By Heidi Schwartz, on December 16, 2005, at 9:29 am The average American will attend 2.7 office parties during this holiday season and spend two hours and 36 minutes at each. Since so many people will be spending “work-time” this December wearing funny hats, eating Cheez-Wiz and avoiding those darned mistletoed doorposts, how can people make the most of this season’s merrymaking?
The following list of office party “dos and don’ts” come from Andrea Nierenberg, author of Million Dollar Networking: The Sure Fire Way to Find, Grow, and Keep Your Business.
1. Keep the Shirt on Your Back- It’s time to loosen the tie and kick off those
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By Heidi Schwartz, on December 16, 2005, at 9:01 am A new report from the Harvard medical school disputes the connection between heavy computer usage and the dreaded carpal tunnel syndrome. Other physical factors–some of them genetic–may be the real cause, according to the study.For TFM‘s most recent coverage of this topic, see “Working In Comfort And Style.”
Ed Oswald of BetaNews writes: Carpal tunnel is caused when nerves in the wrist are pinched, however it’s not caused by frequent use of a keyboard, claims the report. Instead, it is caused by heredity, body weight, fracture, or even pregnancy.
The report is entitled, “Hands: Strategies for Strong, Pain-Free Hands.”
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By Heidi Schwartz, on December 15, 2005, at 8:55 am The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has partnered with Turner Construction to launch its first Web-based training course designed to educate building industry professionals about LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Professional Accreditation requirements. LEED Accreditation enables industry professionals to demonstrate their understanding of integrated design and green building practices and principles, and ensures that they have the knowledge and skills needed to steward a building project from design to LEED certification successfully.
For TFM‘s coverage of this topic, see “Green Wants You.”
The three hour Web-based course entitled “Essentials of LEED Professional Accreditation” includes selected case studies,
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By Heidi Schwartz, on December 15, 2005, at 7:49 am Yes indeed, with only 10 days before Xmas, it looks like transit workers in the Big Apple are ready to ruin everyone’s holiday spirit by going on strike. And unlike strikes in major European cities (which usually last only one day and are not all inclusive–sort of like “rolling blackouts”), transit strikes in this country go on…and on…and on until they are resolved. So even though the Metropolitan Transit Authority has generously cut fares during holiday weekends this year, it doesn’t really matter; if an agreement isn’t reached by 12:01 tonight, no one will be using the nation’s largest
Continue reading Make sure those boots were made for walkin’–in New York City
By Heidi Schwartz, on December 15, 2005, at 7:34 am If everything goes as scheduled, the House will vote today on a tough new immigration bill. Most significant to business would be the law’s restriction that “would require all employers to participate in a verification system to confirm that a worker or a job applicant has legal status.” This could cause significant bookkeeping hassles for facility managers who rely on illegal immigrants for certain tasks.
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