All Things Admin

APRIL 17, 2024

Whether it’s handling emails, documents, or projects, having a well-organized system can significantly improve productivity and streamline decision-making processes. In my opinion, technology should definitely be part of the solution, but it can’t be the entire solution. Here are two examples of this.

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On The Job

AUGUST 24, 2020

It's easy to check email at 10 p.m. Put your laptop away, out of sight -- and definitely out of the bedroom. I recently joined a Twitter book club and have really enjoyed getting to know a new group of people. Try to: Set a schedule. on your phone or prop your laptop on your bed to "catch up" if you can't sleep.

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Virtual Moxie

APRIL 17, 2023

I also think most books deserve to be blog posts, but that’s a topic for another day. It can be via email, in collaborative workspace environment like Slack, etc. It’s relationally mature to deliver that as “in person” as possible, rather than via email, text, or Slack.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 8, 2024

Procedures Terminology The following are a handful of useful procedures development terms and definitions: SOP (Standard Operating Procedures): A universal set of procedures everyone uses to complete tasks. Process – A series of interrelated steps or activities designed to achieve a specific outcome. You won’t regret creating yours!

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Tips From T. Marie

APRIL 3, 2019

The truth of the matter is, there is a definite ebb and flow of small business ownership. Create automatic or templated email responses to requests for information. Watch a TedTalk , read a book, sit in the sunshine. Chances are, you realized that was as good as a storybook fantasy soon after you opened your doors.

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Go Burrows

MAY 16, 2021

She has been described as ‘passionate about helping others’ as she supports her clients in moving them towards their goals with ‘greater clarity’ so their Virtual Assistant business can finally take a definite shape. THE LEADER ASSISTANT BOOK. Join my email list here if you want to get an email when a new episode goes live.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 18, 2014

They write: “Greetings, I hope this email finds you well. My apologies, for not using a first/last name, but I didn’t want to assume anything based on email addresses or handles and address you by an incorrect name. I would like to start some books this week, to give myself those refreshers.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Productive & Organized Goes Audio in 3 Different Ways » 19 Tips for Managing Your Email Even When You Dont Want To E-mail, it is the form of communication that we love to hate and love to love.    Multiple studies on business productivity will tell you that huge amounts of time are wasted on email.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 11, 2019

This episode is sponsored by Clean Email. If you’ve ever missed an important email because of your overloaded Inbox or spent far too much time wading through forests of unread emails, tons of newsletters, and follow-ups to find The One email you’ve been looking for then you’re going to want to check out Clean Email.

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Worxbee

MARCH 1, 2021

For example, you might need time blocked to deal with emails, meetings and calls grouped together in your schedule and certain types of meetings held at certain times of day. Email taming. We’ve reached a point where email inboxes are often out of control. Your EA is definitely the right person for the job.

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Attainment of such goals are not easy without the guidance of a definite core system that you can rely on. Putting this system to work to achieve the milestones that you set is a process we call “Life Management&# , which is, according to the definition of Dragos Roua, “the process of consciously living your life.&#.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 6, 2011

I have a quick look through my emails but nothing much has been sent in overnight that is urgent so I have a chance to read my book for a bit. Make a start looking through my emails and following the procedure I set out in my previous blog. 0900 – Grab a cup of tea and set up my computer and open the post.

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Productivityist

MARCH 25, 2020

He is also the author of several New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling books, including Platform , Living Forward , Your Best Year Ever , Free to Focus , and his newest book The Vision-Driven Leader. SaneBox sorts your emails for you, keeping ?unimportant This episode is brought to you by SaneBox.

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 19, 2010

The Book Of Life On my way to the city that morning, I realized that Bianca was actually writing her book of life. Nobody really understands our own book of life. We write our book of life in some kind of gibberish. Bianca’s book of life become alive the moment I started to connect with her. A journal.

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Clutter Coach

JANUARY 4, 2018

In case you missed it, it’s a contest to win a PDF copy of my book, 52 Simple Ways to Get Organized. It’s January 4 and if you made any resolutions, the holidays are definitely over and you have to face putting them into action. I took her class a few years ago and I recommend her book, the Willpower Instinct.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

0830 – A soggy start to the day but managed to check my emails on the train and read a few pages of my book. Rather than spending an hour sorting through my emails I decide to condense it to half an hour so that I am back on track with my routine. 1745 – On the train home trying to clear some of my emails from my iphone.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

I saw it during the welcome reception, all day during the trainings, and as we finished, the admins were sharing emails, phone numbers, and business/personal cards to keep in touch. The process is both fun and stressful at the same time but seeing it all come to life on the website, in emails, and on printed materials is the best part.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 29, 2023

CONNECT WITH NICOLE Nicole on LinkedIn Bosun Solutions Mic’d Up Booking ABOUT NICOLE Nicole Grinnell is the CEO of a multi million dollar company and has a passion for helping other business owners find affordable solutions to help grow their business. Join my email list here if you want to get an email when a new episode goes live.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

The definition of safety is “secure from risk; certain; sound.” So here we are, spanned across from each other through the ethos of the Internet via an email you are reading. Your flavor may be rum raisin, peppermint twist, tutti-frutti or blackberry cabernet - but you are definitely not vanilla! As in, “Safety = Prepared.”.

