Allwork

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Workplace drinking is “associated with power and misogyny,” as it’s a male ritual packaged up as a “team-building exercise that is supposed to enhance a sense of community at work,” says organizational anthropologist John Curran. Yet, combining work with alcohol isn’t advisable.

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Success

APRIL 29, 2024

People in their 60s often face the decades in two parts: the run-up to retirement and retirement itself. Although retirement may have a date on the human resources calendar, it can—and perhaps should—involve years of transition. They’ve been in this accumulation mode of building up their assets,” she says.

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Success

JANUARY 11, 2024

Over the past year, I have seen many ads for various AI products that promise to completely improve some aspect of daily life through calendar management, content writing and even ad generation. You can automate your calendar, your social media posts and your SEO strategy. Humans like content that is clearly made for humans by humans.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 1, 2013

If necessary or appropriate, send off a prompt answer (promising follow-up, when required). Use the two-minute rule to process your e-mail. Use follow-up flags or dated calendar alarms to bring forward e-mail when it needs attention. Schedule the others for follow-up, as appropriate. Postal mail.

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Jen Lawrence

DECEMBER 5, 2023

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. I ran my own experiment of resetting my work in three areas: my task list, calendar, and workflows.

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Allwork

DECEMBER 10, 2023

You can’t get the best out of freelancers until you’ve honed your management processes. Clear communication up front, and continuing conversation through regular check-ins and transparent project management helps streamline workflows and prevent confusion. And the key to good management — freelance or otherwise — is communication.

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Success

MARCH 28, 2024

Make contact Before asking someone to be your mentor, you should set up an initial meeting. Understand the mentor is not your friend or therapist : Remember that while the mentor and mentee relationship can be friendly, you are not friends who are catching up. A mentor can be a powerful influence in your career and life.

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Success

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Understanding why you should reward yourself for your accomplishments can be different from actually giving yourself healthy rewards during a long process. Break down your current goal and process it into tiny steps. While coffee can be a great wake-up, a cup of tea in the afternoon can feel like a treat. Make a cup of tea.

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Success

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Are there some monthly traditions, such as going over the calendar and the family’s schedule for the month ahead? Formalize them a little by writing them up on a chart or in a special book. Here’s a sampling of what happened to us as we went through this reassessing process: We revised some traditions.

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Success

MARCH 15, 2022

Most entrepreneurs are uncomfortable giving up roles and responsibilities, but to grow your business, you need to assign the non-primary work to a member of your team or outsource it to someone who can do it cheaper and faster than you can. Build a sales process. You don’t need to be perfect, but you have to act.

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Success

JUNE 19, 2021

During the night, your unconscious mind replays and processes this late-night input up to six times more often than anything else you experienced during the day. This quick and simple process keeps me constantly moving forward in the arena of building team spirit. Put them onto your calendar or to-do list.

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Allwork

AUGUST 30, 2022

An ideal culture reflects your corporate values and requirements, instills trust, is at the heart of your processes, and motivates workers. If your culture rewards innovation, identify what that means in terms of incentives for presenting and implementing new value-driven processes or products. “As Be cognizant of the time zones.

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Success

APRIL 17, 2022

Upskilling, or the process of taking your skills to the next level at work, can be a great way to increase your value at your current company and help you negotiate a higher salary when you start looking for your next employment adventure. One of the benefits of upskilling at work is learning new skills during company time.

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Success

AUGUST 2, 2021

Although many people rely on their computer’s calendar, writing down events and to-do lists in a day planner or journal forces you to spend a few minutes each day setting short-term goals and prioritizing tasks. This can be an exciting proposition because you will most likely find new growth and development in the process—this is success!”.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 20, 2019

We learn how the assistant manages day-to-day processes and make recommendations for greater efficiency when necessary. We use this information for a 30-, 60- and 90-day follow-up call with the assistant and the executive to track progress. We observe how the executive and assistant interact and how they manage their day.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 13, 2012

You’re going wake up on the Tuesday after Labour Day and realize you have three more people to get out the door in the morning. It’s a two-part system, a message board and a calendar (see images below). The dry-erase calendar is magnetic on the back and is stuck to our refrigerator. Setting up your system.

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Allwork

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

holidays (even though we have automatic calendars that inform us of these details),” said R. employees were expected to pick up the slack for their European counterparts by taking on their clients as well.” employees were expected to pick up the slack for their European counterparts by taking on their clients as well.”

