Avoid these common word mistakes
Using a word incorrectly can harm your image, writes Jeff Haden for LinkedIn. These common words can trip up even strong writers.
Year: 2015
Your staple remover has always had just one function–until now
Tired of fighting with your keyring to pry a single key off it? Desperately trying to wedge your fingers into that tiny gap, and sometimes pinching yourself or damaging your nails when you do so? Admins have an edge here. If you’ve got a staple remover on your desk, those fangs are great to pry […]
5 tips help make introductions easier
Making connections when you’re networking in a room of strangers can be a challenge. But it doesn’t have to be that way, says Caroline Ceniza-Levine, a career expert and co-founder of SixFigureStart. She offers five ways to introduce yourself to people you don’t know at networking or other professional events.
Give interdepartmental teams a boost
In a large organization, it can be hard to get to know everyone, yet sometimes you need to support teams you don’t often work with. How can you get to know everyone across the organization better to make cooperating easier?
Today’s EAs do a lot more than type
It may seem like Patrizia Iacono is a CEO, says Sydney Morning Herald reporter Sue Green. Iacono checks emails and reviews her schedule when she’s off work, and her day starts at 5:30 a.m., when she starts reading the day’s news. But she’s an executive assistant who mentors more than two dozen other EAs across Australia.
Do your emails create accidental politics?
You see them, and maybe even send them, all the time: emails in which several people are addressed directly and several others cc’d. Consider the problems such “group huddle” messages can create and the chaotic thought processes that can result.
Do you know where your performance appraisal is really coming from?
Q: “After working with my manager, ‘Julia,’ for eight years, I recently received my first negative performance appraisal. Julia plans to retire soon because she feels she has no future here. Our company was acquired two years ago, and the new management has a very different style. When I get a new boss, I’m afraid this appraisal will make a bad impression. What should I do?” Worried
New app keeps track of your tracks
Several mobile apps claim to track miles you’ve driven. Some are very good, and others lack ease of use. After testing multiple apps for this, we found MileIQ.
Read the fine print on in-flight data cost
Some airlines are now selling in-flight data packages instead of providing unlimited Wi-Fi at a flat rate, reports Runway Girl Network contributing writer Paul Thompson. The problem with this model is that you can use up a data package very quickly and going over can result in additional charges.
Create simple forms in Word, Outlook and Excel
There are some pretty geeky ways to create forms in Microsoft Office. Start with these less geeky solutions first.