Productivityist

JULY 3, 2023

Slow travel, whether walking or biking, offers a unique perspective. Time is a gift; use it for what truly matters. Time awareness is the first step towards better time management. Set up an email vacation message before you go on holiday. Use tools that separate your work and personal email. Just take note.

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

For the past two years, Productivityist has published an annual gift guide that features gifts that won''t just help the "productivityist" get more of the right things done, but they''ll have some tools that they can use that will make the process all the more enjoyable. I almost always only deal with me email on my iPhone.

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

For the past two years, Productivityist has published an annual gift guide that features gifts that won’t just help the “productivityist” get more of the right things done, but they’ll have some tools that they can use that will make the process all the more enjoyable. FitDesk Yep. I ride a bike at work.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 1, 2014

If you are an assistant based in the UK and you have plans to travel to or from London Heathrow or London City Airport in January or February 2015 this is the competition for you! If you are not travelling in January or February but your Executive is going away on business, you can enter the competition and gift the service to your boss !

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 21, 2014

Sometimes I look through my manager’s inbox and I can’t believe how much stuff they get sent. Set aside emails from colleagues and clients they have hundreds of emails from professional organisations, upcoming conferences, travel companies and not to mention lots and lots of sales requests.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 30, 2015

Here’s a recap of just some of the amazing things that went on this year in celebration of you, Administrative Professionals: Executive Secretary Magazine sent out daily gifts from a variety of organizations specifically for administrative professionals learning benefit. Business Management Daily had a daily free download or gift.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 16, 2010

YOU CANNOT MANAGE TIME! This is a powerful gift and must be used wisely. How you manage to focus your attention (or how long you keep your attention focused) will make or break your ability to get things done. WANT MORE ON TIME MANAGEMENT? Archive Network with Steph Is This You? How do we get it all done? Not really.

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 17, 2015

Obviously there are the usual tasks of diary management, travel arrangements, fielding calls and emails and I help with the PR for the company. Lyndy kindly drops me home so we can have a quick debrief on the day and the one ahead and then I have plenty of time for that run I didn’t manage in the morning!! No such thing.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Email strangers to ask if you can set up a five-minute call. Harry’s , the men’s grooming brand, didn’t want to launch to crickets, so it set up a simple two-page website to collect email addresses—and collected 100,000 of them. Capture them on your email list. After word-of-mouth, email marketing is the No.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 23, 2012

Since we can't be everywhere at once and you can't always travel for the training we thought we would share this awesome resource with you. Etiquette expert, Anna Post, Emily's great-great granddaughter will present this program via our friends at Business Management Daily. Email etiquette. When to NEVER use IM or email.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 14, 2011

After a full day of managing an agenda, his comment caught me completely off guard. His reasoning appeared to suggest he viewed money as the primary reason a person would select an occupation, rather than contentment, purpose or gifting. I wanted alignment, and I wanted to manage projects. No one said anything.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 28, 2009

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 28 December, 2009 Now that is dedication.Executive Assistant donates kidney to her boss My assistant sent me a link to a story about an Executive Assistant in British Columbia, Canada, who gave the gift of life by donating a kidney to her boss. That is pretty dedicated. " Warning!

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 1, 2015

I provide extensive diary management including global travel arrangements, compile reports, agendas and for Committee and Board meetings. I also act as the central point of contact for both Directors which might include meeting clients/suppliers, telephone liaison and managing emails whilst they are away.

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The Office Professionals Place

DECEMBER 9, 2009

These events can cause undue stress because the pressure is on for the event to be as successful, the gift to be appreciated, or even for you to have some quality relaxation time. If you are planning the holiday party, there will be food, entertainment, gift giveaways, and possible employee awards and recognition. Read a good book.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Most readers of reports and emails are skeptical of the information contained in documents that are riddled with easily corrected surface errors. P.S. Free Bonus Gift. We’ll email it to you as a PDF download at no cost whatsoever — IF you’re one of the first 50 registrants. Supervisors and managers. Office managers.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 10, 2014

The group was a mix of returning attendees and first timers, all excited about the days to come, with participants having traveled from all corners of the US, Canada, and even Israel! For information on the 2015 Office Dynamics Conference for Administrative Excellence, visit www.officedynamicsconference.com and subscribe for email updates.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 10, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Major Meltdown in Time Management - Tips to Avoid it Happening To You | Main | 6 Areas of Your Business Life that You MUST Have Flow to Make More Money (be like Bamboo) » What if You’re Working Harder Than You Need to Be? Imagine starting and ending every day with an empty email inbox. To your success!

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, September 22, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity A re you asked to make reservations for your manager(s) at particular restaurants? This has become a great tool for me, since I have to make reservations on a regular basis for my managers. Do you feel that you could be doing this faster?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 27, 2010

In order to live full and giving lives, we must acknowledge the blessings and gifts that have come our way.  What are the gifts you've received? May you identify and act on all of the blessings and gifts you've been given.  Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?   To your success!

