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41 Ways to Improve Yourself in Just 10 Minutes

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We start tracking every purchase to try to stay accountable. Start a life handbook. After a long weekend with friends, there is always an element of guilt when you look at your bank account to see the damage. On Monday morning, we promise ourselves that we’ll spend less money on frivolous things. But that can be overwhelming.

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Free iPhone Nag App From Electric Pocket

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The R's Of Employee Motivation

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For individual rewards, how about gift certificates for DVD rentals, music CD purchases, theme park tickets or “Dinner for 2″ at a local eatery? Reward While cash incentives are a sure way to put a smile on an employee’s face, there are other creative ways to motivate employees through “thoughtful&# gestures.

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5 Tips for Handling Unwanted Workplace Visitors

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No sooner do you start to enter data, than Jane wanders in, sits down and asks if you’ve heard the latest rumour about Bob down in purchasing. You pull up the spreadsheet , print off your boss’s e-mailed comments, dig out your notes from the last meeting and settle down to work. Before you know it, your hour has dwindled to 17 minutes.

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Turn Your Professional Expertise into a Book—You Don't Even Have to Write It Yourself

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If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. If youve been sitting on an idea for a leadership guide, professional memoir, or industry handbook for fellow colleagues, this could be your easiest on-ramp to publishing.

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5 SOP examples for your business

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Provide each new hire with all necessary onboarding documents including i9 forms, tax forms, and the employee handbook acknowledgment form. Employee Handbook and Acknowledgement Form. The finance department is responsible for approving high-value office supply purchases and reconciling expense purchases.

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The “WOW” of customer service

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There’s nothing more stimulating to get me to pull out my credit card and make a purchase than a particular customer service person who just has that “WOW’ affect. And so it speaks volumes for Sears since that is where I will be purchasing my new television. The service I received could not have been better anywhere.