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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Rate Your Time-Management Skills Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on September 22, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Complete this short self-evaluation checklist to assess your time-management skills. Yes No 1) Is managing my time a priority for me?

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JULY 6, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 20 Tips for Better Time Management Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on July 6, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Celestine Chua of The Personal Excellence Blog has posted 20 time management tips , over at Stepcase Lifehack. Thanks for visiting!

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Effective Time Management Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on September 15, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Effective time management doesn’t mean doing more things or doing them more quickly. The best time managers are both effective and efficient.

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MAY 26, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Manage Your Paper With a RAFT Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 26, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 10 Time Management Tips Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on September 29, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader.

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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. All time management begins with planning. Thanks for visiting!

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MAY 13, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Manage the Rush Jobs Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 13, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Fifteen minutes later another manager comes by looking for last-minute help with a PowerPoint presentation. Thanks for visiting!

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MAY 31, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 6 Secrets of Stress Management Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 31, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. If you want to remain balanced, you need to manage the stress in your life. Stress is never eliminated, but it can be managed and controlled. Great tips.

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AUGUST 23, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Stress Management Techniques Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on August 23, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Living is inherently stressful, but how we manage it will determine the number and severity of the stress related symptoms we experience. Thanks for visiting!

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Organizing an office gift exchange can be an opportunity to create meaningful memories with your coworkers, or, as a recent article on The International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) blog makes clear, a potential minefield of stress and unintentional offense. Holiday gift baskets. Holiday gift baskets.

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OCTOBER 29, 2010

While this makes sense, it doesn’t mean you should ignore behind-the-scenes business administration tasks, such as setting policies. Policies that outline how you run various elements of your business, and why you do it that way, set boundaries and create a foundation for the business. Will you work on weekends and holidays?

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 27, 2010

By breaking Christmas preparations down into small, easy-to-take steps, the Countdown gives you a holiday head-start for a stress-free Christmas season. If the idea of spending December enjoying the holiday appeals to you. List, gifts, decor and food—you’ll be ready for Christmas with time to spare.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 31, 2010

In no time, we’ll be into the annual holiday season. Here are links to Christmas and holiday related posts at Ian’s Messy Desk. Start Your Christmas Planning in August – Organized Christmas has a Holiday Grand Plan. Writing the perfect thought or holiday letter will make your Christmas greetings memorable.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Remembrance Day 2 Learn about how the first Remembrance Day in Canada came to be and who initiated this holiday. Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Here’s a simple checklist to help you organize your Christmas holiday celebrations. Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting!

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Thanksgiving is related to harvest festivals that had long been a traditional holiday in much of Europe. Thanksgiving – Wikipedia Related Posts: Happy Thanksgiving Top Thanksgiving Themed Movies Quotations – November 19 Canada , Holidays Did you enjoy this post? Comments Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 1, 2010

Related Posts: Oral Histories of the First World War Today is Victoria Day Victoria Day Holidays Did you enjoy this post? Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 24, 2010

Some of the commonly held myths and the corresponding reality checks are as follows: Family-Friendly policies are soft HR issues, mainly for women. Management will lose control. Management will lose control. By providing more control to their employees, managers can help establish a better working relationship.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

With increased commercial activity during the holiday season of the year, it is a good idea to be extra careful to guard againstidentity theft. Six points for merchants : Make protection of personal information a company priority; designate someone in your business to coordinate privacy policies and practices. Comments Hello Ian!

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Related Posts: 10 Tips for a Killer Presentation Time Management Horse Sense 10 Questions to Kick Start a Daily Journal Entry Motivation Did you enjoy this post? Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 13, 2010

Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader. Related Posts: John 13:34 Top 100 Simple Living Blogs Let All Things Now Living Motivation Did you enjoy this post?

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

If you want to reduce the stress associated with the holiday season, get an early start on holiday planning. To reduce holiday stress this year, create a holiday checklist to make the season go smoothly. Now is the time to check any household equipment that will get used and over-used during the holidays.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 6, 2010

Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader. Related Posts: How to Leave a Good Out-of-Office Message Sample Voice Mail Templates Some out-of-office messages for your e-mail Communication Did you enjoy this post?

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Office Organization Success

AUGUST 6, 2010

The main reason I started my business in the first place (way back in November 2001) was so that I could choose my own schedule – I had two young children at the time and needed to have a very flexible schedule that would allow me to be around for them, particularly during school holidays. Challenge/Mistake #2 – Taking on the WRONG Clients.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 5, 2010

Over the past ten weeks, I have written a series of posts to comment on the ten points made in this article from Psychology Today. 5 ways to overcome procrastination through self-regulation – Scroll to the bottom of the article to read the ways I work on self-regulation. Thanks for visiting! I am not a psychologist.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 18, 2010

Schedule tasks appropriately – After lunch is not the best time to read the long, lulling policy eport. Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader. Include protein to boost brain alertness.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 15, 2010

This is not just a simple case of individuals needing to better manage their time,” Romanow said. “We We need family-friendly policies for all workers and more community resources and supports for seniors. The Report concludes with a call for a national dialogue on how Canadians can lead more balanced lives. Comments No comments yet.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 5, 2010

Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader. Comments No comments yet. Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life!

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 8, 2010

For example: Your manager wants to improve employee technical skills; mentions the benefits of having a needs analysis to plan the training ; and asks you to look into self-study manuals, seminars, teleconferencing and cheaper training options. Condense: Take what was said and break it down. Number each step. Comments No comments yet.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 25, 2010

Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader. Related Posts: Another Free Web-Based To-Do List How to create a custom bullet list in MS Word Massive GTD Resource List Productivity Did you enjoy this post?

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 16, 2010

I have one more tip that I’ve had to learn the hard way: Tell stories – People don’t want to sit through a dry recitation of facts, statistics, policy, etc. Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader. Learn to tell stories.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 21, 2010

Related articles by Zemanta How to make a bridal speech (bridalwave.tv) Related Posts: 9 Key Steps for Preparing a Speech Top 5 Posts for February 2008 4 Basic Types of Speeches Communication Did you enjoy this post? Perhaps you’re more comfortable with inspiration quotes or stories; use those instead.

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JULY 12, 2010

Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader. Take a lesson from this research the next time you have a full agenda at work the following day. Leather Furniture www.spacify.com/family-room-furniture.htm - for any room of the house.

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JULY 19, 2010

Related articles by Zemanta Breaking Free (cynthiaoccelli.blogspot.com) A Change In Direction Can Change Your Life. Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader. Which one is it for you? Have you experienced enough pain yet?

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader. Brings Sticky Notes to the iPhone First Post From iPhone Productivity Tools Did you enjoy this post? Comments No comments yet.

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JULY 16, 2010

Related articles by Zemanta WikiQuote Screensaver – Add Interesting Quotes To Your Screensaver (vikitech.com) Related Posts: Quote Create an Online Business Card links for 2006-08-09 Communication , Writing Did you enjoy this post? And a plus: A list of sources for quotations to use in presentations from Presentation Zen.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 14, 2010

Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader. It will be interesting to see if users will be able to share and/or sell customized Notebooks in the Trunk. Comments No comments yet.

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