Office Dynamics

APRIL 10, 2015

In the previous blog, I shared tips specific to teaching your executive how to work with you. So here is the run down on some of my best tips. Your executive may have an open door policy, but he or she still needs private time to get their assignments done or even just respond to emails. And you win in a big way.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Holiday Time Management Tip – Share the Workload Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on November 3, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Thanks for visiting!

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Memory Makeover: Tips to Spruce Up an Absent Mind Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on October 20, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Put pen to paper (or finger tips to keyboard) and record important dates in a calendar, notebook or on your mobile device.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 20, 2015

Here are 10 random tips I’ve culled over the years on how to be a better assistant. Use your cell phone alarm Chances are, you use your calendar to remind you about meetings and any important events. I have 2 sets of alarms on my calendar. Save emails and details I very rarely delete any emails. This is part 6.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 10, 2010

Great tips and tricks for productive use of the To Do’s, Calendar, Email, Contacts, and more. A 35 page step-by-step manual for optimizing Notes as a personal productivity tool. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action!

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 31, 2010

10 Tips for Taking Back Christmas – If you find you are getting caught up in spending too much and want to change your focus this Christmas, here are 10 simple things you can do to “take back”the holiday. Advent Calendar Resources On-line – November 28 marks the start of the Advent season. Comments No comments yet.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 25, 2010

Here are some tips to prepare home and family for getting into the back-to-school groove. Have a Centralized Calendar. A family calendar can help you track what is going on for all family members. They don’t want to think about school a day earlier than necessary.

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Loosely Speaking

APRIL 18, 2010

To receive an announcement by email when a new podcast is available, email ktcosmos@LooseEnds.net Speaking of this , here are links to earlier AZVAs podcasts: Episode 2: March 2010 Episode 1: February 2010 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Comments: 0 Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change?

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 26, 2010

Record meeting information on your calendar, then toss the memo. Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Make sure you really need it before you keep it. Toss out anything you no longer need. We you receive document revisions, toss the orginals.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 30, 2010

I few years ago, when asked for my best productivity tip, I posted, use the system that works for you. My mother has gotten things done by using heavily annotated paper calendars. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting! I learned from my mother.

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The Office Professionals Place

JULY 29, 2009

Their duties include (but are not limited to) answering and screening calls, meeting and greeting clients and customers, maintaining executives calendars, writing correspondence, generating reports, meeting planning, filing, travel arrangements, maintain client/customer data records, supervising others, and the list goes on.

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Productivityist

MARCH 10, 2016

Consider some of the following tips and examples: If you are using a WordPress site, you may want to consider a plugin or app that will back it up such as BackUpWordPress. Similarly, if you are a person that uses a calendar to manage your time, make sure to make your security tasks regular calendar items.

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Productivityist

MARCH 10, 2016

Consider some of the following tips and examples: If you are using a WordPress site, you may want to consider a plugin or app that will back it up such as BackUpWordPress. Similarly, if you are a person that uses a calendar to manage your time, make sure to make your security tasks regular calendar items.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 3, 2010

Or once-a-month, spring for dessert treats in honor of those celebrating birthdays in that calendar month. For group or departmental appreciations, consider a “Leave Work 30 Minutes Early Next Friday&# reward. You are limited only by your imagination and budget.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Unfortunately, our calendars and to-do lists often get in the way of common sense. psychologytoday.com) How to be Content in Your Life (socyberty.com) Related Posts: Renewal: Tips for Life Changes There’s More to Productivity Than Time Management How to Change Your Life The Simple Life Did you enjoy this post?

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The Office Professionals Place

JUNE 7, 2010

I have a Blackberry and would hate to lose my contacts and calendar, but stuff happens. My contacts, tasks, and calendar are updated if there are any changes. Posted by Dewoun Hayes at 6:21 PM Labels: Tips/Techniques 2comments: ?? A good practice is to perform a weekly backup of documents and files. Backup SMARTPhone Data.

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The Office Professionals Place

JANUARY 21, 2010

GOOG-411 –Find and get phone numbers, addresses, etc for businesses iGoogle – personalize your homepage with things you can use (games, weather, horoscopes, tips for the day, to do lists, calendar, and for you sports fans get updates of scores from your favorite sports games). Are you Googling?

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Review last year’s calendar to determine what may come up in the next few months, then meet with your boss about what she hopes to accomplish. Comments Trackbacks 3 Cs To Help Simplify Instructions | Ians Messy Desk Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life!

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Loosely Speaking

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Subscribe to AZVAs podcast by emailing ktcosmos@LooseEnds.net. Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? You can listen while you work, during your work out, or it’s perfect for your afternoon virtual commute, or whenever you want to tune in! Put it in your iPod so you can take it with you!

