Eat Your Career

AUGUST 28, 2023

Just kidding…It’s not quite there yet, but you can definitely see the potential. Huge time savings are definitely possible with Artificial Intelligence, but most of us won’t experience that immediately. Of course, the more information you give it, the better the outcome. However, just recently, I had the realization that A.I.

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Allwork

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

So we went from typewriters and physical mail to email, and we said, oh, that’s so great, because now you can know all that time you spend on writing a letter, you can do it much quicker in an email. But actually what we ended up doing is just send a lot more emails and communicate a lot more. What is the result?

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Tips From T. Marie

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Of course, before we dive into gifting ideas you'll need to make the decision whether or not you're going to give your clients gifts. With the increase in virtual services and communication done entirely via email, Skype and Slack, you may not even have a physical address to send a gift to. Are you an artist? Gift cards.

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Tips From T. Marie

MAY 24, 2018

What about blogs, websites and email lists? For email lists, you now much be very clear about the purposes of collecting names and emails, explaining exactly what information you are gathering. For instance, even if you only occasionally send emails of a marketing nature, it still must be disclosed in the sign up process.

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Eat Your Career

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

And trust me, things will definitely get interesting—especially when we get to the last few. I’ll be digging deep into my professional development bag of tricks to share the best I have to offer (alphabetically of course). Members have the option of getting blog posts emailed to them directly as soon as they’re published.

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Allwork

OCTOBER 17, 2022

But in case you’ve somehow managed to evade these topics, here’s a quick definition of each: Quiet quitting. A good manager can sense this happening, course-correct through a conversation and get to the root of the disconnect. Quiet quitting and quiet firing are still dominating ‘future of work’ discourse.

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Executive Leadership Support Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

For example, Jamika is a self-proclaimed email hoarder, and at the time of this interview, she had 25,492 emails in her inbox! But of course, she can find everything in seconds. That question definitely defined where I was headed. What came to mind immediately was resiliency. Let’s get to know Jamika!

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Allwork

MARCH 4, 2024

And you make note of that or hear comments of someone saying, man, I have 300 emails not even track. So maybe email is not the best communication for that person. I am the kind of person, when I use my email as a to do list. So I go through my email and I’m like, okay, I got to do this. That is definitely me.

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Worxbee

MAY 10, 2021

Of course, there’s also the question of how much you pay for the help. And hey, you definitely shouldn’t be spending so much time on admin, not when you could be working on tasks that add value to the business. The gatekeeper role definitely belongs to an EA. You’re spending too much time on emails. An EA will cost more.

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Productivityist

APRIL 8, 2020

SaneBox sorts your emails for you, keeping ?unimportant unimportant email out of your inbox, so you can focus on what matters. But thanks to technology, their courses and certification programs in various fields are now available worldwide and online for just about anyone who’s interested.

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Jen Lawrence

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

TIP 1: Canned Emails + Snippets. Create templated emails or snippets of text to answer frequently asked questions, inquiry responses, or additional information that may be requested. These are super easy to set up in any email client and mass emailing provider ( psst, my favorite is Convertkit.). But where do you start?

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Jen Lawrence

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

TIP 1: Canned Emails + Snippets. Create templated emails or snippets of text to answer frequently asked questions, inquiry responses, or additional information that may be requested. These are super easy to set up in any email client and mass emailing provider ( psst, my favorite is Convertkit.). But where do you start?

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Page Personnel

JULY 27, 2022

You will often be required to help with marketing plans, advertising campaigns, direct email marketing projects and feedback sessions. The marketing industry is definitely the place for the people person. Get a free weekly update via email here and help kick start your career.

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Page Personnel

JULY 27, 2022

You will often be required to help with marketing plans, advertising campaigns, direct email marketing projects and feedback sessions. The marketing industry is definitely the place for the people person. Get a free weekly update via email here and help kick start your career.

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Karen Vivarelli

JANUARY 14, 2021

She convinced me to sign up for the VA course and the rest was history. The course was so well structured, it walked me through setting up my business and by the time I finished, I was ready to start working with clients! In fact, I had actually been approached by clients before I even finished the course. Karen obviously.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 4, 2014

There have been so many times over the years that I have received an email about a fantastic training course or conference that I would love to attend. It really is unheard of in any other profession: so why don’t assistants attend training courses? I’m sure many of you have had a similar experience.

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On The Job

MARCH 29, 2018

I was happy, of course, and thrilled that my peers had selected me. That's definitely a story I've heard before. Many people believe that once they get a new title they're not going to have to pull weekend shifts or answer emails at night or have their vacations interrupted with calls from the office. Wrong, wrong, wrong.

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Productivityist

MARCH 25, 2020

SaneBox sorts your emails for you, keeping ?unimportant unimportant email out of your inbox, so you can focus on what matters. But thanks to technology, their courses and certification programs in various fields are now available worldwide and online for just about anyone who’s interested. “ – Michael Hyatt.

