Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2017

This is the second article in a two-part series on productivity apps for admins by Julie Perrine. As an administrative professional, you need to be productive and organized wherever you go. This smart app even “learns” your schedule and adapts to your busy and available times. Designed by Freepik. You can read part 1 here.

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Eat Your Career

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

They’re hardly able to enjoy the slower pace, for fear that they’re not being as productive as they could or should be. If you’re currently experiencing some downtime at work, or if you’re likely to have some in the near future, here are a few ways you can use this rare period of peace productively. Learn more and sign up here.)

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BMT Office Administration

JULY 3, 2023

While dealing with lots of paperwork doesn’t rank as most HR professionals’ favorite task, proper recordkeeping for employee personnel files is a must for any organization. In addition, if an employee is involuntarily let go, their employee file must be kept for one year following the termination date. Why is that?

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Eat Your Career

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

When someone is certified, it means they’ve not only demonstrated competence in the relevant material; they’ve also participated in continued learning to stay up-to-date on the topics. Once you earn your degree, you have no obligation to continue learning in that field. Some certifications accept a wide variety of learning activities.

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Success

MARCH 13, 2024

When I wasn’t waiting tables or… learning about all these customers, I was exploring this building,” Nelson explains. There’s 10,000 square feet of unfinished space upstairs, and I got to run around there and in the basement and see how all of our systems were exposed or how this open-frame space could be one day.”

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 30, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 2 Measures of effective productivity systems… Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on June 30, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. I learned from my mother. I few years ago, when asked for my best productivity tip, I posted, use the system that works for you.

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Clutter Coach

DECEMBER 15, 2017

This is Podcast 81 and it’s about how you can be productive even if you’re sick, or tired or just feeling those low energy winter blues. Some of these tasks are known as administrivia, a word that I was surprised to learn was first used in 1937! Do some filing. Get that pile off your desk and into the file drawer.

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Eat Your Career

JANUARY 31, 2023

Files, photos, passwords, apps, emails, and more fill our virtual space. Learn more and sign up here! As modern-day professionals, we are all overloaded with electronic stuff! Everything (the useful and the useless) gets mixed together, and it’s nearly impossible to find anything. Not a member yet?

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Productivityist

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

No business can thrive without adequate productivity. But even the most productive and enthusiastic individuals, teams, and corporations require careful management, planning, and collaboration. Many apps are also available as desktop or web programs for Linux and Windows operating systems. Systems: Web Browsers.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 26, 2022

But as I evaluated my workspace, I realized I needed to make some physical changes to facilitate more productive workflow, focus, and energy as I write my book. Take a good look at your setup and decide if it promotes productivity and a good workflow. Even the most organized admin sometimes gets behind with filing.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 10, 2022

Today is National Clean Off Your Desk Day, so it’s a great time to take a critical look at your workspace, and follow these three steps to make it a more productive area! There are three zones you need to think about as you clear the clutter and put systems in place for staying organized. Create workspace zones. Clear the clutter.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2019

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. Looking for lost files will take up as much of your time as looking for misplaced items. You need to make sure all your files are in its proper place. Learn to delegate.

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Allwork

DECEMBER 10, 2023

They achieve productivity more quickly; they cost less in total, and they’re a more flexible cost; they require less emotional investment from their employers; and they take less time and effort to replace. The cons of expert freelancers They can be tough to integrate into existing systems. Develop a file-sharing system.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 29, 2023

In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Nicole talks about the art of delegation, building a support system, being a mompreneur, and unlocking your productivity potential. So excited to hear Nicole’s story and chat with her today about a little bit about delegation and unlocking productivity potential.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 13, 2017

If you still use hard file folders, purchase some pretty, fun folders. Believe it or not, I still use a follow-up system that I learned as an executive assistant in my 20s. It is the 41-day file folder system. I have not found a more useful, efficient system for my hard copy notes, papers and files.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 11, 2023

Ready to learn a bit more about each space style preference? For an Everything Out to be successful, they need to be highly organized and use storage products to ensure that everything is tidy as well as visible. A stray file, an errant stapler, or even a visible office supply organizer can put them off their game.

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

You might be using a new phone system or dealing with new project management software. If you don’t have procedures in place, one approach to onboarding involves having the new hire document the procedures as they learn. Think back to the last time you started a new job. showcasing how each tool facilitates team collaboration.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Work With Stephanie « Cause and Effect - Productivity is an Action, Not a Result @QuietSpacing | Main | Organize Your Ideas and Watch Them Unfold » Planner Or Tickler (1-31) File? - First of all, there is not a perfect tool or a perfect system.

