Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2008

F or example, if you want to make a million dollars before you die, write out exactly what you want and how you will achieve this. Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? This way, when you sit down, you can read it each and every day.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 29, 2008

For example, I will try to work on task A for 1 hour. This will keep your project/goal in a manageable time frame, where you know how much time will be left once youve accomplished these tasks. Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 9, 2008

Unfortunately, our firm still only has Microsoft Office XP and was curious as to how this would work. How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 27, 2008

For example, if I need to send out a newsletter to all clients, I would call it "Newsletter" At this point, you would just start up a new e-mail, click on the "To:" button and select "Newsletter" from your address book. Add New, of course, would be used to add a brand new contact.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 4, 2008

If you need immediate assistance or information about the (question/issue), please contact (delegate’s name, e-mail address, phone number). For example: Advertising inquiries, please contact John Doe at john.doe@company.com Billing inquiries, please contact Jane Smith at jane.smith@company.com And so on and so forth.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 28, 2008

Note: Make sure to add the time in the meeting schedule (for example: Meeting with client, 1:00 pm Calgary time), so the manager knows that this is the correct time to meet with this client. Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

Heres an example of what happened with me. How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2008

Explain to him that youre in a situation where you feel unproductive and give some examples. How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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Success

APRIL 25, 2024

Utilize phone calls for connection and to get stuff done Make a phone call? Phone calls from nurses increase survival rates in patients after discharge. Phone calls from nurses increase survival rates in patients after discharge. After all, 76% of millennials feel anxiety when their phone rings. Is this 1998?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 8, 2010

If you are a manager who struggles in this area, or if you just want more options for talking about good versus bad performance, try looking at performance through the lens of how employee behaviors contribute to the achievement of team, office, and organization goals. Below are seven examples to help you do that.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 20, 2008

Some examples would be managing a company website, creating, editing and writing a company newsletter or creating promotional materials, invitations and brochures for marketing events. Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

  If you are among the growing crowd of people that avoid Facebook because you just don't have timeor don't care to scroll through the myriad of games your friends are participating in, today I'll share how to get rid of the clutter.  Clearing up your Facebook stream is quite simple. Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

"  That was one of the first things she said to me on the phone.    This means that if you weigh 200 pounds, for example, then you need to drink 100 ounces of water a day.    Check out the article to get detailed instructions for how to try it yourself! Drink lots of water!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Be Realistic About What You Can Accomplish There are a slew of different strategies around how to identify the priorities for your day.    1 - Only set reminders for the really important stuff Client meetings, assignments due, appointments you cannot forget are all examples of what you might decide to designate as important.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 18, 2010

The signature automatically displays at the end of every message and typically contains contact information such as your full name, department, web page, and phone/fax numbers. Create an e-mail signature for all your outgoing mail. It’s like attaching a business card to every e-mail you send.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 6, 2010

  My process is to go out to each person and find out how to connect with them so that I can thank them for the follow.    Unfortunately, about 50% of the people that follow me do not identify how I can reach them outside of the Cinch platform and cinch does not have a way for me to communicate with one person specifically.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 4, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Work From Home Mother - How to Organize Your Life and Home to Succeed | Main | Office Organization - 5 Steps to Setting Up Your Core Systems » Life Coaching Tips to Organize Yourself For Success (Guest Post: Natalie Dee) Nothing succeeds like success. Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 22, 2008

Here is an example of some sub-folders and rules that I have set up that would work for a work e-mail or home account: I now send my subscribed feeds to a sub-folder that I can look at when I have the time. Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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The Office Professionals Place

APRIL 29, 2010

Give attendees "conference call house rules" for example, if they need to mute themselves, inform them of how to do so. It is impolite to blurt out or cut people off, you wouldnt do it in an in person meeting, dont do it on a phone call. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 12, 2010

  For example, I have days in my week that are dedicated to client work and days that are dedicated to marketing, writing, etc.    Make sure that as you schedule the activity (appointment on the phone, outside of the office or task you want to get done, etc) with enough time to come to a stopping point. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

  For example, if you have a container that holds all of your scissors, you will likely never find them in that container!    Now, I just need to figure out how to use it." Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates!   Why? 

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 10, 2009

How to be successful and eco-friendly. Small Business Bootstrapping How to start your own small business with no or little money. How to be successful by focusing on your core business. Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk As an example, Bookkeeping will start at £9.85

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 24, 2013

Once you gain experience you can think about how to plan your career. Work is work, it's not a so ap opera. :) On the first day you should follow their example. How they dress, carry themselves, the words they use, tone, values, principles, how they communicate, etc. Paying dues is not a bad thing.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 20, 2008

How to be successful and eco-friendly. How to be successful by focusing on your core business. Small Business Bootstrapping How to start your own small business with no or little money. Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk There are unlimited examples om the internet.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 3, 2011

  We love this tool because it does not matter how different my husband and I might reference information (for example, I might say Insurance-Car and he might say Country Insurance) we can find things with ease using the fast find button.    Your information is secure and backed up too.  Who do you choose to be?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 22, 2010

  For example, if you wait until you have a perfect plan for working out and eating right, you will never lose the weight you want to lose.  Whether it is writing a chapter in a ‘how to’ book, cleaning your kitchen, or doing a blog post, you should try to do something each day. This is action.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 5, 2010

List Tasks (example) a- Plan Agenda b- Billy Bob’s Review c- Draft budget report d- Clean out my inbox 2. Compare tasks and put a check mark next to the higher Priority task: a to b then, a to c and then, a to d b to c then, b to d c to d Using the example above: Which is more important: “a-Plan Agenda” or “b-Billy Bob’s Review”?

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Men With Pens

JULY 14, 2010

For example, I write all sorts of things for my clients, but I’m a direct marketing specialist. With all the ways to connect, you’d be surprised how hard many people are to reach today. Want the how-to steps for freelancing success? If it’s not direct marketing, I don’t write it. Can you do the work?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 21, 2009

How to Use Both For Optimal Professional & Personal Productivity » Cause and Effect - Productivity is an Action, Not a Result @QuietSpacing (Guest Post: Paul Burton) Discussions on "productivity" often focus on leverage or other financial management measurements. Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 6, 2010

How to be successful and eco-friendly. How to be successful by focusing on your core business. Small Business Bootstrapping How to start your own small business with no or little money. Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Starting a Small Business? Build your own network!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

As ideas fall into place by category, I can begin to see how to prioritize and keep track of items daily. Use the notebook for everything you want to keep track of: to do lists, grocery lists, client meetings, phone calls, dreams and goals. Examples: If you have a full email box, then schedule an hour each morning to tackle it.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Tweet How to use this handbook This handbook is not meant to be a step-by-step guide, nor should you adopt all the tips below. I talked about this recently in my post  10 Benefits of Rising Early, and How to Do It. See  How to Pare Your To-do List Down to the Essentials. .  One of them is ZenHabits.net. 

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Men With Pens

JUNE 13, 2010

Of course, there are the phone calls and urgent emails from clients I have to field. Sending copy by fax or FedEx. Spending half the day on the phone. I don’t know how anyone got anything done without a computer and email. How did you get those clients? Dean: When the phone rings … I answer it.

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