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MAY 5, 2010

And it doesn’t necessarily mean one feels transformed internally. 6 Tips to Help Overcome Procrastination – Here are 6 tips that can help with simpler procrastination issues. The final point states: Procrastinators can change their behaviour—but doing so consumes a lot of psychic energy.

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JULY 7, 2010

You can also find more Microsoft Excel tips and tricks here. Give it a try yourself and see how quick it can be to manipulate information from vertical to horizontal and vice versa. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 13, 2010

Meanwhile, you’ve skipped lunch, a courier is waiting on a delivery from you and the intern is hovering, looking for approval on the next step. Here’s four tips: Show how much is on your plate. When urgent requests come in from various sources and you’re already pressed for time, how do you handle them?

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 28, 2010

If your phone system shows internal vs. external calls, alter your greeting appropriately. Saying “hello&# may be quick, but it’s not useful. At the very least, answer with your name. A better greeting could be, “Thanks for calling Happy Camper, Inc., Harvey Trailer speaking.&# and 9:00 p.m.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 2comments for this post soruba Nice blog. Now you have a larger area to work with. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Having Trouble Planning A "Non-Religious" Office Party?

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

One of my readers asks: Ive been reading your blog for the past few months and really appreciate all the information and tips you provide! Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 4comments for this post eurobillion This post has been removed by a blog administrator. Try as I may, but she annoys the heck out of me.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 16, 2010

These tips will show you how to recycle your stress into a positive form that will help you become a better presenter. These tips won’t get rid of the butterflies in your stomach, but they will teach them to fly in formation! The trick is to make the excess energy work for you. You just want to finish and return to your seat.

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JULY 16, 2009

Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? Having Trouble Planning A "Non-Religious" Office Party?

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JUNE 8, 2010

Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 1 comments for this post Katie Cohen-Hausman It is GREAT to see you post again! Pass this along to other colleagues, so that they can share the wealth of this knowledge as well. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 2comments for this post deals nice site about deals thank you Posted on 30 October, 2009 5:56 PM Anonymous Thank you! Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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AUGUST 28, 2008

Thanks again for your very helpful tips and trick you ROCK!!! Do you have trouble trying to figure out the time zone for each meeting in Microsoft Outlook ? I am currently in the process of doing this for one of my managers. I need to book meetings for him to travel to firms all over Canada. Dont know how thrilled my wife would be though.

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JULY 17, 2009

Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? Having Trouble Planning A "Non-Religious" Office Party?

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JULY 14, 2009

Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? Having Trouble Planning A "Non-Religious" Office Party?

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JULY 10, 2009

Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? Having Trouble Planning A "Non-Religious" Office Party?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 4, 2008

I have been updating my firms website stats for quite some time now and wanted to share some tips on getting the information correct - the first time. Another tip that I would like to add is to make sure to exclude any IP addresses or pages that spiders or other crawlers might hit your site with. Do you have software in place for it?

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 5comments for this post Patricia Robb Thanks Richard. Work From Home India Posted on 19 March, 2010 10:01 PM Justine I really like this tip and used it twice today. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. I'm going to try this.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2007

Do you need some helpful tips on how to get that dream job that you always wanted? Here are 3 simple search tips that you can follow to get you through the rough patches: If you feel stuck, as for help! Here are some more articles on job seeking tips. I actually had a short period in my career when I was unemployed.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2008

Here are some tips to consider: Even if you dont know the answer to their question, tell them that you will get back to them via e-mail, phone, etc. For more great tips on customer service, check out my post entitled 7 Ways to Great Customer Service. Then those friends would tell those friends, and so on and so forth.

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? Having Trouble Planning A "Non-Religious" Office Party?

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AUGUST 21, 2008

What are your thoughts on this issue? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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MARCH 26, 2008

To combat these problems, here are some tips you can follow: Boredom: Ask your manager or fellow colleagues to see if they need help with anything. It always leads to negative productivity and sometimes people even get involved on a personal level. People generally gossip at work due to boredom, insecurity, wanting to belong.

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JULY 24, 2008

Tip: Make sure not to use too many colors, since you might forget to distinguish the important from the less important. Now you have a new prioritization system set up. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter!

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OCTOBER 27, 2008

Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? Having Trouble Planning A "Non-Religious" Office Party?

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APRIL 24, 2008

Post from: Assistant Tips 1 comments for this post Mr.galle Hello, this brog is nice!! If you have any articles that you would like to contribute, please e-mail me. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter! I already link to this page.

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OCTOBER 23, 2008

Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? Having Trouble Planning A "Non-Religious" Office Party?

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OCTOBER 8, 2009

Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? Having Trouble Planning A "Non-Religious" Office Party?

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

So show your boss that you are willing to pitch in but not burn out. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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AUGUST 29, 2008

If you want to take your tasks to the next level, follow these tips: Make sure that you have your list in front of you and try to figure out how many tasks you can accomplish for that day. Try to use these tips in your everyday life and see how much better and easier things will get done. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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DECEMBER 31, 2007

Here are some tips on getting your team members to lower their voices: Ask the group of people to quiet down, move their conversation to a meeting room or even take the conversation outside. I also work in an environment where it gets a little too loud at times. Its nice to socialize at times, but we are here to work.

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APRIL 1, 2008

Post from: Assistant Tips 4comments for this post Jodith One thing I find helpful when having multiple people performing file updates is to keep track changes turned on. Thanks for the tip, Richard Posted on 1 April, 2008 12:33 PM Anonymous Google docs is the best way Ive found to do this. Thanks for the tip! Leave a comment!

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OCTOBER 21, 2008

Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? Having Trouble Planning A "Non-Religious" Office Party?

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2007

If not, heres a quick technical tip for you: Hold down the "Windows" key (located between the CTRL and ALT keys) and hit the "L" key. By The Professional Assistant on Monday, September 24, 2007 Filed Under: System Security D o you feel that your colleagues might do something through your computer?

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? Having Trouble Planning A "Non-Religious" Office Party?

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

So next time you want to make a reservation via phone, hang it up and try OpenTable.com instead! Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Having Trouble Planning A "Non-Religious" Office Party?

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AUGUST 13, 2008

Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips Update: Please make sure to delete the current holidays that you have in your Outlook. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter! You can do this by clicking View, Arrange By, Current View, Events.

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AUGUST 25, 2007

If you want to get your point across, here are some tips to lighten the load: Think of what you want to tell the person you are writing to. Now you have the tools and tips to give yourself a helping hand with writing the perfect messages to those who need the information you need to provide. Click send!

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JANUARY 22, 2008

The default colours would be: Tentative: Blue with white diagonal stripes through it Busy: Blue Out of Office: Purple Keeping these tips in mind will create a more productive environment for you and your staff members. If you like this post, please subscribe to my feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you.

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