “I

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

You might be using a new phone system or dealing with new project management software. This manual should cover general company policies, team dynamics, and the specific responsibilities and procedures related to the individual’s role. Leave Policies: Information on types of leave available (e.g.,

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

The workplace sometimes changes so rapidly it's hard to keep up with what we're supposed to do and not do. Some other workplace etiquette dilemmas that Post, as a co-author of "Emily Post's Etiquette, 18th Edition," addresses include these: 1. But if that's not the case, put your phone away and listen. Tweeting responsibly.

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Allwork

AUGUST 26, 2022

Organizational leaders are working to better understand the unique needs and desires of this generation, and how to create a workplace that resonates. Gen Z employees offered insights into their work mindset, values, and aspirations, during a panel hosted by SmithGroup’s Workplace Practice. Image courtesy of SmithGroup. .”

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Workplace Insight

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The conversations around workplace wellbeing seem to have been reduced to revolve around those with access to a company phone (walking meetings), a company laptop (work remotely) and autonomy over their diary, or the seniority to push back on meeting requests in favour of a wellbeing activity. End of discussion. We all have health.

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The Office Professionals Place

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Monday, October 19, 2009 Choose Your Method of Communication Effectively – Email, Phone, In-person, “Snail&# Mail/Memos Have you ever received an email from someone who just started at the company asking you to do something and you haven’t been introduced? Or have you played the popular “phone tag&# game?

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Workplace Insight

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is calling on organisations to consider both their legal obligations and their workers’ rights before they implement any employee monitoring in the workplace. With the rise of remote working and developments in the technology available, many employers are looking to carry out checks on workers.

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Allwork

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The companies that embrace hybrid work and human-centric workplace practices at scale will be best equipped to support continuous workplace change over time. . Developing a human-centric workplace means offering hybrid working to the majority of employees who crave greater flexible work options. .

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 28, 2016

As a business owner, you’ll want to check in with your remote workers on a pretty regular basis, either through scheduled phone calls or with email updates. These features will also come in handy at work, reducing distractions and allowing telecommuters to get everything done by deadline. Set Clear Expectations.

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Eat Your Career

AUGUST 28, 2023

has revolutionized the workplace and if you don’t get on board, you’re going to get left behind. Follow your organization’s policies and don’t share any private information, whether personal or business-related. This includes personal identification information (like phone numbers, email addresses, social security numbers, etc.)

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Success

MARCH 8, 2023

Not only that, but in workplaces where the CEO is a mother, “80% of female employees report that [ diversity and inclusion ] efforts are a top priority.” Office of Technology Assessment, the National Science Foundation and the National Academy of Engineering Committee on Public Engineering Policy,” according to her website.

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Allwork

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Frank Cottle 00:02:39 ]: Okay, basically let’s say that it’s a half and half show between remote work, working from your home, or I’ll say a third workplace, and I’ll add to your spectrum a little bit. So a third workplace for other people. The impact of artificial intelligence on the workplace is going to be.

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BMT Office Administration

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Beyond that, droves of companies that were inexperienced with remote work were creating monitoring policies for the first time. Read on to discover the most successful types of workplace monitoring for both remote workers and office workers. The history of employee monitoring’s various forms. In fact, it would be illegal to do so.

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BMT Office Administration

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Wasting time online is by far the most prevalent type of procrastination seen at work, as CareerBuilder lists the following as the top workplace distractions: Smartphone use. Technology-related procrastination is relatively easy to stop by implementing a no-phone policy during the workday. Internet surfing. Social media.

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Productivityist

JULY 14, 2021

You can arrange weekly video chats or phone calls, text with your carefully curated counsellor, and do so at an affordable price. Tune in to learn more about what frameworks foster freedom, how a workplace can operate with no policies, and what you can learn from the ‘Keeper Test’. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp.

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BMT Office Administration

JULY 3, 2023

For instance, if your employment records contain all the disciplinary actions and policy violations committed by the offending employee, you’ll have a better chance of defending your decision to terminate an employee in court. They help maintain a safe workplace Does your organization require mandatory OSHA training?

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Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Nowadays many companies even have social media policies governing the ways that an employee can access social media in the work environment and whether they can at all. The Policy. If you are an employee in a business and don’t know what the social media policy is, the best thing to do until you do know, is to avoid it.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

BYOD is a trend that supports employees with policies of use their own mobile and laptop devices in the workplace or at home in order to complete company related projects. If a customer service rep is off-site, they can still respond to a customer's query by email and then follow up with a phone call if necessary.

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On The Job

JANUARY 26, 2012

References from former workplaces, especially supervisors, carry a lot of weight with a potential employer. While you may believe that a former employer will follow its policy and provide only dates of service to someone checking your references, don't count on it. My final advice is to never assume anything.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2010

Business Ethics involves the study of moral (right or wrong) issues and choices in the workplace – and the many gray areas. I went out to dinner with the customer last night even though our policy states ‘no’”. His company phone bill was way outta whack. How much was being used for his side job with real estate?”. “Is

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2010

Business Ethics involves the study of moral (right or wrong) issues and choices in the workplace – and the many gray areas. I went out to dinner with the customer last night even though our policy states ‘no’”. His company phone bill was way outta whack. How much was being used for his side job with real estate?”. “Is

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The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 22, 2010

Sunday, August 22, 2010 Miscommunication, Misfiled, and Misplaced = Misrepresentation A work day consists of filing, answering phones, greeting visitors, and a host of communication efforts with coworkers, supervisors, and customers, plus other duties and responsibilities that can get overwhelming. Lets grow together!

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On The Job

APRIL 20, 2009

Because while the human resources department may have provided you with two days worth of training and given you an employee handbook as thick as the Trenton phone book, you've just screwed up in a way you never imagined: You ate at your desk. It is a workplace." * Keeping socialization under control. . How were you supposed to know?

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The Office Professionals Place

JUNE 7, 2010

I was online completing a form that required a phone number and I didn’t have the phone number handy, while I was conducting a search on the internet, my friend got a regular phonebook and found the phone number before my page could load to show me the results of my search.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 9, 2010

Disorganization is so prevalent in the workplace that the Professional Organizers in Canada estimates a typical office worker wastes 150 hours a year – almost one month – searching for misplaced information. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting! Keep the office door closed.

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On The Job

AUGUST 2, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, August 2, 2010 3 Ways to Quit Being So Rude With Technology In the good old days, you put in your time at work then went home. Mass e-mails will only be sent in dire circumstances.

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Allwork

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Over the last few years, the pandemic has upended how employers and employees alike view the workplace. Over the last few years, the pandemic has upended how employers and employees alike view the workplace. An example in the workplace is a hologram, which allows people to appear virtually at a reception desk, or in meetings. .

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

I am thankful that I have my “workplace mental health&#. We all know how difficult it can be to maintain a realm of sanity in the workplace when the phone is constantly ringing, clients are popping in and out of the office, a project is due, and you have a supervisor who is behaving like a ‘helicopter mom.’

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