Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

This crash course will give you the basics of getting your bearings as the time changes and never mess up scheduling a meeting again. For instance, you may be scheduling a meeting in July in Phoenix and some emails say “12:00 pm MST” and others say “12:00 pm MDT.” This post focuses on time change in the United States.

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Worxbee

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

EAs will often have random projects that require them to collaborate with other departments - it’s essential to maintain those human connections. From task apps to full-blown project management tools, the software has never been easier for task management. Trello - Trello is a kanban (cards) style of project management tool.

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Jen Lawrence

AUGUST 3, 2020

Like it or not, email is still our default form of communication and it’s not going anywhere anytime soon. Sure, you can add in various collaboration and communication tools, but you’re not going to completely get rid of emails. Too many new emails. Bottom line, you should have an email signature.

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Success

MARCH 28, 2024

If you’re wondering how to ask someone to be your mentor, ask them in person if they live locally, or ask via email or phone if they live a significant distance away from you. Don’t ask for last-minute reviews of documents or projects, and honor their preferred method of contact. Remember that your mentor is likely very busy.

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Success

APRIL 5, 2023

In Vivvi’s “ Beyond Parental Leave ” report, conducted alongside Werklabs and The Mom Project, they found more parents “took a career pause” during toddler and preschool years (37%) than at any other time in parenting. Gone are the strict 9-to-5s and the recommendation that you just can’t send an email at night without looking… imbalanced.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 10, 2018

The meeting is typically a way to evaluate the past year’s project management, acknowledge achievements, receive valuable feedback for performance improvement and create new goals for continued productivity. Below are a few: Throughout the year track each project and goal progress, additional duties added and positive feedback from others.

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 21, 2020

They are not paid the big bucks to manage a calendar and book flights. On top of that, these leaders don’t do a very good job of managing their schedules because they don’t have time to look at their calendar from a holistic perspective. A great executive assistant looks at the entire calendar for a month—what happened last week?

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Allwork

MARCH 9, 2023

One of the standout features of Nexudus is its email newsletter service. To help you get the most out of this sophisticated platform, Nexudus provides extensive training through Nexudus Academy, a course designed to help you unlock the full potential of their white-label solution.

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Karen Vivarelli

OCTOBER 1, 2022

But of course there will always be those thoughts or limiting beliefs that try to get in the way. People want to work with VA’s who have as much passion about their job as they do I dive into all of this inside my Business Kickstarter Course. 2⃣ Set up your project platforms with workflow templates. I’ve got you.

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Tips From T. Marie

APRIL 28, 2020

Increase in projects. This has given them an opportunity to work on projects they have put on back burners or pivot their business in such a way that embraces what could be our ‘new normal’. This has caused an issue I’ve never had a problem with before…more projects than available time in my schedule.

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Tips From T. Marie

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Of course, before we dive into gifting ideas you'll need to make the decision whether or not you're going to give your clients gifts. With the increase in virtual services and communication done entirely via email, Skype and Slack, you may not even have a physical address to send a gift to.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Check out this great tool » Favorite Planning/Calendar Tool - Readers Speak Out There are many ways to manage your time and activities.  What is your favorite planning/calendar tool and why? What is your favorite planning/calendar tool and why? Of all the calendar tools I know, this one handles tasks the best.

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Ideas.Ted

OCTOBER 5, 2021

And collaboration overload isn’t just about the meetings that fill up our calendars — it’s also the endless emails, Slacks, reports and work that every new project generates. The need to be right has a way of generating excess meetings and emails that consume many people’s time.

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Clutter Coach

APRIL 17, 2020

Try Clean Email today ! If you’ve got the motivation, energy and focus for a project, you’ve probably already started one. Is your email inbox on overload? There’s a lot you can do to reduce that clutter, but you can save time by using the Clean Email app. A task like this has practical benefits, of course.

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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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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! Checking emails (both work and private) and social media channels. What are the main aspects of your role?

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Productivity Bits

MARCH 1, 2011

And of course the battery life (I need a backup battery). Integration with Blackberry Calendar – One of the best features of myTasks is it’s integration with the BlackBerry’s built-in Calendar app. So why am I using a different application instead of just the built-in Calendar or Task App? Creating Task.

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Andrea Kalli

APRIL 6, 2010

While ten years ago, managing email could have been a secondary consideration, today it is absolutely vital to keep customers and clients in the loop through rapid, prompt email support. Of course, the level of care and attention that you need to devote to customers ultimately depends on your business model.

