Nitty, Gritty Details of Personal Hygiene and Grooming

Nitty, Gritty Details of Personal Hygiene and Grooming

December 31, 2019

Personal hygiene, essential in the office, involves maintaining one’s cleanliness and appearance as to preserve health and well-being. In a professional work environment, letting your personal hygiene decline can negatively impact your customer service abilities as well as your relationships with coworkers. Maintaining these essentials can increase your self image and provide a more comfortable office environment. Cleanliness Maintaining cleanliness helps avoid the growth and spread of bacteria, unwanted bodily odors, and unkempt appearance. Washing the body daily, the hair every other day (can vary depending on hair type), and teeth at least daily. When coughing or sneezing, turn away
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Keeping it Together in the Office

Keeping it Together in the Office

December 24, 2019

Creating a work environment in which many types of employees feel respected and at ease is essential to building a solid team who are in it for the long haul.  Conversational Guard Rails Some subjects just shouldn’t be brought up in the office environment. In general, these topics can be inflammatory and divisive … not the greatest at bringing employees together. Subjects to avoid: Politics Religion Compensation Personal details including relationships, health problems, etc. It’s also important to stay away from gossip or openly speaking detrimentally about any employee or coworker. This can create distrust among the team. Email Etiquette
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Solve Workplace Quandaries in These Four Basic Steps

Solve Workplace Quandaries in These Four Basic Steps

December 17, 2019

Some workplace problems are simple. With others, though, the right decision isn’t always as obvious as you would like. If you follow the four-step process described below, you may be able to resolve workplace problems effectively. Evaluate the information. Don’t jump to conclusions. Find out what’s happening (or what happened). Who was involved? Is the source of your information reliable? Do you have all the relevant facts?  Consider the people involved. How might your decision affect the relevant stakeholders? Think of your employees, their co-workers, the organization, the community, etc. What issues are important to the people who will be
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Importance of a Positive Attitude

Importance of a Positive Attitude

December 10, 2019

Surrounded by negative people in your office? Feeling like you might be the negative one? Here are three reasons why it is important to have a positive attitude and how you get there if you find yourself or your employees always looking at the darker side of things.  Creates Healthy Office Culture: A positive attitude lends itself to a healthy office culture. People will enjoy coming to work each morning and look forward to starting their work day in a positive atmosphere. This will also lend itself to more employees helping each other out and being there for each other instead of just racing to
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Grow Your Brand and Your Business With a Great LinkedIn Profile

Grow Your Brand and Your Business With a Great LinkedIn Profile

December 3, 2019

LinkedIn is the world’s largest business network. Prospective clients and vendors check out LinkedIn profiles to see who they are preparing to do business with. Clients, especially, want to feel confident in and comfortable with the accountant and trusted advisor they are going to begin working with. Your profile matters, especially if you want it to act as your 24/7/365 sales contact point. Most LinkedIn profiles are like everyone else’s profile, mainly because most people copy them from the others, or because they gear them towards basic facts rather than towards helping to market you and your business, and its
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