Productivity Bits

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Organize your folders by project, client, document or by any other means necessary. It is entirely possible for you to essentially eliminate the use of paper faxes by using electronic faxing, in which you generate an in-bound fax to the computer system you use. Back them up to an external hard drive off-site.

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Eco-Office Gals

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Instead of traditional means of advertising, for example, you can skip the paper of print ads and instead engage in appvertising by creating mobile applications that offer added value to customers. The first thing to consider is that any standard branding strategy can take on a green hue if you simply think outside the box a bit.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 30, 2008

The spreadsheet might contain other types of data, but is similar to this example? checked (in this example). 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

JULY 24, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Prioritization: A Colorful Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, July 24, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D o you receive quite a bit of e-mail in your Inbox each day, but have trouble prioritizing them? For example, I receive an e-mail from my direct supervisor.

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Eco-Office Gals

MAY 24, 2012

Just the very thought of not being able to properly organize so many folders is enough to exclude paperwork all together. These are just a few examples of how disastrous it is not to implement a more effective method of storing information. It should copy, scan, print and fax without any problems.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   Green for work and blue for personal for example.  family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Archive Network with Steph Is This You? Work With Stephanie « Do You Have a Yeah/Yuckie List?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 8, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! 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.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Between e-mail, virtual assistants, palm pilots, high speed Internet connections and a host of other technological marvels, they mistakenly believe they are more independent than ever—making their own travel plans, faxing their own letters and scheduling their own meetings. Have regular meetings. You can help by mentoring on a regular basis.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Between e-mail, virtual assistants, palm pilots, high speed Internet connections and a host of other technological marvels, they mistakenly believe they are more independent than ever—making their own travel plans, faxing their own letters and scheduling their own meetings. Have regular meetings. You can help by mentoring on a regular basis.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2008

Home About Me Advertise "Stop Watch"ing Your Productivity By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D o you multi-task too much? For example, you want to spend one hour on a particular project. To avoid this, try using an online timer instead.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 29, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, August 29, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D o you have a to-do list, either on a piece of paper, on Microsoft Outlook or in a planner? For example, I will try to work on task A for 1 hour. Home About Me Advertise To-Do or Not To-Do?

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 27, 2008

Home About Me Advertise 4 Steps to Setting up E-mail Distribution Lists By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, March 27, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity D o you find yourself having to write each persons e-mail address over and over again for certain e-mails ?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   Example 1: If you need to do creative activities in your work like writing, put like activities together.  Example 2:   Do you have a litany of sales and prospecting calls to do?  Archive Network with Steph Is This You?   Group them together! 

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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. Another thing that helps people to get motivated is by writing some sort of mantra on a piece of paper or printing it out. This way, when you sit down, you can read it each and every day.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 9, 2008

For example, if I have Microsoft Excel XP and would like to send a file to a client that only has Microsoft Excel 97 (which was a horrible disaster for Microsoft, since there were quite a few bugs in this version), you could save the file as a Microsoft Excel 97 version. I remember in the past that you can always downgrade files.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 21, 2007

Here is how to calculate the difference between two numbers as a percentage: For example, your earnings are $2,342 in November and $2,500 in December. It kept providing me topics that werent relevant to the particular answer I was looking for. I then checked Excels help file and there it was.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 4, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Write An Effective Out Of Office Assistant Message By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, March 04, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity A re you going on vacation? I appreciate your example. Are you going to be out of the office for a short or even long period of time?

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 28, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Clock In The Right Time Zone: Booking Meetings in Microsoft Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, August 28, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity , Travel D o you need to book meetings for your manager(s), but most meetings are all over the country or even internationally?

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, September 14, 2007 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D oes your firm want to save money? Heres an example of what happened with me. Home About Me Advertise Outsourcing - Good or Bad? Everyone could use a little more green in their wallets.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, October 30, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , Organize , Productivity D o you find yourself being bored out of your mind at times with nothing to do? Ive tried to exhaust all the possible things I could do that he doesnt ask me to do - organize emails, files, clutter, contacts, create procedures.

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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. Professional Organizer: Organization is a must if you are an assistant. One of our main duties is to keep our bosses organized.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 18, 2010

For most organizations, e-mail has become the preferred means of communication, both formal and informal. 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. Thanks for visiting!

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Small Business CEO

MAY 5, 2010

Inefficient process examples: Your employees record their time on paper or in Excel. A lab order is faxed in. Example projects: Create interfaces between systems. Commit your organization to whatever portion of these tips is feasible. Increase productivity so initial growth can be absorbed by existing employees.

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The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 22, 2010

For example, if you are speaking to someone and their eyes become widened, ask if they have any questions about what was discussed. Misfiled - Get organized Statistics show that we will touch the same piece of paper at least 21 times in a day. The best way to get organized is to start with your desk.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 30, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! By grouping the same type of information, say Tweets about organizing, you are able to focus on one topic at a time.   For examle, I send messages on organization and productivity, but I occasionally will send updates on gratitude or something that happened to me that day. . 

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The Office Professionals Place

MARCH 13, 2010

For example, during staff meetings, acknowledge the work that other departments have done. This requires some planning and organization on your part, but even the most organized individual has emergencies. Well, I called the woman who handles all the hotel reservations for an organization he belongs to.

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Success

APRIL 25, 2024

Gen Z might even think making a phone call is like someone asking them to use a fax machine. Kate Winick, former editor and former senior director of social media at Peloton, shares more examples of how to try it on LinkedIn. It’s the same reason you’ll only find her taking her vitamins from an organizer.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 17, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! For example, write all tasks related to recruitment on blue cards and items related to resident evaluations on red cards. For example, after receiving an e-mail request, don’t let it sit in your in-box until you remember or miss the deadline. Archive Network with Steph Is This You?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 22, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Outlook Rules That Rule By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing All The Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant. It will be worth the effort.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Why Complete Social Profiles Are Important Let me give you an example of why this can be important for you.  family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Archive Network with Steph Is This You?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 3, 2011

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   It is Get Organized Month and now is a great time to focus on your personal affairs.    It is important to learn how to manage your time effectively and get organized so that you can focus on the most important things in your life.  Link Lineup!

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The Office Professionals Place

JANUARY 5, 2010

Using the weight loss example because it is so popular, it is not realistic or healthy to drastically change eating habits and join a health club and workout like a vigilante and expect to loose 20 pounds in 2 months. Need help in organizing your “goalsolutions&# and ideas? Set goals that are manageable and attainable.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! I believe I have created an effective way to stay organized and on schedule while tracking symptoms & medication related to chronic illness.  For example, if you love to write things down, don't pick an online tool.  Archive Network with Steph Is This You?

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The Office Professionals Place

OCTOBER 8, 2009

For example, files related to finances can be green (for obvious reasons, right?), Another suggestion is to color code the labels, same example, use green labels for finances. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. Find out what filing system works for you. I like to use the color coding system.

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The Office Professionals Place

APRIL 11, 2010

For example, if you are talking about the organization of the meeting or its purpose, reference meeting materials or if this is a meeting that involves a specific group and there are written rules and regulations such as bylaws, make reference to them so that everyone understands the source of your concerns. Voice the facts.

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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. Creating a plan denotes organization. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. Get to know your team member’s strengths and weaknesses.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Click the Hide button that appears on the upper right corner of the post (see it circled in red below for example). family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Archive Network with Steph Is This You?

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