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Worxbee

MAY 3, 2021

Calendar management, email taming, and process design and management are our top three tasks, but executive assistants can do more. An EA might be kept very busy with calendars and emails for two executives, leaving little time for other tasks. Of course, everyone will think that their work is the priority!

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Worxbee

MAY 10, 2021

A key difference is that executive assistants tend to take a project management role, managing several moving parts and not necessarily doing all of the “doing,” but making sure others do. Of course, there’s also the question of how much you pay for the help. You’re spending too much time on emails. An EA will cost more.

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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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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

  I've tried delegating through email, google and drop box.  " Then, I heard this comment: "I use Asana for task and project management, and the app is on my iPhone and iPad, so I can see all of my tasks at a glance and add to them if needed. Task/Project Management Tool: Asana. Are you in love yet?

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Page Personnel

AUGUST 26, 2022

Those in an office manager role need to know how to manage processes, procedures, documentation, project management and communications. Office managers may also draft documents, help with payroll, keep an organised office environment and communicate via phone, email and fax (yes, some companies are still using fax machines).

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Virtual Moxie

JANUARY 12, 2016

And if your long-lost cousin Pete calls you up, says he’s coming to town but only has two hours before he needs to head off for Poughkeepsie, of *course* you move things around so you can spend the time with him, assuming you can. You cannot manage your time with some things on your calendar, and some things on a paper list.

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C-Suite Assistants

AUGUST 31, 2021

Some of the tasks that executive assistants can take on include: Become your right-hand gatekeeper by managing complex personal and professional calendars and scheduling internal and external meetings.

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

My EA function includes booking travel, heavy calendar and email management and organising the site-wide events. I check my emails first thing when I wake-up so that I can prioritise my day properly. I have my brekkie and coffee while I respond to anything urgent, check in on the calendars and update my to-do list.

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The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

JANUARY 14, 2019

I have strong opinions about all of this of course. We realized the same thing that was broken about to-do lists, was also broken when it came to calendars. . My digital calendar system works great. . What I do is fill my calendar up with stuff where I’m accountable to other humans to show up. I live and die by it.

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Office Organization Success

APRIL 27, 2013

Plan Projects and Activities. Spreadsheets also accept date formats and this makes them a great tool for tracking projects or planning activities. Use the cell where the date meets the activity to enter notes, To Do, or anything else relating to your project or activity. Use the AutoFilter built into Excel!

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Clutter Coach

JUNE 29, 2013

You’ll learn important, basic concepts that you can use for any organizing project. You’ll feel calm and in control even if your project isn’t finished because now you know how to finish it. It’s also another way to stay engaged with your organizing projects. Keep these emails after you finish the course.

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Karen Vivarelli

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Check out my VA Course here to help you get started. 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. You can charge hourly, by project, or by package.

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Productivityist

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Just scroll down to the bottom of this email to see the day and hour I’ve chosen for you.). Capture the big projects you want to accomplish in the year ahead. Take the second sheet of paper and brainstorm all of the major project you want to work on over the next twelve months. Put your phone in Airplane Mode.

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Office Organization Success

OCTOBER 5, 2013

It’s a system whereby you can get your clients to self-schedule their appointments with you, avoiding the back and forth of emails that happens when you’re trying to arrangement appointments and, of course, the time spent doing this. It works with both Outlook and Google calendars.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 12, 2015

There’s just something about taking the first month of the calendar year slowly in order to really set up the next eleven months properly, and since I really start this process during the first week of the Christmas break I have about six weeks to reflect on the months gone by and mindfully prepare for the months ahead. Do The Front End Work.

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Productivity Bits

JUNE 16, 2016

You might think you have to check your emails, but that usually leads to going on social media, then looking up an interesting article — and before you know it the whole day is gone, and you haven’t gotten anything done. Of course not. Kayla Matthews is a productivity blogger and calendar-planning enthusiast.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 4, 2012

I was at a course recently for new supervisors and they recommended smiling on the phone. Never have half an eye on them and the other reading a document, typing an email or tidying your desk. Or suggest they send you an email and when you have a moment you will get back to them.

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

As the Personal Assistant to a quite renowned chef, my tasks might vary from the ones of a regular PA, like calendar and email management, to most specific tasks such as taking care of the journalists that come visit the restaurants and to interview Albert. Additionally, I take care of offsite events coordination.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 29, 2012

  Over the course of history, plenty of landmark scientific breakthroughs and literary masterpieces have resulted from the minds of people with messy desks. If you’re working on multiple different projects, create one folder called ‘Projects’ on your desktop. Give the projects their own folders inside that.

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