Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 9, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to exorcise your demons of disorganization Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on June 9, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Manage paper effectively – Barbara Hemphill, author of The Paper Tiger, offers the FAT principle for paper burden: file it, act on it, or toss it.

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They don’t need to spend much time asking others for help or trying to figure out how to perform certain tasks. Introduce them to all of the social media channels your company uses and define how you prefer employees or contractors on your team to engage with them online. showcasing how each tool facilitates team collaboration.

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Office Dynamics

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Employers have to pay special attention to regulations, reports and more importantly, they are responsible for the health and well-being of all of their employees. Site Specific health and safety plans. Shinichi filed a claim with the Japanese labor office to seek higher safety standards. Sevenson Environmental. Fukushima.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

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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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 26, 2010

Files can be kept in open piles on a desk or in folders, according to your style. Use the RAFT template: refer it, act on it, file it or toss it. File it, if necessary. Eighty percent of filed papers are never looked at again. If the amount is small, three times a week may do. Act on it immediately.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 25, 2010

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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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 17, 2011

5 Steps to Meal Planning Success There is no denying that there is a strong tie between your health and your productivity or ability to focus and get things done.    As I have shared my health journey in the past few years, many have written me to express frustration with their ability to manage their time and eating right. 

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The Office Professionals Place

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

’ Here are some tips on how to get yourself and others motivated: Rewards (the ‘pat on the back’) Realize that for each task or project you complete you are entitled to a personal reward. Suggest ideas on how to acquire the same results or goal but from a different prospective.

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Page Personnel

JULY 20, 2022

The HR job often involves working out how to manage people. In addition, the HR assistant will provide assistance to senior members of the team in a range of areas, including recruitment, training, performance management, employee orientation, payroll administration, employee welfare and health and safety. What does an HR Assistant do?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Work With Stephanie « Organize Your Ideas and Watch Them Unfold | Main | Life Coaching Tips to Organize Yourself For Success » Work From Home Mother - How to Organize Your Life and Home to Succeed (Guest Post: Sarah Short) Work from home mothers all share pretty much the same issues; children, family, housework, space, organisation.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 7, 2011

January 20, 2011 2:00 PM CST (12:00 PM PST- 1:00 PM  MT- 3:00 PM EST) For 60 Minutes Learn how to battle the top time-stealers and take control of your office once-and-for-all with expert advice from productivity consultant and coach Stephanie LH Calahan Mark Your Calendar and Sign Up Today! Sign Up Today! Tweet in News & Updates!

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Benefits of HR Outsourcing for small businesses HR outsourcing can provide meaningful support to small businesses across a number of human resources areas and goals. Plus, it may be legally required depending on how many employees you currently have. Explore the top eight benefits of HR outsourcing for small businesses.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 9, 2010

I don’t want to tell you how to do your job,” Lynn began, “but I noticed you’re weren’t writing down any of your assignments.” “Oh, Delete unnecessary files: With a computer, you can free up space by sending unnecessary files to the trash. How about all those “junk files” on your mental hard drive?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

  How are yours doing? Goals, on the other hand, if written correctly, are revisited and attained!    Keep reading for ideas on how to make sure your important vision gets attained! As you create your goals, do not set expectations that they would all be accomplished at the same time. Write it Out!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 6, 2010

CREATE your paper-based filing system. Having an efficient filing system in place will enable you to find the information you need, when you need it! First of all invest in your filing storage, whether that's a dedicated filing cabinet or plastic filing crates. CREATE your PC filing system.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 5, 2010

This feature lets users load and save HanDBase files to and from their desktops and import/export CSV files for transfer from/to other desktop applications.

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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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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2008

How to be successful by focusing on your core business. How to be successful and eco-friendly. Small Business Bootstrapping How to start your own small business with no or little money. How to fix/remove ‘Winweb Security’ Virus/Malware. E-Mail me or follow me. What is Small Business Infrastructure?

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 30, 2010

Not only did she remember the name of the antibiotic from four years previous, within 45 seconds she had pulled a copy of the prescription from her files. That was just before my mother’s 78th birthday. She understands the first measure of an effective productivity system: 1) You can find things that need to be found.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Small Business Bootstrapping How to start your own small business with no or little money. How to be successful by focusing on your core business. How to be successful and eco-friendly. How To Make This Recession Work For Your Small Home Business. E-Mail me or follow me. You ask a question, I answer!

