Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Even if you are an employee without clients and external customers, think of the people who contribute to your success: your manager, coworkers, colleagues in other departments, peers in other companies and professional organizations, and your allies in human resources. Email vs. Handwritten. Should you email holiday greetings?

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Small Business CEO

JANUARY 21, 2010

One of the best ways to take advantage of this potential bump in profitability is through email marketing. Email is a very effective way to bring highly-tailored messages to specific audiences. You don’t want to inundate your recipients by email, but a rough schedule could entail: a. Email 1: Initial offer.

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Success

APRIL 25, 2024

So, when I received the gift of a planner that had big boxes for each day, I simply jotted down my total minutes spent moving or doing something active in the corresponding box on each date. Utilize phone calls for connection and to get stuff done Make a phone call? Why bother when we have email, social media, text and so forth?

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 25, 2010

Organizer ( paper or electronic) to enter to-dos, addresses or calendar data. Remove everything else - pens, stapler, toys, gadgets, phone, monitor, etc. apartmenttherapy.com) Related Posts: How Make Your Desk a Productivity Tool How to Clean and Organize Your Desk Top Five Posts for March 2007 Productivity Did you enjoy this post?

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 28, 2010

Test you telephone skills with this simple quiz: How quickly should you pick up a ringing phone? Answers Answer a ringing phone by the third ring. If your phone system shows internal vs. external calls, alter your greeting appropriately. What should you say when answering? When is the best time to call someone? and 9:00 p.m.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 27, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Work With Stephanie « The Great Organizing Giveaway is Here! 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? Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 6, 2010

Phone ringing? When I’m doing important work, I also switch off my phone. Comment by Tim Wilson on July 7, 2010 @ 8:23 am Trackbacks Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Or defer it to a later period. 12 – Block out distractions.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Check out this great tool | Main | Getting Organized Helped Me Find Health and Lose 65+ Pounds » Can You Define Social Media Clutter? Sherri Hoesel Papich All the games and nonsense "gifts" everyone sends to each other. Archive Network with Steph Is This You?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 10, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Imagine starting and ending every day with an empty email inbox.   To make it even better, for a strictly limited time, Michael will give you a free Bonus video – along with other gifts and prizes valued at $1800 – when you order this ground-breaking new book.

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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? So next time you want to make a reservation via phone, hang it up and try OpenTable.com instead! Do you feel that you could be doing this faster?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 23, 2014

Secretaries file, administrative professionals manage and organize data for efficient retrieval of corporate records. Secretaries answer the phone, administrative professionals manage communication between staff and customers. And anyone can email me questions and I respond only via this blog, not to your personal address.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 7, 2011

If you’re not familiar with Evernote, it’s an application that helps you get organized and remember everything. In a nutshell, you can save anything to this program and access it from your computer, from the web, or even your phone. Evernote provides a unique email address to send information to your account.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

When you chat, they can't hear your voice, when you are on the phone, they can't see you, etc. Email (build trust) 3. Phone (providing value) 4. " For example, I'll offer access to a webinar, pick up the telephone, send a card or gift a physical DVD with some of my best videos.   7. Go Offline.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 28, 2011

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   She and I were on the phone catching up and she asked me if I would do a Twitterview with her.  I knew I had a knack for teaching/coaching as well as prioritizing & organizing & I wanted to share my skills w/ others. Archive Network with Steph Is This You?

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Think you can successfully study the details of a report while talking on the phone and reading your horoscope? So hang up the phone, find a quiet place and focus. Stay organized. Think again You need at least eight seconds of focused energy to digest information and store it in the brain’s memory centre.

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Service Untitled

JANUARY 28, 2011

It doesn’t happen by chance because all functions in an organization need to be aligned in order for the process to run perfectly. What are customer expectations in your particular organization? Have gift cards available for customers. Even small things done really well can help to create that ultimate experience.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 19, 2010

Don’t answer the phone or e-mail. Comments Trackbacks Tweets that mention Learn to Say No | Ians Messy Desk -- Topsy.com Set Healthy Boundaries at Work | Ians Messy Desk Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Use that time to catch up on work.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JUNE 17, 2011

And, at the same time, people were increasingly starting to rely on their mobile devices for much more than making phone calls. Many of our users look to Springpad to organize and manage their home and work lives, including everything from hard core GTD'ers to task management to creating weekly meal plans, home inventory and class note.

