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Benefits of internal recruitment
You’re the Office Manager and you’re in charge of initiating the recruitment process. The Head of Marketing runs off...
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06-05-2020
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Is your onboarding efficient ?
You think your onboarding process for new collaborators is great: everything is well-prepared, mentioned in...
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29-04-2020
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Does one need to be good looking to succeed ?
It’s well-known, one only lends to the rich. But is it true that only good-looking ones succeed? The halo effect You...
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02-01-2020
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Why is employee of the month one of the worst ideas to boost employees
Acknowledgement at work is a way too sensitive aspect of company life, to actually be “entrusted” in the old-fashioned...
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30-12-2019
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Find meaning in your work
May the one who has never experienced existential questions about the utility of his/her job in the company, throw the...
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27-12-2019
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Saying ciao to the imposter syndrome
The last time your boss congratulated you for your work, you said it was due to luck, an easy subject, your partner who...
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19-12-2019
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Is it really worth training collaborators?
« Huh », « there are other priorities », « we don’t have the required funding ». When you speak about the possibility...
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19-11-2019
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What is collaborator commitment about?
How can your company avoid seeing its collaborators make a run for another company and what can the firm do, to make...
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15-11-2019
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6 reasons why you should establish flexible working in your company
Let’s begin by defining what one expects from flexible work. Flexible working makes collaborators benefit from...
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14-11-2019
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When one has a hard time getting heard at work…
When one suggests new things at work and has a hard time getting heard, it’s frustrating, very frustrating. This is...
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08-11-2019
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What some startups have understood, about acknowledging collaborators
Perhaps you’ve already noticed: several companies try to imitate the “recognition culture”, which we seem to find in...
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05-11-2019
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Why having lunch at one’s desk is a shi*** idea
Office Managers, you’re swamped with work. We know that. So, it often happens that you have lunch at your desk to gain...
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17-10-2019
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A high staff turnover, symptom of a sick company?
If half of your collaborators end their contract on their own during the trial period in your company and if the people...
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15-10-2019
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These bad habits which mess up your career
Do you wreck your career at work, without knowing it? Some habits, at times subconsciously, prevent us from moving...
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16-09-2019
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9 signs which point out that it’s time to take off from your company
You know your company inside out. It’s been years since you’ve been working there. Though, for a while now, you’re fed...
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16-09-2019
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11 signs which show that you’re an Office Manager at a startup
Ohhh life at a startup! An entrepreneurial mind, solid little teams, repeated office parties: a whole world! An Office...
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13-09-2019
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Why should Office Managers be paid 10 times more than everyone else
Every company has a well-kept secret, to stay afloat on a daily basis: its office manager. Don’t believe your employer...
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12-08-2019
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5 signs which makes your CV pass you off for a dinosaur
Does your CV holler “old”? When we move forward with our career, we have the habit of taking things for granted and...
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05-08-2019
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The benefits of procrastination
Throughout the day, on a daily basis (including us, we plead guilty), we can’t stop repeating that it’s important to be...
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01-08-2019
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Add more value to your company when one is an Office Manager
Office Manager, you’re devoted to your collaborators on a daily basis, you bring joy and well-being within the company...
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22-07-2019
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4 Toltec agreements for the Office Manager
If you didn’t know, « The 4 agreements », is a great literature classic, in the personal development category. Written...
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11-07-2019
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Learn to say no as an Office Manager
When one is Office Manager, requests spring forth from everywhere: from bosses, colleagues, suppliers etc.…Saying yes...
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11-07-2019
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Test: Are you a caring Office Manager ?
When one is an Office Manager, one needs to be caring towards others. Everyone thinks of being more or less caring, but...
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11-07-2019
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Office Manager’s motivation in the long run
There are days it is present, and others no. “It” means motivation, an important element for professional fulfillment...
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11-07-2019
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How to confront lack of recognition at work ?
It’s true that ROI of actions can be tough to calculate at times, mainly through the variety of tasks, but this isn’t...
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11-07-2019