Office Dynamics

APRIL 12, 2010

Many new executives who have never had an assistant before have a picture in their mind of someone who answers the phone, types, and files. The days when Administrative and Executive Assistants just handle phones and filing are long gone. © Copyright Administrative Arts 2010.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 6, 2010

You cannot begin to market your business if you can't find the information you need, don't know who you are marketing to, and don't know where you are in your business. CREATE your paper-based filing system. Having an efficient filing system in place will enable you to find the information you need, when you need it!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 3, 2011

  Here are a few tips to get started: Set up a filing system to store and manage your paperwork Your paperwork likely consists of three types of paper:  1) stuff you need to take action on 2) stuff you are saving for reference and 3) stuff that you should have tossed a long time ago, but haven't.    Avoid backlog. 

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 9, 2010

Disorganization is so prevalent in the workplace that the Professional Organizers in Canada estimates a typical office worker wastes 150 hours a year – almost one month – searching for misplaced information. Reference Files: store in a convenient location close to your desk.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 30, 2010

The Wall Street Journal reported that the average person spends over 150 hours per year just looking for information.    The Esselte company conducted a study of over 2,600 executives and found that the average executive wastes 6 week a year just looking for lost documents and information. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 4, 2009

Check out these Great Reviews by @JanetBarclay » Be Smart About Using the Telephone How much time do you lose playing "phone tag?"  I   Before you pick up the phone to make another call, consider what you are going to say when you get voice mail.    Start Today!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 1, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 August, 2010 Oh where or where is my password? Even if you phone the bank they need your secret passcode or they wont speak to you about your account. I hope you keep your address book locked up as that would be a very valuable source of information for someone up to no good. Works so far!

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

I’m reposting with some update information. Round them all up and transfer their information to something a little more permanent, efficient, and user-friendly. Get a single notebook and use it to record notes, phone numbers, web addresses, ideas, to-dos, etc. Schedule filing time at least once per week.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 29, 2010

  I have so many piles and I don't want to file it all."   If your computer files are organized, you will be able to do a search and find what you are looking for quickly. "  Determine what steps you would need to take to get the information again should you need it. 

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 17, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 17 December, 2008 Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right? Try to anticipate the need so you can have the file or the answer your boss needs, before he or she even knows they need it. Lets enjoy our day together.© Here are the top qualities that an assistant must have: Be organized.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 5, 2011

Electronic Information - Email and Social Media E-Mail Efficiency - Cleaning Out Your Inbox [link] -- Cathy Sexton offers some fast and easy tips to manage your inbox.     @Make has created a video that shows you how to set up your mail box so that every time the door is opened, you get an alert on your smart phone! 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 26, 2011

  They say: " Over 5 million people worldwide have used Basecamp to collaborate on over 4 million projects, track 57 million hours of work, share 46 million files, and complete 43 million to-dos. It allows users to open, save, edit and co-author files stored on-line in Central Desktop directly from Office. Your Turn!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 24, 2010

Information will be categorized into three main categories: your office, your time and your home.  Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates!   You can also enter into drawings for amazing prizes. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 4, 2010

You may have 10 minutes free in between meetings at office - you may want to finish with an important phone call. You can file and label the files with appropriate titles; throw or give away unwanted things. You may like to organize information on your computer desktop too. The key is to optimize time utilization.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

  Still others get completely overwhelmed with the information drowning their in-boxes on a daily basis.  Be careful not to send long rambling emails, make sure your action items are clear and concise, include deadlines and all necessary information. I'll read and delete and save those of interest in a file.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 17, 2011

5 Steps to Meal Planning Success WHO : Stephanie LH Calahan hosts Jill Hively WHEN :  LIVE January 25, 2011 -- 7:00 pm CST  (5:00 pm PST and 8:00 pm EST) WHERE : At your home or office - you can listen to the recording right on our site or download the MP3 file to listen to on your computer, iPod or other MP3 player.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 December, 2009 Meetings Plus: Taking them offline I organize a lot of meetings in a day, week, month; heck, even into next year. If the meeting is internal, I send a meeting request, but for external meetings I tend to just confirm with them the meeting details by phone or e-mail.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

  PS - Thanks to Denise Wakeman and Kathleen Gage who got me going on this route of information sharing.  Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates! .   What do you prefer?    Written or one of the options above? To your success!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

You, and anyone you would like to pass this message along to, can get lots of no cost information and resources on time management from time management experts all across the country. Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates!   Keep reading to learn more.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 23, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 23 May, 2009 Grrr! At one office I worked in we had a mail cart with slots for everyones mail, but it was filed First name, Last name. the phone book, standard filing practices etc.) This goes for filing and also how your contacts are ordered in Outlook. moments We all have them.

