The Office Professionals Place

MAY 11, 2010

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that in April, the national unemployment rate is at 9.9 Learning how to diffuse a negative workplace situation can be difficult, but we need to start with ourselves. Posted by Dewoun Hayes at 9:52 AM Labels: Communication , Workplace Mental Health 1 comments: ???? said. ?????????

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Boss needs a copy of annual report? Email the report to the boss while you're sitting by the pool. Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today! family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 No problem! Thanks to Janice Simon of The Clutter Princess 2.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 30, 2010

The Wall Street Journal reported that the average person spends over 150 hours per year just looking for information.    We learned back in pre-school that trying to fit a square peg into a round hole just does not work.    They even have different rates that they can learn and absorb information. 

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The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

and tells you that he needs a report by 10 a.m. This is not a simple report and you will probably need to come in early to have it completed on time. If that doesn’t work, think about paying for the training out of your own pocket and then show your boss how effective and productive you are afterwards by using what you learned.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 26, 2011

Basecamp Both Joanne Lang and I recommended Basecamp. ( [link] ) The tool gives the ability for various team members to communicate and report in on status and there are some fantastic dashboard tools that give you an overall look at various sub projects.  Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 28, 2011

I then learned that a Twitterview was an interview that was conducted on Twitter using a hashtag (we used #BizProd) to aggregate all of the comments together in one spot where people could follow the conversation. The report is free right? link] Yes, Marcia, the priority setting report is free to anyone that signs up.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 29, 2010

6 -- Make Sure You Don't Receive Things You Will Never Read Do you get prospectus change notifications or annual reports from investments that you have in you retirement accounts, or other savings?  Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today!   Seriously, do you ever read them? 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 12, 2010

Get Your Special Report: Priority Setting - Working on the Right Things Major Meltdown in Time Management - Tips to Avoid it Happening To You   5.  Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today! family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 5, 2010

After all, nobody wants to write down "Wasted 90 minutes in Facebook” instead of writing that client report! List Tasks (example) a- Plan Agenda b- Billy Bob’s Review c- Draft budget report d- Clean out my inbox 2.     B Which is more important: “a-Plan Agenda” or “c-Draft budget report”?  

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 12, 2010

  Many people keep things -- papers, reports, emails, books -- because they don't have set guidelines around how long something should stick around.  Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today! family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 27, 2009

As I was going through the manual, I saw chapters on office procedures, confidentiality, health and safety, security and more. Your co-workers are probably all new to you, you dont know how to use the photocopier or fax machine and more importantly "where is the bathroom?" The first week on the job can be very overwhelming.

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Time Zones IAAP 2009 Administrative Professionals 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

I stand back, and begin moving notes until the ideas start flowing into easy categories: Blog, Projects, Home, Family, Health - etc. Learn to say "no" sometimes! Saying "NO" Is An Important Time Management Technique Learn to say NO! Don't fill your calendar to the max. Wash The Overwhelm Away!

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