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Cases for Executives
Experienced business travelers know that the kind of case you carry can make or break your trip. So, many of them have a basic set of cases including:
A molded suitcase, preferably with wheels. A hard case can take the punishments at airports, where it gets rough handling. Wheels should be large enough so they don’t [...]
Ultimate Packing Checklist for Business Travel
For all trips:
Luggage tags (then put your name, address and destination inside your suitcase)
Remove old baggage claim checks from suitcase.
Toiletries (razor, toothbrush, cologne, etc)
Hairdryer (with adaptor for oversea travel)
Medicines
Spare eyeglasses or prescription (or contact lens equipment and solution)
Sunglass
Travel alarm clock
Tickets and itinerary
Documents (hotel and car rental information)
Business cards
Credit cards and emergency phone numbers in case [...]
Ads Tips for Small Businesses
If yours is a small business, chance are you’re writing your own ads. If so, bear in mind :
The purpose of every ad is to sell. So don’t be clever for the sake of cleverness; don’t be arty. What the ad is selling is your primary goal, and every word and picture must aid the [...]
Tribal Differences in the Office
In each company, different departments with different functions tend to develop their own “tribal” cultures. In order to get these “tribes” working together effectively, you must know what each tribe thinks of itself and what it thinks of other tribes. Thus:
What Finance may think of themselves: “…. custodians of the company’s money… costs and protect [...]
Is Your Product Market-Ready?
You’ve got a great new product, but is it ready for marketing? Not necessarily, according to studies. Sometimes, complementary products are needed before yours can take off.
For example, color television was developed in the early 1950s, but was not fully marketed until ten years later, because color transmission and programming had yet to be invented. [...]
Quick Tips to Increase Productivity
Researchers have found that younger workers work much more efficiently when allowed to choose their own pace. Older, more experienced workers, on the other hand, work at about the same efficiency whether or not they set their own pace.
They recommends that’s job be matched to workers’ temperaments. And, if teamwork is required, make up team [...]
6 Stages of Office Shock
When someone, who has committed a serious mistake in the office, is confronted with it, he or she goes through several stages of shock;
Shock – Silence, as initial impact is felt. The brain needs time to assimilate information.
Disbelief – (“I don’t believe it…”) Some people never get beyond this stage and continue to pretend nothing [...]
Make New Staffers Feel at Home
Give departing staffers a fond farewell by all means, but put your real effort into “coming aboard” celebrations. Welcoming new employees fosters teamwork and encourages staffers to look ahead. Here’s some tips, host a welcome party within two weeks of a new employee’s arrival. During the festivities, best to be held late in the afternoon, [...]
5 Tips on What to Do After Being Promoted
Don’t rest on your laurels! After being promoted, start showing that you deserve the move up.
Change your daily routine to focus on your new responsibilities.
Avoid dramatic moves at first. If given a big assignment, create alternative approaches and ask your boss to comment on them. Or request a team and have your boss help put [...]
5 More Tips Towards Productive Meetings
Give each meeting a title – such as Fact-Finding, Brainstorming, Information Exchange- that explains its purpose.
Lock out latecomers to spread the message that promptness is mandatory.
Vary seating arrangements, both to get people from different departments to mix, and to keep buddies from distracting each other.
Distribute written materials, before or after the meeting- not during it, [...]
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