Email is part of life. It gets unfairly criticized sometimes, but it is a challenge to many people. You can find tons of tips to help you manage your email, but here is one simple suggestion. Whenever possible, remove yourself from the “CC”–or in other words, internal lists. I’m not talking about email newsletters. For […]
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No matter where you are in your career, you are either moving forward, staying stagnant, or retreating. Where is your professional life right now? Moving forward doesn’t have to mean you are seeking a promotion or have a “big hairy audacious goal” of hitting a certain income in your business. It CAN simply mean that
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Hope received an early morning text from her colleague, Von.* “Please don’t forget to (insert task here) sometime early this week.” Sigh. She’d already put a note on her desk as a reminder to do the task when she got to work. He’d already talked with her on the weekend about the task. He’d already texted
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Let me guess. You have email coming to you from more than one box. Maybe you have a Gmail address for some things, a work address, and one or more personal addresses. That’s my story. Currently, I have more than one personal box (one being Gmail in order to use Google services), an inbox for
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We’ve all let out the snippy retort or the thoughtless response to an email. But a true professional will be conscientious about how he/she responds to others at work, knowing that good relationships are the foundation of professional effectiveness. The following examples are based on real-life dialogues I’ve experienced or heard about. “You obviously missed
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“Please communicate with my (support staff) because as an executive I don’t have time for this.” Yikes. That was the essence of an email received from a busy executive. How does it strike you? One phrase or sentence can give an impression to others that you may later regret. (I don’t know if this
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My client sent me a box of hundreds of 8.5 x 11 personalized sheets of paper in random order, along with imprinted labels. He needed these sheets sorted, labeled and mailed. 90% or more of my work for clients is done using technology. But on rare occasions, there have been times to still do an
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News flash: You aren’t perfect at your job. Neither am I. Some time ago, I went through a season in my business that required me to learn some new communication skills. In reflecting on the situations, I admit I feel like I failed in some elements of how I handled each unique situation. At the
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Rest at work? Isn’t that, well, wrong? Lazy? Unproductive? True. Taking a nap at work may not be the best idea, although napping is becoming accepted as a healthy practice. What I mean by rest though, is more of a state of mind, and some intentional actions. For example: Accepting that you cannot control all
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Cough. Sore throat. Low-grade fever. Should you go to work? Let’s face it. Nearly everyone gets sick here and there and needs to take a sick day from their job (or allow themselves a low-key day if they run a business from home.) But there are things you can do to boost your immune system
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