| Many work environments now are open plan,
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| | unnecessarily. Try to answer your phone
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| with only a few senior managers having
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| | or have your voicemail pick it up within
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| offices of their own. This style of work
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| | three rings. Select a mobile phone ring
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| can have great benefits for team building
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| | that won't annoy others. If you will be
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| - fostering cooperation and collaboration
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| | away from your desk for a prolonged
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| and can be wonderful for developing the
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| | period divert your phone to your mobile
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| social aspects of teams, but on the
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| | or voicemail.Take a message. Answer your
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| flipside, it can drive some people crazy
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| | neighbour's phone if it is appropriate.
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| and be damaging to productivity. Most
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| | If you take a message send the details to
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| open plan offices require large numbers
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| | them in an e-mail immediately to avoid
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| of people to learn to work together in
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| | lost phone messages on scraps of paper
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| very close proximity, which can present
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| | and post-its.Hang a 'Do Not Disturb'
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| challenges, particularly relating to how
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| | sign. I've mentioned this one before, but
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| we manage the physical environment, the
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| | it's worth repeating here. Agree among
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| noise and the constant interruptions.
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| | your team on a signal which will indicate
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| Share some of these strategies with your
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| | to other people that you are unavailable
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| teammates to help you achieve a working
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| | - that you are trying to concentrate on
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| environment where everyone is respectful
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| | something or are on a deadline and do not
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| of the needs and space occupied by
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| | wish to be disturbed. It might be an item
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| others.Keep it down! It's easy to
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| | placed on top of your computer monitor or
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| overlook how far your conversation can
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| | desk, or even a sign taped to the back of
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| travel in a confined space - be mindful
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| | your chair. When the signal is up,
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| of what you can hear of others'
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| | everyone agrees to not disturb you, when
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| conversations and remember that they can
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| | the signal comes down, people know that
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| hear yours too. Especially if you are
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| | it's business as usual again.Clear desk
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| loud or have a unique voice (like me!) be
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| | policy. Adopt a clear desk policy. It
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| aware of your volume.Walk the floor.
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| | makes the overall environment more
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| Don't yell across workstations - walk
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| | pleasant and comfortable, rather than
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| over to the person's desk or use your
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| | looking like a hurricane has been
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| e-mail or phone. Not everyone in the
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| | through, and it's excellent for both
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| vicinity needs to be disrupted by your
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| | personal productivity and security.Stash
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| conversation.Careful where you stand.
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| | it away. If you need some extra storage
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| Don't stop for conversations or hold
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| | space, make use of space under your desk,
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| impromptu meetings at other people's
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| | rather than in walkways, but be careful
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| workstations - be considerate. If you
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| | not to crowd yourself or to create a
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| want to have a meeting, choose a space
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| | cockroach haven.Smile. Include some
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| that won't impact others.Get a room. If
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| | personal touches on your workstation, but
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| there are two or more people and you
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| | don't overdo it - you and your
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| don't have a discrete space to meet, book
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| | workstation are on display to your
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| a meeting room and be sure to tidy it up
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| | teammates and others who pass by your
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| before you leave.Anyone for music? If you
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| | area and you want to leave a professional
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| like listening to music, keep it down to
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| | impression. Choose a photo of your
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| a level where it doesn't interfere with
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| | family, a picture of a place you dream of
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| the concentration or comfort of your
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| | going to or something else that inspires
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| colleagues. If everyone agrees, you might
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| | you and makes you feel happy.Neen is a
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| choose a particular style of music and
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| | Global Productivity Expert: by looking at
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| play it at a volume that suits everyone.
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| | how they spend their time and energy -
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| Otherwise, buy yourself some headphones
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| | and where they focus their attention -
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| and keep the music to yourself.Telephone
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| | Neen helps people to rocket-charge their
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| etiquette. Be considerate about how you
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| | productivity and performance. A dynamic
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| manage your phones, the constant ringing
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| | speaker, author and corporate trainer,
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| of desk phones and mobiles with their
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| | Neen demonstrates how boosting your
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| various show tunes other 'ditties' can be
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| | productivity can help you achieve amazing
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| distracting and annoying. Turn your
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| | things. With her unique voice, sense of
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| ringer-volume down to the lowest level
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| | fun and uncommon common-sense, Neen
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| that is appropriate for you, rather than
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| | delivers a powerful lesson in
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| let it blare though the office
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| | productivity.
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