Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

With increased commercial activity during the holiday season of the year, it is a good idea to be extra careful to guard againstidentity theft. name, address, phone number) will be used. Six of the tips are for consumers and the other six for merchants. Six points for consumers : Ask how personal information (eg. Thanks for showing it.

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blogs.sitepoint.com

OCTOBER 29, 2010

While this makes sense, it doesn’t mean you should ignore behind-the-scenes business administration tasks, such as setting policies. Policies that outline how you run various elements of your business, and why you do it that way, set boundaries and create a foundation for the business. Will you work on weekends and holidays?

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 18, 2010

Schedule tasks appropriately – After lunch is not the best time to read the long, lulling policy eport. Make phone calls, have meetings and other social tasks. Child Car Seat Covers Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life!

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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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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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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 25, 2010

Remove everything else - pens, stapler, toys, gadgets, phone, monitor, etc. Comments Trackbacks 8 Tips to Help You Clean Off Your Desk ~ Lockergnome’s Doing It 10 Tips to Help Keep Your Desk Clean | Ians Messy Desk Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life!

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The Marq

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Until then, I wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving week and holiday. TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life Gone Fishing on Thanksgiving I’ll be taking the week of Thanksgiving off from work and blogging. I’ll return the first week of December.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 9, 2010

If you have an open-door policy, place your back to the entrance, or face away from your cubicle entry to indicate your unavailability. When placing calls, respect the time of other employees by immediately asking if you have phoned at a convenient time or should call back later. Keep the office door closed.

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The Marq

DECEMBER 25, 2009

I hope you have a wonderful holiday season with yours. Posted by Arash Sayadi on Friday, December 25, 2009 Topic: Optimists Perspective 0comments: Post a Comment Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Subscribe | Content copyright 2009.

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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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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. Comments Trackbacks Stuck | Fried Optimism Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 6, 2009

it requires a firm culture that discusses recovery openly and strongly support it -both in action and written policy. and hopefully, they have supportive procedures and policies in place to help them." I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. in my experience. Excellent material! 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 12, 2013

Set your cell phone alarm so you give yourself enough time to wake up, get out of the sleepy daze, and be functional when you return to your desk. If you're lucky, there's not a phone in the restroom or you're not expected to answer your cell phone from there. Or go sit on the steps in the stairwell, or the supply room.

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

The holidays are quickly approaching and this is the time of year when we reflect on our successes and goals and also begin thinking about what we can do to reach the next level the following year. ’ Here are a few things to think about, can you relate? Lets grow together! Wednesday, November 25, 2009 What Are You Thankful For?

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The Office Professionals Place

JANUARY 21, 2010

GOOG-411 –Find and get phone numbers, addresses, etc for businesses iGoogle – personalize your homepage with things you can use (games, weather, horoscopes, tips for the day, to do lists, calendar, and for you sports fans get updates of scores from your favorite sports games). weather, jokes, news, etc.) Are you Googling?

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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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Service Untitled

APRIL 12, 2011

The more answers you can provide on your website, the easier it will be for customers to understand your policies, but remember that competition is keen for online businesses, and you will want to compare your policies with your competition. Here are a few suggestions: Always start out with a FAQ. Don’t make excuses.

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Denise Aday

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

I was asked by a fellow blogger a few months ago to do an interview by email. My policies are spelled out in my contract, which clients must read and sign off on before we begin working together. She blasted me in several emails, saying she would never have clients jump through such hoops to work with her! Very satisfying.

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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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Men With Pens

JANUARY 7, 2010

Answer the phone now and then. If you turn white and get all knee-wobbly at the thought of picking up the phone and introducing yourself to a prospective client, keep your day job. Over the holidays, my husband had paid time off and I was still typing away. You sit at a desk. It’s pretty laid back. Leave a Comment!

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 22, 2010

I believe Tony Robbins said that the art of communicating a “word&# or “meaning&# to another human, consists of 3 parts: The written word: 17% – Tone of voice: 34% – Body language: 49% This means an email is very inefficient (17%), while talking on the phone is worth 51% (17+34). That is worth a whopping 100%.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 8, 2016

The mistakes were along the lines of typos, not explaining a request so it was 100% dummy-proof, and not catching a detail buried on a multi-page group email that had been forwarded to so many people by the time it got to me that I had to hunt and peck for the bits of information like I was looking for Waldo.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 16, 2010

Make all your outgoing phone calls at the same time; organize your errands into a single run; reply to e-mail; etc. Comment by Ian McKenzie on May 14, 2008 @ 8:36 pm Trackbacks Top 5 Posts for May 2008 Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life!

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Make all your outgoing phone calls at the same time. 5) Plan your phone calls Time spent on a phone call can easily get out of hand if you don’t have a plan in place. Take encouragement or learn a lesson from your past experience and use it to move on to new challenges and opportunities. Organize your errands into a single run.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 1, 2010

Technology improvements to cell phones and remote desktop computer access can make it possible to work from virtually anywhere. Comment by Tania on June 1, 2010 @ 6:41 am Trackbacks Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ah, must be nice to have job security!

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

Get a single notebook and use it to record notes, phone numbers, web addresses, ideas, to-dos, etc. Create a list or binder of regularly referenced material, such as phone numbers, and keep it accessible in a desk drawer. Schedule filing time at least once per week. To be more productive, allocate 15 minutes each week.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2007

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk She then called TNT, while I was on the phone, told me to talk to the lady she connected me with and hung up!!!!! Should this be policy – they are in trouble. OnlineOffice: Overview Get the Flash Player to see this player.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

DO NOT look at a single work email after that. Your quick email check becomes a written response, some analysis, and finally that little voice says, “What the heck. It’s really easy to get sucked in to one more email and lose an entire evening. Stick To Your Business Hours. I might as well just do it.&# Good post.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 10, 2010

It didn’t work at all as described and I emailed him to ask “did you actually use this or are you just selling it for the affiliate income?&# It’s helpful if they don’t dislike you, of course, but you don’t need to share holiday snaps to have a healthy working relationship. dave´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Raw Food Gift Buying Guide for the Holidays Reply Rose December 2, 2009 at 12:55 pm *stifled fan-girl squeal* I hadn’t heard of Kevin Parent before James introduced me to his music, but his heartfelt lyrics and smooth sound work like an aspirin and a bubble bath after long, hard days, and he’s quickly become one of my favorites.

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