20 years ago this would have simply been a string of pronouncable syllables to describe the noise your furnace makes when it first starts up in the fall. These days, it represents 3 of the top 4 places people go to search for information the Internet, according to The Nielsen Company. The 4th by the way is Facebook: Not going there, can’t make me; at least not for this article.
May 24, 2010
Categorized in: Excel
“Excel error messages aren’t always terribly clear to us,” says Melissa Esquibel, a Microsoft Certified Trainer who writes
“The Office Tech Pro” blog. “We know we have a problem, but we don’t know where to go to start fixing it!” For example, she says, here’s how to decipher three of the most common messages:
“My boss is a dictating micromanager,” one of our readers recently posted on our
Admin Pro Forum, “and I’m having difficulty handling the situation. How can I let him know that I can manage most situations with little or no supervision? I don’t want to be insubordinate, but he needs to stop breathing down my neck.” Workplace expert and author Roxanne Emmerich outlines three steps to cure micromanagement:
Many of the mistakes people make when job hunting could be avoided, says Robin Ryan, a vocational counselor. “I divide my time between talking to hiring executives, HR folks and working with job search clients. This gives me a very broad view of what people do that works, and what trips them up—often without realizing it,” Ryan says. The top reasons job hunters fail:
You’re taking minutes in a meeting when the conversation suddenly goes off topic. Or two attendees begin to argue. To what extent should you capture the conversation? Joan Burge, founder and CEO of Office Dynamics, offers these tips for turning meeting conversations into a valuable road map—even when the conversation is difficult to track.
Vertical look-ups or the VLookUp function in Excel has eluded many formula writers. See how a VLookUp works exactly the same way your brain does when you have to look something up.
You got results you didn’t expect, don’t understand what you’re supposed to click on next, want to do what you just did, but in way less time! A compass for intermediate and advanced Microsoft Office users.
“Closing the deal” means clarifying expectations at the end of any conversation. And it’s a tactic that will help you avoid wasted energy and conflict, says Laurie Puhn, author of Instant Persuasion.
Every night, when CEO Danny Meyer goes home, he reads a daily memo that his executive assistant e-mails him. “I don’t know how we managed without them,” says the leader of Union Square Hospitality Group. Consider using a productivity booster like an e-mailed daily memo to keep communication strong between you and your boss.
Question: In the following sentence, should the words “on site” be hyphenated? They removed the trees and dumped them on site.
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