All Things Admin

DECEMBER 18, 2020

They don’t have a network of professionals they can activate at a moment’s notice. Project plans. Any admin can claim she’s done something or has certain experience, but a real work sample with a brief explanation of what the project was, your role in it, and the final outcome is proof positive. Personal Business Cards.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 4, 2010

Such was the case last week when my long-time friend and Las Vegas BNI ( Business Network International ) Director Leslie Taylor presented a speech that outlined a simply brilliant model for building effective relationships. A project they’ve completed that has special meaning? A particular personal goal they’ve accomplished?

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Success

JUNE 23, 2021

Knowing what resources you have on hand before you get in too deep can provide peace of mind that you’ll either have the funds you need to support your startup phase or that you need to save more before you order those new business cards and call yourself CEO. Running a business and its financials can be very daunting.

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Small Business CEO

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Effective networking is an essential to furthering your career as well as being vital to the success of your business. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to overcome barriers to networking, so you can relax and reap the rewards of meeting new people in your industry. Put yourself out there. Practice makes perfect.

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Worxbee

MAY 17, 2021

Project management tools. Project management tools are essential for keeping a broad view across entire projects. One tip we have is to try to “right size” the project management tools you use to suit your business. Network management tools. There’s another type of tool we’ll mention for network management.

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Success

MAY 28, 2022

Traditional networking is mostly ineffective. We’re either time poor and don’t know where to find quality connections , or we leave a networking event with a stack of business cards but no solid relationships. Here are eight unconventional strategies to nurture a powerful network: 1. Do the work.

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The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

A great network is the foundation of every successful entrepreneurial career. As tempting as it sounds (especially for introverts) big business wins don’t happen from years of slaving alone in your basement. Go to “Networking Events” Don’t do it. Network for Direct Sales. You see the problem?

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On The Job

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Job fairs are a great chance to practice your networking skills and develop your personal brand pitch. Eat or drink away from the recruiter tables – keep at least one hand free to shake hands and accept business cards. Job fairs can get noisy – don’t shout, but project your voice clearly. They''re wrong.

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Office Organization Success

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Get out all those business cards that are collecting dust in your desk drawer, or reach out to past colleagues or clients, and personally invite them to register for your teleclass. Schedule a series of social media updates that go out to your networks inviting them to register for your teleclass. Network like crazy.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Archive Network with Steph Is This You?   That started a deeper conversation that led to us talking on the phone and deciding to work together on a teleconference project scheduled for January.    You see, most social networking sites give you the ability to list other ways for people to connect with you. 

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Office Organization Success

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

With an activity that you must initiate, it’s easy to let other tasks come first: responding to incoming calls and mail, getting the invoices out, going to networking events, and oh yes, doing the client work you get paid for. Business cards and scraps of paper lying on your desk do not constitute a contact management system.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 21, 2010

Carolyn is leading the coworking study and Steve is a member of the project team. Reports and Resources Intuit 2020 Research Report Todays Hobbyists are Tomorrows Hobbypreneurs Homepreneurs: A Vital Economic Force Research Brief - Small Business Credit Outlook The Economic Stimulus Package: Whats in it for Growing Businesses? . 

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Did you use the event as a chance to network with everyone, or stand alone and drink free coffee? It’s a chance to meet and impress employers, network with the business community and hone your job search skills. Eat or drink away from the recruiter tables – keep at least one hand free to shake hands and accept business cards.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Send personal notes to clients thanking them for choosing you, thanking them for a referral, and upon completion of a big project. Put birthdays on your calendar and send cards to your clients – your kindness will be remembered, and so will you when the opportunity comes up for a client to refer somebody to your company.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Office supplies, equipment, and software: Office supplies, such as envelopes, postage, pens, paper, computers and printers are obvious expenses of doing business. Software applications and online products are also an expense, including Anti-virus software, project management, online backup, and online greeting card services, to name a few.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 27, 2011

How many social networks do you belong to?  Now, take a look at your business card, brochures or other social media profiles.    The other day I was in a meeting and saw a card that had the back covered with 2 different QR codes and the front had a few different urls. . 

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2008

In order to get your tasks completed on time and in a proficient manner, there is a little trick that I use to make sure that I only focus on one project at a time and give it my undivided attention (when I possibly can). For example, you want to spend one hour on a particular project. Having a timer at your desk can be a great tool.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JULY 1, 2011

.  In simple terms, a CRM tool if used correctly, can help you manage all of the communication you have with your prospects, clients/customers, people you network with, service providers and more.    For example, say you met someone at a networking meeting a year ago and had a conversation with that person. 

