Archive for the ‘General’ Category
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
How a phone call is taken can create an impression of the office.
Answering a telephone call is a simple process but one which will create an impression of the office to a customer who may never have visited the commercial property.
It is important to employ people who have impeccable mannerisms when picking up the telephone to answer a call which has come through to an office.
The answerer should state the company’s name, in some cases their name and what they can do to help the customer with the query that they are calling about.
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Monday, March 26th, 2012
Emailing in the office is a way of life, yet people still make mistakes.
Office workers email each other every working day with emails often flying around like there is no tomorrow, although some are still uncertain on the etiquette required.
Emailing in a commercial property when working for a company takes on a completely different aspect to emailing a friend or family member back home.
There are etiquette guides which can be followed but these simple steps will ensure that no unforeseen issues occur after sending an email out to colleagues in your office.
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Sunday, March 25th, 2012
Tips on looking after your posture.
Sitting down has been taken for granted with every office offering a chair or seat of some sort to make workers and guests comfortable, however it is important to sit correctly.
Failing to sit correctly in office space can cause problems for your body later in life and if you are not covered with health insurance then it could cause problems.
There are several tips which should be adhered to when sitting down, whether in a meeting or behind your desk working behind a computer.
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Tags: office chair, office posture, posture in office, sitting well, working in offices
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Sunday, January 15th, 2012
The art of using an office computer.
Almost every job in the office relies on using a computer of some form in order to complete tasks on a day to day basis.
Using a computer in a commercial property is seen as the rule and not the exception due to the advances of technology, however there are still people who are nervous when using new equipment or software.
Office workers who are starting new jobs are usually the most uptight about using a new PC whilst other office users may need to take a course in computer skills if a new program or piece of software is rolled out that they are unfamiliar with.
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Tags: commercial computers, computers for office commercial properties, office computers, office property computers, using computers in the office
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Friday, January 13th, 2012
Tips on how to cope when you move your office furniture around.
Very few offices go through life without a change around and here are some theories on why you may need to move around the office for whatever reason.
Moving around the office can come because of a promotion, could come about because of an influx of new staff or could be done on the whims of a new boss.
It can mean leaving a part of the commercial property which has been considered almost as a second home into a different area which may or may not be better for you.
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Tags: new office plan, new office plans, new office space, new office space plan
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
Tips to ensure you can make it into the office when the weather is poor.
It is never fun working in a commercial property when the weather is bad, however here are a few suggestions to help with regards to transportation and coping during the day.
With Christmas becoming a distant memory but the poor weather still lingering, here is some advice in order to ensure that heading to and from the office needn’t be very stressful.
There are no definite calculations about office business being disrupted because of poor weather, however by following some of these top suggestions work disruption can be kept to a minimum.
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Tags: office and bad weather, office and heavy rain, office and poor visibility, office space and bad weather, snow and the office
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Monday, January 2nd, 2012
Resolve to make a few basic changes and you’ll achieve more than ever before.
Keep your objectives in mind, work within your team and strive to do better.
Heading back to office after the holidays is not pleasant but there are a few tricks you should bear in mind to get back into the swing of your nine to five.
Here are a few tips for getting yourself back on that treadmill and up to speed in no time:
1.Ease yourself in. The first few days back will be a little slow; don’t put too much pressure on yourself to up your game straight away. Start by tying up any lose ends, reorganizing your workstation and answering any emails that were sent through over the Christmas break. (more…)
Tags: creating office check lists, easing back into work after the holidays, office work in the new year, tips for boosting performance after Christmas
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Monday, December 26th, 2011
Christmas should be the one day of the year when office work does not come calling.
Part of the idea of Christmas and the holiday season is that it is a time to relax and enjoy yourselves away from the commercial property where you work and the office colleagues who you work with.
Christmas and the holiday period means a chance to escape the stresses and strains of the office workplace and the people that you class as office workmates.
However, such is the constant striving for ever more commitment to the job that some employers will ask their staff to work over the holiday period, either in the offices or at home on their Macs or laptops.
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Tags: Christmas in the office, Christmas working period, commercial property and Christmas Day, working over Christmas
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Friday, December 23rd, 2011
Secret Santa has now become a mainstay of the office for staff.
Commercial office workers throughout the nation either have or will be visited by their ‘Secret Santa’ as part of the holiday festivities.
Office employees participating in ‘Secret Santa’ will have been nervously awaiting their peers’ opinions as commercial properties around the nation reverberate to cheers, screams or even stunned silence.
There will always be one office worker who receives a gift that amazes them, whilst at least one office employee will have wished that their ‘Secret Santa‘ hadn’t have bothered.
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Tags: office presents, office secret santa, presents for Christmas, presents in the office, the office and Christmas presents
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