You don’t need a BlackBerry or a Smartphone to stay in touch with your e-mail, even when you’re away from your desk. Thanks to three free services, you can monitor updates from important people (i.e., the boss) when you’ve been waylaid, stuck in a long meeting or dashing around on errands.
Is he giving you an honest answer? Is she angrier than she’s telling you? Watch for “tactile signs” to know what someone really feels.
Do you know when water-cooler talk is good-natured (good gossip) and when it crosses the line (bad gossip)? Here’s the test …
Good communication skills are more valuable than knowing PowerPoint inside and out, according to a new survey, in which 67% of human resources managers said they would hire an admin with strong soft skills even if their technical abilities were lacking.
“Is it ‘Crop input prices have been raising rapidly’ or ‘Crop input prices have been rising rapidly’?”
Help a colleague reach his or her goals by letting the person know you care.
Bring yourself out of a bad mood by jotting down your bad feelings, advises Darlene Minnini, Ph.D., author of
The Emotional Toolkit
.
For the second year in a row, I have composed a short e-mail invite to the managers and supervisors on staff. Another employee informed me that the words ‘managers’ and ‘supervisors’ should be capitalized. What is the correct capitalization in this situation?
Can you write a strong opening sentence? Are you a ravenous newspaper reader? Then try your hand at writing a press release. If an editor picks up the story, you’ll have scored a major victory for your organization, and you’ll gain a new marketable skill.
Give co-workers what they really need by listening, rather than advising.
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