In a news week packed with envelopes… On March 31, the U.S. Postal Service was flooded with thousands of empty red envelopes addressed to the White House in an anti-abortion campaign. The envelopes were to represent the lives lost to abortion. Participants were encouraged either to send their own or to purchase imprinted red envelopes […]
British companies selling and leasing Japanese manufactured goods have in recent months passed on increased cost prices to customers after negative GBP to Euro and Euro to Yen exchange rate trends worsened. This has affected office machine suppliers in particular since a majority of brands are Japanese including Ricoh, Sharp, Konica Minolta, Kyocera Mita, Panasonic, […]
Deep Throat spilled the beans on Nixon’s involvement in Watergate. Sherron Watkins exposed the corruption and fraud endemic in the practices of her employer, Enron. But have you heard of David Sherwin? Sherwin of Fort Myers, Florida is the office supplies world’s own whistleblower. He was fired from his job as a senior accounts manager […]
How to plan the office Christmas party Whether you count down the days, or desperately scrabble around for an excuse not to go, the office Christmas party is an event on almost every company’s calendar. So, how do you plan a party that everyone will enjoy? It’s a tricky balance to get Bob from Accounts […]
Top tips to improve your time management skills Despite what people say, time is not a commodity. It cannot be traded, expanded or reduced. It is fixed. Our perception of time, however, is another concept. How often do you think at 4pm “Where has the day gone?” and go into panic mode to try to […]
Planning in business is essential Everything from the monthly sales drive to a new product launch or project needs planning. It promotes joined-up thinking and good decision-making throughout the whole organisation. “A goal without a plan is just a wish”, observed the famous writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery, summing up a key business principle. Each business […]
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