Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2017

Travel Planning Apps: Whether you’re the one traveling, or simply attempting to get your executive from point A to point B, travel planning apps can be a life saver. This smart app even “learns” your schedule and adapts to your busy and available times. This blog is part of our 2017 Blog-A-Thon.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Today’s Day in the life: Diana Brandl, Senior EA at Mister Spex, Founder and CEO of The Socialista Projects, Head of IMA Berlin and National Social Relations Officer, speaker, coach and mentor and all round superstar EA! Plus, all the calendar management, involvement in projects and of course leading my Office team.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 6, 2017

It took time, effort, mistakes and a lot of painful focus to learn and ultimately, I was successful. I got started, one small piece of the project at a time, one step at a time. The project was successfully accomplished. Our role is no longer confined to typing letters, answering the phone, scheduling meetings and travel.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

A lot of this may be because we are still working under archaic systems not designed to sustain leaders over the long run,” says Vu Le, an internationally known keynote speaker, nonprofit leader and author of the popular blog Nonprofit AF. My sabbatical ran from Memorial Day to Labor Day. I also did a lot of nothing.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

However, at 26, thanks to an awesome executive, I learned how a strategic partnership should work and I taught every executive after that how to work with me. You become a more valuable asset because now they are relying on you for that task or piece of the project. Here are a few quick tips. Ask for challenging assignments.

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 26, 2019

There is constant change, new projects and ideas, rework, barriers, coordinating multiple people and meetings, travel, and more. You will be surprised what you might learn by having these spontaneous mini-conversations with your assistant. This blog post is from Joan Burge’s Monday Motivators series.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Do you dream of spontaneously traveling to a new place for a few months? Many blogs shared the ideas of FIRE retirement in the mid-2000s, and the movement gained mainstream attention in the 2010s when major news sources and publishing houses released articles and books about how to achieve early retirement through different methods.

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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.    I LOVE basecamp I have used it to coordinate many different projects where team members are all over the place. How will you use Basecamp?

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 26, 2023

​Whether you’re using it for travel planning, procedures development, project management, or just basic notetaking, OneNote is one of the most dynamic software programs out there for administrative professionals. If you haven’t checked out that blog post, you can find it here. The Learning Doesn’t Stop Here!

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 1, 2010

Carolyn is leading the coworking study and Steve is a member of the project team. Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Steve and Carolyn are partners at Emergent Research and Senior Fellows at the Society for New Communications Research.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

APRIL 9, 2023

Hallie also provides strategic counsel to key leaders within the organization and leads special projects focused on the growth of the organization. In her free time, Hallie pursues her hobbies: reading, blogging, kayaking, and traveling, preferably to the beach.

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Productivity Bits

AUGUST 16, 2016

O btaining motivation to work on projects can be very difficult to achieve. When trying to approach projects both in life and at home, it is important to draw your motivation from many sources in order to complete your projects effectively and punctually. Consider finding some way to make your project help someone else.

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Blog Action Day 2008 Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 1:00 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging As a participant in Blog Action Day 2008, I asked everyone I know for information on programs (actual or planned) which combat poverty.

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Executive Leadership Support Blog

JANUARY 27, 2022

Team ELS is super excited to offer its followers a chance to learn more about Monique and how she has evolved into the person she is today. I was flying back and forth from Philadelphia to Denver for a project. I’m going to get my degree and really learn how to communicate to the outside world. I started to learn.

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Allwork

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

What you’ll learn Discover the latest trends in the flexible workspace industry and stay ahead of the curve. Quite a lot of people come into the industry and sometimes it’s a passion project, but really to get it to scale, it is then going what is repeatable and replicable? What do people need? And offering that service.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 22, 2010

» Learn 5 Secrets to Put Procrastination Off Until Tomorrow! You can overcome procrastination if you learn a few simple secrets.     Start by understanding that there is nothing genetically or inherently wrong with you.   Do you find yourself jumping from one project to another? 

