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Rediscovering Your Desk: Tips for Organization at Work
As you read this article, think about your desk. Many of us sit at it for hours in a day, but when was the last time you really thought about what’s on and in it? Many tend to think of the desk as primarily a workspace, but often, that’s…
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Attacking the Day with Apps: Tips for Better Organization
There are many benefits of being better organized at work. With today’s technology, there are many apps to help you do it. Rather than recommend specific apps, this article helps you think through the criteria for picking the apps that will best work for you. First, do you really want…
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Five Tips for Employee Engagement in 2020
As we enter the New Year, many of us optimistically create resolutions for the 12 months ahead. At the same time, many managers face the task of developing action plans to respond to employee engagement survey results. Here are five tips for blending New Year’s resolutions and engagement change management:…
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Employee Engagement: A Case Study
In this article, we share a case study about an organization that dramatically improved its employee engagement scores related to performance management. The organization received feedback that high performance was not sufficiently differentiated and acknowledged in the organization, and rewards were not well aligned with performance. First, the management team…
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Time Management for the Holiday Season – Starting with WHO
Many time management techniques, tools and tips start with your calendar and priorities – the goal is to schedule your top priorities, rather than having your calendar drive you. For most of the year, this works well – we have concrete goals to achieve, and limited time to achieve them…
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Six Time Management Tips for the Holidays
It’s the holiday season and stores are mounting the mistletoe and gathering garlands. For some, it is a magical time of family and fantasy. For others, it brings stress and a whole new “To Do” list on top of daily demands. Here are six tips, tools and techniques for time…
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Five Tips for Creative Business Writing
Your boss has asked you to write an article for the company website about an important project your team just finished. You are proud of the project and getting the word out will be exciting! You sit down to type. You look at the empty Word document. And the blank…
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Proofreading Hacks: From Sloppy to Superb
Business writing is an important work activity, and effectively proofreading a document can be the difference between sloppy and superb. Here are some hacks for doing it well: Find and Replace Slang. The term “hack,” for example, is great for a blog. Not so great for business correspondence. Check your…
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Workplace Harassment: Assessing the Burden of Proof
Allegations of harassment can raise strong feelings of anger, guilt, defensiveness and vulnerability. Amidst this emotion, the people handling the incident must consider what the burden of proof will be when assessing what to do when someone is accused of harassing someone else. That burden can vary, depending on a…
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Beyond the Buzzwords: Recognizing Workplace Harassment
Workplace harassment is prohibited under several Federal Acts (or laws) — these laws prohibit discrimination based on sex, age, disability, religion, disability and many other factors. Beyond the buzzwords of legal documents, however, the threshold of harassment can be sometimes hard to establish. Here are some examples: Emily is known…
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