3 Simple Filing Guidelines

Written by Maria Gracia


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For sequential case numbers or projects that are numbered, a numerical system would probably work best.

If it is necessary for you to find things by date, then chronological may be your choice.

Some people get really creative and use a combination of these systems. For example, you may want your main categories to be chronological, butrepparttar sub-categories inside to be alphabetical.

3. LABELING. If a file isn't labeled properly, it's not going to be quick and easy to find:

* Always write your subject onrepparttar 106318 tab ofrepparttar 106319 file folder, close torepparttar 106320 top ofrepparttar 106321 tab, so you can easily see it when you're looking through your files.

* Use a medium point, black marker to label your files. Print; don't use script.

* Use as few words as possible onrepparttar 106322 tab.

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Emotional Intelligence: The Geek We Know & Love

Written by Brenda Smith, EQ Coach


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Stress can make you Fat

Under pressure, our minds start to race, our blood pressure goes up, and we release a toxic hormone called cortisol into our blood. It takes 450 miliseconds forrepparttar tension to move up our spine and into our necks and back. Our rational, logical thinking minds get muddled asrepparttar 106317 blood moves into our bodies and intorepparttar 106318 large muscles that will leadrepparttar 106319 battle. Atrepparttar 106320 same time, we are re-allocating our energy. Whatever we've eaten is listening to our stress hormones and moving into storage to anticipate a sustained fight. (All this at a traffic light.) This stored energy--yes, you got it--is stored as fat. Aren't leaving your office? Eating at your desk? Chances arerepparttar 106321 stress hormones are keeping those macronuitrients from doing their job and packing it into your middle. Rx--get out, take a walk, changerepparttar 106322 scenery and breath, using SOS above.

Parentingrepparttar 106323 Employee

Contrary to what we might think, pay, perks or benefits don't lead to employee loyalty and creative productivity. Instead, employees, in a national Gallup survey, said it all hinges on their immediate manager. Employees wantrepparttar 106324 same thing from them that children need from their parents---someone who values their unique contribution, cares for them, sets clear and consistent limits and encourages and supports their growth. Is it any wonder thatrepparttar 106325 most effective things we can do as managers isrepparttar 106326 same thing we do as parents: Listen to what is being said; Label it back and leadrepparttar 106327 next course of action.

How'srepparttar 106328 weather?

Our culture emphasizes academic training and technical skill, often torepparttar 106329 exclusion of interpersonal effectiveness. Notice how we avoid personal disclosure or interpersonal connection. We talk aboutrepparttar 106330 project,repparttar 106331 event,repparttar 106332 goal,repparttar 106333 schedule orrepparttar 106334 weather. It's more comfortable staying impersonal. We can label people brilliant or professional, yet people remember moments. They remember when they have been moved emotionally and someone has spoken to our passion. Our first relationship is with ourselves. Knowing, understanding and managing our own emotions means engaging both our vulnerabilities and our strengths. It is only from a place of comfort with all our parts that we become whole and can connect with others.

Presents or Presence

Don't put your money where your mouth. Be there. There is no greater value than your time or attention. You know you have a deadline with too much to do and too little time. Your child, your employee or your unwanted phone call doesn't. Rather than sigh deeply and hope they figure it out, set a boundary of one minute, and for that minute, give them your undivided attention. When someone sits for thirty seconds with your undivided attention, it's as if you gave them ten minutes.

How's Your EQ?

Consider benchmarking your EQ. peoplesmith coaching offers assessments and coaching to help professionals become more effective and more successful with their life goals. For more information, contact us at http://www.peoplesmith.org or mailto Coach@peoplesmith.org of course, you may call us for a complementary coaching session at 412-362-2622.

Brenda Smith, MBA, CPEC is a former Wall Street executive and entrepreneur. peoplesmith uses the unconditionally supportive and transformative process of coaching to coach international managers and leaders in emotional intelligence, leadership,change and resiliency.


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