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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

Allwork

You can’t get the best out of freelancers until you’ve honed your management processes. And the key to good management — freelance or otherwise — is communication. Clear communication up front, and continuing conversation through regular check-ins and transparent project management helps streamline workflows and prevent confusion.

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The Holiday Blues Are Normal—These 8 Tips from Experts Can Help You Better Manage Difficult Emotions

Success

Feelings don’t obey the calendar,” says psychotherapist Tina Gilbertson, author of Constructive Wallowing: How to Beat Bad Feelings by Letting Yourself Have Them. Manage your expectations. Even if it’s just “go to mall to buy present for nephew,” write it down in your calendar and then do it.

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4 Lessons Ultra-Athletes Can Teach Us About Grit—In Life and Business

Success

To achieve that pinnacle of mental toughness, Darcy Piceu, a licensed psychotherapist, 20-year veteran professional ultrarunner and two-time UTMB winner (3rd in 2011 and 5th in 2015), suggests breaking down your goals into manageable chunks and using simple management tools like a calendar to keep the momentum going. “I

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Communicating With Your Manager

Office Dynamics

This is the best advice you will ever receive on how to build a strategic partnership with your executive, manage their day, and stay on top of the volumes of tasks and projects you have to handle. Daily Calendars. It is easy to place a wrong time or wrong date on a calendar. Registration is open for upcoming 2015 classes.

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My Three Words For 2015

Productivityist

As we kick off the 2015 calendar year, I don’t just look back at the twelve months gone by but I envision the twelve ahead. When I put together my NOW Year Action Plan in late October, I decided what My Three Words for the year ahead were going to be and I will be using them as driving forces for everything I do in 2015.

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Navigating Change with Courtney Clark – Free Webinar For Administrative Professionals

Office Dynamics

As an assistant, you are constantly dealing with change and often have to adapt to whatever comes your way, whether it is changing your executive’s calendar or travel, or immediately responding to a crisis. She was a presenter at the Office Dynamics 2015 conference where she amazed everyone with her story and “detour” philosophy.

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My 2015 Year in Review (and How a Journal Made It Easy to Do)

Productivityist

As I write this, there are 37 hours left in 2015. It’s amazing how quickly the calendar year has flown by. At the end of each calendar year, I like to look back and see where I’ve been and what I’ve done. This Friday (January 1) I’ll spend the majority of my day reading my journal entries from 2015.

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