Go Burrows

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Rita Reis is a longtime office manager and executive assistant in Portugal who is passionate about networking and getting things done. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Rita and I talk about the importance of networking, not being afraid to raise your hand, and developing your emotional intelligence.

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Office Space

MAY 14, 2024

Rigid Structure Another challenge is the historically rigid structure of office management, which often limits the flexibility required to adapt to changing work styles. Is it a fancy restaurant or a fast food joint? The “experience” you have at that restaurant, however, can greatly change based on how it’s designed.

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Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Coworkers keep eating the food for meetings that they’re not attending. I work in an office where it is common to have catered lunches for executive meetings. It’s entirely reasonable and normal to tell people to leave food alone if it’s for a meeting that they’re not part of. It’s five answers to five questions.

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SnackNation

JANUARY 25, 2019

24 Office Manager Gifts That Are Better Than a Gift Card. Gifts for the Office Manager (OM) should be as multitasking, versatile, and fabulous as the recipient. This is the person who keeps your office running as well as a Tokyo train system, after all!). Gifts for Office Manager: The Organized Office Guru.

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Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This post, the thief and the hero, the crockpot discrimination, and other stories of potlucks at work , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Here are 12 more of my favorite stories you shared about potlucks and other food gatherings at work earlier this month. Part one was yesterday.). The cook-off. ” 2.

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Ask a Manager

MARCH 31, 2019

Each person is given a three-course meal that is catered from a local restaurant. In theory, if every employee contributes $10, this would cover the cost of food, drinks, plates, and cutlery. Not every employee contributes money to the potluck, but every employee takes the food that is offered. These are catered meals!

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Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

This post, the determined thief, the cranberry usurper, and other work potlucks gone wrong , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. As Americans prepare for a ton of eating this week, here are 10 of my favorite stories you shared about potlucks and other food gatherings at work earlier this month. The banana bread.

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