Outlook 2010/2013 questions answered
Tech expert Melissa Esquibel answers some recent reader questions about the latest versions of Outlook.
Year: 2014
1-Minute Strategies: November ’14
Get moving—even if it’s just for a few minutes … Learn the power of the doodle … Boost your chances of career success with three simple steps.
Use social media for work networking
Attorney and Internet marketer Mark Olson offers these tips for making professional connections via social media.
Deal with holiday stress
The holidays can be stressful for everyone. That stress can kill your productivity during a time when you need to be at the top of your game, as you wrap up the end of the year and prepare for 2015. Here are three key ways to combat stress this holiday season.
Momentum booster: busywork
Don’t underestimate the value of busywork. A study conducted by the University of California, Irvine, found employees are actually happiest when performing seemingly menial tasks.
Effective pushback
When you disagree with your boss on an issue, always focus your concerns on how it relates to the business. Instead of adding your own personal judgment and opinions, talk about the adverse effects the idea or decision could have on the organization.
Try mind mapping using tech tools
Mind-mapping tools can help harness creativity and turn it into concrete action. Try it yourself with one of these tools recommended by Lifehack writer Jane Hurst.
The wonder of walls
When you’re preparing your next presentation or report, set it aside when you’re through and re-approach it as if your boss has just told you, “Whoops! This is exactly twice as long as it’s allowed to be.” Go through the process of re-imagining it at this new, impossibly short length. You’ll find yourself needing to […]
Tips on surviving professional conferences
Business conferences: Some people love them, but others find them stressful, intimidating and overwhelming. If you’re in the latter group, writer and editor Sarah Todd has tips to help you out.
Get staff fired up for workforce giving
Workplace giving campaigns can be a great way to support a good cause while building teamwork and camaraderie among colleagues, so how do you get more people fired up and excited to participate? That’s what one reader asked recently on the Admin Pro Forum.