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AUGUST 11, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap The Five Phases of Project Planning Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on August 11, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Allen goes on to this is an ideal model for planning projects.

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Allwork

JUNE 6, 2022

In this blog article, we’ll dive into the various ways hybrid working impacts our office real estate and how you can get the most out of the spaces you have. This, of course, has an impact on how much office space is actively required. In the end, the goal of your office space is to help your workforce be productive.

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Andrea Kalli

APRIL 6, 2010

I’m having so much fun sharing the awesome content with everyone, but I think there are some that still don’t get what the course is trying to get across, and decided not to sign up because perhaps they’re thinking they aren’t interested in podcasting, or that their clients won’t have a need for their help in this area.

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Jen Lawrence

AUGUST 18, 2022

Though often used interchangeably, efficiency and effectiveness are two different sides of accomplishing your goals. It’s vital to understand the difference and how these two sides play together to ensure you’re doing your best work and achieving your goals. Are your tools primed and optimized to achieve your goals?

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Success

MAY 30, 2022

I was peppered with questions about how long I had been stitching, and how many projects I had done. I latched onto the expert stitcher employees, women decades older than me—with stitching wisdom, of course, but also with warm, welcoming personalities. Over the next few months, I found myself visiting my LNS regularly.

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Andrea Kalli

JUNE 28, 2010

Blogs were monetized with Adsense and affiliate products, and what mattered was not the quality or relevancy of the content, but the amount of space which was available to plaster with Adsense advertisements and sponsor information. Blogging frequently is not the goal. Now, things are remarkably different. Ignore them.

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Andrea Kalli

MAY 25, 2010

Of course, the hardest part of blogging is promotion. From technology to self-improvement, every part of the blogging world is packed with insular, difficult groups that can prove a difficult promotional target. Still, there are some blogging techniques that have been proven to be effective.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 26, 2011

  The situation: Tweet "Rob" is a project manager that is responsible for a number of projects across the world and he needs to keep track of all of them.    Of course, my awesome colleagues came through with possibilities and I'll share those here today. .  How will you use Basecamp?

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Worxbee

JANUARY 10, 2022

For executive assistants, it means understanding how the business you are in is run at all levels, the core goals, values, and roles. Having good business acumen allows you to better prioritize and understand what the most important tasks are to move ahead with in support of business goals.

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Success

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

At GroupM, she oversees a team of strategists working with clients to unlock audience growth opportunities through data and leads special projects that support the development of new products aimed at cultivating responsible media investments. Karwanna D. It’s the process she credits to helping her achieve the No.

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Andrea Kalli

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Marketing is one of the most popular topics for bloggers, mostly due to the many parallels that the blogging and marketing world share. Unfortunately, marketing blogs are also some of the hardest blogs to monetize. The most popular marketing blogs do not always offer insider information or special tools.

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Andrea Kalli

MAY 25, 2010

Of course, the hardest part of blogging is promotion. From technology to self-improvement, every part of the blogging world is packed with insular, difficult groups that can prove a difficult promotional target. Still, there are some blogging techniques that have been proven to be effective.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 8, 2016

Here are some tips and key questions to ask managers and executives as requests for your time are made throughout the week: When possible ask that projects and tasks be given to you verbally so you can ask clarifying questions and better understand the work that is being given to you. Find out who else has information related to the project.

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Andrea Kalli

JULY 7, 2010

With a reasonable amount of blog traffic and a proactive audience, it is possible to put your business in front of thousands, sometimes even tens-of-thousands of eyes, all with a simple special offer or potential prize. Of course, running a blog competition is not as simple as posting what you want people to do.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 20, 2017

A huge challenge we face as assistants is moving from a position of support staff, where we take on any task assigned to us, to a more proactive position where we source our own work, take on projects that we think will make a difference and make decisions based on the best interests of the business and our Executives. She was totally right.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 30, 2012

“I really enjoy reading your blog. So the task at hand is tackling the unread emails and sorting them as follow up, projects, inquiries, factory orders, catalog etc. Dear NC, So glad you are enjoying my blog. You have been tasked with a major project. Certainly is helping me during my current job.

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Executive Leadership Support Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

But of course, she can find everything in seconds. Working with people with different backgrounds, goals, professional levels, work styles, and personalities, I can feed my natural curiosity that makes me who I am. It was both a personal and professional goal of mine that took me three years to complete.

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The Marq

MARCH 23, 2010

TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life Employee Retention: Goals Progress Business Strategies This week we’ll continue our discussion about employee retention by looking at how to help employees progress on their goals. These more granular, regularly monitored and measurable goals are what I refer to as micro-goals.

