In today’s world, formal etiquette has relaxed considerably. For example, did you know that it used to be considered poor manners to place a ketchup bottle on the table or mention a gift registry on an invitation? Today, we have to be concerned with netiquette-the use of manners online, in emails and in texting-than with etiquette. How do you measure up when it comes to email manners? Inc.com gathered a veritable Who’s Who of business etiquette experts asked them for their top tips. Click here to read all 25 suggestions, or just skim a
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Do have to write a report on a deadline, but find that you are constantly interrupted by distractions? Do you sometimes forget the multiple logins and passwords needed for all of the websites you visit? Forbes published a list of 7 Top Online Productivity Tools that will simplify your life and increase your efficiency. Many of these tools are free or very inexpensive. For example, WriteMonkey is a free software program that blocks all those time wasting applications, so you can focus. LastPass, a highly secure application that generates and stores secure passwords, is
Read more →People often lament: “I’m too busy to work out”, but according to Virgin Airlines founder Richard Branson, one workout could give you an extra 4 hours of productivity per day! In his book, The Four Hour Body, Tim Ferris (also the author of The Four Hour Work Week) shares an anecdote when someone asked business icon Richard Branson: “How do you become more productive?”: Richard Branson leaned back and thought for a second. The tropical sounds of his private oasis, Necker Island, murmured in the background. Twenty people sat around him at rapt attention,
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