Productivityist

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

This year I decided to offer holiday shoppers a bit more time to explore possible gift ideas for the productivity enthusiast — aka the "productivityist" — in their lives. The Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide for 2013 may be a long read, but it may just spark some gift ideas you hadn''t considered. NeuYear Calendar.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 25, 2010

Make an appointment - Don’t just hope you find the time to clean up, set a calendar entry and stick to it. Use the right tools: Set a timer for the length of time you have decided to work on this project. Organizer ( paper or electronic) to enter to-dos, addresses or calendar data.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 8, 2012

Well, if this person is a productivityist — or at least needs to look at becoming more productive — then you should give The Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide for 2012 a good look. It’s a long read, but it may just spark some gift ideas you hadn’t considered. NeuYear calendar. Levenger Lap Desk.

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 1, 2015

I also act as the central point of contact for both Directors which might include meeting clients/suppliers, telephone liaison and managing emails whilst they are away. Dance Proms is a partnership project between the IDTA, ISTD, RAD and the Royal Albert Hall, celebrating dance and inspiring creativity for students and teachers.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 14, 2012

Thanks to Margit Crane of Gifted With ADD. It's measurable and immediately gratifying to be rewarded with a snack at the end of a project. It could be a big project broken down into parts or a bunch of small projects that you've been telling yourself you were "going to do" -- but haven't.

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Productivityist

APRIL 15, 2014

My "gateway" email addresses. I use multiple email addresses rather than filters for a number of reasons, which I discussed in an earlier post. Having a virtual assistant (or Zirtual Assistant, in this case) afforded me the opportunity to offload my "gateway" email addresses to someone else. The 3 Things I Learned. It''s great.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JUNE 17, 2011

  Also, in order to save time getting and accessing ideas and information in Springpad, we recently made introduced updates to saving via email, along with making it easy to access Springpad via RSS readers.      Can you really coordinate calendars using Springpad?  I see how that can work. 

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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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Eat Your Career

DECEMBER 29, 2011

So, I’ve done a lot of analysis over the past few weeks (and a little soul searching as well), and I’ve created a plan for 2012 that I feel honors my true gifts and the areas of my work that really feed my soul. 2. The first series, Building Powerful Professional Relationships , will be held in May so mark your calendar now.

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 24, 2010

This knowledge is the prime reason that using mass email marketing is nearly impossible. You see, when they are expecting something from you in their email they are more inclined to add you to their favorites list. This way you have gone completely around the spam filters that have been trashing your marketing emails.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 16, 2010

This is a powerful gift and must be used wisely. Do you have a large list of abandoned projects all sitting at various levels of incompletion? Do you have a list of projects that do not reflect your best work? Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! PAY ATTENTION!

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 8, 2008

My work has slowed too, and I have been experimenting with how to disconnect myself from my computer on those days when projects are unlikely to come in, and figuring out just how far away from the office it’s ok to venture. Or would that kind of tether be psychologically disabling? (In In other words, a downer!)

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Productivityist

APRIL 8, 2014

I felt that they were the best option based on my needs and budget, so I sent them an email and was scheduled to have a call with a within the next couple of days. Working on research for various blog posts and other projects. Sure enough, I received an email informing me that I would be working with Elise. I was impressed.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 1, 2011

We are not a calendar. Do have any future projects you’d like to tell us about? There are just so many emails sent nowadays, a traditional card sent through US Mail is a great way to stand out, especially one with an organized slot for your own business card! We are not an everyday planner. Shots of Giveaway Items.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 3, 2013

Surely, as executive assistants we may feel this way when we have to do all the boring stuff - filing, expenses, travel, calendaring, and phones. However, sometimes you are also given fun work and special projects. And anyone can email me questions and I respond only via this blog, not to your personal address.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 31, 2013

You want one that can grow with you and your needs, meaning that things like adding contexts to tasks, creating projects, and features of that nature should be "baked in" where possible or the app should be allow you to add them yourself in less conventional ways. If you''ve got multiple projects on the go, then Begin may not work on its own.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Join my email list here if you want to get an email when a new episode goes live. And a lot of the times my CEOs have put me in charge of running those events for running those projects, I like to think of my role as a project management role as well, with certain things. So yeah, you can email me on there.

