Top office gaffes to avoid

Have you ever wanted to disappear after committing some stupid faux pas? If it occurs in a professional context, it could be more than embarrassing — it could cost you business or hurt your career.

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Avoid These Office Mistakes If You Want To Get Promoted

smarter smarter - 7 months ago

1. Following your own agenda
2. Voicing negative thoughts

3. Complaining to Human Resources

4. Being too smart:
5. Not knowing when to jump

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Top 10 virtual office mistakes

smarter smarter - 7 months ago
  1. Tasks are not clear.
  2. "Build it and they will come."
  3. Not understanding the problem before buying the technology.
  4. Automating "bogus" work processses. 
  5. Failure to effectively "market" the new system.
  6. Not training the leaders. 
  7. Ignoring stakeholders.
  8. "If you only have a hammer?"
  9. Invoking the security god.
  10. Forgetting that "people pay attention to what the boss pays attention to."

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10 Common Home Office Mistakes

smarter smarter - 7 months ago

1. Failure to take ergonomics into consideration.

2. Lack of planning system.

3. Setting up the office in a wrong location.

4. Lack of dedicated space.

5. Inappropriate furniture and equipment.

6. Lack of filing and storage space.  

7. A filing system that doesn't work

8. Inadequate long-range growth plans.  

9. Failure to consider safety and security.

10. Too much cocooning.

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10 office gaffes to avoid

smarter smarter - 7 months ago

1: Misspelling a name

2: Mispronouncing a name

3: Commenting on a personal/family photo

4: Asking about pregnancy

5: Asking about unseen/absent spouse

6: Referring improperly to your boss

7: Failing to reset a voicemail greeting or e-mail autoreply

8: Leaving a departed employee in voicemail / on the Web

9:  Correcting the boss

10: Displaying disunity in public

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