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The Blended Role of Executive Personal Assistants

C-Suite Assistants

They schedule both business and personal appointments, maintain the calendar, and are responsible for a full range of administrative and personal duties—from managing correspondence and making appointments to booking speaking engagements and event planning. An EA/PA manages the executive’s entire life.

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8 Tips to Help You Clean Off Your Desk

Ian's Messy Desk

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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A day in the life: Saba Ali, Royal Academy of Dance

Practically Perfect PA

I also get a lot of phone calls from an array of people about all sorts of things. 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. Busy – sometimes crazy busy! Always use your discretion and trust your gut instinct.

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Tracking How to Get It All Done & Avoid Information Overload-Interview With @Springpad CEO @jeffjaner

Stephanie LH Calahan

And, at the same time, people were increasingly starting to rely on their mobile devices for much more than making phone calls.      Can you really coordinate calendars using Springpad?    Are you on other phone platforms?    Do have any future projects you’d like to tell us about?

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Stop procrastinating! How to Overcoming and Avoid Procrastination - 30 Tips

Stephanie LH Calahan

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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Answering Reader Mail: Green EA, Green Executive

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

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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Reasons why work slowdowns can be good

Loosely Speaking

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. Better to use your phone and get outside, away from the office. In other words, a downer!)

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