October 4, 2010
Categorized in: Filing
Your office probably relies on the integrity of its people and its computer systems to secure sensitive information. But is that enough? In an office where sensitive information is at risk, make the “rules of trust” more visible. Joe Larocca, an asset protection advisor, offered these tips on Retail’s Big Blog:
Keep the 10-minute rule in mind when organizing meetings. Start meetings 10 minutes before the hour—at 1:50 p.m., for example, instead of 2 p.m.—to make it more likely that people will arrive on time. And end meetings 10 minutes before the hour, to make them seem shorter.
Tap the knowledge of people in your network with Aardvark … Block yourself from frittering away hours online by trying out these two applications … Boost your energy by tackling an item on your to-do list … Cut out that trip to the post office … Never shy away from negotiating …
Avoid repeating yourself by watching out for tautologies: phrases that say the same thing twice. For example: at this point in time; enclosed herein; brief in duration; both together; free gift; mutual cooperation; new innovation; plan in advance; blue in color; resume again; and 2 a.m. in the morning.
Write more clearly and persuasively with this strategy, advises Lynn Gaertner-Johnston: Remember the “power of one idea.” That is, one idea for each message, one idea for each paragraph, and one idea for each sentence. Here’s how to remake sentences using the “one idea” strategy.
Persuade a customer service rep to be more responsive to your needs by writing his name on a pad as soon as he says it. Then, use his name while speaking with him. He’ll likely solve your problem more quickly.
Question: “Our group has one person, “Cindy,” who is called the team lead. This is not a supervisory position. Although she is just supposed to assist our supervisor and fill in when he’s away, Cindy constantly tells me what to do. She monitors my work, times my breaks and even contradicts my supervisor’s instructions. Cindy is not a bad person, and she’s good at her job. I don’t dislike her, but I want her to back off and stop giving orders. Because our open-door policy says we can go straight to the vice president, I plan to discuss the situation with her. What do you think?” — Not a Pushover
Microsoft is working on a new technology, dubbed Street Slide. And from the looks of the demo, it would revolutionize online maps. The new technology allows users to “slide” along a street—rather than jump from snapshot to snapshot, as in Google Street View.
Expect this on most days: Something unexpected will pop up. So, reserve an hour a day or a half-hour between appointments in your schedule and your boss’s. That way, you won’t have to juggle so much when something unexpected demands your time. And if nothing does, you can knock out more items on your to-do […]
SmartArt is one of the biggest timesavers in the newer versions of Microsoft® Office. Especially useful for PowerPoint® and Word, it is a powerful way to represent ideas in pictures, which is the preferred learning method for between 1/3 and 2/3 of the population, depending upon which expert you ask.
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