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Andrea Kalli

JULY 7, 2010

With a reasonable amount of blog traffic and a proactive audience, it is possible to put your business in front of thousands, sometimes even tens-of-thousands of eyes, all with a simple special offer or potential prize. Of course, running a blog competition is not as simple as posting what you want people to do.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 30, 2014

I’ve written four blog posts on interview questions specific to PAs, EAs and Administrative Assistants and they are all extremely popular so I thought I’d add another ten questions that I have been asked at various interviews over the years and my answers. I would like to manage a team at some point and lead projects. ” .

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

(Please comment at the blog to share.). Take on a new task or project. See what your manager is working on and ask that they delegate a piece of that project to you. Your manager may have to teach you that piece of the project but that is how you will expand. This gave them freedom to focus on other important projects.

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Executive Leadership Support Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Current art projects that I am focused on are making spiritual art, dolls, and writing poems and children’s plays. Currently, I am working on a Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging project at work which started right after the death of George Floyd and the ongoing civil unrest. Tell us some fun facts about yourself.

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Brilliantly Better

JUNE 7, 2011

Tweet Goals are great. And goal setting, believe me, is an art. The art of properly setting course to your closest destination, making the best of your resources and with the greatest chances of success. One of the most important chapters in any goal setting book would be about sharing. About making your goals visible.

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Productivity Bits

JUNE 23, 2016

Use offline references If you’re writing a report or compiling a research project, consider using the hard copy versions of your references. In combination with the tips described above, you’ll be in great shape to accomplish your productivity goals. She likes to share her professional experiences and insights through blogging.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 11, 2012

Annual Blog-a-thon for Administrative Professionals. We are holding 4th Annual Blog-a-thon for the Administrative Profession. To learn more about the blog-a-thon and how you can win great prizes check out the Administrative Professional's Blog-a-thon Page for the full message. Welcome to the Who Took My Pen.

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Eat Your Career

MARCH 28, 2017

You have to quit the job that’s making you miserable, or cut the budget of the project that’s going nowhere, or close the doors on the business that’s proven unprofitable. Of course, there are other considerations as well. You need a goal and a plan and a strategy. You have to escape the terrible relationship.

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Productivity Bits

JULY 11, 2017

Happy employees are more productive, and creating a sense of wellbeing and comfort is paramount to achieving goals. Keep everyone involved and informed on how the company is doing and make sure everyone is kept updated on important tasks and projects. A message from the Productivity Bits Blog Team. Thank You! ~

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Productivityist

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

For example, if I’m trying to align tasks up for a long-term project, I’ll use a Monthly Theme to accomplish that. Over the course of a month, I’ll give emphasis to a specific project. Whenever I do this, I know I have a greater chance of completing the project at hand. Can’t work by project?

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 10, 2009

And it’s sweet because now I get to discuss my ultimate, favorite topic: T, for Time-based, which has a great deal to do with project management. And project management is what I do best. So, let’s start with what a project is. In other words, a project is fully time-based. They aren’t projects.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 5, 2016

A father of three, Shawn has a passion for creative focus and productivity, regularly writing about these topics on his blog since 2007. The concept of personal integrity and the future self, plus a simple exercise he does on The Focus Course to establish these concepts (06:07). The Power of a Focused Life | The Focus Course.

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Productivity Bits

JUNE 16, 2016

Learn the Art of “No” It’s easy to just keep saying “yes” when requests come your way, whether it’s happy hour after work or an extra project to help a coworker. Of course not. The main goal of meditation is to focus on one thing. A message from the Productivity Bits Blog Team. Thank you for subscribing! Thank You! ~

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 30, 2017

I just finished a powerful 3-day executive and assistant coaching project with a large financial firm in Minneapolis. There are so many facets of the executive and assistant partnership that I’d like to spread my tips and advice over 2 or 3 blogs. Just think about it…. It was amazing and valuable! The assistant has skin in the game.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 29, 2012

Years ago, I started this blog with a pretty big mission in mind: to help you succeed. Somewhere along the way, I lost sight of that goal. My blog became popular. They’ll still be reading blogs full of smart advice five years from now. But until I learned that life lesson… well, blogging was discouraging.

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

I haven’t taken guest posts in a while but the topic of burnout has come up a lot lately and when Stewart asked if he could write something about for my blog, I jumped at the chance. Of course, there could be other reasons why you have these symptoms, but if you do have them, you need to visit your doctor. Low Productivity.

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Productivityist

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

I’m grateful for wanting to write a blog post because it will help me reach more people with my message. I’m grateful to record a video for a course I’m building for my audience. My belief in myself suffered because I wasn’t allowing myself to see the potential positive outcome in each of my projects.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

How do you measure your progress other than just finishing the pursuit of the 50,000 word goal. If simply finishing is your goal, then yeah, have a beer. Once you fess up to that unspoken goal, everything changes. Because your publishing dream (again, very much like being a parent) is a serious and worthy goal.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

The difficulty is that a lot of organisations don’t understand this need and do not offer assistants the opportunity to attend training courses or take time out of their day to build their business acumen. Ask that you attend training courses on the areas that you could improve, for example business finance or process management.

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