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Category Archives: workplace
Leadership Lessons from Evony
My online game playing continues. I do manage to learn useful things while frittering away hours of my free time. No, really! Today I’ll talk about where it’s taken me…figuratively speaking, of course (I spend a ridiculous amount of time … Continue reading
Posted in leadership, management, personal, philosophy, workplace
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Customer Service Success–Finally!
For two months I’ve been in a cold war with Spectrum, my internet and phone provider, due to a variety of technical issues related to moving to my new home (see here, here, here, here, and here). I was going … Continue reading
Posted in personal, Technology, workplace
Tagged customer relations, customer service, doing it right
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Evony and Thinking About the Workplace
My mobile game playing continues. I’ve had my ups and downs with the online Dungeons & Dragons-type game, Evony, but have made steady progress in building my city from level 1 up to level 18 (out of a possible 35, … Continue reading
Posted in Office Politics, peers, personal, philosophy, Technology, workplace
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Prioritizing When Catching Up
Some of you might have noticed that I haven’t been posting at my usual, prompt hour or that I’ve even skipped a post or two. I noticed, anyhow, and it’s bothered me a bit. However, I am trying to follow … Continue reading
Posted in freelancing, personal, volunteering, workplace
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Too Much, Too Late
I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve written about customer service issues in the last month, but the various sagas are not over. This week Office Depot appeared again after I’d pretty much written them off. They keep … Continue reading