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 12, 2010

List #1 – The weekly calendar. Tips for making best use of your time: Post visual reminders about your goals and objective. Drop those lesser priorities, which do not advance you towards reaching you goal(s). 3) Define Your Priorities Using the 3-List Method. All time management begins with planning. Time is precious.

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The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 13, 2009

Effective Business Writing Skills Who wants to read a three page email? Organization Skills Filing correspondence, organizing a meeting, keeping your bosses calendar, and maintaining your office area are viable skills that all office professionals need to master. Get this months book choice, Messages by Drs. Great post, Dewoun!

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The Office Professionals Place

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

For those who manage their boss’ calendar, realize what time of the day is your boss is most productive. Be mindful to give your boss time to breathe between meetings so that they can take a break, read emails, or just relax to gather their thoughts for the next meeting. When the computer is not in use put it in sleep mode.

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The Office Professionals Place

OCTOBER 15, 2009

“Thought Appropriate Gifts&# One year I got my boss an interchangeable, 3-D calendar to put on her desk. Desk Demon OfficeArrow Office Dynamics The Professional Assistant Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant Green Office Tips of the Week Save Energy 1.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Comments Trackbacks 11 Ways to Get in the Christmas Spirit Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 6, 2009

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets it requires a firm culture that discusses recovery openly and strongly support it -both in action and written policy. and hopefully, they have supportive procedures and policies in place to help them."

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 8, 2008

But, if you do this at your office, you’ll be noticing that the office phone isn’t ringing, and that you aren’t getting any biz emails. A Virtual Assistant’s Blog » 5 Tips for Out-of-Work Freelancers Pingback // December 9th, 2008 // 11:32 am [.] Get Loosely Speaking Products.

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The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

How to deal with it: If you keep your bosses calendar, you can ask him ahead of time if he needs anything in particular for the meeting or if you know the agenda you can suggest information your boss can take to the meeting and have it prepared. When the computer is not in use put it in sleep mode.

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The Office Professionals Place

JULY 16, 2010

Organization means implementing an appropriate filing system (electronically and paper) and utilizing your task lists and calendar effectively so that you can locate items quickly when needed which increases productivity. The ability to be organized allows you to focus and easily find documents and supplies you will need to complete projects.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

Planned Maintenance – Upgrade to WinWeb.com The Cost of Borrowing Small Office Tips Finding The Best Employees For Your Small Business Do You Need Encouraging To ‘Go Green’? Five More Small Biz Sales Tips Recent Comments Marusya I too agree that a strong team is really vital for any task. But now email to return my current computer.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 10 Tips to Help Keep Your Desk Clean Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on July 28, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Here are some tips to help keep the desk clean: Sort your mail and toss junk as it arrives. Thanks for visiting!

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Men With Pens

APRIL 25, 2010

Check your email. Look at your email. Read that long chain email someone forwarded to you. Forward that chain email to all your friends. Write a detailed apology to the friend you sent that chain email to who asked you not to send stuff like that anymore. Send an email to your client. Check your voice mail.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 4, 2011

Today we will cover 19 tricks or tips to make working from home. Keep your personal phone calls and emails to a minimum, just as you would if you worked in an outside office. Within those hours, set aside time on your calendar for a lunch break (at least 30 minutes) and a few short breaks throughout the day.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2007

Planned Maintenance – Upgrade to WinWeb.com The Cost of Borrowing Small Office Tips Finding The Best Employees For Your Small Business Do You Need Encouraging To ‘Go Green’? Five More Small Biz Sales Tips Recent Comments Marusya I too agree that a strong team is really vital for any task. Also success stories. marusya-serial.ru

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 8, 2016

The mistakes were along the lines of typos, not explaining a request so it was 100% dummy-proof, and not catching a detail buried on a multi-page group email that had been forwarded to so many people by the time it got to me that I had to hunt and peck for the bits of information like I was looking for Waldo.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 16, 2010

A calendar is the easiest place to track such a list. Comment by Ian McKenzie on May 14, 2008 @ 8:36 pm Trackbacks Top 5 Posts for May 2008 Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Regular tasks can occur on a monthly cycle: e.g., paying bills.

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Productivity Bits

JUNE 10, 2011

Kristy Ramirez writes for Life Insurance Finder where she helps people to compare life insurance quotes and select the best policy to meet their needs at the best possible price. Blocking out these times on a calendar, turning off the phone and pronouncing ourselves unavailable helps keep any distractions away. Guest Post.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

From “How to SEO Your Blog Posts&# to “101 Copywriting Tips for the Beginner&# to psychology type e-books packaged as “user guides&# , we find self-help manuals aplenty out there. Project Management and Editorial Calendars for Freelance Writers Reply Josh Hanagarne ( @joshhanagarne ) February 26, 2010 at 2:44 pm Thanks Marc.

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