With gas prices rising rapidly, the advantages of working from a home office seem to be increasing. Not only is the act of commuting stressful for many, but now it is costing you a lot more to get to your job.
Unfortunately the telecommuting trend seems to be reversing a bit. Some of the [...]

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Continuing my response to the reader who requested advice for those who were on the “front lines” and didn’t have a project-driven day (see the original crisis management post), I’m going to address customer-driven jobs.
If you were hired to answer telephones, such as in a call center, then obviously you cannot decide that [...]

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Another meeting to attend, and you won’t get any work done again today! That’s a common complaint in some companies, yet the schedule of meetings continues. There have been some changes with teleconferencing and videoconferencing, but the gatherings still occur with regularity.
A new study coming out from the University of North Carolina, Charlotte (Steven [...]

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In my previous posting, I itemized frequently-cited reasons for procrastination and what you could do to conquer it. However that is supposing that you are the one procrastinating. On the other hand, you may be the take-charge, do-it-now personality and have to live or work with a procrastinator.
The do-it-now person often struggles to [...]

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We have all been guilty of it at some point: talking to one person on the phone while allowing ourselves to be distracted by email or web surfing at the same time. We think no one will notice as we respond with, “Uh huh…sure…right…OK..um…”Multitasking studies have shown us that doing two things at one time [...]

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For those of us with the privilege of having an adminstrative professional to support our efforts, we should take time this month to extend our appreciation as Administrative Professionals’ Day approaches. However there is something else we can do that will be of benefit to both them and us, and that is to delegate [...]

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“Don’t touch my piles! I know where everything is.”
Do you have someone in your business who is accountable to you and who says that? If you do, you should be concerned. Chances are good this person is not nearly as productive as her or she could be because the piles have to keep shifting [...]

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