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 …
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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, …
Workplace Diligence 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 …
Grumbling Employees 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 …
Concise Writing Read More Post-its
25 years ago, 2 3M Company employees in St. Paul, MN discovered a unique adhesive that stuck lightly to surfaces and could be repositioned. They applied the adhesive to small …
Post-its 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 …
Start Meetings on Time 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 …
Vacation Strategy 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 …
Indespensible People 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 …
Work Ethic Read More Action Points
It’s not what you know that matters. What counts is what you do with what you know. Often a boss sends an employee on a training mission where he receives …
Action Points Read More Cure for Laziness
The personnel director knew he had made a mistake when he reviewed the health insurance application for his new employee and saw the following information: Date of Birth: January 12, …
Cure for Laziness Read More Personalized Workspace
“Don’t take it personally.” You’ve probably given or been given that advice many times. And it’s good advice in some situations. But when it comes to arranging your workspace, just …
Personalized Workspace Read More 4D System
How well do you handle the mail, email, and memos that come across your desk each day? The answer to that question may determine how useful you will be to …
4D System Read More Copy Machines
A young executive was leaving the office one evening when he found the CEO standing by the shredder with a paper in hand. “Listen”, said the CEO, “this is important …
Copy Machines Read More Retention Schedules
How long should you keep old documents around your home or office? That’s a question most of us need to answer at some point. But, rather than answer it haphazardly, …
Retention Schedules Read More Closing a Long Visit
Is there any such thing as an unimportant person? If you’re a Christian the obvious answer is no. Everyone is important to God and should be important to us as …
Closing a Long Visit Read More Working in Vein
Did you hear about the blood transfusionist who quit his job? He felt all his work was being done in vein. Maybe you’ve felt that way at times. If so, …
Working in Vein Read More Job Worries
What are you afraid of? When we spend time worrying about all the things that can go wrong, we are generally not spending time trying to improve our situation which …
Job Worries Read More Time is Money
Ben Franklin said, “Time is money.” But exactly how much money is your time worth. It may be helpful to think of each hour or even each minute of your …
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