Recognize an admin for their excellence in crisis
Is there an admin colleague you feel has really come through for everyone during the current crisis? Check out the “Handling Crisis Brilliantly” award to get them the recognition they deserve.
Year: 2020
Finding yourself on a lot of video conference calls suddenly?
Keep these tips in mind: 1. Close down any unnecessary tabs and programs to avoid interruptions or dropoffs. 2. Those blinds behind you? They’re likely causing pixelization or visual distortion. 3. Always have yourself muted when you’re not speaking. 4. If you have no camera feed while most others are visible on the screen, it […]
Filters, duplicates and tables in Google Sheets
Reusable filters … Dealing with duplicates … Table style formatting
Emergency law grants paid sick, FMLA leave
Many employees affected by the coronavirus pandemic will be eligible for paid sick leave and some will be able to take paid FMLA leave under legislation signed into law March 18.
6 ways to help employees make the most of their workdays
So much to do and so little time … what worker wouldn’t like to “find” precious extra minutes? While a manager cannot magically pull time out of thin air, she can assist employees with making the most out of work hours. Here’s how.
Motivate staff: 3 tips
How can you encourage employees to finish a difficult task or keep up a sustained effort over a long time? Focus on what’s been accomplished, not simply what must still be done. Use past triumphs as the foundation for moving forward.
Widen the scope of reviews
We usually judge employees’ work by the traditional standards—quality of work and amount done. However, since no employee works in a vacuum, add these factors to your evaluations to create a more accurate picture of a worker’s contribution to your group.
Confront the potholes in your résumé head-on
Got gaps or glitches in your work history? Just place those events in the proper context. If you’ve bounced from job to job, present yourself as having a wide range of experience—and thus you now have insight into exactly what you want. Fill in gaps, meanwhile, by letting employers know exactly what you were doing […]
Are you really organized? Take our quiz
Answer these questions “yes” or “no” to get a quick assessment of just how organized you are.
Technology: Your best friend and your worst enemy
Technology seems to be the best thing that’s happened to modern working life. But pair innovations with distractingly easy-to-use communication tools, the constant call of social media, and access to every game that’s ever been invented at the tip of your finger, and you’ll start to see why sometimes the bad outweighs the good.