Office Dynamics

APRIL 19, 2017

While there’s certainly a case to be made for banning phones from the workplace – confidentiality concerns, Facebook faux pas, employees who spend more time on Snapchat than spreadsheets – some smartphone apps, when used properly, can make your job a lot easier. So pick up that phone, test them out, and put them to use today!

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The Marq

JANUARY 13, 2021

I don't know if any of you use WhatsApp for secure & encrypted chat or phone/video calls. This is because of their new privacy policy where they will be sharing their users' posting details with Facebook. I will start using Signal for all national, and Telegram for all international texts, phone and video calls.

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 23, 2013

It pains me to announce that my grand experiment with using electronic time management systems has officially come to an end (sort of). In fact, I’m going to give you a complete overview of my brand new time management system. I moved to electronic systems after I lost my paper planner on an airplane in 2010.

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Productivityist

MARCH 27, 2015

Then Kelly and Ferriss agreed on something I hadn’t thought of, their phones are poor input devices. It isn’t easy to produce something on our phones, so why focus on it when you can do better work someplace else? But then my system sagged. Then I relegated them to a folder on the very last screen of my phone.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Being exposed to the sun increases your vitamin D , which is important for bones, blood cells and the immune system. Check Facebook, online message boards, even old school paper-and-tack message boards at coffee shops. You’ll take your phone with you regardless, right? The health benefits are wide-ranging. They’re easy to find.

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The Office Professionals Place

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Monday, October 19, 2009 Choose Your Method of Communication Effectively – Email, Phone, In-person, “Snail&# Mail/Memos Have you ever received an email from someone who just started at the company asking you to do something and you haven’t been introduced? Or have you played the popular “phone tag&# game?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JULY 1, 2011

  You might need a CRM system too.   Do you have plans to support any other smart phones?  We’re also on Twitter ( @batchblue ) and Facebook ( [link] ).  .  She shared that she was often forgetting important followups and conversations that she had because they would get lost in the piles. 

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On The Job

MAY 31, 2016

So when you're constantly engaging with your phone, instead of your co-workers, you get an immediate strike against you. Keep your phone out of sight unless you are going to use it for work ("I can look up those measurements on my phone, if you'd like.") The time to ask lots of "dumb" questions is now -- not a year from now.

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Tips From T. Marie

JUNE 9, 2015

We opted for ‘ the natural look ’, ushered in the equal rights amendment (ERA) and voiced our concerns about the eco-system, starting the environmental movement. Your first home computer ran on DOS, you played text driven role playing games on a Commodore 64 and chances are at some point you received an Atari game system for Christmas.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 24, 2017

Search for Loyalty Programs: Most admins know their traveler’s date of birth, phone number, address, and loyalty programs by heart but couldn’t even guess a digit in their own loyalty programs. Post on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter to see if people have tips for sights and restaurants in your destination.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 12, 2014

You don’t hear those horror stories anymore about people being sacked because of something they wrote on Facebook. With more and more content generated on Twitter, LinkedIn and other platforms for assistants it is really important that you have a system in place that helps you get the most out of social media. Twitter Ads.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 29, 2011

Google : The Wall Street Journal reports that Google is teaming up with Master Card and Citibank to embed Near Field Communications (NFC) technology into the Android operating system.    This would allow Android phones equipped with NFC chips to act as payments devices. 

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2017

Chat by phone or video conferencing, record meetings, and share screens to keep each other up to date, even if you’re continents apart! Connect with All Things Admin on LinkedIn and on Facebook. Virtual Meeting Apps: For far-flung teams or admins supporting on-the-go executives, online meeting apps help keep everyone on the same page.

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BMT Office Administration

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Yet, the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 threw a wrench into this tried and true system for most companies. An example would be call centers, where employee phone calls and voicemails were recorded and closely monitored to ensure their quality and efficiency. Before the pandemic, only 6% of employees were remote workers. limited period.

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Office Organization Success

OCTOBER 24, 2012

This means I don’t allow myself to get distracted by: reading unnecessary emails; trawling through the latest happenings over on Facebook; taking unscheduled phone calls; or. The good news is, as with anything you do in your business, it’s so much easier if you have a system in place for doing that. running quick errands.

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Office Organization Success

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Follow-up system — letters, phone calls, and emails (potential income). What I didn’t do… Posted on Twitter and Facebook. Client work (after all this is where the income comes from). Fiddled around with my website. Constantly checked emails every 30 seconds.

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 4, 2010

S ince it’s a custom for GTD’ers to describe their personal implementation of the system, I feel I’m bound by the same custom and owe it to my blog readers to share with them my simplified implementation of the GTD system. Nokia E71 Smart Phone. The Office applications in the phone are really great, too.

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Office Organization Success

SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

their marketing systems are hit-or-miss. Checking Facebook to see what everyone else is doing, before writing their newsletter. Don’t be a slave to your emails or your phone. Email and the phone are two of the biggest distractions for solo service professionals, so have a strategy for managing these distractions.

