BMT Office Administration

OCTOBER 10, 2022

That’s why I put together this guide breaking down what procrastination is, why it happens, its causes, and how to break the habit ultimately. Read on to learn more about the causes of procrastination and how you can stop it in its tracks. How can you remedy this issue at your organization? Daydreaming instead of working.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Call, write, pay, scan, enter data, read, file and write are all examples of the verbs you might have. 4 -- Pick up your SMEAD Stadium File Organizer (you can find them at most office supply stores) and take it out of the packaging. Use any remaining spots to hold project files or quick reference information. 

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Allwork

DECEMBER 23, 2022

One popular travel accessory that every digital nomad needs is a travel adaptor so that they can recharge all their devices, from laptops, cameras and cell phones to digital watches and alarms. . It also includes powerful analytics about performance, and tips on how to optimize reach and other rankings. . Travel adaptor .

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Success

OCTOBER 15, 2022

One of the most frustrating things about living up to your potential is how unaware we are of any progress that we’re making. For example, I’m trying to push myself to be the best I can be, and I’m very critical of myself. I brush off my achievements as How can I do this better next time?

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Recruit CRM

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

For example, virtual recruiting might be employed at the top of the funnel, with in-person recruiting used for the final interviews. Phone Interviews Phone interviews are a quick and easy method of identifying the best candidates and discounting unsuitable ones. Video interviews are more effective than phone screens.

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Success

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Here’s how she formats an Optimal Day. How to Optimize Your Day: Have an Intentional Morning Wake up – 9 a.m. To illustrate this principle at work, she uses a delicious example: If you’re tasked with making a doughnut, spend your cognitive prime time on making it edible. An edible doughnut “meets mission.”

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Allwork

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Laura McGuire, a trauma-informed workplace training expert, shared her knowledge about how workers can advocate for themselves when experiencing discrimination or harassment in the workplace — and how to avoid companies that won’t address it. . People can also feel emboldened by a screen (hello comments sections).

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On The Job

MAY 23, 2018

It's not enough to just expect a colleague to pick up your work or assume he or she will be able to locate any important files if necessary. Some vague message like "I'll be gone until June 15" isn't really helpful and unless you tell me who is covering for you, the phone number and email of the person. Prepare your backup.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 25, 2013

Employers are grappling with how to stop slovenly desk habits from denting morale or hurting professionalism. Why do you need these tips on how to organize your desk ? Example: Items: Store all sticky notes together; notepads of various sizes together; different stationery and envelope sizes together, etc. Do not be a packrat.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 10, 2014

Aside from remembering the details we actually have to remember the task itself – how the heck are we supposed to do that?! Here are my top ten tips on how to remember those random requests…. If my manager has asked me to do something small I usually do it immediately – for example, printing or photocopying something.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 12, 2017

I am guilty of being an email addict and spending unnecessary amounts of time reading, replying and filing my emails. Set up a free email address (Hotmail or Gmail for example) that you can use for newsletters, updates, subscriptions etc. I’ve written about my email filing system before. me is the greatest thing ever.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 9, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Opening Microsoft Office 2007 Files in Microsoft Office XP By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, January 09, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Access , MS-Excel , MS-Outlook , MS-PowerPoint , MS-Word , Productivity I recently had a vendor send us an Excel spreadsheet that he created in Microsoft Word 2007 format.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 28, 2016

As a business owner, you’ll want to check in with your remote workers on a pretty regular basis, either through scheduled phone calls or with email updates. A great example of this is Basecamp , which is a secure and private online space where you and your telecommuters can organize and track everything that needs to be done.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 7, 2011

In a nutshell, you can save anything to this program and access it from your computer, from the web, or even your phone. How do you get the most out of Evernote? Create a shared notebook, give access to the relevant people and they can decide when and how to view. Evernote on a mobile phone can geotag the photo.

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Clutter Coach

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Some examples of administrivia are reports you can get away with just skimming to get the content of them, nothing that requires deep reading. Do some filing. Get that pile off your desk and into the file drawer. Get that pile off your desk and into the file drawer. How about some scanning? Nice and mindless.

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Worxbee

AUGUST 30, 2022

Experienced EAs know how to get tasks done effectively and proactively – saving you time and money. Let’s examine why and how EAs save you time and money. EAs can take notes, file or organize, do proactive research, meet clients, and arrange meetings. The conversation meanders like in the first example. at what you do.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 10, 2016

This not only takes the guesswork out of your workday, it might even give you some insights or ideas of how to do the work better. Establish a filing system. Most of your files are probably going to be digital, but you still need to know where everything you need is stored. Make a list. Make the most of your prime time.

