The Office Gal

Here we go! A new week full of great reads around the office. There are some tips on being productive, how to gain a promotions, and even how to use web video to your advantage.

And of course there is the light reading on how to use the little items around the office - like paper clips and staples - to help you out in a jam.

• Six Steps to Gaining a Promotion @ Blue Suit Mom.
• Buddy System to Improve Productivity @ Productivity Goal.
• Web Video - How it can Help Small Business @ Daily Biz Solutions.
• Bullet Proof Your Career @ Daily Career Connection.
• Top 10 Office Supply Hacks @ LifeHacker.
• Beyond GTD: How to Keep Productivity Simple @ Pick the Brain.

So here ya go! I hope you all find something useful in the links I provided, I know I did.

And as always, if you have a link that you feel would be great to feature in our weekly link love, please let us know!

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It is hard to determine what will get you recognized within your office as the person to go to. So many people are worried about how to get ahead that they may not focus on how to succeed.  Recognizing that succeeding in the position you have now will set the pace for your promotion tomorrow.

What is the Superstar? Being a superstar within your office does not mean flaunting or gloating that you are the go-to-person with the positive outlook, it is basically a strategic role that puts you in the right place for the right people to see.

Cord Cooper, Investor’s Business Daily, does a great snapshot of the eight ways that you can be the superstar of your office. Taking a queue from author Cathie Black’s book “Basic Black, he gives you a quick notice of the eight steps and what you can do to achieve Superstardom.

Eight Tips to Superstardom:

• Decline the Oscar
• Handle it
• Go Deep
• Know what counts
• Don’t stop at no
• Know whom to call
• Do it later
• Scope the big picture

Cord Cooper’s Eight Ways to Be a Superstar at Work

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