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C-Suite Assistants

JULY 31, 2023

We may all have different jobs but that gift of 24 hours is the same for everyone. Projects: An experienced EA can manage projects and help you with dates and deliverables on larger projects; they can manage and track progress with the internal team. Some EAs even help with social media if you don’t have staff for this.

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Denise Aday

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

In one instance, it took months of bugging and rescheduling to get on a busy client’s calendar for a catch up call! We’re seeking to align our paths with our personal gifts and values and to finally integrate personal and business. link] (a new passion project – exciting!). But it certainly felt off.

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Ideas.Ted

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

But in the last year, as the pandemic radically reoriented so many parts of everybody’s lives, I was reminded painfully of what economists call “opportunity costs” I’ve always been productive and disciplined, so I was under the impression that even with all my traveling and various projects, I wasn’t suffering much for it.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 26, 2014

I also handle his executive calendar and work in the office with him. I would also volunteer at work and socialize with my co-workers during the holiday gift wrapping parties. I started this blog while temping/job hunting and I was allowed to write or do personal side projects as long as it was not interfering with my work.

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Jen Lawrence

MARCH 25, 2019

Access to email means your boss can find you wherever, whenever. I was always on-call, responding to emails within moments of receiving them and handling tasks quickly because I didn’t want to be a bottleneck in productivity. Even the most ambitious of people have days where they choose a Netflix binge over finishing a project.

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Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

But a Strategic Partner is someone who creates the boxes and the projects that need to be tackled. He advises to make those talents known — as well as your interest in growing them by taking on special projects or assignments. ” Also draw upon your gifts for observation and listening. THINK BIG PICTURE. ” asks Wu.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 5, 2019

1) We knew a vendor where we literally gave them millions of dollars in business on a previous project in the past year. So while it wasn’t a current/active project, we did know them fairly recently. No word about being late or needing to reschedule, until we received an email 24 hours later.

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Jen Lawrence

MARCH 25, 2019

Access to email means your boss can find you wherever, whenever. I was always on-call, responding to emails within moments of receiving them and handling tasks quickly because I didn’t want to be a bottleneck in productivity. Even the most ambitious of people have days where they choose a Netflix binge over finishing a project.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

JULY 17, 2022

Jeremy ( 31:02 ): So, anyway, yeah, it’s definitely a project. She regularly forgets to put Conan’s appointments in his calendar. If you send business gifts to employees, clients or sales prospects, Goody is a game changer. You can send one gift or hundreds at the same time, without ever worrying about shipping details.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

I stand back, and begin moving notes until the ideas start flowing into easy categories: Blog, Projects, Home, Family, Health - etc. Tame Your Email 1. Turn off email alerts when emails arrive in your inbox. If you know that you will never answer an email, delete it right away. You will start to feel relaxed.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

Add dated or calendar items to a tickler file system or a diary as soon as they arrive. Don’t leave half-completed projects sitting on your desktop. Don’t leave half-completed projects sitting on your desktop.&# ), I’d never get around to finishing anything. To be more productive, allocate 15 minutes each week.

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Andrea Kalli

AUGUST 12, 2010

Best ways to communicate with your Fans Link: Send an update to Fans – compose Facebook email, include links, etc. talk about shoe accessories - do’s and dont’s of buying shoes - gift ideas for the shoe lover - the latest in shoe designs - what’s going on in the shoe industry - do a series about kids shoes.

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Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

‘I have this big project, he’s not letting me on his calendar, how can I remedy that?’ Employees were asked to share a personal story or something meaningful to them that would serve to inspire one another through an encouraging email to the entire firm. Instead, they reached out via phone calls, emails, and texts.

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