Ways to Save Energy without Really Trying

As summer is just around the corner and the weather is heating up we turn to the AC to keep us cool. Here are 7 simple ways to save energy without having to cut back on air conditioning, courtesy of Smartpower.org

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Desktop Management

Many of us spend long hours at our desks, so to help make the workday comfortable and productive it helps to create an environment conducive to clear thinking. By establishing a good desk environment you are guaranteed to improve your efficiency and achieve more in your day.

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6 Rules: How To Eat Right on the Job

Other than getting a good night’s sleep, there’s probably no other thing that impacts your productivity and mood at work more than what you eat. Yet you probably give little thought to what you consume before and during work, defaulting instead to what’s convenient, cheap, and tasty. And when you do think twice about what you eat, it’s usually in

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Going Green at Conferences

Sokolis values the importance of meetings and conferences. In this ever changing environment, we realize our habits need to change. Like many other top organizations, Sokolis is looking at ways to go “Green” in order to help reduce our ecological footprint. Conference Services has created this guide in the hopes of bringing awareness to our clients and to help make

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File It

Despite the best of intentions, most of us don’t use good information management practices, the mountain of paperwork piles up on top of us like an avalanche, and beyond that there are PC files, emails and SMS messages to organize too.

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Powerful Management – Working More Effectively with Staff

Encourage people to cooperate by using the word we – which suggests you will join the effort. Engage staff members fully in tasks by making sure they understand the difference between the “reason” for doing the task and the “purpose”. Follow this guideline for communicating with employees. The further apart you are in the hierarchy, the more you should speak

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Effective Phoning

One of the things that most impacts people’s productivity is not being able to focus on completing one task at a time and telephone calls both making and receiving them, are one of the greatest disruptions to the flow of the day and to our ability to concentrate. By managing how and when we make and receive calls we can

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What’s in a handshake?

What’s in a hand shake? More than you might know. In many cases, this may be the first non-verbal communication you have with a client, so make sure it counts.

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