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How to Manage Your Files Effectively

Jen Lawrence

A good rule of thumb is if you would put the physical information together with a paper clip or staple, then they belong in a folder together. If you’re looking to clean up your files or revamp how you store them, start with this question: “What would I look for when retrieving this document/file?” By project? In what order?

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How to Organize Business Cards & Networking Conversations - Interview & Giveaway @ContactKeeper

Stephanie LH Calahan

I manage a team of professionals who have extensive experience in these areas so I rely on their advice. From scribbling on the back of cards, to stapling the card to literature or a blank notebook, to electronic solutions. We are not a calendar. Tell us, what was the inspiration behind Contact Keeper?

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12 Business Productivity Tools They Can Not Live Without.

Stephanie LH Calahan

You can find it here: Amazon, Staples and other office supply stores Thanks to Julie Bestry of Best Results Organizing 6. 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.)

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Colour Coding Works.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I was in back-to-back Committee meetings and I decided to use two different colours of folders, a blue one for the Committee members, with an attendance sheet stapled to the inside cover for my purposes, along with their meeting packages, and a red one for the Chair with everything the Chair was going to need. Minute taking made easier.

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Do You Hate Your To-Do List? Try This Instead - Productive & Organized

Stephanie LH Calahan

Maybe You Should | Main | The Great Calendar Debate - Paper or Electronic - 21 Experts Weigh In » Do You Hate Your To-Do List?   I carry a Note Jotter by Staples in my purse and love it.  Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Archive Network with Steph Is This You?   Make them easy to access. 

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Productive Networking: 22 Ideas to Organize Business Cards for Effective Followup

Stephanie LH Calahan

Staple the cards into a little notebook, one card per page. Contacts which enter into your business work flow as potential clients, team members, or partners may be transferred to your existing client management system when you make an appointment. Thanks to Lisa Montanaro of LM Organizing Solutions, LLC. Booking Notebook.

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The 2012 Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide

Productivityist

The larger version is great for team-based stuff (I’ve used it at some talks I’ve done) and for those productivityists who want to be environmentally conscious and still have a paper-based component to bringing their ideas to life, the Ideaboard fits the bill. NeuYear calendar. Agenda Calendar. My iOS calendar app of choice.

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