A Clean Desk
Someone noted that a clean desk is the sign of a cluttered desk drawer. One “Secrets for Success” author facetiously says, “Top management can get away with a clean desk. …
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Acting Like the Devil
A study discovered 31% of employees end the year with unused vacation time. That might come as a surprise to those of us who really love our vacations. But there …
Read More Workplace Diligence
A man was asked how long he had been working at his present job. He responded, “Ever since they threatened to fire me.” Unfortunately, that’s how all too many people, …
Read More Grumbling Employees
Several years ago, two ladies became so focused on the negatives of their workplace, and thus unhappy with their jobs at Western Union, that they secretly made a plan to …
Read More Concise Writing
I recently read a professor’s article telling how he assigned his MBA students to submit a 5 page paper. He then returned it and had them cover the same points …
Read More Start Meetings on Time
Some people never arrive on time for meetings because, in their small mind, being punctual would signal to others that they have nothing more important to do. But, being tardy …
Read More Vacation Strategy
Many people claim they never have time for a vacation. When actually the problem is they take their vacation all through the year in extra 15 minute gossip sessions at …
Read More Indespensible People
Have you ever known someone who was totally indispensable in the workplace- or at least that’s what they thought. They felt the whole enterprise would come to a crashing halt …
Read More Work Ethic
A bumper sticker read, “All I want is less to do, more time to do it, and higher pay for not getting it done.” While most of us wouldn’t say …
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