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Memos, Not Meetings: Why Asynchronous Work and Communication Are Best

Virtual Moxie

I also think most books deserve to be blog posts, but that’s a topic for another day. For me, the key to “memos not meetings” is that what’s shared is available to all the people involved in written form, and as a result, can be processed asynchronously. It can be via email, in collaborative workspace environment like Slack, etc.

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So you’ve been asked to organise an event… now what?

Practically Perfect PA

I’ve written a few blogs on this subject in the past and I will put a link at the bottom so that you can refer back, however in this blog I want to talk about how you add value at the beginning of the event organisation process. The agenda. Instead of another form of communication. Why are you holding an event?

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How to Say No Without Losing a Client

Virtual Moxie

The fear you have in saying no to a client is a form of suffering. When you let your head spin you out endlessly, it''s a form of mental masturbation. Your answer will be something like, “I’m sitting in my home office, enjoying a cup of coffee, reading a blog post while my dog sleeps at my feet.”. Stop the Mental Masturbation.

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Professional. Administrative Professional.

Office Dynamics

After a full day of managing an agenda, his comment caught me completely off guard. Nancy Fraze is a member of Office Dynamic’s Media Team and a frequent contributor to the OD blog; she also blogs about film at allbestfilms.wordpress.com. The other lawyers and I sat there, speechless. No one said anything.

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Introducing The Forums On DragosRoua.com

Brilliantly Better

Not only they leave comments on the blog, but they also send me emails or engage with me on social media. At this point, I feel like the blog isn’t enough for this. Since I embarked on this journey, exactly 3 years ago, I had no idea this blog will have such an enormous impact on my life. Post tags: blog , forum.

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Planner Or Tickler (1-31) File? - How to Use Both For Optimal.

Stephanie LH Calahan

How to Use Both For Optimal Professional & Personal Productivity (guest post by Meggin McIntosh) A question that often comes up in workshops as well as on my blog is this one: How do you suggest people use their calendar (planner) in conjunction with the tickler (1-31) files? What are your thoughts in this area?

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Conquering The Open Loops Of Productivity

Productivity Bits

GTD Agenda - This is one of the tools designed with the GTD system in mind. Others – I have mentioned some tools in this post, “ The Habit Of To-Do List “ We all have open loops in some form or another that we need to take care of. Brought To You By: Productivity and GTD Hacks - Productivity and GTD Hacks Blog.

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