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The Great Calendar Debate - Paper or Electronic - 21 Experts Weigh.

Stephanie LH Calahan

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! 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!!    Pros of Planning Tool: Very organized product. Very well laid out.

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3 tips for a stress-free connected workplace

Ian's Messy Desk

Here are three ways to do this every day of the week: Keep your workspace clean and organized. Place your computer directly in front of you with your keyboard and mouse in a comfortable position – your lower arms should rest at a comfortable angle. Clear all the clutter around your desk. Put work in progress neatly in one location.

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12 Ideas for the Best To Do Lists and How to Get Things Done

Stephanie LH Calahan

Over the years I've tried just about everything to get organized but I always ended up with more on my list of things to do then time. I use a calendar for appointments/activities, not for my to-dos. Thanks to Stacey Anderson of Getting Organized Magazine. I have a clipboard that sits to the left of my keyboard.

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How I Stay Productive

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It doesn’t matter if everyone else in the world thinks you’re as backwards as heck, if you’re organized, and keeping things together, keep on keeping on, you know? said that I live and die by my calendar, and that if something isn’t on it, it doesn’t exist in my world. If my day is tight, I even calendar time to eat.

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The Future of the Administrative Profession: Where do I Think We Are Headed?

Laughing all the Way to Work

An executive assistant does this and more, including taking minutes and organizing board meetings. New executives are computer savvy and are comfortable on a keyboard. In the past the Administrative Assistant was the face and voice of the organization to anyone who called or visited the office.

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When your boss arranges meetings behind your back.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Does your boss ever organize a meeting behind your back? 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. So what can you do when your boss is ruining your perfectly scheduled calendar?

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Memory Makeover: Tips to Spruce Up an Absent Mind

Ian's Messy Desk

Stay organized. Put pen to paper (or finger tips to keyboard) and record important dates in a calendar, notebook or on your mobile device. Think again You need at least eight seconds of focused energy to digest information and store it in the brain’s memory centre. So hang up the phone, find a quiet place and focus.

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