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3 Ways to Create a Better System for Information Management

All Things Admin

Whether it’s handling emails, documents, or projects, having a well-organized system can significantly improve productivity and streamline decision-making processes. Here’s how you can implement color coding: Physical Files : Use colored folders or labels to differentiate between different projects or document types.

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How to Process Incoming Comunication

Ian's Messy Desk

Use the two-minute rule to process your e-mail. If it takes less than two minutes to answer a message, do it then file or delete the message. Use follow-up flags or dated calendar alarms to bring forward e-mail when it needs attention. File those that are just for information. Use folders to organize messages.

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12 Productivity Tools and Strategies to Help You Seize the Day

Success

Although many people rely on their computer’s calendar, writing down events and to-do lists in a day planner or journal forces you to spend a few minutes each day setting short-term goals and prioritizing tasks. This can be an exciting proposition because you will most likely find new growth and development in the process—this is success!”.

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IRS releases details on how to withdraw ERC claims

BMT Office Administration

The IRS has kept its promise to provide relief to employers that filed Forms 941-X to claim the pandemic-era employee retention credit for which they aren’t eligible. 14, the day the IRS imposed a moratorium on processing Forms 941-X on which the credit is claimed, but who haven’t yet received their ERCs.

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

Allwork

You can’t get the best out of freelancers until you’ve honed your management processes. They should have a solid, easy-to-navigate onboarding process for new clients “They’re also really good at communication and are always happy and available to answer questions,” she said. Develop a file-sharing system. What verticals?).

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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

Office Dynamics

The writer immediately points out that technology and automation have chipped away at duties like papers to be filed and landlines to be answered. And yet assistants help file digital documents and manage calls through their cell phones, so the skills required for these tasks haven’t completely gone away.

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Are You Ready to Hire a Virtual Assistant?

Success

Handing the minutiae of backend support tasks off to a qualified professional allows leaders the calendar capacity to focus on their company’s growth and, more importantly, their own personal peace of mind. “A Executives need to be part of that trust process…. If you’re growing, or want to grow, someone has to take off a load.”.

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