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Service Untitled

MAY 14, 2012

These are the organizations who have figured out how to delight their customers and even make them smile. Communicating with customers and displaying customer service phone numbers and email addresses on every page of their websites so customers know an organization is always willing to listen to a customer if there is a problem.

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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.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 16, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! This is a powerful gift and must be used wisely. PS -- If you've enjoyed this post and want to see more, why not subscribe to our daily emails ( Feedblitz ) or through the RSS Feed ( click here )?  Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? PAY ATTENTION!

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

AKA – Kiyomi’s 21-Step Job Hunt Strategy 1) Contact everyone you know in a personalized, positive, fun email When I first graduated college and whenever I am seeking new opportunities, I will literally email everyone I know. The point of the email is to check in with that person - ask how they are and ASK SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Some days it might be an accumulation of small tasks — like sending emails, printing reports, locating files for colleagues — other days I might be able to finish an entire project in an hour. Checking email (personal or work) can also be a distraction for many (myself included). Information'

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The Marq

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life It’s Time to Act Call to Action If you’ve ever volunteered for an organization or thought about doing it, you may have heard about Idealist.org. It’s a site to learn about various non-profit organizations, including related volunteer and job opportunities.

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The Office Professionals Place

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

For example, if a team member is not outspoken, but is proficient in computer software, they would a good person to organize documents. Follow-up does not mean frequent phone calls, emails, meetings, or standing over someone’s shoulder. Creating a plan denotes organization. The blind cannot lead the blind.

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Service Untitled

APRIL 11, 2012

Many of us order our flowers over the phone or the Internet, and since holidays are a one shot deal when it comes to flowers being at their required destination on time, we as consumers hold florists to a high level of “flower” responsibility. Only a few dissatisfied customers ever received an answer on that ominous February 14th.

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Service Untitled

APRIL 10, 2012

Many of us order our flowers over the phone or the Internet, and since holidays are a one shot deal when it comes to flowers being at their required destination on time, we as consumers hold florists to a high level of “flower” responsibility. Only a few dissatisfied customers ever received an answer on that ominous February 14th.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 7, 2012

Try to set up the communication of the office so your boss checks their own emails and responds, but you are in charge of all the mtg coordination, phones, and anything that happens in the office. You answer the phone, book travel, offer beverages to guests, book meetings, prepare the conference room, order food, etc.

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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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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 14, 2012

Thanks to Margit Crane of Gifted With ADD. Thanks to Darla DeMorrow of HeartWork Organizing. " Thanks to Melody Granger of Melody Granger, LLC, Spatial Expert & Organizer of Exraordinary Women in Business. Each week I talk with my Accountability Partner via phone. Eliminate The Hate! Hey, we've all gotta eat!

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 22, 2013

The terminated director and I were very good friends and had asked me to organize a happy hour in which she could see some colleagues and bid adieu appropriately. When the lady found out about the happy hour and that I organized the event for the terminated employee, she was not happy. Many apologies for a later than usual response.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

Imagine, if we had assistants at home to pay the bills, do the budget, organize dinners, answer our calls and follow up with reminders -- it is starting to sound pretty good. or Gifts or Ideas for Administrative Professionals Week. That is a good time to recognize assistants for all that they do. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 27, 2011

  To date, I have 34 different connection points all organized nicely on your site.    When people access the site from their phones, you have created a very clean and easy to navigate view.    Others were more difficult to navigate when on my phone. 

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Your email opt-in area is looking outdated as well, and it’s just too quiet to be drawing any kind of attention or sign-ups right now. Your email list is one of the best for pitching people interested in your products, so it should be working much harder for you. but there’s almost too much of it for that sidebar.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

JULY 17, 2022

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Office Dynamics

MAY 23, 2012

Email etiquette. Cell phone and smartphone etiquette. When to NEVER use IM or email. value, the Handbook is yours as our gift … IF you respond now. value, the Handbook is yours as our gift … IF you respond now. You may include as many people as you wish while listening on a single phone line. CD only: $197.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 10, 2012

More than ever before, Microsoft ® Outlook ® is designed to manage your entire workflow, from calendars to tasks to emails and more! Tricks on how to send notes to a contact or an email to your calendar. Ways to organize your files with flags, colors, categories, emails and alerts. P.S. Free Bonus Gift.

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