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CAN WE TALK? by Rhoberta Shaler, PhD

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Today's articles

Speaking About Work: CAN WE TALK?
by Rhoberta Shaler, PhD www.OptimizeInstitute.com

Do those words, 'Can we talk?', encourage you to communicate, or strike terror into your heart? For many folks, the latter is true. They have learned that the person's next words may be difficult to hear. It is common to expect confrontation to follow, and it can be intimidating. READ MORE >>>

Guest Article : THE TOP TWELVE EMAIL MISTAKES THAT CAN SABOTAGE YOUR CAREER By Lydia Ramsey

You return to your office from an afternoon meeting and decide to check e-mail. An hour later, having downloaded your messages, selecting those you should read, deleting the ones that look like junk, crafting replies to the most important ones, filing others that you want to work on later, you wonder where your day went. It was like that when you arrived at work this morning, and tomorrow promises to be no different... READ MORE>>>

Please keep in mind to contact me if you have, or know of, an upcoming conference or training. That would be a big help to me ....and, I might get to meet you in person! mailto:info@OptimizeInstitute.com

Smarter Working Tips

As I sat here thinking of what to write about, I came up with all sorts of things that I “know” but don’t necessarily excel at practicing… so… what came out of that? A selection of things that we can hopefully all relate to – the stuff you know you “should” do, and the reality of forcing yourself to do them… regularly. READ MORE>>

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An Office Giggle

TWELVE THINGS YOU'LL NEVER HEAR AN EMPLOYEE TELL HIS/HER BOSS

1. Never give me work in the morning. Always wait until 5:00 and then bring it to me. The challenge of a deadline is always refreshing.
2. If it's really a "rush job," run in and interrupt me every 10 minutes to inquire how it's going. That greatly aids my efficiency.
3. Always leave without telling anyone where you're going. It gives me a chance to be creative when someone asks where you are.
4. If my arms are full of papers, boxes, books or supplies, don't open the door for me. I might need to learn how to function as a paraplegic in future and opening doors is good training.
5. If you give me more than one job to do, don't tell me which is the priority. Let me guess.
6. Do your best to keep me late. I like the office and really have nowhere to go or anything to do.
7. If a job I do pleases you, keep it a secret. Leaks like that could get me a promotion.
8. If you don't like my work, tell everyone. I like my name to be popular in conversations.
9. If you have special instructions for a job, don't write them down. If fact, save them until the job is almost done.
10. Never introduce me to the people you're with. When you refer to them later, my shrewd deductions will identify them.
11. Be nice to me only when the job I'm doing for you could really change your life.
12. Tell me all your little problems. No one else has any and it's nice to know someone is less fortunate.

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Say What You Mean: Effective Communication Skills	Don’t Tell Me to Calm Down! Managing Anger – Yours & Theirs
Never Mistake Activity for Progress: Improve Your Productivity	How to Negotiate Anything with Anyone, Any Time
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Managing Conflict Creatively Without Losing Clients, Friends or Sleep!	How to Write an Elevator Speech/Leaving Effective Voice Mail
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