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Recruit CRM

JUNE 17, 2021

Brief information to interested and attentive clients, and acts as a representative for the marketing department in important buyer meetings. Communicate with legal staff to solve any problems, such as copyright neglect and royalty sharing with outside producers and distributors. Maintain reports and assemble marketing information.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 15, 2009

  :-)  With that in mind, I figured it would be a fantastic time to ask my colleagues to help me keep you informed!    :-)  With that in mind, I figured it would be a fantastic time to ask my colleagues to help me keep you informed! 

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

Home About Me Advertise The E-tiquette of E-mail By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Outlook E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing all the Way to Work: The Ultimate Secretarial Survival Blog. File e-mails chronologically by date and time.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 12, 2010

  Make sure that as you schedule the activity (appointment on the phone, outside of the office or task you want to get done, etc) with enough time to come to a stopping point.  Your Physical Information (Paper, books, binders, etc.)   The average person wastes 150 hours a year looking for lost information. 

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

It is important to let people know when you will not be in the office.For those who are unfamiliar with Out-of-Office Assistant, go under Tools, Out of Office Assistant.The following information should be included in your message: 1) The start and end dates of your absence. File emails chronologically by date and time. Who are you?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 1, 2010

  Be on the look-out for information coming soon. Filing So You Can Find it Again   in News & Updates! Paper & Filing , Technology/Web | Permalink Reblog (0) | TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Announcing.The Paper Tiger Online!

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The Small Business Blog

JULY 23, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk who after seeing a problem came up with a business idea to help actuarial students gather all the information they need from one source. External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 28, 2010

Related Posts Time and Power - the 80/20 Rule & Your Not To Do List   Self-Discipline and Productivity - How to build self-discipline If you liked what you saw here, or know someone that would benefit from this information, please share it! We have sharing buttons below to make it easy for you.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates! Work With Stephanie | Contact Copyright 2007-2010 Calahan Solutions, Inc. -- All Rights Reserved Want to use my content in your ezine, newsletter or blog?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

We also both have android phones and when I add appointments on my phone it syncs online and vice versa. Since we both have gmail calendars it automatically adds to the hubby phone/calendar.   For some, just the process of writing can help put the information into your memory and make it a solid committment. 

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 10, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 August, 2010 Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard shortcut keys I am on vacation and on my home computer I do not have a mouse so rely on keyboard shortcut keys, which reminded me again how helpful they are and how they are a big timesaver rather than reaching for the mouse all the time.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 22, 2010

  It was originally written in July of this year, but they have recently updated it with new information. Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates! .  It is quite long and filled with great pictures, but a must if you use an iPad. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Work With Stephanie « Planner Or Tickler (1-31) File? - For more information, visit [link]. Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates! Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Archive Network with Steph Is This You?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 16, 2008

The following information should be included in your message: 1) The start and end dates of your absence. 3) The name, contact information, and office hours of someone to contact if they require immediate assistance. The following information should be included in your message: 1) The start and end dates of your absence.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 13, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 13 August, 2010 Pass it on. This is useful if you want to file the email and change the Subject line to something that better describes what the email is about or to put notes in the email. Too much information. Lets enjoy our day together.© You can then move it into your Tasks.

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk You probably became a small business owner because you’re passionate, smart, informed and likely very obsessed with your company’s success. You live it. You breathe it. You sleep it.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 15, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 15 March, 2009 When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System My boss likes me to keep him organized and the way I do that is to have a system to bring forward items, which I then bring to his attention when he needs to see it. Lets enjoy our day together.© March 16, 2009 Patricia Robb said.

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