Productivity Bits

APRIL 28, 2015

Anyone who has things to do probably tries to make use of a calendar. Of those calendars, Google calendar online is probably the most versatile. A message from the Productivity Bits Blog Team. You can set your schedule […] Thank you for subscribing! Please grab my free productivity ebook! Thank You! ~

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OCTOBER 11, 2023

Get some tech support—especially if you don’t have a tech team If you could have a tech wizard show up, especially at your home office, to give your small business a once-over with some helpful new recommendations, things might run a bit smoother in your digital life. It has pages and calendar months to log events and expenses.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

Engaging with coworkers to curate a calendar of social events around their desires and time commitments fosters workspace inclusivity. Often an indispensable component of a coworking operations team, community managers are recognized for their warm and welcoming personalities and their ability to provide top-quality customer service.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

APRIL 23, 2023

In this episode, Claudette talks about her journey as an assistant, tips for calendar management, delegating, evolving as the job evolves, email management, and dealing with difficult executives. Claudette Clayton has over 25 years of experience as an executive assistant, has a dog named Thor, and loves the Lord of the Rings.

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Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

The benefits of team events are well known. They facilitate interaction between teams, build relationships and empathy between coworkers, and amp up employee engagement. If your goal is to encourage different teams to interact with each other, find a space where people can freely move around and talk to each other.

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Worxbee

MAY 3, 2021

Perhaps you’re not sure whether you need an EA for an individual, or for supporting a team of executives. Here, we’re looking at a few things to consider before you hire an executive assistant and make the decision about individual or team support: How much work is needed? In fact, many people don’t realize that’s possible!

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Clutter Coach

JUNE 28, 2018

This is podcast 99 and it’s about a productivity tool I call the virtual team. You assemble a virtual team with people in your life to help you be accountable. But I also benefit from my virtual team. So, what’s a virtual team? Those are the times to schedule a virtual team member call. Soundcloud ?

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Mastering Google Workspace: Tips and tricks for efficient collaboration Google Workspace, formerly known as G Suite, is a powerful suite of productivity tools that enables seamless collaboration and communication among teams.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The space opened in mid-2022 and has about 50 members. The Clearing is a private daytime work lounge with a dedicated hospitality team, food and beverage from on-site restaurants, and premium meeting rooms. Aesthetically, this space features skylights, indoor gardens, and a muted color palette reminiscent of the jungle floor.

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MARCH 3, 2023

Hold a team meeting. Team meetings on Friday can be a great way to recap the week and plan for the next one. Review next week’s calendar before leaving work on Friday. Review your calendar for Monday, so you have a head start on the week. A good practice to cultivate is reviewing what went well and celebrating it.

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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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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Writesonic : Best for content marketing Cost: Free limited use Upgrade: From $13 monthly for 200,000 words Standout feature: Ability to personalize communication at scale Biggest con: Algorithmic lack of creativity Marketing, communications and PR teams continually feel the strain of producing different kinds of content on a deadline.

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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. Here is the caveat: AI can help, but it absolutely cannot replace your team and the effort that you put into your strategy.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2022

“It is designed to foster inclusive discussions, bringing the fluid interactions of in-person work to distributed, hybrid teams throughout their work day. In addition to Zoom Spots, the company will integrate email and a calendar into its main app, allowing users to seamlessly move between all work-necessary apps. Credit: Zoom.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 8, 2015

We have received numerous requests from assistants for permission to view our recorded or live webinars with their administrative peers or team. This seems to be a hot trend, learning as a team. Here’s some advice on how you can make training for your administrative team fun.

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All Things Admin

APRIL 17, 2024

Being able to locate what you need when you need it helps you become a reliable, go-to resource on your team. If you’re going to implement this across calendars and digital tools that overlap with others, it’s important to discuss it and create something that makes sense to everyone on your team.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 18, 2009

One question I recently received was about tracking multiple calendars. Being in a small office, I only need to track a few calendars and use Outlook exclusively. I have been asked to come up with a way to electronically track the Outlook calendars of twenty-five staff members. Suggestions? Jasmine.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 18, 2009

One question I recently received was about tracking multiple calendars. Being in a small office, I only need to track a few calendars and use Outlook exclusively. I have been asked to come up with a way to electronically track the Outlook calendars of twenty-five staff members. Suggestions?

