Allwork

MARCH 7, 2023

It’s a good end state to work towards, but it really refers to a state of balance in terms of working locations. And by that it really refers not just to working hours, but more control over your work week. But we started reinstalling travel processes and saying, no, the executive team needs to go to where the work team is.

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C-Suite Assistants

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Complex travel arrangements, calendar management, and keeping up with technical innovations are only part of what an excellent executive assistant needs to do for you. Time-Consuming Recruitment Until you have done it, it’s hard to imagine the amount of time hiring executive assistants can take.

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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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Office Organization Success

DECEMBER 12, 2011

However, this past year I have traveled an awful lot (both business and personal) and each time I travel I take my laptop with me. So, each time I travel I set up an email forward at my server to automatically forward all my emails to my Gmail account so that I can still access emails while I’m traveling.

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Loosely Speaking

MARCH 18, 2010

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Spring Cleaning Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 1:07 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Cleanup Knitter , Life of the Virtual Assistant After referring to self as “Cleanup Knitter&# in my last post, it felt as though I should work a little harder to earn that title.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

To do this, open up your scheduled meeting in the calendar that you are using and click on “Forward as iCalendar&#. If you want to update the calendar, you would have to make the changes in the meeting request directly. This way, they will be more inclined to read the e-mail properly.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Before I went home every evening I would print out his calendar and attach the correct paperwork for his meetings the next day. In your answer do show that you dealt with the situation yourself (rather than referring it to HR), if you have had a horrendous experience either tone it down or use another example.

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Productivityist

JULY 20, 2017

A wall calendar. All the books you’ll need to reference. Plan one week, one month, one year out around these areas: travel, financial, family, friendships, career, fitness. Whatever it is, get it down on a calendar. You will also need to have on hand some important items: A list of all the work you want to get done.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 8, 2011

When: January 11, 2011 8:00 pm CST How: Listen on-line (via link above or dial in to (714) 202-9923 Add to your calendar now! When: January 11, 2011 8:00 pm CST How: Listen on-line (via link above or dial in to (714) 202-9923 Add to your calendar now! Have questions you want to make sure I answer?  Tweet in News & Updates!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2009

- How to Use Both For Optimal Professional & Personal Productivity (guest post by Meggin McIntosh) A question that often comes up in workshops as well as on my blog is this one: How do you suggest people use their calendar (planner) in conjunction with the tickler (1-31) files? What are your thoughts in this area?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 17, 2011

" BarbMcMahon :  Steph:  I really like Google calendar - nothing fancy, but easy to use and it emails reminders of birthdays, etc. Google tells about their Google Calendar tool in this way: " Organize your schedule and share events with friends.  With   Get your calendar on the go. 

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C-Suite Assistants

JULY 26, 2021

With the right technology and communication styles, virtual assistants work in remote locations and can successfully take over tasks such as: Calendar management, such as booking meetings with clients Email filtering and management Data entry Client follow-ups Transcription and note-taking Social media management Recruitment tasks.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Put birthdays on your calendar and send cards to your clients – your kindness will be remembered, and so will you when the opportunity comes up for a client to refer somebody to your company. Send personal notes to clients thanking them for choosing you, thanking them for a referral, and upon completion of a big project.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 22, 2012

You have to decipher all of this by looking at the date on the receipt and in their calendar and try to work out what they were doing… Sounds familiar? It is a nightmare, especially if they travel abroad a lot and have loads of foreign currency in addition to the receipts and credit card statements.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 17, 2010

Immediately add that task to your digital calendar or task list, and set a reminder on your calendar closer to the due date. Changing the default view of your e-mail program so that the task or calendar screen shows instead of your in-box helps ensure you never lose sight of your tasks.     * Master calendars.

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 23, 2013

It’s so easy to say, “I’m just gonna jump into my calendar really quick and update a few things,” and the next thing you know, you’re watching cat videos on YouTube. It’s a Franklin Covey binder with the following elements: Month-at-a-glance calendar sheets (on 2 pages). Electronic Calendar. More clicking. Aesthetics.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 28, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Clock In The Right Time Zone: Booking Meetings in Microsoft Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, August 28, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity , Travel D o you need to book meetings for your manager(s), but most meetings are all over the country or even internationally?

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 7, 2017

Travel planning is infamous for being a huge time, patience, and sanity suck for administrative professionals. What seems like a simple there-and-back trip to a traveler is a whirlwind of coordination and research for the admin. We surveyed over 600 admins on their travel planning practices. Creating an Itinerary (34%).

