3 cybersecurity resources to fend off attacks
The proliferation of cybersecurity attacks can be measured in incidents per minute. These resources can help you stay on top of it all.
Category: Productivity
Gmail questions: Stars, labels and categories
Is there any way to get Gmail to apply different colored stars? … Can I label an email with more than one label? … Can I create custom categories?
6 ways to optimize home Wi-Fi
Working from home offers many conveniences—as long as the internet connection remains stable. The competition for connectivity is critical in this age of teleworking and homeschooling, considering all the wireless devices being engaged and their overload risk. These DIY tips can improve coverage for every device.
Never leave customers wondering
For customers, time spent waiting for help is anxious time. Train your employees to take these steps when responding to customers.
Your cheat sheet to build a great conference
A survey of executives by Successful Meetings magazine yielded the following checklist of must-haves for building attendance and satisfying attendees that their money and time were well spent.
3 sites for keeping track of time
Time zones, holidays and time math can be a real challenge in our global business world. Here are some handy sites to help.
5 commonly overlooked rules on keeping personnel records
“Into the cabinet it goes, I’ll deal with it later!” This is, too often, the dangerous generic policy adopted by harried HR pros when dealing with the daily onslaught of employee paperwork. How many of the best practices below might your organization be cutting corners on, leaving you open to litigation worries?
Solutions to 3 common project problems
Even the best planned projects can run into problems over time, no matter how hard you try to anticipate and prevent them. Be on the lookout for these common issues that can crop up as a project goes on and on.
Solve a problem in 6 steps
What if we … ? Or maybe we should … ? Whatever the challenge you’re facing, it’s easy to get so caught up in trying to find creative solutions that you end up running around in circles and accomplishing nothing. Apply a little logic to the task by following these steps.
Complain so things get done
When you receive rude or poor quality service from, say, another department or a vendor, it’s right to complain. Just do it in a way that leads to improvement.