Productivity Bits

MARCH 17, 2016

Collaborate More Efficiently Before the cloud, working with other employees on a project could require countless emails and phone calls. It was either too expensive or too inconvenient to hire and retain workers that lived outside the area. The only way to work from home was to spend precious time on the phone or firing off emails.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Both times I’ve replaced my phone as quickly as is humanly possible because I am just lost without it (sometimes I am literally lost without it thanks to my dependence on Google maps to get me about London!). This app is slightly more expensive but worth paying for if your manager travels a lot. [Show as slideshow]. FlightTrack: £2.99

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Both times I’ve replaced my phone as quickly as is humanly possible because I am just lost without it (sometimes I am literally lost without it thanks to my dependence on Google maps to get me about London!). This app is slightly more expensive but worth paying for if your manager travels a lot. [Show as slideshow]. FlightTrack: £2.99

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Ian's Messy Desk

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

A useful daily planner: is both a calendar and a notebook. has a section for phone numbers and addresses. doesn’t have to be expensive—you can find one for around $10. Escape from the phone and TV. The same strategies can be used for deciding when to use the phone and when not to. Making time, saving energy.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

I like having a long battery life and having the full functionality of the Windows Platform on my phone. My calendar syncs with my Apple products as well. I have Dropbox on my phone as well so I can easily send documents to my consultants while on the road. This is only a Marketing category example.

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C-Suite Assistants

OCTOBER 1, 2020

As mentioned above, an Executive Assistant’s responsibilities do vary, but here are some of the most common responsibilities in this sort of role: Scheduling and preparing for meetings Managing your executive’s calendar Coordinating travel Managing other administrative staff Creating PowerPoint presentations Responding to emails and phone calls on (..)

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 1, 2014

In the past I’d be answering phones, taking memos and maintaining files – nowadays you are an extension of your Executive. ” “When I first started as an EA, I was answering phones, filing, and typing memos. .” “My role has changed drastically over the years.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

If you are a job seeker, send a greeting to every person you talked with about your career search this year, whether that talk was in person, by phone, or by email. Even though sending printed cards is an expense, think of it as an investment in your professional network. Write to everyone who offered help. Saying Happy New Year!

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Melissa Peoples

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Initially, I did receive a few responses, asking me to provide video-pre-screens [not my favorite thing to do, I'm discovering] or to participate in phone pre-screens, which I giddily did, with zero results. I have also participated in several fruitful phone screens, and I have an onsite interview scheduled in the coming days.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 15, 2008

Do you have expense reports to do or what about paying that invoice? Calendars - The new person will be starting with a fresh calendar. Take anything off your calendar and write it down for them so they can transfer it to their calendar. Whatever you are putting off. - I always love it when I start a new job.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Work With Stephanie « Link Lineup: Time Management, Org Tools, Focus Concentration and Top Mobil Phone Apps | Main | Are you Time-challenged Tim or Non-productive Nancy? Schedule = Success My favorite is: There is no tool more useful to me than an electronic calendar (Outlook, ACT, Thunderbird, Google, it doesn't matter what brand.)

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

" That is what I heard from her as we were talking on the phone.  Oh, did I mention that your meeting confirmation hits your google, outlook or web calendar as well as generates a confirmation email. Record Your Phone Calls Like A Pro. Using phone or fax, with time changes and all the challenges involved was awful.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 5, 2010

T hen I just review each night for the next day to make sure I am on task - I take my daily to-dos from my master and I schedule my to-do mistycb   @ StephCalahan using iPhone apps:etodo,calendar & www.hassleme.co.uk/ deusami   @ StephCalahan Trying out a moleskin plan. usually at the expense of our own sanity.

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BMT Office Administration

MAY 9, 2024

Tax Regulations E-filing corporate and partnership returns S corps, C corps, and partnerships with at least 100 partners must e-file their income tax returns if required to file at least ten returns of any type during the calendar year ending with or within the entity’s taxable year. The IRS e-help desk phone number is 866-255-0654.

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Audacious Admin

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Arrive well before the boss does, stay after the boss is gone to prepare for the next day, and work their calendar with proper planning and recommendations. Whether you meet in person or over the phone, the assistant must build rapport. Common Sense Despite what the name implies, common sense is rare.

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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. Often, the battle over work is being bored, not challenged, or one's job not being fulfilling. However, sometimes you are also given fun work and special projects.