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Productivity Bits

APRIL 21, 2011

His latest book is “ Ten Steps Ahead “ I n one of your recent posts, Marlon, you advised your readers to keep a notebook with them at all times. Branson was definitely the essence of nonchalance. Note: If you’re interested in Richard Branson’s story, grab his autobiography book from Amazon.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 14, 2014

All you have to do is book a car to Heathrow Airport, organise transfers on arrival at the foreign destination and then make sure that all your travellers get to every meeting in their jam-packed itinerary without a hitch. Find out how you book. Can you book 24/7 by telephone, email or online? It sounds simple.

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Productivityist

MARCH 12, 2018

There were definitely some crossover takeaways from them, most notably the following: 1. I am able to do Facebook Live shows on that day and can incorporate them into the weekly digest email I send out every Thursday known as The Dailies. They were, by definition, tasks you needed to do to simply maintain things.

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

I definitely read a lot of non-fiction books, and when Paul Jarvis told me he was gonig to be releasing his new book soon I knew I had to pick it up. Paul hit several notes with me during the book (which is actually divided into three "books"), the primary note in the section entitled "Start by Stopping".

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Karen Vivarelli

JANUARY 14, 2021

Yes, this is definitely one of the highlights (mind you, with lockdown I’m also at home with my corporate job, which I think has made juggling the two a whole lot easier). I am a (huge) Pinot Noir lover, a bit of a book nerd, a photography novice and a travel enthusiast (aren’t we all?). Email: hello@becbaints.com.au

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

I have definitely felt the pressure over the years to find my managers the perfect place, especially as I like to think, although I may be living in denial, that I’m quite … eerrrrmmmm… current?! i-escape is a good blog to follow for those that book boutique hotels.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 15, 2023

THE LEADER ASSISTANT BOOK Download the first 3 chapters of The Leader Assistant: Four Pillars of Game-Changing Assistant for FREE here or buy it on Amazon and listen to the audiobook on Audible. Join my email list here if you want to get an email when a new episode goes live. I know that you and I had just talked about that.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 11, 2012

Today I’m going to share with you an excerpt from the book, Who Took My Pen … Again? This is quite difficult today when people are engaged in five things at once — dining with friends or family while reading emails at the same time, texting someone, and uploading a video to Facebook. from the chapter titled Future Focused.

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Virtual Moxie

AUGUST 17, 2010

Stay away from email! » August 17, 2010 You cant really turn away from the dream I wish I could tell you how many emails I received in the past two weeks that I’ve been writing about doing what lights you up inside. Maybe this topic should be a new blog? ;) Here’s the thing: I’m writing my first book. On Justin Bieber.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 7, 2011

Work With Stephanie « Procrastination, Email, Multi-Tasking, Family Management, Soc Media Backup Etc. Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Archive Network with Steph Is This You? Link Lineup! A different take on the to-do list. Are You as Productive as You Could Be?

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Virtual Moxie

AUGUST 25, 2009

Stay away from email! I hated taking the time to figure out where something should go, and in truth, I never found an email filing system that really worked for me. I wanted control of my email, too, but simply wasn’t finding a way to achieve that.   Tip # 1 made the purchase price of the book all worth it for me.

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Loosely Speaking

JUNE 2, 2010

Contents: Discussion on the challenges and changing definition of professionalism whether in or outside the office. After co-authoring the successful book, Entrepreneurial Freedom: How to Start & Grow a Profitable Virtual Assistance Practice , Clontz began focusing on mentoring VAs. Click here to retrieve the details.

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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? When booking meetings ownership of the meeting has to be established. Is the boardroom booked? Whose responsibility is it anyway?

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 2, 2012

There are definite advantages and disadvantages to working in an open plan environment but as an assistant how do we survive this type of culture? DO: Send an email to your colleague if they look like they are busy at their desk. DON’T: Hold meetings at your desk, book a room or go to a communal area.

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Productivityist

AUGUST 19, 2015

While IQTell allows for direct email integration in its service, Asana does all it can to eliminate email from the equation (even though you can have tasks emailed to you and you can email tasks to Asana Workspaces). Asana has been around for years and scales incredibly well. Best of all, it’s free for 15 users or less.

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Productivityist

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

I would go through email while they took a nap. I knew this was essential from having read books like 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think and How to Invest Your Time Like Money. I knew this was essential from having read books like 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think and How to Invest Your Time Like Money.

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Productivityist

APRIL 5, 2016

If you’d like to receive first-run and exclusive content delivered to your email inbox every week (and receive additional bonus offers and a free copy of my manifesto The Way of The Productivityist, sign up here. Someone who has definitely found the joy in their work is Chris Guillebeau. You can pick up the book here.

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The Marq

JUNE 14, 2010

TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life How to Read Body Language Book Recommendation I hope you’ve had a chance to read the book review for Delivering Happiness posted here recently. For this month, I’m giving away copies of the book The Definitive Book of Body Language. What Do You Think?

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