Office Dynamics

JULY 10, 2018

Scheduling a performance evaluation meeting and setting measurable goals can be stressful or even seem unproductive to some. 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.

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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. So, rather than judging our progress by the clock, better to judge our progress by our actual progress,” she says.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 7, 2018

I am very fortunate in that I get to read fabulous letters from executives touting the behavior changes they see in their executive or administrative assistants after attending our Star Achievement Series® course. Cultivates professional networks that help us accomplish our goals. This course is only taught onsite.

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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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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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Clutter Coach

AUGUST 14, 2019

While I admire his enthusiasm, I cautioned him that his project might be a bit too ambitious. But if your goals keep staying just beyond your reach, you’ll get discouraged. The idea isn’t to abandon your goal or make it smaller, but to reach it incrementally. Inspiring goals take some work and planning and stick-to-it-iveness.

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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. Imagine where you could be in 1 year from now if you started working towards your goal TODAY? 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.

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Allwork

MARCH 9, 2023

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. Cobot’s white-label member portal offers complete customization of members’ experiences.

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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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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. They work with executives to help further the goals of the company. Of course, there’s also the question of how much you pay for the help.

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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. Establish this early on, at the beginning of a project or when you join a new group. Trigger #6: Fear of losing control of a project.

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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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Worxbee

MAY 3, 2021

One EA can support a small group of executives, as long as goals and priorities are in alignment. Calendar management, email taming, and process design and management are our top three tasks, but executive assistants can do more. Of course, everyone will think that their work is the priority! Strong networking skills.

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Clutter Coach

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

It may not be perfect, but you stayed on it and achieved your goal. Is the phone calendar I use the best one? They get excited about a brand new app and spend hours reading about it and then learning it and in the meantime, they miss appointments because now they’re using two calendars or they forgot to press a button.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 18, 2015

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. Daily Calendars. It is easy to place a wrong time or wrong date on a calendar. Special Projects. WHAT WOULD WE TALK ABOUT?

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Productivityist

JANUARY 10, 2017

Instead of having study times and important due dates on the calendar, we fill our calendar with appointments and meetings. Eventually, goals become verbal to-dos, not something that goes on the schedule. I sit down and plan out the larger projects I want to do and the goals I want to accomplish.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

" 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. 1 - Manage all of Your Projects and Tasks With Ease. ." "We're just not getting stuff done. 

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C-Suite Assistants

AUGUST 31, 2021

Without the right support, it can be incredibly difficult to manage all these contending responsibilities and still focus on your business goals. Project management skills are also highly desirable and, depending on the start up, a background in technology and/or social media may be needed.

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Productivityist

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

For example, if I’m trying to align tasks up for a long-term project, I’ll use a Monthly Theme to accomplish that. Over the course of a month, I’ll give emphasis to a specific project. Whenever I do this, I know I have a greater chance of completing the project at hand. Can’t work by project?

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 30, 2017

I just finished a powerful 3-day executive and assistant coaching project with a large financial firm in Minneapolis. Of course, there are many facets that fall under communications but here is one of the most important secrets I will share with you. Discuss the day’s calendar but not just who or what is on the calendar.

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Productivity Bits

JUNE 16, 2016

Learn the Art of “No” It’s easy to just keep saying “yes” when requests come your way, whether it’s happy hour after work or an extra project to help a coworker. Of course not. The main goal of meditation is to focus on one thing. Kayla Matthews is a productivity blogger and calendar-planning enthusiast.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 14, 2012

Now break that into a few big parts of that goal. It's measurable and immediately gratifying to be rewarded with a snack at the end of a project. If not, I have at least made progress toward my eventual goal, and I can take another bite tomorrow. Do I have all the information/tools I need to complete the project?

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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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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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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 10, 2009

And it’s sweet because now I get to discuss my ultimate, favorite topic: T, for Time-based, which has a great deal to do with project management. And project management is what I do best. So, let’s start with what a project is. In other words, a project is fully time-based. They aren’t projects.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

They’ve been scheduled on their calendar as well. Yet there are proven benefits when executives and assistants take some time to discuss the day’s priorities, upcoming schedules, projects and more. Your goal is to have a Daily Huddle— every day —with each other whether in person or on the telephone.

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Virtual Moxie

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

To do that while maintaining your revenue goals, consider making the end-game for your practice one in which you work with fewer clients, each on bigger retainers. You cannot manage things that don''t correspond to a date on the calendar and a time on the clock. "I''ll Or, fewer clients, for more money.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JUNE 17, 2011

In short, our goal is to save you time and money when you're ready to do something with what you've saved.      Can you really coordinate calendars using Springpad?  Our goal is to make it simple for people save things whenever and wherever.   Wow that is great! 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Well of course you don’t consciously steal from yourself.  We’re just not sure where to put our priorities , so we bounce from guru to guru partially implementing the latest fad project or bright shiny object. Don’t be fooled by the calendar. I don’t steal from myself! That would be crazy! Today we are busy.

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Productivityist

AUGUST 17, 2015

I don’t follow a project hierarchy, instead using the context view. One, I use this perspective on both my iPad and iPhone and perspectives based on the project hierarchy will not be available for view on these devices. I will then move to my Quarterly Goal perspective. It’s also scheduled into my Calendar).

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Productivityist

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

BusyCal (M, I, $): I’ve used many different calendar apps, but this one was the one that stuck with me. The tags allow me to colour code anything on my calendar according to the theme it falls under (Coaching, Deep Work, etc.). This calendar is pricier than many out there, but when I love an app, then price is less of a factor).

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 15, 2016

This allows you to resume your daily tasks without veering too far off course. I can work one of the following 3 ways: Project: This is the way most people work because we’ve been conditioned to do so. Projects can stall. I work by project as a second or third resort. Again, you want to simplify this as much as possible.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 19, 2017

That doesn’t mean that other projects don’t get attention during those months, but there is one particular project or aspect of my life that does receive more attention than all others. Monthly Themes can be project-based, category-based, or even based on a particular quality you want to bring to the forefront. Click here. ).

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Productivityist

MAY 26, 2016

Tom is the founder of Life Coach Spotter where you can find a coach to be happier, reach your goals, and find your true self. When you allow the critical part of your mind to overrule the creative parts of your mind, you will give up on projects before you finish them. Of course, not all self critique is bad.

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

This could be the personal project you’ve been planning for months that couldn’t find itself close to realization or an uncompleted work wanting for some attention. The collaboration functionalities make this tool a great tool to have for team-based projects. Part III – Tools. Read my review of this tool here.

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On The Job

JANUARY 11, 2008

And, of course, with all that works comes a lot of stress. Trying to find enough hours in the day to complete demanding projects while trying to please bosses and customers is a daunting task. So by showing the board, you look at the list of projects and let them make the decisions about what task are your priority.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 7, 2012

I was hoping that you might have insight/advice on how to create project work/better assist a C-Level exec that has never had an admin before. Since we are both somewhat green, I was hoping that you might have some suggestions to spark project work (both business and personal related projects would be helpful).

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