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 28, 2008

Do you have a big project coming up and want to show your boss that you can handle this type of task ? Home About Me Advertise Copying Pictures To and From Microsoft Word By The Professional Assistant on Monday, January 28, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Word , Productivity H ave you ever wondered how to copy pictures from and to Microsoft Word ?

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Professional Assistant Blog

APRIL 1, 2008

" One of the most productive ways to update information on files is to either create or move a file into a shared folder on your companys network drive. If your company doesnt have a network, since you might be in a smaller organization, you can e-mail the file around to the various people and ask them to add their information.

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Success

JULY 27, 2022

Virtual tools and resources can help you hire, manage projects, collaborate with far-flung team members and even make it look like you really do have an office. Use it to find your logo designer, website developer, virtual assistant and other people who can help you build a successful virtual business.”.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JANUARY 15, 2014

We were recently involved in a capital project to build a new program facility. 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. Working at a regional head office, we see a lot of paper.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 28, 2007

Here are the basic rules to do this: Start off with something positive, such as you have been working hard on whatever project you want to mention and show some results of this. Mention to your boss (in a professional manner of course) that you have X number of tasks, projects, etc. This will show that you are being pro-active.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

The conference encourages a casual mix of great conversations with other attendees for networking (Note: bring your business cards!) Will discussed the “socialnomics” of networking channels or platforms such as Linked In, Facebook and Twitter. It’s a huge benefit, and will help us work on a higher level.” (To

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

The conference encourages a casual mix of great conversations with other attendees for networking (Note: bring your business cards!) Will discussed the “socialnomics” of networking channels or platforms such as Linked In, Facebook and Twitter. It’s a huge benefit, and will help us work on a higher level.” (To

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Ian's Messy Desk

MARCH 1, 2012

We recently were involved in a capital project to build a new program facility in our region. Instead of filing the PDF on the network, the document was printed and placed in a filing cabinet , where it will sit until doomsday. Working at an organizations’ head office, we see a lot of paper.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? Yet establishing any consistency to your information management system is a challenge because there are so many mediums to work with - paper files, computer documents, email, voice mail, hand-written notes, business cards. Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 31, 2008

I have shared access to 4 different mailboxes for various products and projects. Home About Me Advertise Microsoft Outlook Shared Mailboxes Etiquette By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, January 31, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Productivity D o you have more than one mailbox in your Microsoft Outlook , other than your inbox?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 30, 2008

If you need to do this for other functions, make sure to change the "Use function:" section to whatever type of calculation you need to do for your particular project. Now you have the total for each firm as well as the grand total listed. If you like this post, please subscribe to my feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you.

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Success

OCTOBER 10, 2023

And when I worked in network news, I was part of the team and answered to the news director, or [the] president of the news division was the coach,” Hall recalls. And when I worked in network news, I was part of the team and answered to the news director, or [the] president of the news division was the coach.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 29, 2008

This will keep your project/goal in a manageable time frame, where you know how much time will be left once youve accomplished these tasks. Next, add a time frame to each task. For example, I will try to work on task A for 1 hour. Then I will work on Task B for 30 minutes and so on and so forth.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 10, 2008

Projects wouldn’t be moving forward and my goals and plans would be lagging behind… or so it seemed. At the height of my furore for being an efficient to-do list completing machine, I was regularly finding work to do. If I didn’t have a full day’s worth of tasks to complete I wasn’t being efficient enough.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? If your calendar is on your hard drive, it is more difficult to remotely access, and only one person can be in the system at a time, unless you have a network version. Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Work With Stephanie « Do You Hate Your To-Do List? Color and fun = Function!

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 23, 2007

And remember, always break down your entire project or tasks into manageable chunks. Once you have completed all of your tasks, lavish in the fact that you are done! You will find information on Microsoft Outlook Tasks section by clicking here. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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Allwork

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Examples include online storage such as Dropbox and iCloud, databases, software, and networking.? . It is a network of physical objects — such as vehicles and appliances — which are embedded with electronics, software and sensors to enable them to connect and exchange data. ? . Virtual Business Address . Quiet Firing .

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Hello New & Returning Readers, TheLadders.com is currently doing a project where they are looking for people to provide tips to new college grads about to enter the working world. I actively grow my LinkedIn network every week, if not every day. If I read a business article about someone in Los Angeles, I look them up and add them.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

The guy really is oblivious to how far his voice projects. We are a constantly on the phone all day working with clients and even from the other side of the department he drowns out conversation in my cube. Combine that with a very combative personality and a propensity for the dramatic and it’s no wonder the guy drives everyone crazy.

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