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A 4-Question Guide to Unlock Your Creativity

Success

“Creatives” are not only artistic and imaginative; they are, for example, analytical and task-oriented, too. The fight-or-flight response, for example, originates in the amygdala. Relationships involve inventive problem-solving at every turn, for example, as does the management of our own emotional well-being.

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Client Gifting: 5 Ideas to Show Your Appreciation This Holiday Season

Tips From T. Marie

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. For example, real estate agents often give their buyers a gift upon the successful purchase of a new home. For example, one year I created personalized notecards for clients.

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Interview Questions and Answers for PAs, EAs and Admins Part 6

Practically Perfect PA

In my last blog I wrote about interview questions regarding career development and a few example answers. When asking a competency question the interviewer will ask you to give an example from your past experiences rather than answer in general terms. In this blog I want to concentrate on competency or scenario based questions.

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10 ways assistants can improve their productivity

Practically Perfect PA

I will go back and forth to it; check my emails, answer a phone call, make a coffee or just generally procrastinate. For example, schedule the really important meetings when they are at their peak. For example there are plenty of online tools and apps to help automate minute taking. Set deadlines for completing each task.

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3 Tips for Breaking the Clutter Cycle at Your Desk

Stephanie LH Calahan

Perhaps your favorite college professor worked from amidst towers of books, articles and paperwork, setting an example that you’ve happily followed for years. Stacks of paperwork are one thing, but when they’re compounded by endless emails, Facebook updates, and text messages, it can become increasingly difficult to focus on the task at hand.

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How to Use Evernote: 22 Ways

Ian's Messy Desk

Evernote provides a unique email address to send information to your account. Evernote recognizes text on the card, so you can search for names such as “Staples” or “Henry” when that’s all you can remember about the person. For example, you can select the color of ink you’d like to use.

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Andrew Filev Founder Of Wrike | Reclaiming Lost Productivity & Improving Workplace Culture

Allwork

Andrew founded Wrike back in 2006 as a way to help people and companies work more productively, cut down on inefficient communication like email, and be more time efficient and cost efficient. So not just software delivery, but recruiting, for example, as well, and digital marketing, which all kind of move at a fast pace.