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- The Meeting Behind the Meeting - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2009 from Ruth HaagThe Meeting Behind the Meeting By Ruth Haag When we were having our buildings restored, we had four separate contractors on the site. One day I arrived, and the carpenters told me why they were working on a different room from their plan for the day; it was because they were making room ...
Views: 1269(1 vote) - Break Free From Your AC - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2008 from Ruth HaagDiscussions of home energy savings usually focus on using less energy to heat and cool a house, in order to achieve a lower utility bill. We like that, too, but we also like to think about how many days each year we can be independent of energy use in our home and office. We ask ourselves, ...
Views: 1431 - Paint Your Office "Green" - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2008 from Ruth HaagOne of the reasons that we, as a society, create so much waste is that it is easier to have something that is disposable, than to have something that must be maintained. Turning an office environment “green” will take some work, but worth it. It is a bit harder to encourage an ...
Views: 1708 - Six Steps To Becoming A Good Supervisor - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2008 from Ruth HaagTypically, no one is trained to be a supervisor. We all have to learn how to manage people on the fly, after we are promoted into a management position. It is helpful, when learning to be a good supervisor, to keep in mind the things that past supervisors have done that you liked and those that ...
Views: 4026(1 vote) - Five Signs Of Trouble With Office Management - by Submitted on May 30, 2008 from Ruth HaagIs your office people-environment normal? Many things that we wish wouldn’t happen, do happen every day in a normal office. Deadlines are missed, people don’t get along with one another, someone breaks the rules. All of these things are normal, day-to-day problems that can be easily dealt ...
Views: 1295 - Fixing Business Mistakes - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2008 from Ruth Haagwww.RuthHaag.com Recovering From a Bad First Impression Our company is comprised of several businesses. One is our monthly newspaper, A Sandusky Bay Journal, which is supported by the ads that it sells. I was teaching business seminars at a college, and decided that since I knew the ...
Views: 1323 - Office Etiquette: Messages - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2008 from Ruth HaagOur modern messaging technology is so nice and quick that we have fallen into a too-casual usage of it, which often makes it difficult for the message recipient. This casualness has spread to meeting people face-to-face, where an assumption is made that everyone recognizes and remembers the ...
Views: 1325 - Success And Failure Of Holiday Office Parties - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2007 from Ruth HaagHoliday office parties are a tradition for most companies. Along with celebrating the holidays, they can provide a relaxed atmosphere in which employees can find out more about one another, and their families. However, if parties are poorly managed, they can create irritation and strife. ...
Views: 2493 - Dealing With Regal People - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2007 from Ruth HaagPeople behave in predictable ways. If you study your co-workers for several years, you will begin to notice patterns in their behaviors. You will find that your co-workers are either: 1. Mostly concerned about procedures 2. Mostly concerned about people, or 3. Mostly concerned about ...
Views: 2339 - Getting Along in the Office: Being Friends with Co-Workers and Employees - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2007 from Ruth HaagYou probably spend as many hours at work as you do awake at home. Thus, you spend as much time with your co-workers as with your family. It is nice to be able to tell people at work important things that are going on at home. Sometimes it is nice to gain the insight of a co-worker about a ...
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