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 9, 2016

I am clever though, as I set it to go off at an obscene decibel again at 6:10am to KISS radio which most definitely makes me jump out of bed and panic that I need to get up, get dressed and get in the car NOW! I read my emails on the way in so I’m aware of anything urgent that has come in that morning or from the night before.

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Karen Vivarelli

AUGUST 4, 2020

I first met Kate Smith, Juno VA, when she joined my VA Course in March 2020. Despite a world pandemic sweeping the world at the time the course started, Kate and the other women in the VA Course all banded together to support each other in learning something new. Check out the VA Course here. And how you can do it too.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 26, 2015

The description lists all of the core skills (diary and email management, travel arrangements, expenses etc) followed by one or two more bullet points relating to tasks designed specifically for the role (managing in-house IT software, supporting certain departments, managing social media for the organisation for example).

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BMT Office Administration

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Post-COVID-19, many employee tracking software programs started popping up, allowing companies to track employee productivity , computer activity, emails, and even individual keystrokes. Screen sharing of an employee’s computer will update managers on an employee’s progress on tasks, emails, and other workflows. How is that?

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Office Dynamics released a new Guide in October called E xecutive and Assistants Working in Partnership: The Definitive Guide. Of course, we are eager to hear how the strategies in the Guide are helping executives and assistants be more productive and build better partnerships.

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Of course, not everyone believes this. It’s definitely worth a try. It’s not all financial, of course. Please signup to my email list to receive free updates from Productivity Bits. Your email will remain private. There are many different opinions on the subject. Artwork that invokes peace and harmony.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

Quite often I am asked which courses I would recommend for assistants that are just starting in the profession and want to undertake some training to increase their skills and help them move up the career ladder. I always say that it is extremely important for assistants to attend training courses throughout the year. IT training.

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Recruit CRM

JANUARY 16, 2022

Cold recruiting email templates are a useful tool for recruiters to use, as are Applicant Tracking Systems - there might be someone who applied in the past that’d be perfect for a new role that’s just come up! This can include regular email updates, video meetings, phone calls, and the occasional in-person meetup.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 25, 2012

Mostly I’m figuring out how he wants me to manage his diary and emails but also how he prioritises his time, which calls he will take and if he really does have an open door policy. How should you handle it and when should you most definitely say no?

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 25, 2012

Mostly I’m figuring out how he wants me to manage his diary and emails but also how he prioritises his time, which calls he will take and if he really does have an open door policy. How should you handle it and when should you most definitely say no?

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Eat Your Career

JANUARY 29, 2013

While I don’t believe this entirely (to me, it’s both what you know and who you know), I definitely agree that having a strong professional network is a critically important part of creating career success. Your network can provide much needed guidance, support and wisdom—from a professional perspective of course. Need proof?

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Productivityist

MARCH 12, 2018

There were definitely some crossover takeaways from them, most notably the following: 1. I am able to do Facebook Live shows on that day and can incorporate them into the weekly digest email I send out every Thursday known as The Dailies. They were, by definition, tasks you needed to do to simply maintain things.

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Clutter Coach

JANUARY 4, 2018

Of course it is! It’s January 4 and if you made any resolutions, the holidays are definitely over and you have to face putting them into action. Every day works, especially if you do it at the same time everyday because there should be some kind of trigger like eating breakfast, getting in the car, checking your email.

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Productivity Bits

MARCH 1, 2011

This phone is definitely an upgrade from my Nokia E71. And of course the battery life (I need a backup battery). If you’re wondering why we need to start from creating a project, let’s go back to the definition of a project in GTD : a Project is simply any desired outcome that involves more than one task.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Join my email list here if you want to get an email when a new episode goes live. Elena Navarro 1:58 So I think I just fell into the role, I was actually going to college and I was working as a cart girl at a golf course, and just didn’t really have, you know, a lot of interest in doing that route. But be professional.

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Productivity Bits

APRIL 21, 2011

He wasn’t Sir Richard at the time, he was a still-struggling entrepreneur (of course he was worth about $100 million even then.) Branson was definitely the essence of nonchalance. Please signup to my email list to receive free updates from Productivity Bits. Your email will remain private. Branson and His Notebooks.

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Loosely Speaking

JUNE 2, 2010

Contents: Discussion on the challenges and changing definition of professionalism whether in or outside the office. To receive an announcement by email when a new podcast is available, email ktcosmos@LooseEnds.net. Contents: Discussion on the challenges and changing definition of professionalism whether in or outside the office.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

I have definitely felt the pressure over the years to find my managers the perfect place, especially as I like to think, although I may be living in denial, that I’m quite … eerrrrmmmm… current?! Although not technically a blog I do love my daily email from Emerald Street which includes a recommended restaurant every day.

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

I talked about a lot of apps during my creativeLIVE course last week. Definitely worth exploring and slowly integrating over time. My mail app of choice is Dispatch on iOS -- and it is the app I use to process most of my emails. Because I can get the emails in my email inbox where they really need to be quickly and effectively.

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