Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

This post, interviews when you have food allergies, snow days when not everyone can work from home, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. Food allergies and etiquette. I also worry how this will affect my long-term career goals — food can be such an important way to connect. Here we go….

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Insperity

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Cost of living: The measure of the average change over time in prices paid by consumers in a particular market for goods, such as food, gas, housing and transportation. Here are a few simple steps to get started creating a compensation strategy: Assess your current pay practices, including base pay along with any bonuses or incentive plans.

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Insperity

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Cost of living: The measure of the average change over time in prices paid by consumers in a particular market for goods, such as food, gas, housing and transportation. Here are a few simple steps to get started creating a compensation strategy: Assess your current pay practices, including base pay along with any bonuses or incentive plans.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

This instinctual drive explains why activities like eating comfort food, exercising or listening to music can feel so rewarding. Logistically speaking, knowing what we know about reward systems and dopamine, the antidote to things like depression, anxiety and ADHD, can be creating positive habits,” says Crain.

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Success

APRIL 4, 2023

A typical week includes behind-the-scenes work that runs the gamut from researching and putting together a show plan (on time) to liaising with artists and creating social media content. If all goes well with this trial run of the internship program, Tribe Urban plans on working with students from around 10 universities per year.

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Vantage Circle

JUNE 23, 2022

Logistics Manager. Bulk orders from suppliers are handled by a logistics manager who ensures their secure, high-quality, and timely arrival at the customer's doorstep. A single e-commerce project will have a lot of team members working on different sides — operations, marketing, logistics, technical, etc.

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Workplace Insight

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Changes on the catering side are also planned for visitors and exhibitors: A refreshed and updated hospitality concept will provide a diverse selection of high-quality food and beverages. The dynamic logistics management system eSlot will provide additional digital benefits.

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Go Burrows

OCTOBER 22, 2023

In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Nicki talks about managing a team of assistants, creating a career development plan, cultivating a team culture, and finding happiness in your role. Nicki Cave 4:48 Yeah, so after I graduated, I had planned to go to college. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.

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All Work

MAY 6, 2021

And while hybrid models may offer compromise and balance for some, the logistical challenges of scheduling meetings, allocating desks and implementing new policies could do more harm than good if not executed well. Vending machines or the communal workplace fridge won’t cut it anymore when the goal is to attract employees to the office.

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Attendance Bot

OCTOBER 9, 2023

An executive retreat can help achieve this goal by giving the company a fresh perspective and providing opportunities for team building, leadership development, and strategic planning. This article covers ways to plan an effective executive retreat so that employees return to work energized and ready to take on new challenges.

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Vantage Circle

APRIL 17, 2020

Many have offered helpful administrative and logistics tips for working at home (e.g., We supplement tips on administrative logistics to offer guidance on how to overcome four challenges and to pay attention to three critical success factors for working at home. television, internet, food, and family matters).

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Vantage Circle

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

4:35) The business environment is indeed turning more agile and fast-paced and that organizations are keeping near-term goals instead of longer terms, and that an organization’s goals and values should be fed in performance planning to ensure an individual’s performance aligns with the overall strategy of an organization. (7:27)

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Productivityist

AUGUST 24, 2015

In many ways, reading is like a home-cooked meal compared to the fast food diet of instant information found on your screen. When you create a good menu you need to plan for it, acquire it, prepare it and then digest it. It is food for your mind. It’s a noisy world, and reading just doesn’t fit in that well. Or does it?

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SnackNation

JUNE 29, 2018

If planning your company outing seems more like a tiresome chore than a privilege, then it’s time to refocus your process with some fresh outing ideas. So are you ready to plan a day of fun that will also boost company performance? We’re all about making conscious decisions – especially when it comes to our food system.

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Ask a Manager

APRIL 17, 2022

My grandmother passed away last weekend and various logistical difficulties will keep me from attending the funeral. She still seems to be planning to go to meetings and events. You may also like: banning trash cans unless we sign a pledge never to put food in them does it look unprofessional to draw in meetings?

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Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Two years ago, she walked into our holiday party (which my coworker annually nearly kills herself arranging during one of her busiest normal work periods) and looks at the beautiful table of food and wine and all the happy people and says ‘no music?’ The mystery. It was epic and wonderful. A legend was born.” ” 7.

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Productivityist

MAY 15, 2014

Personally I''ve found the Storyline method has worked quite well (this post was planned there). The book concludes with five steps for making over your mornings: Track your time, like a food journal. Think through the logistics for your better morning. That''s Vanderkam says mornings can be. Switch from choices to habits.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 25, 2023

She is also an award-winning chef and Food Network Chopped Champion. and you were planning a year traveling around the world to work. I’m a chef by trade and I had sort of drunkenly applied to compete on the Food Network’s show Chopped. Around the same time, you were getting ready to be on a major cookery show in the U.S.

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 4, 2020

I have a history of disordered eating and, while my relationship with food and exercise is mostly healthy now, this topic of conversation makes me wildly uncomfortable still. But, lately, I am having a harder time because I have two coworkers who are suddenly very comfortable talking with me about their diets and body loathing and food shame.