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Clutter Coach

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Put in your in box anything that requires you to take some action, whether it’s filling out a form, making a call or adding activities to your calendar. Keep files you refer to near your desk. Avoid decisions you don’t really need to make. If it’s the second one, when are you going to take the time to compare plans?

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Productivityist

JULY 20, 2017

A wall calendar. All the books you’ll need to reference. Plan one week, one month, one year out around these areas: travel, financial, family, friendships, career, fitness. Whatever it is, get it down on a calendar. You will also need to have on hand some important items: A list of all the work you want to get done.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 15, 2009

PS -- If you did not read my post about the Great Organizing Giveaway , you must mark your calendars for January 25th! Permalink Reblog (0) | TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference With a Little Help From My Friends : Comments With a Little Help From My Friends Hello! 

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 5, 2010

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? Internal meetings can usually be changed more easily so start there.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 7, 2011

January 20, 2011 2:00 PM CST (12:00 PM PST- 1:00 PM  MT- 3:00 PM EST) For 60 Minutes Learn how to battle the top time-stealers and take control of your office once-and-for-all with expert advice from productivity consultant and coach Stephanie LH Calahan Mark Your Calendar and Sign Up Today! Sign Up Today! Tweet in News & Updates!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

I want to support that success, so I've decided to open my calendar and offer a limited number of f'ree strategy sessions via telephone or skype. I want to support that success, so I've decided to open my calendar and offer a limited number of f'ree strategy sessions via telephone or skype. Interested? 

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

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. Enter it in calendar. Meeting with Mr. Brown and Ms. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time.

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Melissa Peoples

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Bear in mind, I had been recruited or referred into my past couple of roles, so my resume hadn't been top of mind for a while. For most administrative professionals, the majority of our roles contain functions that recur, such as calendar management, expense reporting and travel arrangements.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

  Once you receive the material, make sure that you schedule time on your calendar to consume it and take action. Lots of experts in this field have contributed, so everyone will be able to find material that fits their personal productivity and time management needs.   Time is the one thing you can’t make more of.

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Productivityist

JUNE 22, 2014

Luckily I didn''t travel too far down the rabbit hole of diversion (which is borne from distraction or disruption) and didn''t have to call on any of the three things I do use to get focus back when I''ve lost it. After those thoughts I came back to my senses, sat down, and began writing this post. Your task manager. 3 Things'

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Schedule = Success My favorite is: There is no tool more useful to me than an electronic calendar (Outlook, ACT, Thunderbird, Google, it doesn't matter what brand.) when I conduct research, or just come across something I want to reference at a later date. I set up recurring appointments for things like bookkeeping or marketing.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

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. It is simply using an on-line calendar with space on each day to enter what needs to be done. To generate a calendar in Word 2007, click on the Office Button (in the top left-hand corner). No surprises!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Once a date is finalized I put it in my bosss calendar and confirm the meeting with the other participants. Another benefit to writing it down is if your boss asks you to cancel it or to quickly tell you when the meeting is, you can look at the sheet rather than trying to search for it in your calendar. Minute taking made easier.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 19, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Boost Productivity by Picking the Best To-do List for You | Main | Manage Your Time More Effectively by Using the Right Calendar for You (guest post @TimeMgmtWriter) » If You Want to be Productive, Dont Focus on the Rock! Archive Network with Steph Is This You?   Or connect on Facebook !

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

My boss likes me to print his weekly calendar on Monday so he can see at a glance what he has for the week so I clip that to the front of the folder. I then print his daily calendar and slip that in the left pocket of the folder and on the right side I put everything he will need for the day. I do this for each day of the week.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

I dont mind being referred to as someones assistant. My current boss always refers to me as his colleague, both to those within our company and to external contacts when referring them to me. I tend to use the term boss when I refer to my employer. My all-time favourite however is colleague. Minute taking made easier.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JULY 22, 2011

I stick it on my calendar, in my car on the dash or on my mirror in the bathroom. Use post-its to selectively tag those pages in a book that you want to reference in the future. My favorite tool is to use mini post-its to help create my marketing calendar for the year. Big Note For Big Tasks. Bookmark Your Page.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 4, 2009

Work With Stephanie « The Great Calendar Debate - Paper or Electronic - 21 Experts Weigh In | Main | Want a Paper Planner for 2010? Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Archive Network with Steph Is This You?   Then please share it by clicking one of the links below. "  I can't stand that game!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Coming from a legal background, we were always taught if you are using an acronym or initialism in writing, on the first use you should spell it out and then put the acronym in brackets, which makes a lot of sense and saves a lot of head scratching and searching the document to figure out what the person is referring to. Dealing in real time.

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