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Clutter Coach

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Today I’ll talk about making your processes and systems less boring. I don’t have a proprietary system or a template that I use. Get on the phone with someone who loves to talk so you can just listen while you work. What it mean is that they’ll be more YOU. I use all of that with each person I work with.

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On The Job

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Daniel Levitin, a neuroscientist, psychologist and author of “ The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload, ” says that while we’re all faced with “an unprecedented amount of information to remember,” most of us are still trying to “keep track of things using the systems that were put in place in a pre-computerized era.”

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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! Since most of us deal with more than just a small handful of contacts on a daily basis, the question of why we need a system to handle it should be obvious. You Get Paid Back Enormously When You USE the System.

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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.    Twitter , Facebook , LinkedIn , Quora and the list goes on and on!  The blog posts, when published, are syndicated to twitter, facebook, linkedIn, Google+ and so on.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

  After I posted Productive Social Networking-Making the Most of Your Twitter & Facebook Experience - Do You Use Lists?   Now, the system updates for me and I can recognize my awesome tweeps and stay in contact.   Or connect on Facebook !   It is a f*ree online tool that helps you populate your lists. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 2, 2012

As I receive notifications of the voting opportunity via email, twitter, facebook, etc.   Make it mobile friendly - The numbers are staggering how many people use their smart phones to access the internet.    Then, with the click of a button, the system creates a random number for you to use. 

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www.officearrow.com

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Creating a business system or standard operating procedure (SOP) may be the right move for you. A good business system summarizes everything you know about your role in the company and how to do your job. If you have a good system, anyone who follows it will get the same result every time. Business systems are beneficial, too.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 30, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Increase Productivity: Focus on What You CAN Control - Free Yourself from Feeling Overwhelmed/Stressed | Main | Check Out This Great Resource for Organizing Tips and Products (and maybe win some stuff too) » Productive Social Networking-Making the Most of Your Twitter & Facebook Experience - Do You Use Lists?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 19, 2010

thanks @thinkglobally) Productivity is sometimes about effective systems and sometimes about the mindset that you have about your situation.    Or connect on Facebook ! thanks @thinkglobally) Productivity is sometimes about effective systems and sometimes about the mindset that you have about your situation. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 7, 2009

.  You may come to the same conclusion as Janet, or you may find that your needs are totally different, but you will get a fabulous overview of some of the most popular planning systems today. Have a planning system you love?    Or connect on Facebook ! Have a planning system you love? 

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Eat Your Career

APRIL 17, 2012

People didn’t hesitate to plop themselves down at her desk—even when she was on the phone or heads down working. Aside from in-person interruptions, we’re constantly bombarded with IMs, phone calls, emails and so much more. So take matters into your own hands and create a system that works for you. Share this on Facebook.

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Loosely Speaking

DECEMBER 22, 2009

[link] Effectively Conduct Your Complimentary Consultations & Overcome Objections presented by Patty Benton of The Marketing Train System Coaching Program. Do you struggle when you get a potential client on the phone, knowing how to keep control of the conversation, and turn them from potential into paying?

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On The Job

JANUARY 12, 2009

While using LinkedIn and Facebook and other online networking tools can be helpful, and attending business and industry functions can be beneficial to your career, don't forget that teaching may have one of the greatest positive impacts on your success. Teaching, I believe, can take many different forms in the workplace. Lijit Search.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

And I'm always connected to Facebook, obviously. so they can enter them into my system for me. I like having a long battery life and having the full functionality of the Windows Platform on my phone. I have Dropbox on my phone as well so I can easily send documents to my consultants while on the road.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 9, 2011

Sometimes productivity has to do with systems and processes.    If you don't have good ways to communicate in your team or with your clients, the systems and processes fall flat.  Can be tricky to do over the phone because the person on the other end will not be able to see your eye-contact or body language.

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The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 22, 2010

Sunday, August 22, 2010 Miscommunication, Misfiled, and Misplaced = Misrepresentation A work day consists of filing, answering phones, greeting visitors, and a host of communication efforts with coworkers, supervisors, and customers, plus other duties and responsibilities that can get overwhelming. Lets grow together! Thanks for the feedback!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

pamelahazelton    Franklin Covey - been using that system for 10+ years. We also both have android phones and when I add appointments on my phone it syncs online and vice versa. Since we both have gmail calendars it automatically adds to the hubby phone/calendar.   Or connect on Facebook !

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 8, 2010

  My friends and colleagues on Twitter and Facebook gave me some great responses.    Or connect on Facebook !   My friends and colleagues on Twitter and Facebook gave me some great responses.    Today is a continuation on that theme.   Keep reading to learn more!

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Step It Up VA Coaching

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Nothing is more frustrating than running out of paper or ink in your printer just when you need to quickly print that document for a client meeting; or your cell phone dies about a minute before your conference call starts. A few minutes later, a Facebook post or a tweet pops up so you switch over to read and reply.

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