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• How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers
  on Nov 25, 2009 in Productivity Office Trends Office Gossip
  Do you find that some of your co-workers can be extremely annoying, rude or just plain inconsiderate? Do you want to walk over to their cubicle while their talking loudly on the phone and give them a piece of your mind? This happens to the best of u...
• Find Project Management Answers In A Flash!
  on Nov 24, 2009 in Productivity Office Trends Research Networking
  Do you have questions about project management, but can't seem to get a proper answer? Do you scour the Internet for some sort of clue to what you are trying to accomplish? Do you wish that a real human being would be able to help you out? A great w...
• Make No Mistakes With Meeting Request Attachments in Outlook 2007
  on Nov 20, 2009 in Meetings Office Trends MS-Outlook
  You sent a meeting request to a bunch of people. Your boss calls you up and tells you that you need to add an agenda to this meeting, but you don’t want everyone to get the meeting request again and have to accept/decline it. Trust me, people start...
• Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?
  on Nov 19, 2009 in Client Service Productivity Organize MS-Excel Office Trends MS-Access MS-PowerPoint MS-Word MS-Outlook
  Does your department have an administrative procedures manual? Do you find that your staff are not being consistent with their memos, e-mails, the way they answer the phone, etc.? I worked in quite a few firms, small and large, but my current one i...
• Increasing Microsoft Excel 2007's Formula Bar Size
  on Nov 18, 2009 in Productivity MS-Excel
  Do you find that trying to either write or fix formulas in Microsoft Excel can be a pain? Do you wish that you could expand the size of the formula bar to see more of the formula that you are working on? I remember back in the day when Microsoft Exc...
• Using Your Mail Trays Correctly
  on Nov 18, 2009 in Productivity Organize Office Trends Prioritize
  Having trouble figuring out how to use your mail tray? Can't quite figure out how to get organized on how many you need and how you will use each one of them? I have seem some people at my office only use 1 mail tray, as their inbox. Others have qui...
• Feeling Overwhelmed by the Mess on Your Desk? Fear Not!
  on Nov 16, 2009 in Productivity Organize Office Trends Prioritize
  Do you have a large pile of papers on your desk? Is your desk disorganized and full of clutter? Do you feel that your mail tray's inbox keeps getting fed with more and more paper? Don't worry, you're not alone. You wouldn't believe how many people c...
• What Topics Would You Like Me to Cover?
  on Nov 13, 2009 in Productivity Office Trends Research Networking
  Do you want to get your voice heard? Are there any questions that you might have but are afraid to ask? I have been blogging for the last 2 years now (on and off, as you can tell) and have provided mounds of information to all of you during this tim...
• Adhering to the "Closed Door" Policy
  on Nov 11, 2009 in Productivity Office Trends
  Do you find that you get disturbed around your cubicle because of excessive noise? Do you wish that you could build walls around your cubicle just so that people would keep quiet? I wrote a post entitled "Adhering to the 'Open Door' Policy", but th...
• British Airways Flight Sale - Until November 19, 2009!
  on Nov 11, 2009 in Meetings Travel
  Does your manager fly quite a bit? Do you feel that you could get better airfare deals and service than what your current carrier offers? If you travel to Britain, this post is for you. My sister-in-law has been travelling with British Airways quite...

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