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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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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

They feel they have been managing calendars or planning meetings forever so why pay attention. For 28 years, I have been teaching assistants to pay attention to the fundamentals such as meeting planning, travel planning, calendar maintenance, organizational skills, follow-up systems, time management, and communications.

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Success

JUNE 23, 2021

It’s this distribution of talent across geography, lifestyles and interests that makes up the virtual assistant model’s “secret sauce” and helps companies increase profit margins and productivity while boosting enthusiasm and satisfaction for employees. Executives need to be part of that trust process….

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Eat Your Career

JULY 6, 2021

You have a full to-do list and a jam-packed calendar. How do you deal with the reality of the work on your plate, without burning out or breaking down in the process? SIGN UP HERE. As a professional, it’s normal to be busy. But what if you have TOO much going on? What if your workload has grown unmanageable?

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Success

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Whatever your relaxing activity is, make a date in your calendar a few times a week to find that space for yourself. Also block out time daily to move your body, which will help you process some of the stress and emotion that builds up throughout the workday. Move your body.

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 21, 2020

They are not paid the big bucks to manage a calendar and book flights. On top of that, these leaders don’t do a very good job of managing their schedules because they don’t have time to look at their calendar from a holistic perspective. A great executive assistant looks at the entire calendar for a month—what happened last week?

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 15, 2024

The Royal Society for Public Health is the oldest public health body in the world and the Awards have been a key date in the sector’s calendar since they first launched in 2014. The team have been working hard to make this year’s process as easy as possible for applicants.

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Allwork

MAY 12, 2023

This process allowed us to experience firsthand as a company how the design of an office can facilitate (or hinder!) On the opposite side of the pendulum, if you take too much color out of a space, you risk stripping its warmth and ending up with a cold, sterile environment. interpersonal connection and employee morale.

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Allwork

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Elements of their program include allowing employees to choose where they work daily rather than mandating office attendance, enabling staff to work remotely for up to 90 days per year from locations outside of their home base, and bringing teams together for regular “team gatherings” to bond and develop strategy.

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BMT Office Administration

AUGUST 17, 2022

Keeping up with a multitude of tasks, projects, and demands while staying connected with your team and clients can spread employees or business owners very thin. Keeping track of how you spend your time at work can help you identify where your time is being eaten up most. It can be difficult to manage your time well at work.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

JUNE 25, 2015

So, what are you doing to follow up with the contacts once you’ve had that initial meeting? There are so many ways you can keep your name and face in front of your prospects, and the follow up process should absolutely be part of your overall marketing plan. Your next follow-up email should be maybe 7-10 days later.

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Office Organization Success

APRIL 14, 2016

Weekly Marketing Appointment – add a weekly appointment to your calendar (30 minutes / 1 hour) where you will spend time distributing and updating your content marketing system. But before we wrap up this article, let me share with you why you need to have a Content Marketing System in place: It builds your list.

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 3, 2017

When I took over the managing of the meeting rooms the booking process was a joke. The diary would go missing, people were writing over other meetings, and of course the whole process was just generally ignored. Each meeting room had its own electronic calendar. This created chaos. Crazy right? Crazy right?

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Office Organization Success

AUGUST 10, 2013

Today, I’d like to share with you my simple, 3-step process, for sitting down and crafting your own strategic business plan. P LAN – schedule some time in your calendar to work on your business plan. So there you have my simple 3-step process for creating your strategic business plan. No go ahead and create your own!

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Allwork

APRIL 29, 2022

Here are some unintuitive ways you can automate your tasks to improve your mental clarity and focus, so you can clear up your time and attention to do the things that matter most to you. . In large measure, however, they want automation so they can clear up their time and attention for doing things that matter to them. .

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Worxbee

MAY 17, 2021

Process management tools. Executive assistants are masters of process management and that requires some quality tools to keep track! Your processes, standard operating procedures and policies should be clearly documented and accessible to those who need to use them. Process documentation tools. Document storage.

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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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Success

AUGUST 30, 2022

But with all the decisions we make daily, how do we prioritize the decision-making process? Every morning, I take five minutes, look at my calendar, and ask myself: Of all the people I’m going to see, and all the things I’m going to do today, what is the main event? What’s the main event of your day? What gives me the greatest return?

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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

JUNE 6, 2023

Howard also highlighted how younger generations who have grown up with different values and expectations are driving this change at an accelerated pace, leading to a potential revolution in work paradigms. Howard believes that employees need autonomy and agency to feel prideful about their work.

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