Office Administration

How to promptly distribute meeting minutes

Prepare minutes of a meeting soon after it ends so that attendees receive them within 24 hours.

Defuse a domineering boss

A manager wrote to ask us how to deal with an aggressive boss who interrupts constantly, uses foul language and loves to give quizzes that put people on the defensive.

I’m going to write you up …

Laura learned that one of her employees had said, “Laura is really screwing us. She’s a liar. Let’s go over her head.”

Handling an obstructionist

You know you’ve got a great team when employees act selflessly to make others look good. If they spread credit around and coach each other to improve, then...

When committees spell trouble

Too much talk, not enough action. That’s the danger of relying on committees.

Tighten your writing by cutting out needless qualifiers

Whenever you compose an important memo or e-mail message, review it one last time before you send it.

Lock up deduction for safe-deposit box

Can I deduct the cost of a safe-deposit box?

Sick of junk e-mail?

Beware of responding to the return address to request removal of your e-mail address for future mailings.

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