Success

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Starting any business can be a lot of work, especially one with lofty goals. With a clearer mind, I started to explore the tools and strategies that could help me accomplish more with less time and effort while still growing my business and pushing me toward my financial goals. The results?

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Executive Leadership Support Blog

MARCH 30, 2021

You can enhance your professional development through ELS to build a long and lasting career where you are able to accomplish your goals, whether that includes gaining more responsibility or stepping into official leadership yourself. Set SMART Work Goals. SMART goals are Smart, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-Based.

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Success

APRIL 25, 2024

I have a calendar full of the total time I’ve moved each month on my desk. My only goal is to fill most boxes with something. After so many other logs and accountability processes failed, this method succeeded. The goal of the confidence log is to say, ‘I committed an act of bravery, and people said yes.’” I walked again.

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Success

AUGUST 2, 2021

You may be busy from the moment your alarm goes off in the morning until the time your head hits the pillow at night, but are you accomplishing anything meaningful toward the fulfillment of your goals? List your goals. Are you making forward progress, or are you just running in place? Plan your day. Determine your best time of day.

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Allwork

OCTOBER 10, 2023

But tools providing recorded trainings and transparent company meetings help to facilitate learning. Atlassian focuses on having clarity into goals and objectives, then figures out how to coordinate and align efforts virtually to achieve them. Atlassian has 11 offices and a thriving office culture.

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Jen Lawrence

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The goal: to reduce the amount of time spent in meetings. The method: clear the calendar. Much like the meetings that tend to live on indefinitely on our calendars, there are tasks, projects, and even processes we follow that could benefit from a second look or even starting over. My goal was to simplify the way I work.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

MAY 19, 2024

Her expertise lies in precise, goal oriented communication, complex time and calendar management and coordination, and the ability to adapt her approach in moments of ambiguity. She takes pride in her ability to optimize workflows, streamlining processes to enhance efficiency and productivity.

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Success

MARCH 28, 2024

While learning how to find a mentor can be intimidating, it is a skill that can be essential to helping you get ahead at work and in life. Below, we look at what you need to consider when learning how to get a mentor and some tips for finding the best one for you. How often you meet with your mentor depends on your goals and schedule.

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Success

JANUARY 7, 2023

This depended largely on adjusting my Sunday routine, making habits of all the good advice I’d received over the years from family, teachers and bosses (plus the lessons I’d learned the hard way on my own). The more detailed my calendar, the more prepared and focused I am. Wake up early to be more productive. Whom do I contact and why?

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Success

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

For example, “Create a 30-day social media calendar and captions for five posts per day. I wanted to experience that increase in efficiency, so I set some goals. In the process of teaching myself to use ChatGPT for business, I learned much more about search engine optimization (SEO). And, voilà!

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Allwork

DECEMBER 10, 2023

You can’t get the best out of freelancers until you’ve honed your management processes. Why you should (or shouldn’t) work with freelancers After learning about Fishkin’s past hiring experiences, we decided to do our own analysis on the subject — comparing full-time marketing employees to outsourced agency and freelance talent.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 29, 2019

Let’s take for example the task of meeting planning or calendaring for your executive. Science Side: map out a plan; identify the steps you will take to achieve your goal; forecast any barriers and list steps you will take to work around the barriers; write a timeline; assess your progress as you travel the road.

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Success

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Is there one thing that will make the difference between actually achieving your goals and chalking them up to yet another year’s unfulfilled resolutions? Visualize your goals as already complete. Write a 101 life-goal list. Reach my financial goals. Verbally appreciate at least 10 people a day Get eight hours of sleep.

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Success

AUGUST 3, 2021

That’s why many business leaders are turning to the Enneagram, a personality tool with ancient roots, to learn more about their employees and how to best equip them for success. Because they long to be informed, Fives don’t speak up until they have a chance to process information, preferring instead to listen rather than jump right in.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 10, 2018

Scheduling a performance evaluation meeting and setting measurable goals can be stressful or even seem unproductive to some. The meeting is typically a way to evaluate the past year’s project management, acknowledge achievements, receive valuable feedback for performance improvement and create new goals for continued productivity.

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Success

JUNE 23, 2021

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 The goal is to meet as normally as possible, even though you’re potentially miles—or even oceans—apart.

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Success

JULY 26, 2021

If you want a spot on their already overcrowded calendar, earn it. Gain knowledge of their business issues, challenges, goals and objectives. Acquire expertise on their processes, methodologies or critical success factors. Nor do they want to learn about your offering unless they know, from the outset, that you bring value.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Check out this great tool » Favorite Planning/Calendar Tool - Readers Speak Out There are many ways to manage your time and activities.  What is your favorite planning/calendar tool and why? What is your favorite planning/calendar tool and why? Of all the calendar tools I know, this one handles tasks the best.

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Success

MARCH 22, 2023

To the company party, a friend’s wedding or maybe a community group outing—whatever it is, it’s on your calendar. Challenge yourself to learn two new things. I despise small talk, but I love to connect with new people and learn about them because there is always something interesting to glean. Learn their story.

