What part does being well-versed in business etiquette play in the success of your career? Here’s the truth: Our professional success often hinges less upon talent and intrinsic genius, and more upon people skills, strong emotional intelligence and a keen understanding of proper business etiquette.
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Cell phones have become a staple in today’s connected world for good reasons — they offer both convenience and peace of mind. From coordinating pickup times from daycare to navigating the fastest route between Point A and Point B, things that once took time-consuming phone calls and printer paper are now available with a few…
You love your job as a manager. It’s stressful and challenging. No one day is the same but it’s incredibly rewarding. You love working with people, mentoring them, and getting the best out of those on your team. You’re riding the wave of happiness, seems everyone loves working with you—until today. Your team hired three…
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Most people are able to recognize the signs of a poor night’s sleep in themselves. A short-temper, stress, headaches and fatigue are all common side effects. Fewer might be able to see the signs that bad sleep is also affecting their work performance. If you’re not getting a healthy amount of sleep every night, you…
Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the office is so delightful. And since you have so much to do… Get it done! Get it done! Get it done! While Christmas is the time of the year to be humble, peaceful and with your loved ones, it’s also the time of the year all hell…
People can’t resist Cyber Monday deals – that’s a fact. Cyber Monday 2018 hit $7.9 billion in sales, becoming the biggest online shopping day in US history. And if you’re wondering when do people find the time to spend such amounts of money, the answer is – during working hours. A new study by DeskTime…
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Digital technologies continue to reshape the world and how we live in it. As a result, it should be no surprise that they are completely redefining how we understand work. Specifically, the traditional 9-5, Monday-Friday job is beginning to slip away. More and more people are working remotely, and with the growth of the gig economy, we can…
Fully automatic, hassle-free time tracking is great. But you know what’s even better? The ability to connect your time tracking with other tools you use on a daily basis to effectively plan your workday, manage your team and projects. For project managers, it’s important to see who is working on what, what time each employee…
I never saw Facebook as a harm to my productivity. Until one month, after checking my time tracking data I realized that I had spent 13 hours and 21 minutes of my working hours on Facebook. That’s more than 40 minutes every working day spent browsing the newsfeed, checking random profiles and giving thumbs up…
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