Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 12, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Manage Time Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 12, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Three rules for effective time management : 1) Don’t Create Impossible Situations. Learn to say no. All time management begins with planning.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 18, 2015

Delegation: Your new Executive will need to learn to delegate work to you, which will be new to them. Get the basics up and running straight away: Tell them you will need access to their inbox and calendar. You can not effectively assist them without being able to manage their schedule and review their emails.

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 1, 2013

I worked hard at that job and was rewarded with a promotion to Account Manager in 2006, yay! The Account Manager role was a little side step along my career path but required the same skills I would need in my next role as a PA and Administrative Manager. Learning how to use and fix a variety of office equipment.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 27, 2015

The PA network forum can be used for continual learning and dissemination of important information from the top down, similarly Assistants can offer valid suggestions, ideas and changes in possible outdated processes and procedures and once again save on time and money. A person who feels appreciated will always do more than what is expected.

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

As the Personal Assistant to a quite renowned chef, my tasks might vary from the ones of a regular PA, like calendar and email management, to most specific tasks such as taking care of the journalists that come visit the restaurants and to interview Albert. What are the main aspects of your role?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2009

- 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? Sound interesting?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

My favourite to-do list is a calendar timeline so I can see at a glance where I am at and what I need to do to get there. It is simply using an on-line calendar with space on each day to enter what needs to be done. To generate a calendar in Word 2007, click on the Office Button (in the top left-hand corner). No surprises!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 16, 2010

Do you ever get a meeting request and an agenda has not been provided, or if it is a teleconference the call-in details have not been given or the boardroom hasnt been booked for an internal meeting? My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets 23, 1 p.m. (New

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Success

JANUARY 8, 2024

Using a goal setting app can help keep the tracking process manageable. A goal or habit tracking app can also help you break down big tasks into smaller, more manageable steps. Todoist is available on multiple devices and offers templates to tackle meeting agendas, accounting, wedding planning and even packing for a vacation.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. State the purpose of the meeting in the calendar appointment as well as who will be at the meeting (i.e. Follow up with the meeting organizer to request agenda and/or meeting materials, pre-reading, etc. 23, 1 p.m. (New

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Productivityist

JANUARY 28, 2016

Historically, I’ve read mostly time management, productivity, and technology books. One of the most important reasons to read leadership books is you can take the lessons you’ve learned and then applying them to yourself. The process of digging deep into our to do lists, calendars, and notebooks allows us to make better decisions.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 28, 2016

Historically, I’ve read mostly time management, productivity, and technology books. One of the most important reasons to read leadership books is you can take the lessons you’ve learned and then applying them to yourself. The process of digging deep into our to do lists, calendars, and notebooks allows us to make better decisions.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 28, 2016

Historically, I’ve read mostly time management, productivity, and technology books. One of the most important reasons to read leadership books is you can take the lessons you’ve learned and then applying them to yourself. The process of digging deep into our to do lists, calendars, and notebooks allows us to make better decisions.

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The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

How to deal with it: These types of managers believe in facts and statistics. How to deal with it: If you keep your bosses calendar, you can ask him ahead of time if he needs anything in particular for the meeting or if you know the agenda you can suggest information your boss can take to the meeting and have it prepared.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 8, 2016

When I was an assistant 40 years ago we complained about not getting time with our executives; we complained about not getting enough information from our managers; we complained about not getting support for training. Revolutionary ways to gain true manager support for your ongoing professional development.

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Loosely Speaking

AUGUST 6, 2009

If you’re a VA in the area interested in participating in this FREE event, drop me a line at ktcosmos at LooseEnds dot net and I’ll send you the particulars. Location: Candy and Doreen will be joining us from remote locations and the session will be accessible by either long distance phone and/or computer, headset and wifi connection.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Once a date is finalized I put it in my bosss calendar and confirm the meeting with the other participants. Another benefit to writing it down is if your boss asks you to cancel it or to quickly tell you when the meeting is, you can look at the sheet rather than trying to search for it in your calendar. Minute taking made easier.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

It is actually the same bring-forward system that I learned in high school, back in the 1970s, but in all my career had never needed to use until now. My boss likes me to print his weekly calendar on Monday so he can see at a glance what he has for the week so I clip that to the front of the folder. I do this for each day of the week.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

INCOMING MAIL: As with e-mail, you should read the letter to see if there are any action items for your boss (or yourself) and diarize them or put the appropriate dates in the calendar. I thought it would be helpful for those just entering the administrative field to know some of the things I have learned over the years.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 13, 2010

I also drag items from my Inbox if someone sends me an email to advise they will be sending an agenda or some other item by a certain date. The Reminders box is the same box where your calendar items pop up when they are due, so should be familiar to everyone. So how can we know what we dont know? Minute taking made easier.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Click on that and you will find a wealth of templates from a resume, cover letter, minutes, agenda and many others. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 16, 2010

I have some experience as an executive assistant for mid-management, but I am starting to apply for jobs that support high level executives, such as CEO, Chief Counsel & managing partners. 5) Learn to never say no. There wasn't much information out there. I found your blog very helpful. So how does this translate to you?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 13, 2010

The night before I go to a Board meeting, I review all my templates, agendas, binder, attendance sheets and everything I am going to need or might need. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! no tickets.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 6, 2008

Being organized helps de-clutter any task and makes it more manageable and doable. Posted by Patricia Robb at 4:16 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , agenda , checklist , executive assistant , minutes , motions , professional assistant , to-do list , voting Reactions: Newer Post Older Post Home Join me for a Webinar, Sept.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 5, 2009

She had an agenda and was going to let him have it. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" Hi, how are you?,"

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Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Administrative Professionals are often task-focused and manage much of the inbound, says Rob Wu, Executive Business Partner at Google Ventures. ” BE READY TO LEARN. Early on, Earley learned that you don’t work for someone, you work with them. It’s the curiosity, it’s the learning, it’s the openness, it’s the networking.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 24, 2009

Under Leader, click the leader option that suits your needs i.e. ……1 or --1 Click OK Type text you want i.e. Agenda as in example below. To set a recurring 9-5 meeting (as opposed to clicking all-day meeting) I dont like the all-day meeting settings as they are out of sight at the top of the calendar and easily missed.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Below are a few tips so the task is not as daunting: Filling in the blanks I take minutes on a laptop so it is easy to make a template ahead of time which is based on the agenda. I put the items from the agenda on the template in the same order and with a space to put the discussion and decisions/actions from the meeting.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Use it to manage overwhelm when your world is freakin'! Utilize your calendar to schedule tasks. Sit down at your calendar and block out the time for your tasks. If you need to write/send your holiday cards then look at your calendar and schedule it in. In the calendar. Thanks to Cena Block of Sane Spaces 3.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 20, 2011

When I was a graduate student, I was mildly surprised to learn that a thesis statement could expand into an entire thesis. I take my best content and turn it into workshops and allow people to play with and I hope learn from the ideas. Blog posts and articles can turn into: ebooks, presentations, calendar/tip-of-the-day.

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