E-mail, that revolutionary productivity tool, has a dark side. It can create divisions between co-workers, hurt productivity and destroy focus, say critics. Some even draw a comparison between e-mail and gambling. To counterbalance the negatives, companies have been imposing “no e-mail Fridays” or “no e-mail weekends.” Anyone can take measures to keep e-mail addiction from getting out of hand, though.
What’s on your reading list this summer? Slip a business book into that bag of fiction that you’ll haul down to the beach.
Newer smartphones have such good cameras they can double as barcode scanners. That means while shopping, you can use your phone to: 1. Compare prices on the spot. 2. Store your membership cards on your phone, rather than crowding your key ring.
Boss send you to a seminar? Create an action list while you are there showing how you will put what you learn to work back at the office. Share it with your boss when you return as one way to prove the value of her investing in you.
Use the best features of Access on your Excel workbooks and vice versa by using Microsoft Office interoperability features.
Restrictive vs. nonrestrictive clauses, and more.
Don’t take it for granted that your team members know you appreciate their hard work. Simply saying “thank you” is the most cost-effective way to boost motivation.
You’ve been talking about an idea for a new office procedure or policy, but no one seems to be listening. Maybe they don’t like the idea. Or maybe the idea isn’t catching on because you haven’t been using the right words for it. Semantics do matter.
When the boss jokes about a blunder you made, smile or laugh and say, “I could have picked an easier way to learn that.”
This should come as good news to anyone struggling to keep up with a demanding daily exercise schedule—and feeling guilty when schedule conflicts get in the way of gym time: A body of research suggests that there’s little risk to carrying a few extra pounds—and there may even be some benefit. Still, there’s a big difference between carrying a few extra pounds and being obese.
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