Productivity Bits

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Decreased organization in the office area has been shown to largely limit productivity. In order to organize these papers, set up a box where each document type can be placed on your desk. An accordion file is also a great way to organize documents. Tip #1: Don’t Print Too Much. Tip #4: Limit Nicknacks.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 22, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Using Microsoft Outlook Calendar Properly By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity A re you trying to book a meeting with someone or a group of people? People are using their Microsoft Outlook calendars incorrectly.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Try This Instead | Main | Be Smart About Using the Telephone » The Great Calendar Debate - Paper or Electronic - 21 Experts Weigh In We are in the home stretch of 2009 -- bring on 2010!!    Pros of Planning Tool: Very organized product. Very well laid out.

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Clutter Coach

DECEMBER 20, 2017

My topic is Simple Way #52 , Piggyback new habits, and it’s the last chapter in the book. This is podcast #82 so I’ve done plenty of shows on content that isn’t in the book, probably another book worth. The prize is a PDF copy of the book. You want to win this book! That association is key.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 13, 2012

One of the handiest tools in our home is a communication/organization centre. It’s a two-part system, a message board and a calendar (see images below). The dry-erase calendar is magnetic on the back and is stuck to our refrigerator. We also leave things like coupons and entertainment books in there.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 8, 2011

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Work With Stephanie « Listen Live to Stephanie on Edge of Change - Interview with the Experts #Productivity #Organization | Main | My Theme for 2011: Decisive Productive Action » Listen Stephanie Talks About #Organizing Myths on the Active Christian Media Show You are invited!

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Productivityist

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Unfortunately, these essential business tools can be challenging to organize, especially as your company grows and you balance work and home life. Additionally, integration with existing apps is common such as integrating Calendar with Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook. Calendar – Integration with Others.

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All Things Admin

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Make sure your laptop is charged, your internet connection works, and you have any files or information you’ll need to access ready to go. Whether you’re in the office, working from home, or observing a hybrid schedule, chances are good that there are at least a few virtual meetings on your calendar.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 28, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Clock In The Right Time Zone: Booking Meetings in Microsoft Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, August 28, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity , Travel D o you need to book meetings for your manager(s), but most meetings are all over the country or even internationally?

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 9, 2010

Below are some ideas for earning money from products and services other than print books. Ebooks The easiest way to create an ebook is to convert your printed book to a PDF document. Book formats on Smashwords include PDF documents and formats that can be read by ebook readers and devices like Kindle, Sony Reader, iPod, and Palm.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   If your business is not effectively organized, it’s costing you money.    Yet, we try to do it all of the time by putting systems in place that don’t match our personal or our organizations’ styles.   There are different organization styles too. 

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Ian's Messy Desk

MARCH 1, 2012

Working at an organizations’ head office, we see a lot of paper. Instead of filing the PDF on the network, the document was printed and placed in a filing cabinet , where it will sit until doomsday. Once you’ve completed these items, the paper should be filed, re-routed to someone else or discarded. DELEGATE IT.

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 9, 2010

Below are some ideas for earning money from products and services other than print books. Ebooks The easiest way to create an ebook is to convert your printed book to a PDF document. Book formats on Smashwords include PDF documents and formats that can be read by ebook readers and devices like Kindle, Sony Reader, iPod, and Palm.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 25, 2011

  But, how do you make sure to organize all of those business cards so that you CAN do the right FOLLOW UP? The most effective networkers have a system to manage/organize business cards and their contacts.  They are then placed in a reference (Rolodex) file by type of business and not the name. Booking Notebook.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! It's a great way to save files and photos on the "cloud." Thanks to Lisa Montanaro of LM Organizing Solutions, LLC 4. Thanks to Natalie Conrad of Organized Habits 5. Thanks to Elaine Quinn of Space Craft Organizing 6. A different take on the to-do list.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JANUARY 26, 2012

If yours is an organization that encourages less-formal communication, you may find people dropping by to discuss anything from last night’s big game to next week’s big presentation. Unproductive meetings – Peter Drucker said, “Meetings are a symptom of bad organization. Use folders to organize messages. Voice Mail.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JANUARY 15, 2014

Instead of filing the PDF on the network, the document was printed and placed in a filing cabinet , where it will sit until doomsday or at least until someone cleans out those files. Despite improvements in document handling technology, despite the convenience of PDF files, we still produce a lot of paper. DELAY IT.

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Worxbee

AUGUST 9, 2021

Here at Worxbee, we have several non-profit clients and one thing we’ve found is that many assume an executive assistant will be out of reach, outside the budget of the organization. An EA that knows the organization well can be relied upon to interact with clients and donors in the same way that any executive would.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 29, 2012

Perhaps your favorite college professor worked from amidst towers of books, articles and paperwork, setting an example that you’ve happily followed for years. Make sure that you have enough drawers to adequately file and store paperwork, in addition to all the tape, staples, sticky notes, etc… that might be lying around scatter-shot.

