If you only do one thing this week ...
Tips and ideas to help you make the best of your time in the office
If you only do one thing this week … perfect your business lunch etiquette
Far from expenses jollies, business lunches are often nerve-racking affairs full of hidden pitfalls. So how can you make a favourable impression rather than a faux pas?
If you only do one thing this week … watch the World Cup and keep work onside
Workplaces adopt different approaches to the World Cup and football-frenzied employees. But with a bit of negotiation even the most anti-football bosses can be persuaded to be more lenient
If you only do one thing this week ... learn to survive office politics
Tact and diplomacy can help you stay on the right side of work colleagues and avoid getting drawn into petty disputes
If you only do one thing this week … spring clean your workplace
With clear rules and strategies a workplace clear out can also declutter your mind and improve productivity, says Rebecca Smithers
If you only do one thing this week … analyse your desk
Your desk speaks volumes about who you are, and can even mark you out as suitable or not for your company. But you can manipulate your workspace to send out the required message, says Anna Tims
If you only do one thing this week … donate blood – at work if you can
Every pint of blood can save up to three lives. Now some companies are setting up workplace mobile blood donation units, making it easier to donate
If you only do one thing this week … sort out your voicemail
Although a useful help-meet, voicemail has the potential to hinder. Out of date messages, broken promises to return calls – it's time to re-record and stay on top of your answer machine
If you only do one thing this week … know your workplace rights
People's knowledge of their workplace rights is lacking, but unsurprising given the huge amount of legislation. Get yourself in the know, however, and the workplace could soon be a much nicer place, says Anna Tims
If you only do one thing this week … take your children to work
Allowing your son or daughter to see where you work can open their eyes to the world of work, and let your colleagues see a different side to you
If you only do one thing this week … swap clothes with your colleagues
Clothes swapping, or 'swishing', is the next best thing to a shopping spree, and it's free. So get your colleagues together and set up your own swap shop
If you only do one thing this week … get professional perks
Employee discount schemes offer invaluable money-saving opportunities and can help businesses promote good relationships with their staff, says Adharanand Finn
If you only do one thing this week … shake off your working parent guilt
Providing the work-life balance is right, there's no reason to feel bad about being a working parent, says Cath Janes
If you only do one thing this week … mind your language
Swearing can help you let off steam at work – but think twice before you turn the air blue, says Jill Insley
If you only do one thing this week … organise your work wardrobe
You don't have to go to the extreme of wearing the same clothes every day, but getting a bit organised will save time and anguish, says Huma Qureshi
If you only do one thing this week … start an office garden
Spring may not yet be here, but it's not too early to start thinking about how to plant the seeds of a happy working atmosphere. Adharanand Finn recommends getting your hands dirty
Give up bottled water
…and get busy with your own fizzy drinks
If you only do one thing this week ... tell your bosses what you think of them
Employers should receive appraisals as well as employees – just be careful how you go about '360-degree feedback'
If you only do one thing this week … take cake to work
It'll perk up your colleagues and raise staff morale. So let them eat cake, says Huma Qureshi
If you only do one thing this week … detox your desk
Today is national sickie day. What better time to attack the germs in your office, says Frances Booth
If you only do one thing this week … ask about flexible working
Employers are increasingly open to the idea of workers keeping flexible hours. Sometimes, Sandra Haurant finds, all they need is a nudge in the right direction
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