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Feel Guilty for Taking a Sick Day? You’re Not Alone, but It Shouldn’t Be the Norm

Success

You might even have a debate with yourself, while skimming your calendar to-dos and meetings, obligations and responsibilities, about what it would be like to just miss it all and stay in bed. Maybe you are achy or coughing, or have a fever and a serious headache. Why do I feel guilty taking a sick day?

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Calendar "ah ha"

Laughing all the Way to Work

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 January, 2010 Calendar "ah ha" I was participating in a Harvard sponsored webinar with my boss the other day. One of the things they recommended to executives was to use their electronic calendar to leave themselves reminders. . -- Wait a minute! I guess he thought I needed the help.

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What Employees Really Want This Holiday Season

Energage

This holiday season, give your employees the gift that truly matters: the opportunity to be heard. I hate having to use my PTO when I am out sick.” “401K Match and Paid Holidays are lacking.” “I’m someone who needs regular doctor visits, and I’m on a medication that isn’t covered by our insurance, even after multiple appeals.

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Productivity Myths Busted: What Productivity Looks Like for the Majority of Us

Simple Productivity Blog

Time management for a person with their own company is going to look very different that time management for a single mom working as a medical technician with three kids at home. About 6 months ago, I allowed Outlook to block 2 hours per day on my calendar as focus time. It does this automatically, and it shows up as busy.

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When your boss arranges meetings behind your back.

Laughing all the Way to Work

That makes it difficult when I am supposed to be organizing his calendar, but since I am responsible to organize his time and in spite of my frustration, I have to make it work. So what can you do when your boss is ruining your perfectly scheduled calendar? I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.

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2 Measures of effective productivity systems…

Ian's Messy Desk

I asked why he had been on the medication and she said, “that was four years ago, when he had his surgery.” My mother has gotten things done by using heavily annotated paper calendars. As we continued chatting, I heard paper rustling in the background. Mom said, “I thought so, here’s the prescription.” She read off the details.

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Preparing your boss for meetings away from the office or at home

Laughing all the Way to Work

Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. State the purpose of the meeting in the calendar appointment as well as who will be at the meeting (i.e. Enter it in calendar. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.