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Eat Your Career

MARCH 4, 2011

Several years ago, another website I created was purchased by a company called OfficeArrow and, in the process, I was hired to be the Managing Editor there. I wanted to spend more time coaching and writing, but my role as Managing Editor at a demanding start-up company meant my days were full with a variety of “other” tasks.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 1, 2012

I work at a travel and event planning agency. We are a great resource for Executive Assistants (we have several that we work with currently) booking high level travel globally but I am having trouble reaching out to the right people. Most large companies have in house travel department or a pre-approved vendor and agency list.

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Ideas.Ted

JUNE 24, 2021

Leading from Anywhere: The Essential Guide to Managing Remote Teams by David Burkus (TED Talk: Why you should know how much your coworkers get paid ) . Hard to believe, but in 2018, only roughly 3 percent of US employees worked from home, reports management researcher David Burkus. Give it to the emerging grown-up in your own life. .

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 24, 2010

In some organizations, it is women who have pushed for family-friendly policies since they are usually the primary caregivers, responsible for child care, eldercare and health care as well as primarily responsible for household management (shopping, meals, laundry, cleaning etc.) Management will lose control.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 2, 2010

Then, you’re back in the office after a long unplanned break: the message light on the phone is blinking; both your e-mail and hard-copy in-boxes are overflowing; last week’s next actions are now overdue; you staff and my manager all want a piece of you; and you just want to go home a crawl back into bed. Meet: Sit down with co-workers.

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The Office Professionals Place

MARCH 13, 2010

One thing I have found that goes a long way are personal handwritten thank you notes and Starbucks gift cards. I sent her a personal note and a gift card to say thank you. I deal with this woman almost monthly for organizational travel. I completely forgot to book his room - I know, total F-up. She totally saved my skin.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2010

The cards are all made with recycled paper and you can even include a gift if you like and this company will send it off for you. I recently sent an admin assistant friend a card to acknowledge all the hard work she does every day and included a gift of brownies. What a convenient way to send cards. She loved it! " Warning!

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Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Leigh Burgess is a creative strategist who uses her gifts to help others. Through her proficiency in project management, communications and new business and technology initiatives, Burgess has led executive-level projects and enjoys solving big problems or challenges that make the world a better place. Leigh Burgess. Dave Conord.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

  JaniceSimon   What clutters up Twitter -- convos between people who should either DM, email or talk on phone & those who repeat post several x's per day. Sherri Hoesel Papich All the games and nonsense "gifts" everyone sends to each other. Not valued.unfollowed. It's voluntary. To your success!

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Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Administrative Professionals are often task-focused and manage much of the inbound, says Rob Wu, Executive Business Partner at Google Ventures. “You may still have to do travel and expense reports, but you should look at everything from a larger mindset, a wider scope,” she says. I think that’s a key differentiation.”

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Productivityist

APRIL 15, 2014

My "gateway" email addresses. I use multiple email addresses rather than filters for a number of reasons, which I discussed in an earlier post. Having a virtual assistant (or Zirtual Assistant, in this case) afforded me the opportunity to offload my "gateway" email addresses to someone else. The 3 Things I Learned. It''s great.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

Many times I refer to them as: management, professionals or executives, which is getting closer to what they do, but again, I would have to say the term colleague probably describes it the best no matter what side of the fence you are on. or Gifts or Ideas for Administrative Professionals Week. " Warning! Incoming text message.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 20, 2011

Here's a tip: you talk to, email several people a day. 1) Send an email response. 2) Turn your email into a blog post - at least 250 words, spell-checked and edited. (3) white paper, article, guide) and then list all of its off-shoots (blog, social media, media pitch, emails, forums, etc). Let the articles begin.

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Service Untitled

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

The input came from reporters and editors and covered shopping, travel, hospitality, and telecommunications, and identifies some good and some frowned upon shopping policies of 20 popular organizations. Wal-Mart for their return policy refunding cash (for purchases under $25), gift cards (for purchases over $25), or an even exchange.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 3, 2013

Surely, as executive assistants we may feel this way when we have to do all the boring stuff - filing, expenses, travel, calendaring, and phones. Sure, it was based around time management and efficiency to better his/her life, but that also meant I helped their life and health overall. You can just write “Thx!”

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Virtual Moxie

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Manage your time to manage the work. there's any urgency to your needing me, you should send me email. they email me, chances are they'll get an answer pretty darn fast. in a day and still get work done, so it's better for me if people email. This may be my newest lesson, gifted to me by my friend Molly.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

WinWeb – Your Office Online Simply the best way to manage your small business! leaflet distribution Said on January 22nd, 2008 at 2:23 pm If used WinWeb’s free LiveNet – for my leaflet distribution PR and it was worked for me as I managed to the a few companies making enquires ineedhits.com.au Thanks for the tool.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 28, 2011

Work With Stephanie « 6 Tools to Help You Manage Large Projects with Local & Virtual Teams | Main | Monday Motivation - Michael Jordan on Failure » My first Twitterview with @marciahoeck - Decisive Productive Action Taken A little while back, I wrote to you about my theme for this year: decisive productive action. 

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