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Stay on Track for Productivity

Success

In Buffer’s “ 2022 State Of Remote Work ” report, 21% of participants reported “difficulty focusing” as one of their struggles with remote work. You can mark these blocks on your email calendar—Microsoft Outlook or Google Calendar, for instance—so it sends you reminders to stop and start. Sidestep time traps.

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How to Make Reading Part of Your Daily Routine

Success

Make time for reading by putting it on your calendar. Reading is no harder to achieve than your weekly conference call if you schedule it on your calendar and take it just as seriously. I’ve found that things that don’t make it onto my calendar typically don’t get accomplished. —Rahim Charania, American Fueling Systems 2.

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

Allwork

In a survey published in 2020’s “ Building the On-Demand Workforce ” report from the Harvard Business School and Boston Consulting Group (BCG), 60% of business leaders said they expected to increasingly “rent” “borrow” or “share” talent with other companies. In 2020, more than a third of Americans freelanced — up 22% from 2019, CNBC reports.

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Face-to-Face Time with Administrative Assistants

Office Dynamics

Face-to-face time is also beneficial for any manager who meets on a regular basis with their direct reports. At least bi-weekly, review the calendar for upcoming events as far as three months out. P.S. By the way, if you are not aware, I host a live Facebook Friday on a fairly consistent basis. If so, how many?

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Office Dynamics Administrative Conference – Thursday Sessions

Office Dynamics

Thursday began with The State of the Profession, live-streamed on Facebook Live, featuring Joan Burge, Debbie Gross, Lisa Olsen, and Julie Reed. Your Reporter in the Field. Then the conference broke for the first set of four concurrent labs. Next up: The Glam and Glitz Gala!

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5 Productivity Apps You Probably Already Have on Your Smartphone

Office Dynamics

While there’s certainly a case to be made for banning phones from the workplace – confidentiality concerns, Facebook faux pas, employees who spend more time on Snapchat than spreadsheets – some smartphone apps, when used properly, can make your job a lot easier. What date is the budget report due? When is that important meeting?

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Ep 134: Shayanne Wright – Co-Founder and CEO of Office Otter

Go Burrows

Currently, she helps executive assistants manage and measure the right tasks in company operations while getting them off the craziness of Email/ Slack/ Calendar and onto the Office Otter software. This enables them to send tasks in one click, organize their task list, and get real time insights on their reports.