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Small Business CEO

MARCH 5, 2010

Many corporations now allow their employees to telecommute because it cuts down on expenses and the amount of office space needed. Email, instant messengers, text messages, and phone calls are absolutely vital to communicate effectively with coworkers and clients. Short breaks every couple of hours can go a long way to reducing stress.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

It would be good to make the choices inexpensive, medium, or very expensive or whatever spread of variety is possible. Answer the phone so the caller only needs to say yes or no. Whenever I answer the phone and I know who it is or know it’s not a cold call, I try to make it easiest on the caller.

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Success

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Call one of your children on the phone. I want to evaluate my cost-of-living expenses and see where I can cut back. I just started my own business, and I want to evaluate my income versus my expenses to see where I am currently, with the ultimate goal of hitting the salary I want to make. Review your expenses as a couple.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 8, 2013

It can be 50% daily calendar management, travel, phones, and coordinating client meetings, 25% expense reports, accounting, and misc special projects, 15% vendor and client management, 10% personal executive assistant duties such as picking up lunch, tasting samples, etc.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

Make sure that tasks directly associated with clients come first, consider the financial impact of a project and its completion date on the company, don’t let deadlines control the priority list (expense reports can wait when there are more important tasks), and consider cause and effect (do A to enable B, which accomplishes C).

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 25, 2009

But admin work is very vague - phones, travel, calendar, expense reports, etc. All my jobs have been with major corporations or conglomerates which also means only so many exist in the world and also in Los Angeles/entertainment industry. 3) By nature, being a good executive assistant means you're good at admin work.

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Administrative Arts

AUGUST 16, 2010

Answering Phones and Screening Calls. Managing Calendars. Making Travel Arrangements and Compiling Expense Reports. However, regardless of the specifics, most duties fall within certain general guidelines for Administrative Assistants. Generalized Administrative Assistant Duties. Greeting Clients and Visitors.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 17, 2013

Some executives love talking/the phone, other love emails/writing, and others love texts, etc. If your boss is more visual, print out a calendar so they can see their day when you ask them a question. So give an inexpensive, normal cost, and expensive option. Bite size information, one step at a time.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

I have a network of assistants that I call friends, although some are just phone colleagues, but we help each other. If you know what works best for you and if your job is 80/20 on what you like then you can put up with the small stuff like filing and filling out expense forms. GET TO KNOW YOUR CO-WORKERS. We are not an island.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

It was expensive,but when I brought it home I had to do all the work to get it up and running. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I travel far to try and find a full-serve station, but they are becoming extinct.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 6, 2013

EA work is typically admin work - phones, travels, calendars, expense reports, mtgs/luncheons, etc. It also costs a lot to hire someone else because finding the time to find the right person and training them is expensive in energy, manpower, resources, and money. It’s because they trust you.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 29, 2009

He wrote in one sentence that he had " expensive experience" instead of "extensive" and in another wrote "tits" instead of "its." I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Good thing I checked. Minute taking made easier.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk You guessed it, as soon as I had done that my new computer started having problems, no calendar or address book data anymore,then my email started going and so on – I rebooted and that was that – I could no longer log in.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 31, 2009

He wrote in one sentence that he had "expensive experience" instead of "extensive" and in another wrote "tits" instead of "its." I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Good thing I checked. Minute taking made easier.

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Time Zones 2010 IAAP International 100

The Small Business Blog

MAY 10, 2006

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Jen Lawrence

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Why was it taking me so long to book travel and get it on calendars? Expense reports were taking twice as long to get done. Utilize Do Not Disturb – Whether in chat or on your phone, do not disturb is your electronic gatekeeper. And I just couldn’t seem to get my project reports sent out. I was drowning.

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AT&T Google 2008 Email 58

Jen Lawrence

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Why was it taking me so long to book travel and get it on calendars? Expense reports were taking twice as long to get done. Utilize Do Not Disturb – Whether in chat or on your phone, do not disturb is your electronic gatekeeper. And I just couldn’t seem to get my project reports sent out. I was drowning.

AT&T 40

AT&T Google 2008 Email 40

Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Use the notebook for everything you want to keep track of: to do lists, grocery lists, client meetings, phone calls, dreams and goals. Pick a half-dozen little items that can be completed in 5 minutes each or less (an email you need to send, a phone call to make, something to look up on the internet.) In the calendar.

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AT&T Calendars Social Media Stress 100

Recruit CRM

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Improved Cost Per Hire We all know most businesses cannot invest hundreds of dollars ongoing through the expensive screening process, every time they have to hire new talent. Most ATS nowadays integrate seamlessly with google/outlook calendars and various email systems. You end up with less paperwork and a more organised process.

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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?’ Showing employees that you care doesn’t have to be expensive. Instead, they reached out via phone calls, emails, and texts. Being “nice” at the expense of being honest can often result in negative outcomes.

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