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Tips From T. Marie

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Not only will you be providing product or services to others, you’ll be running your own business as well. Learning to use your time wisely is super important. This can be done both in person, with a physical intro packet or via email or messenger with a digital file. Part of that is finding ways to save yourself time.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 10, 2024

Once you have your template, print out several blank copies, punch three holes in each page, and keep them in a file folder within reach of your workspace. Procedures work best when they’re structured and consistent, and using a template to capture them can help immensely, especially if you don’t have the time to type them right away.

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Gone are the days when filing, phone skills, and semi-legible shorthand were key requirements for an admin job. However, understanding the steep learning curves involved, adding these skills sooner rather than later will allow you to stay ahead. A computer can’t persuade someone to buy a product or service.

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Success

JUNE 19, 2022

While you’re certainly capable of answering the telephone, filing and ordering supplies, why waste your time on drudgery that almost anyone could do? For example, anytime Apple changed its operating system or upgraded Siri, her company needed to adapt. “We Some tasks are easy to do but also easy to hand off. Who you gonna call?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 6, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Building a successful long-term profitable business isn't about "marketing" your business, it's about "managing" your business - the marketing comes once you have your management systems in place. CREATE your paper-based filing system.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 10, 2022

Today is National Clean Off Your Desk Day, so it’s a great time to take a critical look at your workspace, and follow these three steps to make it a more productive area! There are three zones you need to think about as you clear the clutter and put systems in place for staying organized. Create workspace zones. Clear the clutter.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2016

But if you’re willing to learn a person’s preferences, and not foist your own on him or her, you can help this person develop systems to stay organized by following these tips. Learn their Style Preference. Setup organization systems that will work for the person. And creating systems is as simple as putting pen to paper.

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All Things Admin

MARCH 9, 2022

When I combined the information on adult ADHD with what I’ve learned in treating my generalized anxiety disorder, and my Time and Space Style Inventory (TSSI) results, it helped me create some better systems for managing my work environment for improved focus and productivity. Practicing good self-care habits.

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

Here’s another round of Productivity Nuggets Of The Week, which is a list of interesting posts about productivity. Put into practice the lessons that you will learn. This post defines Productivity, Efficiency and effectiveness in an academic fashion. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I did. And not only that.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 17, 2011

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! 5 Steps to Meal Planning Success | Main | Productivity and Organization Link Lineup » 10 Reminder Systems for You To Consider Do you have difficulty remembering important dates?  Great reminder system. What reminder systems do you use? 

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 18, 2024

Familiarity : Because many of us are already familiar with these apps, using them reduces the learning curve. These files can easily be inserted into other procedures documentation you create. Chances are, you are already using them at the office or at home. It will insert it into the slide you have open. Register here to join.

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 14, 2014

Over the last year I have been testing a few more techniques to help improve my productivity that I want to share with you today! This has really helped improve my productivity and it has also improved the quality of my work because I am concentrating solely on the task at hand. Figure out when you are most productive.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Work With Stephanie « Link Lineup: Time Management, Org Tools, Focus Concentration and Top Mobil Phone Apps | Main | Are you Time-challenged Tim or Non-productive Nancy? » 12 Business Productivity Tools They Can Not Live Without! It houses so much more than a file index.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

AUGUST 2, 2012

It has never been easier to create and give away (or sell) information products. They are also known as free reports, eBooks, digital products, audio downloads, and pretty much anything you can create and email as an offer. If you have Microsoft Word, an information product can be created as a PDF file.

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All Things Admin

APRIL 5, 2022

It may include file folders, spiral notebooks, pens, and sticky notes. Company promotional products with your logo. Put together a package that includes some essentials like cooking ingredients, cooking utensils, or paper products. Shop online and ship directly to their home office! Handwritten letter or e-card. Care packages.

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All Things Admin

MAY 5, 2021

Whether it’s creating effective systems for minute taking, follow-up on action items, travel planning, procedures documentation, or developing communication systems that are easy for your executives to scan for information, organization is a vital skill for success-minded admins. Inserting files, screenshots, and links.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   We learned back in pre-school that trying to fit a square peg into a round hole just does not work.    Yet, we try to do it all of the time by putting systems in place that don’t match our personal or our organizations’ styles. .     4 + 4?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 19, 2011

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   I love her article because productivity is not always about doing more work.    I love her article because productivity is not always about doing more work.    Have you written any great articles on organizing and productivity? 

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Virtual Moxie

MAY 31, 2011

I’m specifically wondering if you will share with me your best productivity tips? What I’m sharing here doesn’t have overarching implications about what gives a person a good foundation for productivity (like getting enough rest each night, taking time for self and renewal, frequent breaks, etc., I use as few systems as possible.

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