Studies show how hesitant people are to challenge offensive or sexist comments. But psychologist Heidi Grant Halvorson says there are at least three good reasons to confront someone making lewd or sexist comments—despite the fear of retaliation:
Create a cheat sheet for emergencies and leave it on your desk. That way, when your personal life calls (sick children, aging parents, etc.) neither you nor your boss will feel as stressed out. And if your manager needs to, say, book a meeting room as you’re flying out the door, she’ll know how to […]
You can’t manage what you don’t measure. This old management adage explains why most bosses want administrative professionals to create measurable goals. But how do you measure results in a job that’s often about responding to others’ needs?
When you return from a conference or training, prepare a brief report for your manager on what you learned and how you will use it. Plan a training session for others who can benefit from it.
Question: “In our department, the employees have to deal with some very difficult high-level managers. If we won’t let them do exactly what they want, they complain to our boss. She always gives in and never backs us up. How can we tell her that she is wrong to change our decisions?” —No Support
One way you can help team meetings run more smoothly is to make sure attendees come to any meeting ready to engage. Try these two tips from Al Pittampalli, author of Read This Before Our Next Meeting:
If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll never get there. Set short- and long-term goals.
Did you ever want to send emails to a group of contacts, but wanted them all to receive individually addressed emails, rather than being part of a distribution group or a huge list of addressees? Well, you can, by doing a Mail Merge in Outlook. Most people associate Mail Merge with Word. And […]
You may take it as a given that browsing the Internet makes you less productive, just as eating lunch at your desk makes you more productive. According to studies, though, both of those statements may be myths.
When sharing your insights with a bigwig, be bold and brief. Rather than oversell your point or babble out of nervousness, test the listener’s reaction with questions such as, “Would you like an example?”
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