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3 Ways to Create a Better System for Information Management

All Things Admin

If you’re going to implement this across calendars and digital tools that overlap with others, it’s important to discuss it and create something that makes sense to everyone on your team. 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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Calendar "ah ha"

Laughing all the Way to Work

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 January, 2010 Calendar "ah ha" I was participating in a Harvard sponsored webinar with my boss the other day. One of the things they recommended to executives was to use their electronic calendar to leave themselves reminders. . -- Wait a minute! I guess he thought I needed the help.

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Ep 143: Liza Roman – Executive Assistant to the CEO at Sanctuary for Families

Go Burrows

She’s held EA positions in the Legal field, music industry, accounting with one of the Big 6, the fashion industry, and more. She’s held EA positions in the Legal field, music industry, accounting with one of the Big 6, Fashion industry, Union, and non-profit. LEAVE A REVIEW.

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Time management tools to help you get ahead at work

BMT Office Administration

Project tracking is also great if you are in an industry such as legal or consulting where you need to track billable hours. You can assign tasks and deadlines for yourself and see them in a calendar view or to-do list format to plan out your week (or month) and stay on track with all of your projects. Calendar blocking.

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Best tips on working with multiple managers

Practically Perfect PA

I rely heavily on Outlook to help with not only scheduling, but simple reminders, shared calendars, etc. Also, having full access to each person’s calendar is a must. If an exec is unexpectedly out of the office and a meeting that they scheduled needs to be cancelled, you can easily cancel it and manipulate their calendar.

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Will Google ever stop amazing me? Introducing Goog/411

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 May, 2009 Will Google ever stop amazing me? Introducing Goog/411 I was introduced to Google when I went back to work as an assistant in a law firm in Ottawa. It was then she introduced me to Google. Recently, a temp worker at my job gave me another Google tip. Dealing in real time.

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Trello vs. Monday.com: Which platform is best for task management?

BMT Office Administration

For instance, Asana and other programs offer Gantt charts, calendar views, and time-tracking, whereas Trello does not (unless you pay for power-ups, but more on that in a bit). Calendar view. Google Drive. Google Calendar. Legal request forms. What does Monday.com offer? Kanban boards. Gantt charts.