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JANUARY 18, 2023

Structured : This is a visual calendar you can download from the Apple App Store. You can sync Structured with your calendar and manually input tasks that need to be completed—just check off tasks as you complete them so you never lose track of what to do.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 24, 2014

Mastering SharePoint Team Sites: Teamwork in Action. Join Business Management Daily, Thursday, June 26, for Mastering SharePoint Team Sites: Teamwork in Action. SharePoint 2010 offers a better alternative to managing your work team processes and communication. Team calendars. Date: Thursday, June 26, 2014.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

She has implemented an operational calendar and a comprehensive hybrid/remote work policy. Allen also utilized existing tools like MS Teams and staff meetings to improve communication. She notes that HR’s role in the evolution of hybrid/remote work includes training new managers on how to manage their remote teams effectively.

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MARCH 3, 2022

The best leaders support their teams’ happiness by…. encouraging team members to show up as their true, authentic selves, and embracing the creative tensions that may arise by doing so. I see the growth of clients who’ve applied our frameworks and strategies over the years, and are rocking it… as individuals, teams and organizations.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Do people block out “deep thinking” time on their calendars? Are people empowered to design their day to align with when they do their best work or around other life responsibilities, such as coaching kids’ sports teams or caretaking for an elderly parent? How remote workers are integrated into the team and company culture.

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MARCH 30, 2023

Cohen , franchise development team lead at Neighborly® , goes even further—suggesting you divide the workday into blocks of time dedicated to specific tasks to better focus while working from home. You can mark these blocks on your email calendar—Microsoft Outlook or Google Calendar, for instance—so it sends you reminders to stop and start.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Build Team Cohesion Everyone recharges differently, some need to get away and be alone, while others recharge by catching up with co-workers. Create office-wide buy-in by having leadership attend sessions and invite others on their teams to join them in using these spaces.

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JUNE 19, 2021

The reason that is important is that “it created the team spirit we were lacking.” Further progress needs to be something else I could do to create more team spirit, which in this case is to plan and execute an off-site staff development day. Once completed, transfer the action items into your calendar or planner.

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DECEMBER 10, 2023

In fact, when first launching, SparkToro opted to outsource talent rather than add more in-house team members. Slowly introduce them to the team and clients. And they need help to get onboarded to your tools and introduced to your team. Ask your tech team to grant freelancers access to needed software.

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MARCH 16, 2023

Why it matters: Copilot is integrated within the Microsoft 365 suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and more. Today, Microsoft announced the new Business Chat, which offers comprehensive language models, the Microsoft 365 apps, plus customer’s calendars, emails, conversations, documents, appointments, and contacts.

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AUGUST 19, 2021

Perhaps you can join their leadership team meeting as a guest presenter, add time to the calendar of an empathetic vice president, or check in with HR to see what they recommend. When you speak with your leadership team, encourage them to think outside the box on handling performance and behavior issues.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

As a Virtual Assistant, it’s likely you have team members that help you in supporting your clients. . And, for many of you, you may also have a team to support YOUR OWN business! What does your team mean to your business? If your business is running optimally, your team is likely RUNNING your business!

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 21, 2020

I have written 5 books for assistants, educated 300,000+ assistants, have worked with 70+ Fortune 500 companies, and coached 300+ executive/assistant teams. They are not paid the big bucks to manage a calendar and book flights. A great executive assistant looks at the entire calendar for a month—what happened last week?

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

To achieve that pinnacle of mental toughness, Darcy Piceu, a licensed psychotherapist, 20-year veteran professional ultrarunner and two-time UTMB winner (3rd in 2011 and 5th in 2015), suggests breaking down your goals into manageable chunks and using simple management tools like a calendar to keep the momentum going. “I

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APRIL 16, 2024

Some of the benefits of humor in the workplace include: Increased productivity Better social connection Enhanced team performance and cohesion Decreased burnout More job satisfaction and less complaining Employees taking fewer sick days Humor can even boost chances of getting hired and promoted.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Yes, I’m the co-founder of Calendar and a keynote speaker. Not only am I able to challenge myself to become a better leader, but I’m also able to give my company fuel for an effective content marketing program, providing valuable assets to our team in exchange for a bit of reflection. Trust yourself as a leader and your team.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Matt Martin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Clockwise, the AI-powered time management calendar. Whether you’re an engineering manager feeling overwhelmed or a team leader looking to streamline your group’s workflow, this conversation offers practical advice and thought-provoking perspectives.

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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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JANUARY 23, 2023

Between conferences and sales meetings and team meetings, my routine feels like anything but. To me, productivity isn’t about mastering all the sections of your life into one manageable calendar. Q: I’m on the road a lot. How can I balance the needs of my business with the calm of a routine ? Quite frankly, don’t try that.

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