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 14, 2008

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! 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 Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 16, 2018

Each conference offered a unique learning opportunity, but none of them provided the ideal balance of professional and personal development that last year’s conference did. I never imagined my experience and learning would stretch so far beyond those few amazing days in October last year. A Conversation with Joan. Be curious.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! 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 Alexis Bonari is a freelance writer and blog junkie.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Blocking his calendar to work on his projects. 2 Struggle: Assistant not getting time with executive to discuss day-to-day events, priorities, projects, travel, meeting, upcoming projects and more. #3 Him taking the time to meet with me to have regular 1:1s. Communication (ditto, ditto, ditto, ditto!).

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 8, 2016

I will write one blog for each issue and we will provide the 25 ideas for each topic that our attendees developed. Status Updates Provide your leader with updates on projects, meetings, items you are working on, and any other pertinent information. Leaders do not like to have to ask the status of projects and tasks. Joan Burge.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 18, 2015

Now this came from an executive who traveled around the world, would work until 2:00 a.m., 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. Upcoming Travel. Special Projects.

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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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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! 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 Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

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Karen Vivarelli

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

And if you’re just hearing about virtual assistants for the first time, then you’ve come to the right place to learn all about them. In this course, I am your biz bestie, showing you the ropes and sharing the lessons I learned when I first started as a VA. They could be looking for someone to manage their calendar and travel.

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C-Suite Assistants

JANUARY 14, 2021

You may have been employed at a company that has not yet fully reopened, or you may be assisting your children with remote learning. They make telephone calls, type and review documents, conduct research, update blogs and social media, make travel arrangements for managers, prepare presentations and assemble reports.

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Productivity Bits

APRIL 21, 2016

Some procrastinators constantly change the dates of all their tasks, in the end not doing anything at all, while others put off working on small, negligible projects in order to concentrate on big stuff, achieving great results. Instead, you procrastinated and when needed, stripped the project down to its bare minimum and got it just right.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 28, 2015

Administrators handled many tasks, and had backups, cross training, and team-shared projects. And it is changing again as executives recognize that administrators aren’t just for typing emails or making travel plans. They can be project managers, ambassadors of their manager’s vision, and more. Or are you getting a paycheck?

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 12, 2010

One of the toughest, but most rewarding, jobs an Administrative or Executive Assistant can have is helping a young executive learn how to partner with an assistant. They are used to managing their own e-mail, making their own travel arrangements, and setting up their own appointments. Understanding the Need to Delegate.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 12, 2010

One of the toughest, but most rewarding, jobs an Administrative or Executive Assistant can have is helping a young executive learn how to partner with an assistant. They are used to managing their own e-mail, making their own travel arrangements, and setting up their own appointments. Understanding the Need to Delegate.

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Eco-Office Gals

JULY 15, 2013

In a recent blog published by the Wall Street Journal , writer Rachel Emma Silverman points out something that looks logical at first glance. The good news is that the green industry is hiring jobs ranging from manufacturing to project planning and sales. Self-employed workers tend to land fewer jobs with established companies.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 7, 2011

This option works great if you are patient and like working with people that are in a learning mode.   Go to a local college and partner with one of their departments on a class project.    You could partner with a marketing class to have them work on the project over the course of the semester.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 25, 2011

Work With Stephanie « Productivity and Organization Link Lineup | Main | 6 Tools to Help You Manage Large Projects with Local & Virtual Teams » Listen to Stephanie on Solace Wealth Management on Blog Talk Radio Listen live to Stephanie answer questions about productivity & organization on the Solace Wealth Management show. 

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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. My belief in myself suffered because I wasn’t allowing myself to see the potential positive outcome in each of my projects. That may be spending time with your family, traveling, or writing.

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Brilliantly Better

AUGUST 30, 2010

Well, because blogging is a very specific business. Although it shares a good deal of common points with traditional businesses, blogging is completely different in some key areas. The more blogging products you’ll have on the market, the bigger the demand. In short, they are people who are doing exactly what you are doing.

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 23, 2013

You see, for the past several years, I’ve been using a variety of tech tools to help organize my life and work—appointments, tasks, projects and more. Some online task and project management systems are more up to speed on this kind of thing and have apps for your phone to make capturing information easy even when you’re offline.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 18, 2016

A place to come, learn and realise that there was at least one other PA that felt the same way you did and was facing the same every day issues you were (and some of the triumphs too!) Amy : I am currently an Executive Assistant at Skyscanner to the CTO, Director Engineering, Director of Project Management and the Director of HR.

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