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Inexpensive Co-Worker Gifts

Do you know what to give on Secretary’s Day (Administrative Assistant’s Day) or Boss’s Day? Or how about to celebrate another holiday or a promotion? Getting nice gifts for the people you work with doesn’t have to cost a lot. Here are some great ideas for inexpensive co-worker gifts. Personalized Photo Cards Scan photos from your co-worker’s desk, and then have the files made into note cards. You may save even more money by purchasing note cards and then printing the photos with your home printer. Tie the cards with a ribbon and add envelopes. You can even add the … Continue reading →

How do you End an Unhealthy Client or Customer Relationship?

You have tried everything to please a particularly challenging customer—you have worked on your communication skills, offered refunds, given them special attention and tried to anticipate what they might want. In the end, you have determined that it is just taking more energy and resources than you can reasonably afford to give and you know that you need to “fire” your impossible client or customer. But, how do you actually go about extricating yourself from an unhealthy business relationship without causing too much damage? It is going to depend on the extent to which you are enmeshed with the other … Continue reading →