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Get Organized!

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Organizing Tips | Organizing Products | Organizing Services Wednesday, November 3, 2010 Get Organized: Whats Your Organizing Personality? Organizing systems are not one-size-fits-all. If you try to organize something that runs against your system of reasoning, then it will never, ever stick!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 9, 2008

Organizing someone else’s calendar can be challenging. In other words, you will probably not be able to speak to the person, but you have to communicate to them in some way that you have updated their calendar. It involves an understanding that you have to look ahead and see what is in the calendar.

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Productivityist

JULY 20, 2017

A wall calendar. All the books you’ll need to reference. Organize your desktop and throw out all those dumb pictures you keep around. Organize your smartphone apps. And even if you are sick of doing one of them, jump to something else that’s also annoying (organizing your sock drawer?) Go deep on this list.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JULY 22, 2011

I stick it on my calendar, in my car on the dash or on my mirror in the bathroom. Thanks to Suzanne Brown of Delightfully Organized. Thanks to Nikki Kinzer of Take Control Organizing. To organize for a next chapter, we use colored Post-it notes to sort out life. ." " Thanks to Sue West of Space4U Organizing.

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Virtual Moxie

MAY 31, 2011

You’re in social media, blogging in at least two places, guesting on talk shows, coaching, leading classes and retreats, speaking at telesummits, reworking your entire virtual training program, writing a BOOK, and I want to know how you do it. I calendar (in Outlook) everything during my work day (generally 8a-6p, M-R).

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! It houses so much more than a file index. We use it to track the paperwork for my special needs daughter, articles, books, websites, etc. You can find it here: [link] Thanks to Natalie Conrad of Organized Habits 4. Thanks to Ellen Limes of Organized By L 5.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 13, 2011

I write on each item whatever direction he gives me and then when I am back at my desk I complete the tasks, whether it is forwarding correspondence to someone to draft a reply, filing or replying on his behalf to an email. This can be as simple as a lined note book, but restricted only for meetings with your boss.

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Virtual Moxie

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

I could spend millions of dollars on organizing products. And as far as addictions go, an addiction to beautiful organizing products isn't horrid. office/paper/organizing stores where I found all sorts of brilliant. Ecojot makes some of the sweetest journals, sketchbooks, and notebooks, and well as calendars and planners.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 17, 2011

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! 5 Steps to Meal Planning Success | Main | Productivity and Organization Link Lineup » 10 Reminder Systems for You To Consider Do you have difficulty remembering important dates?    Get your calendar on the go.  Archive Network with Steph Is This You?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 3, 2011

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   It is Get Organized Month and now is a great time to focus on your personal affairs.    Also, when you come across papers that are date driven, make sure to add an entry to your calendar/planner to remind you to do things.  Link Lineup!

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Men With Pens

APRIL 8, 2010

Please welcome today’s guest poster, James Adams, and his collection of apps to organize thoughts. (We Regardless if you are a freelance writer, a business executive, a graphic artist or if you are working a part-time job, you surely could use a bit of help in organizing your thoughts so that your days run more smoothly.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JANUARY 2, 2012

SPEND TIME PLANNING AND ORGANIZING. Organize in a way that makes sense to you. If you need color and pictures, use a lot on your calendar or planning book. Some people need to have papers filed away; others get their creative energy from their piles. So forget the “shoulds” and organize your way.

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Productivityist

JULY 20, 2017

A wall calendar. All the books you’ll need to reference. Organizing your desktop and throw out all those dumb pictures you keep around. Organizing your smartphone apps. And even if you are sick of doing one of them, jump to something else that’s also annoying (organizing your sock drawer?) Go deep on this list.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 17, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Immediately add that task to your digital calendar or task list, and set a reminder on your calendar closer to the due date.     * Master calendars. Review past files, e-mails, and calendars to fill in specific dates for tasks and appointments.

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The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 13, 2009

Get this months book choice, Messages by Drs. Join Professional Development Organizations Joining professional organizations will give you the opportunity to network with individuals in your field. Need a filing system? OfficeArrow.com has a great article discussing the "43 folder filing system." Get involved.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JUNE 17, 2011

We differ from what I call the "digital filing cabinet" solutions in the market in that we're not only focused on helping you save and access what you want to remember, but also to help you out when you're ready to take action.   So you are kind of like a virtual assistant, to do list and data storage tool all rolled into one?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 7, 2011

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Archive Network with Steph Is This You? Work With Stephanie « Procrastination, Email, Multi-Tasking, Family Management, Soc Media Backup Etc. Link Lineup!   If you can't make the call, ask your questions below and I'll be sure to answer them on the call.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Maybe You Should | Main | The Great Calendar Debate - Paper or Electronic - 21 Experts Weigh In » Do You Hate Your To-Do List? Archive Network with Steph Is This You? Work With Stephanie « Do You Have a Yeah/Yuckie List?

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