Jen Lawrence

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Unsurprisingly, email tends to be most workers’ biggest headache. Whether it’s a burning desire to document everything or senders just like the ease of email, we are inundated with messages at all hours of the day. However, some emails need a little more effort. How do we manage the chaos? What do you do then?

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Jen Lawrence

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Unsurprisingly, email tends to be most workers’ biggest headache. Whether it’s a burning desire to document everything or senders just like the ease of email, we are inundated with messages at all hours of the day. However, some emails need a little more effort. How do we manage the chaos? What do you do then?

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Jen Lawrence

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The method: clear the calendar. Much like the meetings that tend to live on indefinitely on our calendars, there are tasks, projects, and even processes we follow that could benefit from a second look or even starting over. I ran my own experiment of resetting my work in three areas: my task list, calendar, and workflows.

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Allwork

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The cons of expert freelancers They can be tough to integrate into existing systems. Maybe it’s a 10% increase in email sales in Q1 — but is that a year-over-year increase, or a quarter-over-quarter one? She shares an onboarding document with every new freelancer. “It Develop a file-sharing system. They’re agile hires.

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C-Suite Assistants

JANUARY 23, 2023

Time Management : manage your calendar as well as coordinate your work and personal calendars, schedule meetings, and most importantly help you set scheduling priorities on your calendar Organization : Help you set up standard operating procedures and improve business processes including “electronic organization.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

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!!    One item frequently purchased at this time of year is a calendar or planner for the upcoming year. 

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 23, 2013

It pains me to announce that my grand experiment with using electronic time management systems has officially come to an end (sort of). In fact, I’m going to give you a complete overview of my brand new time management system. I moved to electronic systems after I lost my paper planner on an airplane in 2010.

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BMT Office Administration

MAY 9, 2022

Implementing and documenting standard operating procedures (SOPs) is a great way to make sure that all staff members are completing their tasks in the correct manner. A standard operating procedure (SOP) is a detailed document with step-by-step instructions on how to properly complete a task. What is an SOP? How to format an SOP.

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BMT Office Administration

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In short, gone are the days of keeping track of umpteen email threads and Slack chats to stay on top of your team’s progress. For instance, Asana and other programs offer Gantt charts, calendar views, and time-tracking, whereas Trello does not (unless you pay for power-ups, but more on that in a bit). Calendar view. Salesforce.

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All Things Admin

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Google Workspace is a collaboration and productivity suite, similar to Microsoft 365, that allows you to create and share documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, manage your email, and attend virtual meetings. What is Google Workspace? It’s browser-based, which means everything is done directly from your web browser.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 30, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 2 Measures of effective productivity systems… Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on June 30, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. I few years ago, when asked for my best productivity tip, I posted, use the system that works for you. Thanks for visiting!

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

There are so many ways we can help them with this from managing their calendar effectively, minimising interruptions and generally keeping them on track. Administration of documents. Assistants should manage the administration of documents on behalf of their manager. Email and diary management. Administrative systems.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Develop your system. The best way to do that is to develop a system that works for you. This means that you process documents as soon as they are received. Read it, process it, and file it away – never allow documents to pile up on your desk or in your inbox. Do you dread logging into your email accounts?

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 19, 2017

Whether you use OneNote , Evernote , or the default notes app that came with your phone, you’re just a few keystrokes away from documenting these important comments in a place where they won’t get misplaced or thrown out. With a calendar app , you’ll never forget an important date again. When is that important meeting?

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Productivity Bits

MAY 12, 2011

No applications (except the operating system that runs the device and other modules of its subsystem) are locally stored in the device. People prefer Gmail for their email needs on the go. Google Calendar. With Google Calendar you can easily manage your upcoming events. Share critical documents on the web with your team.

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Jen Lawrence

JULY 20, 2020

We load in all our tasks, get all the labels/tags figured out, maybe link it to our digital calendars. Can you connect your email account? Your digital calendar? Your document management software? You won’t stick with any system or tool that feels like additional work. Things start out really well.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2009

- How to Use Both For Optimal Professional & Personal Productivity (guest post by Meggin McIntosh) A question that often comes up in workshops as well as on my blog is this one: How do you suggest people use their calendar (planner) in conjunction with the tickler (1-31) files? First of all, there is not a perfect tool or a perfect system.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 25, 2016

Today, going mobile means having instant access to all documents, content and colleagues, and the tools to get any job done – anywhere, anytime. First and foremost , learn how to use a cloud service to backup and access your documents, photos and videos in a flash and I don’t mean from a flash drive! (I Cloud Storage.

