Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Look at your calendar between now and year-end. Consider your commitments, schedules, things you need to do, holiday events, and block necessary time to reduce stress. Take advantage of any unused vacation or plan a personal day to organize your personal life before the holidays arrive. Mend broken relationships. Let’s do it!

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Success

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

According to a recent American Psychiatric Association (APA) poll , 31% of Americans anticipated being more stressed in the 2022 holiday season than they were the year before. And it’s not just the holidays that cause this heightened state of anxiety. Here are a few tips to build good mental health in the workplace.

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Karen Vivarelli

JANUARY 11, 2024

Tip: It’s how you can help them, your expertise, your values, it’s less about YOU and more about THEM and what you can do to make their lives easier! How-to tips eg how to use Asana or Trello with a VA 5. Tips on how your client can manage their calendar using time blocking 27. Share a Canva tip 28.

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Jen Lawrence

MARCH 15, 2019

Color coding your calendar is one of those organizational tricks that most people shrug off. I’m here to tell you – if you aren’t color coding your calendar, you’re missing out. Color coding your calendar allows you to see how your time will be used at a glance. Every person’s needs are different.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

I just received this article written by Lynn Gaertner-Johnston of Syntax Training and wanted to pass it along to you as it has some great tips for holiday messaging. I know you will be spending the holidays without your wife, Kathryn, for the first time. Words for Holiday Messages. Happy holidays! Happy holidays!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 15, 2010

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets © Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 January, 2010 Calendar "ah ha" I was participating in a Harvard sponsored webinar with my boss the other day. Lets enjoy our day together.© Another one I never use.

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Jennie Lyon

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Social media marketing has changed… The post The Art of Social Media Marketing: 8 Common Mistakes to Avoid + Free Hashtag Calendar appeared first on Jennie Lyon Digital Marketing & Virtual Assistant Services.

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Allwork

AUGUST 30, 2022

Here are tips for building and sustaining a powerful remote culture: Identify, communicate, and support your cultural values . Use a cultural calendar to avoid setting meetings on holidays. Workers need insight into your company’s priorities along with their own role and importance to the overall organization.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 13, 2008

Home About Me Advertise A Great Outlook: Adding Holidays to Microsoft Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize D o you often wonder how you can add your countrys holidays into your calendar in Microsoft Outlook ? In the Calendar Options section, click Add Holidays.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 25, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 8 Tips to Help You Clean Off Your Desk Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 25, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Make an appointment - Don’t just hope you find the time to clean up, set a calendar entry and stick to it. Thanks for visiting!

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 31, 2010

In no time, we’ll be into the annual holiday season. Here are links to Christmas and holiday related posts at Ian’s Messy Desk. Start Your Christmas Planning in August – Organized Christmas has a Holiday Grand Plan. Writing the perfect thought or holiday letter will make your Christmas greetings memorable.

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Ian's Messy Desk

DECEMBER 23, 2012

Don’t cram your Calendar so full that you have no time for reflection. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Make Advent a season of preparation: mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Christmas is only as commercial as you make it. You choose what Christmas means to you. If you so choose, you can take back Christmas.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Don’t cram your Calendar so full that you have no time for reflection. Tags: Motivation Advent CARE Package Christmas Gift Goodwill Industries Holidays Peace on Earth (Holiday Greeting Cards). Make Advent a season of preparation: mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Christmas is only as commercial as you make it.

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Eco-Office Gals

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Eco-Calendars. There are a variety of calendars that use sustainable, recycled paper and give daily tips on how to live green and protect the planet. Check out Every Day is Earth Day 2011 daily calendar. Cost: Whatever you’d like. Cost: $13.99. Eco-friendly paper stapler.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Memory Makeover: Tips to Spruce Up an Absent Mind Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on October 20, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Put pen to paper (or finger tips to keyboard) and record important dates in a calendar, notebook or on your mobile device.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets © Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 12 December, 2009 On the job tips for new Admins. Next week I would like to talk about meeting planning and give you some scheduling tips that have worked well for me.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Here are my top ten tips! Or even better, if you have to screens keep one just for your outlook calendars. It detailed all of the department’s procedures including a large section on administration, such as holiday requests and ordering meeting rooms. Ensure you have everything at your finger tips.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Last week, I wrote about how you have more time than you think to do more meaningful activities than you are now, and I even gave you tips to start reclaiming just five out of every 168 hours so you could start living a life you love. If you’re like many of us, you send out an end-of-year letter with your Christmas holiday cards.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