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The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 8, 2010

If you have an idea on how to improve business practices or department procedures or tasks, tell your supervisor and be sure to put it in writing. If you want to take a course or attend a workshop and management is reluctant to pay for your professional development, outline the value and how it will benefit you as an employee.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

It's a great way to save files and photos on the "cloud." If you change your relationship to time and the way you think about it overall, it becomes easier to align your activities and tasks with your so-called time management goals. Here's how it works. Drop The Flash Drive For Dropbox Dropbox is awesome!

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The Office Professionals Place

JUNE 8, 2010

Assess the situation and come to a conclusion of how to approach the situation as a calm, cool, and collected individual. Don’t let challenges deter you from your goal. Completing the steps to reach goals gets you to the reward. We need to set short and long term goals in order to complete our goals.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 8, 2010

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. Below are seven examples to help you do that.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 19, 2010

Related articles by Zemanta Leading From Below (slideshare.net) Stealth Meeting Facilitation from the Rank-and-File (blogs.hbr.org) Could Your Organization Be Bipartisan? blogs.hbr.org) Related Posts: How to Conduct Small-Group Meetings links for 2006-07-21 Quotes – July 30 Leadership Did you enjoy this post?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 4, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Work From Home Mother - How to Organize Your Life and Home to Succeed | Main | Office Organization - 5 Steps to Setting Up Your Core Systems » Life Coaching Tips to Organize Yourself For Success (Guest Post: Natalie Dee) Nothing succeeds like success. Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 28, 2010

A few days ago, my blog post on Self-Discipline and Productivity - How to build self-discipline was being re-tweeted and discussed on Twitter.  A few days ago, my blog post on Self-Discipline and Productivity - How to build self-discipline was being re-tweeted and discussed on Twitter.    What is your 20?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Work With Stephanie « Planner Or Tickler (1-31) File? - Sheila Zayas is president of Harmony Perfect Organizers, a professional organizing company that helps people and businesses manage their paperwork, their time better, and set goals so they can be fruitful and profitable. Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 29, 2010

Motivation: Create a Work Environment that Enhances Your Goals (@GinaParris Video) » Sometimes we just have to laugh @ our procrastination (video from @AgentXPQ) Sometimes you just have to laugh at yourself to really have an "a-ha" moment.  Work With Stephanie « Celebrate Life Now!   For Goodness Sakes!

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 16, 2010

How to be successful and eco-friendly. How to be successful by focusing on your core business. Small Business Bootstrapping How to start your own small business with no or little money. Don’t purchase containers to store more documents and files – throw away as much of your old stuff as possible instead.

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Recruit CRM

JUNE 17, 2021

Here are three core pointers of a good job description: Explains the reality of the role Showcases the organisation's culture, and A bit of marketing for the company In short, a job description is used for a variety of reasons— starting from the most obvious, which is recruiting, determining salary ranges, creating job goals, job titles and more.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

  If you are among the growing crowd of people that avoid Facebook because you just don't have timeor don't care to scroll through the myriad of games your friends are participating in, today I'll share how to get rid of the clutter.    What do you do to make your Facebook experience focused to your goals? 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 30, 2010

How do you intend to build the business? If you are not sure how to answer these questions, begin by writing down what you don’t want!   Consider how you will feel.    In the picture above you see a standard file cabinet on the left and one that is open and on wheels on the right. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 16, 2010

  One of his frustrations was figuring out how to balance all of the important tasks that he had on his plate. Do you struggle with figuring out how to focus your time and energy and work on what is truly important? It seems as if our to-do lists are constantly growing. As businesses try to do more with less, you get much more!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 20, 2010

  In fact, it may seem like you should be in a circus, with all of the things you are trying to juggle. .   In fact, it may seem like you should be in a circus, with all of the things you are trying to juggle.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Although it sounds complicated, a graphic example shows how easy it is: Sales are Down Store Inventory is Low Supplier is Unreliable Some Items Discontinued Outside Sales Team Below Goals High Team Turnover Low Team Morale. Then, we define the consecutive steps required to reach our goal. And what came before that?

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 20, 2010

How to be successful and eco-friendly. Small Business Bootstrapping How to start your own small business with no or little money. How to be successful by focusing on your core business. In some ways, managing everything yourself is easier than taking on staff; time is always an issue but you know how to deal with your self.

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