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Office Organization Success

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Google Calendars. Good ole’ Google calendars are a really quick and simple project management tool. You can overlay your calendars with one another so you can see if there are any conflicts or gaps with your planning. And similarly you can just view one calendar at a time. Actually it’s the one I use myself!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 15, 2009

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 15 March, 2009 When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System My boss likes me to keep him organized and the way I do that is to have a system to bring forward items, which I then bring to his attention when he needs to see it. The system I use is quite simple and has been around for a long time.

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Productivity Bits

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Although our email inboxes may be constantly brimming with unread messages, the benefit of email and computers is that there is little need to print out excess papers. Most of the time, presentations and documents can be sent via email instead of giving a hard copy to the intended person. Tip #1: Don’t Print Too Much.

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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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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 10, 2014

If the request comes from a more junior member of staff I tend to ask them to email me the details so that I have a record of the task and I can keep the email in my inbox until I have completed the work. Calendars are not just for appointments. Ask for confirmation. This is my most important piece of advice.

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Productivity Bits

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

The phone comes with 2GB microSD (capacity is up to 32GB) which makes it a decent storage device for documents and other files. My BlackBerry Bold 9780 became an extension of my productivity system right out of the box. The Calendar app is slick. Please signup to my email list to receive free updates from Productivity Bits.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

I also have a quick check over my emails and calendar for the day, I do have a few meetings today that I also need to attend. 0930 – As I’ve already checked my inbox and prioritised my tasks for today I make a start with my plan by sending out a few queries over email. 1630 – Another meeting to attend.

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BMT Office Administration

JANUARY 31, 2023

However, there’s a difference between trust and having no system for accountability. 1: Track their email activity The average professional spends 28% of their time writing, sending, and responding to emails. It has to do with the increased volume of emails due to the rise in remote working after 2020. Why is that?

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 10, 2010

Lotus Notes is the groupware of choice for my employer and GTD is my system of choice for keeping organized (however poorly implemented). If you are a Lotus Notes user, this long-awaited document is for you! Great tips and tricks for productive use of the To Do’s, Calendar, Email, Contacts, and more.

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Clutter Coach

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Put in your in box anything that requires you to take some action, whether it’s filling out a form, making a call or adding activities to your calendar. manuals and documentation for stuff you no longer own; electric toothbrush, car, medical insurance plan. Have a tray for to-be-filed documents. old catalogs. paid bills*.

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Virtual Moxie

APRIL 15, 2013

I keep my email inbox empty and I never answer the phone unless I''m expecting a call. I don''t take or make calls outside those hours, and most of the time, I don''t answer email, either (see 1c for the exception to the email rule). I calendar everything and work from my calendar. I plan my work around time away.

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The Office Professionals Place

JUNE 7, 2010

The IT department is just like any other department and they are not immune to system crashes and viruses although they should be more prepared. My suggestion would be to backup your documents, electronic files, spreadsheets, etc. A good practice is to perform a weekly backup of documents and files. So what do you do?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 12, 2010

Systems that Support Growth You see, while bamboo is known for its speedy growth (once it starts growing up) there is something below the surface that many do not know.   The rhizomes are the organism's growth system.    The intricate system of roots and growth make the plant amazingly strong. 

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The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 13, 2009

You have to be able to create a PowerPoint presentation, merge a document in Word, or create a report in Excel. Effective Business Writing Skills Who wants to read a three page email? Always proofread a document prior to sending it, good proofreading includes printing the document for review. Need a filing system?

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 25, 2010

Have a Centralized Calendar. A family calendar can help you track what is going on for all family members. Determine what documents you need for school registration. Tighten up current household systems. They don’t want to think about school a day earlier than necessary. Then, with list in hand, hit the stores.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

so they can enter them into my system for me.   Here is an example of why: I was just checking my emails before going to bed (I'm on vacation in Georgia, just south of Russia, 12 hours ahead of pacific time) when I saw an interview request from foxbusiness.com journalist. My calendar syncs with my Apple products as well.

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The Office Professionals Place

JANUARY 21, 2010

Now Google can help you do things like…… Google Docs – Create and share your online documents, presentations and spreadsheets Google Voice - Don’t have time to listen to voicemails? I remember the days when you could use Google as a search engine only. Worklife Line Chat Every Monday at 7 p.m A new topic each month.

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Productivityist

MARCH 10, 2016

It may take a little time to set up, but an automated system will save you time and mental energy in the long run. Similarly, if you are a person that uses a calendar to manage your time, make sure to make your security tasks regular calendar items. You should know what can be shared in email or discussed over the phone.

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Productivityist

MARCH 10, 2016

It may take a little time to set up, but an automated system will save you time and mental energy in the long run. Similarly, if you are a person that uses a calendar to manage your time, make sure to make your security tasks regular calendar items. You should know what can be shared in email or discussed over the phone.

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