If you want to reduce the stress associated with the holiday season, get an early start on holiday planning. To reduce holiday stress this year, create a holiday checklist to make the season go smoothly. Now is the time to check any household equipment that will get used and over-used during the holidays.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 5, 2010

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets That makes it difficult when I am supposed to be organizing his calendar, but since I am responsible to organize his time and in spite of my frustration, I have to make it work. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Office Organization Success

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The first step, and most important step, is to actually schedule your time off in your calendar. Once it’s on your calendar and you can see it you’re unlikely to accidentally schedule in a client call, meeting, or other event that will encroach upon your down time. Also plan your programs and trainings around your vacation time.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 10, 2010

Great tips and tricks for productive use of the To Do’s, Calendar, Email, Contacts, and more. A 35 page step-by-step manual for optimizing Notes as a personal productivity tool.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. State the purpose of the meeting in the calendar appointment as well as who will be at the meeting (i.e.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 25, 2010

Here are some tips to prepare home and family for getting into the back-to-school groove. Have a Centralized Calendar. A family calendar can help you track what is going on for all family members. They don’t want to think about school a day earlier than necessary.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets My favourite to-do list is a calendar timeline so I can see at a glance where I am at and what I need to do to get there. Under Office Microsoft Online, click on Calendars. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 26, 2010

Record meeting information on your calendar, then toss the memo. Make sure you really need it before you keep it. Toss out anything you no longer need. Don’t keep routine memos or anything that gives you information you already know or have. We you receive document revisions, toss the orginals.

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Get Organized!

AUGUST 25, 2009

Organizing Tips | Organizing Products | Organizing Services Tuesday, August 25, 2009 Get Organized: 3 Tips for Organizing Kids It’s that time of year. Nope, I’m not talking about the holidays. Here are 3 tips to making organizing a family affair. (1) 1) Mark your calendar. Sign up below or go here for more info.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 30, 2010

I few years ago, when asked for my best productivity tip, I posted, use the system that works for you. My mother has gotten things done by using heavily annotated paper calendars. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting! I learned from my mother.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets If it is a big project I use a calendar and write down all my required to-dos on the dates I need to get them done to make my deadline. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets A tip she passed along had to do with the bring-forward system and has been a great tool for me. Looking ahead on your bosss calendar will be important so that you can put the appropriate information in the folder.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Once a date is finalized I put it in my bosss calendar and confirm the meeting with the other participants. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 9, 2010

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Now I am on holidays and preparing for a big move to a new home. Have a great summer everyone and enjoy your holidays when they come. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

For those of you have been in a shopping mall recently, I'm sure you've noticed the holiday decorations that hit the stores sometime after Flag Day in July. Folders should be labeled "delete," "do it now," "respond today," "schedule a specific time on calendar," "waiting for response," "file it," "someday" and "freedom."

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Here are 10 random tips I’ve culled over the years on how to be a better assistant. Bake cookies, cupcakes, or any homemade gift during the holidays if you can’t afford at $10-$15 gift card from iTunes, Starbucks, or Jamba Juice. In the past, one of my executives would burn a CD of holiday music and gave those out.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Meetings Plus: Taking them offline On the job tips for new Admins. Associates e-bulletin helps and tips. Excellent material!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 28, 2009

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Meetings Plus: Taking them offline On the job tips for new Admins. Associates e-bulletin helps and tips. Excellent material!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 13, 2010

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets The tip she sent me was how to edit an email that you have received. The tip my co-worker sent is much better, but if she hadnt shared, I would still be doing it the old way. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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