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Productivityist

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Fortunately, there are numerous excellent and intuitive apps available for almost all phones using iOS and Android. For example, you cannot hope to be the best florist in your area without meeting with your team, suppliers, delivery drivers, and clients. But once you learn how to use the interface, it is compelling.

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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. Yes, we do think of ourselves as more of a personal assistant and not just a digital filing cabinet.   To see an example of a "public" view of Springpad, here is Jeff's.

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Office Organization Success

JUNE 2, 2011

Dropbox – in case you haven’t come across this yet, this is a great service for sharing files between say your desktop PC and your laptop without having to copy from your PC to a flashdrive, and then from the flashdrive to your laptop. You can also log in to your account online and access your files from there too.

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Eat Your Career

JANUARY 23, 2020

This statement highlights one of my own biggest areas of concern: When executives do not know how to leverage their administrative staff, they fail to use them to their fullest potential. Learning how to leverage an assistant takes time and effort. I believe it is the assistant’s responsibility to train executives how to leverage them.

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Page Personnel

AUGUST 26, 2022

Those in an office manager role need to know how to manage processes, procedures, documentation, project management and communications. He or she also needs to understand supervision, training, and administration, and how they can benefit the business. Office managers should know how to manage their time effectively on a daily basis.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 27, 2013

.   The growth of food trucks is my favorite examples of an industry being impacted by people wanting to share experiences. There's a great quote  from a post on the Foodess Files blog  on this topic: It’s hard to find a cluster of people standing beside a food truck in Los Angeles, who are NOT on their phones.

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 19, 2012

Below are a few tips on how to make your desk more efficient: Essential stationery. Files – see my previous blog on my filing system. Calculator – I still use a calculator most days despite knowing how to use formulas in Excel! The phone should be on the desk as near to your keyboard and computer screen as possible.

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Tips From T. Marie

JANUARY 4, 2017

For example, Microsoft’s Office 365 and Adobe’s Creative Cloud make it easy to use the latest version of Word and Acrobat without needing to shell out an astronomical amount of money every time the software gets an update. Sharing files between client/virtual services provider is faster and easier than ever before. .

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 24, 2007

I have my regular contact list where I store contact information, phone numbers etc. Whenever I find out how to do something I create a new contact card and put the information in it. Or from your Toolbar when you are in Contacts, choose File, New, Folder. Or from your Toolbar when you are in Contacts, choose File, New, Folder.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 9, 2012

  Back when I had to keep track of phone conversations, email and face-to-face it was simply much easier to do! Here is an example of an interaction that my client had prior to putting a CRM in place: Prospective client calls on the phone about a speaking project and a meeting gets scheduled. " I can relate! 

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 30, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Using Subtotals Function in Microsoft Excel By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Excel , Productivity D o you have a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet where you have firm names and figures? The spreadsheet might contain other types of data, but is similar to this example?

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 21, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Calculation of Discounts in Excel By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 Filed Under: MS-Excel H ave you ever wondered how to calculate discounts on certain products/services that you or your firm offers? I then checked Excels help file and there it was.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

I was on the phone the other day with one of my private clients and we were talking about her social media strategy.    How do I make up unique content for each platform? .  Here's an Example of How I Re-purpose My Content. I keep a master text file with all of my 140 character tweets & links.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 20, 2010

  You may have categories like, phone calls, finances, networking, paper work, or creative activities.   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? 

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

For example I always include the following contact details: The out of hours telephone number for the travel agent you booked through. If they have a number of meetings in the city I include details on how to get from one meeting to the next so they know how long it takes and also the best way to travel.

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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.  Use your 5-10 minute file Do you keep a 5-10 minute file ?  Drink lots of water!   Sound interesting? 

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, October 08, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity A re you the type of person that comes into the office each and every day, thinking that its just going to be another boring day, nothing changes and its always the same thing day in and day out? You check your e-mails , you do your filing.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 27, 2011

  For example, those sites can't implement itunes ping, quora, or other new sites, but with ItsMyURLs you could add your profile link the first day that they were launched!    When people access the site from their phones, you have created a very clean and easy to navigate view.    How does it work?

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On The Job

OCTOBER 12, 2010

That means that you listen carefully to instructions – from how to operate the copy machine to filing reports with the boss – and take notes. For example, does the boss prefer face-to-face communication or phone calls and e-mail? Who can you ask about computer issues or how staff meetings are conducted?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 3, 2011

  Now is the time to let go of the excuses that you don't have time, are too tired or don't know how.    Here are a few for you to consider: AboutOne.com If you would like to go paperless with your home filing, this is definitely the tool to consider!  This tool is great for simple household filing. 

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