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7 Tips for Decluttering Your Desk

Ian's Messy Desk

If your desk harbours mounds of papers, books, files and personal accessories, you may be adding unnecessary stress to your day. Set up a good filing system. Colour–coded files are especially helpful — they show you at a glance where something should go. Put items that must be looked at in a special folder or file.

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The Bribery Act – what do assistants need to know?

Practically Perfect PA

In the commercial world this is generally known as corporate hospitality with most companies giving and receiving such things as gifts, tickets for sporting and social events etc. Instead the Act looks at corporate hospitality and asks is the event or gift being offered standard and reasonable or is it excessive and lavish ?

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8 Tips to Help You Clean Off Your Desk

Ian's Messy Desk

Sort – everything into boxes/containers according to what needs to be done: file , shred, recycle , refer, toss, etc. Process the paper – take the items you sorted into boxes and put them where they belong: filing, your tickler or reading folder or delegate/refer to a more appropriate person, etc.

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How to Use Evernote: 22 Ways

Ian's Messy Desk

Idea File – Ideas strike at random times, in the oddest places. Save recognized file formats to that folder and Evernote will upload to your account. Archive Twitter - Thanks to the Evernote-Twitter integration, you can easily capture the tweets you like: your own or those showing up in your stream.

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Can You Define Social Media Clutter?

Stephanie LH Calahan

Work With Stephanie « Want Help Making Lists on Twitter? This post started with a direct message on Twitter from a fellow organizer (who shall remain nameless) that told me that she felt everyone that shared quotes on Twitter was "cluttering up the place. .  Do you agree? Not valued.unfollowed.

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OFFICE DYNAMICS CONFERENCE RECAP PART I: AN EVENT OF DISTINCTION BEGINS

Office Dynamics

Wednesday opened with a substantial continental breakfast outside in the soft morning air, and then participants filed into the main ballroom to find their seats in preparation for the opening speech by Joan Burge, Founder and CEO of Office Dynamics International.

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4 Steps to Gaining Control of E-Mail

On The Job

While you may have thought that was a tad bit early to be thinking of what you want from Santa this year, this latest story may have you thinking about what you'd like at the top of your gift list this year: An empty e-mail "in" box. And the Freedom file?