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At one point I was a stay at home mom raising three wonderful children while dad was in the workforce full time.  When he came home at...

~Charles R. Swindol If it is not today or tomorrow, you can pretty much guarantee that the day after you will be faced with some sort of...

So how can we make a tough task like this a bit easier?  Here are three things to keep in mind when you have to deliver bad or difficult...

After 16 years of office management I have made my staff realize that I do not have a magic wand, and that many times I alone cannot fix...

What a sad situation, it seems as though this manager does not know “how to tell when an employee is unhappy”.  Since I talked to her I...

The main points that I want to address is that when I walked into the office the only person I saw was the manager behind this big...

Take a few minutes today to ponder what your work environment looks like and feels like to others, those you serve, and ask yourself...

A flip side to this that can be very insightful to managers is to take a look at your staff’s personalities when dealing with them on...

Management Craft and the post is linked below.  The author was talking about being with a friend who glows with caring, leadership, and...

1. Take time in developing your question for getting the information you want.  For example if you want to know where something is ask...

1. Ants are determined – You never see ants give up if they are going after water, they will find it and nothing stops them. 2. Ants see...

In our office we have found three great questions to use that have helped us cut out the extra fluff and get directly to point.  We have...

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Managing Your Emotions At Work We’ve all been in one of ‘those’ situations before. You know… when your favorite project is cancelled...

http://careerplanning.about.com/cs/personalissues/a/personal_info.htm #selfawareness #officemanagement #workplaceissues...

Think this through with me; a customer comes into your store and wants to buy an insulated water bottle.  You show them what you have and...

Author: Tina Del Buono, PMAC http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_81.htm 11/14/13 #conflictwithemployees #employeecomplaints...

1. Define the problem; state what the issue or problem is that you need to discuss and resolve and nothing else. When defining the issue...

This situation is not as uncommon as one might think, especially in a small business where a single owner needs to hire an assistant for...

“Treat others as you would want them to treat you” #messydesk #frustrationatwork #dumpingoncoworkers #poorcummication #defeatedatwork