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Ask a Manager

JULY 31, 2018

But I don’t always love figuring out what to make for dinner or dealing with the logistics of getting the ingredients to me. So Blue Apron is perfect for me – I get to cook without any of the planning or legwork. You can input all your dietary restrictions and food preferences so that you don’t get meals you don’t like or can’t eat.

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SnackNation

JANUARY 20, 2017

Identify your team’s most passionate fitness advocates from across your org and empower them to drive the information gathering that will help inform your plan. That’s where your plan will have the biggest impact. Hasslett Express, a logistics company in Chicago, held a similar walking challenge. (In Action Step: Create Options.

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SnackNation

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Planning travel itineraries is one important aspect of an Executive Assistant’s work. The success of these mission-critical travel plans rests in the hands of smart, capable Executive Assistants (EAs). The success of these mission-critical travel plans rests in the hands of smart, capable Executive Assistants (EAs).

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Ask a Manager

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Talk to whoever is in charge of party planning and logistics for your office and explain this wasn’t kid-appropriate at all! You could say, “I think there was a disconnect between whoever said the party would be kid-friendly and whoever planned the decorations. Any advice? Maybe talk to Bob in advance of next year’s too.).

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Success

AUGUST 11, 2024

They plan, lead and support the Olympics and Olympians, which can take seven to ten years, the Council on Foreign Relations estimates. He also ensures the food athletes use as fuel isn’t a reason for poor performance. According to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), over 700 people work in administration alone.

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Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 21, 2022

There is a committee in charge of planning and all the logistics. There’s already an odd obsession with food here. My team is flipping out and thinks a colleague didn’t deserve to attend a thank-you lunch. My workplace holds an annual conference/event for all of the employees (250+ people).

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Ask a Manager

AUGUST 17, 2022

To save costs, they’ve started rotating between fast food places, wings, and premade sandwich boxes, none of which have vegetarian options. Would I be out of line to request some more inclusive food options, or at the least a la carte sides? No current plans to offer it, just because of lack of time.

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Ask a Manager

AUGUST 12, 2015

I am an admin assistant and my duties are pretty typical of an admin, including ordering supplies and planning office events. Also, whenever I’m planning something, like a staff outing, I’m never given a budget. This makes it difficult to secure dates and other logistical details.

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Ask a Manager

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

I’ve been in my position for around 18 months after transitioning from over 10 years of retail and food service jobs where vacation time was nonexistent. Can we talk about how to plan ahead so that I can do that?” In that case, we’re back to you talking to your manager to formulate a plan.). Unfortunately I live in D.C.,

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Ask a Manager

JANUARY 13, 2019

I know this because they bring it up a lot in casual conversation and always make a point to remind whoever is planning a team lunch/potluck/etc. I realize the smell of microwaved food tends to spread. Once you have the offer and you’re discussing logistics, say this: “Do you have any policy banning visible tattoos?

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Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 5, 2017

I am not always available to have a conversation with her when she brings the food, and it may even sit on my desk for a couple of hours before I have time to take a bite, which I mention to clarify that logistically, I simply can’t check on the food or change at the moment she comes back.

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Ask a Manager

APRIL 11, 2019

However, every morning (not an exaggeration) she is late, she strolls in with Starbucks drinks/food … so in this case, it’s not “traffic was bad” or “the kids weren’t cooperating” — both of which I totally understand happen and aren’t cause for concern. and setting up interviews by phone.

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Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Do you think this is good practice in general, like it’s just a perk of being higher-up in the food chain/exempt, or am I right to be somewhat resentful that this is a regular occurrence? The same is true across departments, honestly, and most people at least mildly resent it.

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Ask a Manager

MARCH 24, 2016

I manage about 15 events every 12 weeks (each event being 3-4 days long) and am in charge of every aspect of the events (on-site logistics, travel, venue accommodations, food and events, agenda and educational sessions, sponsors, speakers…the list goes on). But if that doesn’t work, be ready to go elsewhere.

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Ask a Manager

MAY 2, 2017

I already tried to push back on this by bringing it up with my manager, but without success (he was sympathetic but unable to change the plans, which were made for budgetary reasons). And for what it’s worth, lots of offices do ban particularly smelly foods in the microwave , so you’re not asking for anything outrageous.

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Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 14, 2015

If you have a manager who cares whether you show up to these sorts of things, just explain the situation to her ahead of time — “Hey, given the projects on my plate that day and the fact that clients often want support ASAP, I’m planning to just make an appearance at the party but then head back to my desk.”.

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Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

I used to do restaurant work, and I know this goes against every food safety rule out there. This can easily cause food poisoning, salmonella, and even E. This could even kill people. What should I do? What can I do? I like the people I work with. I’m protective of them. I don’t want them to get sick.

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Work Life

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Memory allows us to reason, plan, and imagine, and it’s crucial for communication, connection, identity formation, and grounding ourselves in time and space. To overcome that gap, Milkman suggests thinking through all the logistical details required to implement the given task in order to anticipate pitfalls in advance and commit to the plan.

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