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All Things Admin

APRIL 17, 2024

Whether it’s handling emails, documents, or projects, having a well-organized system can significantly improve productivity and streamline decision-making processes. In Microsoft Office, categories carry across email, tasks, and calendar. When I see a red block on my calendar, I know it’s a speaking event.

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Allwork

MARCH 9, 2023

andcards is designed with a focus on simplicity, allowing even non-tech-savvy customers to quickly learn how to use the platform. The white-label app can be used by all parties involved in the coworking process, including members, non-members, event attendees, visitors, and even administrators.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 24, 2022

So reclaiming my inbox is one of my goals for Q1 2022. You will also need to create a new system for how you manage your inbox, and that system has to include a task and project management component so you process email out of your inbox and into that system. Rules allow you to automate the sorting and prioritizing process.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 7, 2018

I love reading these letters as 1) I see the training we provided truly worked, but more importantly, 2) I learn what executives appreciate—what executives look for in an assistant—and what executives value and observe. Cultivates professional networks that help us accomplish our goals. Open to feedback—productive and enjoyable.

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Worxbee

JUNE 20, 2022

Rather than learning how to avoid them, it's important to learn the right tools to manage or mitigate them. Get Clear About What Matters Is there some haze around your executive’s goals? Hosting meetings using the Level 10 approach structures your manager’s (and your company’s) goals into measurable and actionable tasks.

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Jen Lawrence

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

This may mean taking the next day off of work or simply keeping your calendar clear of obligations. Also, how did you do on the goals? Tip: Schedule the debrief on your calendar immediately after you buy your ticket to ensure the time is set aside. Know your limits and set aside time following the event to recover physically.

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Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

However, the planning process can be hard. As the editor for All Hands and an event organizer myself, I’ve had the opportunity to learn from event planning experts. Set clear goals. It may seem obvious, but you want to make sure that the space where you choose to host your event supports your event goals.

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C-Suite Assistants

JULY 31, 2023

Your ability to focus on your goals, be efficient, and set priorities within those 24 hours is one of the key factors determining your impact as a leader as well as your own personal life satisfaction. We may all have different jobs but that gift of 24 hours is the same for everyone.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Try This Instead | Main | Be Smart About Using the Telephone » The Great Calendar Debate - Paper or Electronic - 21 Experts Weigh In We are in the home stretch of 2009 -- bring on 2010!!    One item frequently purchased at this time of year is a calendar or planner for the upcoming year. 

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Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

However, when leveraged correctly, meetings can be a powerful tool for feeling connected, driving fruitful collaboration, and achieving goals. As the name suggests, ad hoc meetings are scheduled as needed and have one clearly defined goal. Don’t cram multiple goals into an ad hoc meeting. One-on-One. Broad Team Meeting.

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Worxbee

MARCH 1, 2021

These are our top three suggestions for tasks to give your virtual executive assistant: Calendar management. Calendar management falls under “must be done, but you’re not adding any value by doing it.” You’re likely spending a lot of time on managing your calendar that could otherwise be spent on other things.

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Worxbee

MAY 31, 2021

Do they have very particular processes or not? The purpose is to set expectations and learn more about their key priorities and goals. From what you learned on your launch call, you’ll want to solidify the key goals of your engagement with the client, including short, medium and long-term goals.

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Worxbee

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Longevity within the same company is often valued because the executive assistant knows it inside out and has efficient processes and procedures down pat. For example, there is a lot to learn about compliance and procedures in governmental organizations. This criterion is, again, something that varies between organizations.

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Worxbee

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Over the years, we’ve learned what tools you need to reach the top of your game. Each card can represent a deliverable, task, or piece of a process. It includes things like calendar integrations, a habit-tracking tool, and even a pomodoro timer for getting through your work. Calendly will sync with most calendar apps, too.

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Worxbee

MAY 10, 2021

They work with executives to help further the goals of the company. A VA helps with the tasks that work toward the goals, but they tend to take a less strategic role. They’ll be examining your admin processes at the same time and figuring out any areas they could improve. You’re in a process rut. Talk to us here today.

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Success

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In a world of Google Docs and learning Zoom etiquette , pen-and-paper to-do lists leave a lot to be desired. Recurring tasks, delegation, comments, calendar integration, kanban-style productivity visualizations and subtasks are some of the most notable features of Todoist. Trustpilot : 4.3 Google Play : 4.7 Aggregate : 4.5.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 30, 2024

The goal was to do a brain dump or general outline of everything to include in this single procedure. You could accelerate the procedures development process in ways you never imagined possible! What I’ve learned about procedures development is that most of us aren’t lacking the motivation. I set a timer for five minutes.

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Worxbee

MAY 3, 2021

One EA can support a small group of executives, as long as goals and priorities are in alignment. Calendar management, email taming, and process design and management are our top three tasks, but executive assistants can do more. Executive assistants are very adaptable and quick to learn about individual preferences.

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