Keep packed clothes looking their best
How can you keep packed clothes looking their best? Pack them in the plastic they came back from the dry cleaner in.
Category: Productivity
Use the power of logic in spreadsheets
Say you’re trying to use an Excel spreadsheet to track weekly wages for office employees. It’s simple enough to create a formula (hours x hourly rate) that calculates wages for someone who works 40 hours or less. But what if someone works 45 hours one week?
White lies at work?
One in five people admits to lying at work at least once a week. That’s according to a CareerBuilder.com survey. Why do they lie?
Keep loafers on task, projects on course
The team project turned out well, but you’re miffed because you and a co-worker did all the work; the rest of the team slacked off. Now, even the slackers are receiving credit for your work.
Putting together an office style guide
Which is correct: “E-Mail” or “e-mail”? “Red, white and blue” or “red, white, and blue”? “A.M.” or “a.m.”? Would everyone in your office answer the same way? If not, you could probably use an internal style guide.
Build a training program for managers
The reason Taco Bell’s admin team came up with its “Team of Two” training program is clear when you listen to admin Karen Walters describe managers in her building. “There were a few managers in the group who maybe weren’t using admins to their greatest capabilities,” explains Walters. “In their defense, they didn’t have a good model.” So the admin team decided to give them one…
Kitchen etiquette dilemma: ‘I’m not the office maid. My name isn’t Hazel!’
Problem: "I’m in charge of turning on the dishwasher each night before leaving. To some, this translates to my also being in charge of cleaning up after everyone. Several memos have been distributed … but have not been successful. Any ideas? I’m tired of being known as the office maid. My name is not Hazel!"
Nine double-click tricks for Word
You probably already know about double-clicking in Word to select a word or paragraph. But did you know about these double-click tricks for getting through your work faster?
You? Mentor the boss? Not so crazy
You may not realize it, says executive coach Jenni Prisk, but your boss might love to have you as his or her mentor.
Surviving that stupid mistake
You’re mortified to discover that the key numbers you gave your boss for his big client pitch earlier today were flat-out wrong. How do you minimize the damage to your reputation? Follow these 3 steps.