All Things Admin

APRIL 17, 2024

Here’s how you can implement color coding: Physical Files : Use colored folders or labels to differentiate between different projects or document types. I love translucent colored poly pockets combined with colored file folders to create instant visual distinction of what’s waiting for me each day in my priority sorter.

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 21, 2020

The writer immediately points out that technology and automation have chipped away at duties like papers to be filed and landlines to be answered. And yet assistants help file digital documents and manage calls through their cell phones, so the skills required for these tasks haven’t completely gone away. She is living it up.

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Calendars Administrative Professionals PowerPoint Skills 325

Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 27, 2018

The problem is it is now filed in the back burner of my mind. It started out that the meeting sheet was just for my information, but I now use it as a filing of sorts about that particular meeting. I file it by YYYY-MM-DD. This way, it always files chronologically. Each group had a separate meeting in August.

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Filing Calendars 2018 Email 182

Allwork

APRIL 29, 2024

You can either upload your resume as a DOC, DOCX or TXT file, or you can copy and paste your resume into the prompt. Saves Time This leads to the third reason why you should invest time into learning generative AI tools, in-general: they enhance your productivity. This personal touch can help establish credibility and trust.

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Cover Letter Resume Job Hunting Staples 299

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? In time, your assistants will learn your ways, you’ll trust them to handle your jobs with care, and you’ll be free to concentrate on the things you do best and that build your business.

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Elance Suppliers Mentoring Payroll 289

Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2009

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? - Sometimes I wonder if I am duplicating my efforts by using a calendar and the tickler files. What are your thoughts in this area?

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Success

JULY 25, 2023

Keep reading to learn more about this retirement plan and how it stacks up against other options. However, SIMPLE doesn’t refer to how easy it is to use. Unlike with other plans, employers don’t typically have to file yearly paperwork with the IRS when using a SIMPLE IRA. What is a SIMPLE IRA? They have lower maintenance costs.

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Retirement 2023 Salary Calendars 210

Workplace Insight

MARCH 5, 2023

The digital tools we have at our disposal for team communication – e.g. instant messaging platforms, and tools for storing/sharing files, managing team objectives, creating visibility, and enabling asynchronous work – will certainly become instrumental as we embrace the future of work.

Skills 98

Skills Management Collaborate Salary 98

All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

If you don’t have procedures in place, one approach to onboarding involves having the new hire document the procedures as they learn. This method serves a dual purpose: it ensures that your procedures are up-to-date and allows the new employee to reinforce their learning through the act of documentation.

Training 52

Training Policies Mentoring Agenda 52

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 27, 2008

We get used to some things and start referring to them by our pet names. In both law firms I worked at we called the different files we worked on matters. In both law firms I worked at we called the different files we worked on matters. We generally referred to the file number as the matter number. What is a 401?

Learning 100

Learning Filing Purchasing Health 100

Allwork

JANUARY 10, 2023

That includes top-level executives: Ian Goodfellow, who led machine learning at Apple, quit in protest over Apple’s mandated return to office of three days a week. . It also includes many rank-and-file staff, with publications featuring the stories of employees who quit rather than returning to the office for 3-5 days per week.

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2022 Mentoring 2019 Salary 342

Success

JUNE 23, 2021

Not to mention the added burden of sifting through stacks of résumés, arranging interviews and painstakingly checking references. Working with a virtual assistant does have a learning curve. Conservatively, finding and hiring a new employee takes companies an average of eight weeks to complete. The Future of the Virtual Office.

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Clutter Coach

DECEMBER 15, 2017

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. Note: this works best if you have a good filing system, meaning one that isn’t overstuffed and that you can find things quickly in.

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Filing Expenses 2016 AT&T 100

BMT Office Administration

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

While individuals have until April 18, 2023, to file their personal income taxes, businesses have to start thinking about tax requirements a bit sooner. If you’re not quite sure about the differences between a 1099 and a W-2, keep reading to learn which form to send and how to fill out and file them. What is a W-2?

Payroll 52

Payroll Forms Filing Expenses 52

Clutter Coach

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

There won’t be a specific, time-sensitive reason for you to go back and refer to them again. What happens to a lot of these notes is that they molder away in your file cabinet, or even in your in box waiting for you to read them again. If you learned how to tune up a bike, find a friend and tune her bike up.

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AT&T Learning Filing Skills 100

All Things Admin

JUNE 8, 2022

Another perk is that a digital portfolio can include links, downloadable files, and audio and video components that are difficult or impossible to incorporate into a print version. Make sure to add it to your email signature and reference lists, too. Don’t be shy about calling attention to something you worked hard on!

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Resume Mentoring Skills Social Media 98

Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 22, 2010

» Learn 5 Secrets to Put Procrastination Off Until Tomorrow! You can overcome procrastination if you learn a few simple secrets.   Then, as you learn things, you can make modifications. This is powerful if you learn to use it. Comments Learn 5 Secrets to Put Procrastination Off Until Tomorrow!

Learning 100

Learning Twitter Networking Goals 100

Eat Your Career

JANUARY 23, 2020

For reference, this article provides more context: Administrative Assistant vs. Executive Assistant: What’s the Difference? If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my years of writing and researching in the professional development world, it’s this: You can find data and anecdotal evidence to support any point you want to make.

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Clutter Coach

JANUARY 18, 2019

I favor insertion sorting for clothing, combined with purging your cache (listen to the previous podcast to learn about that). You can apply this to physical paper files too. In my experience, people like to file their bills into folders by vendor. This means you take all your clothes out of the closet and put them on the bed.

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Clothes Filing AT&T Email 100

Recruit CRM

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

If you’re interested in exploring this opportunity and learning more about the compensation, benefits & culture, reply to this email with your phone number and the time you’d like me to call you. Best regards, Sample Email: Subject : Your Job Application To Google Hi Rick , Thank you for taking the time to learn about our company.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 3, 2011

  Here are a few tips to get started: Set up a filing system to store and manage your paperwork Your paperwork likely consists of three types of paper:  1) stuff you need to take action on 2) stuff you are saving for reference and 3) stuff that you should have tossed a long time ago, but haven't. 

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Filing Medical Finance Health 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

JUNE 29, 2012

If you are looking for someone to be your "girl Friday" and pick up dry cleaning, do shopping, take care of the filing, as well as help with email newsletters and scheduling appointments, then a personal assistant is really a better choice.  Interview prospects and talk with references.  What have you done?

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Worxbee

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

This system is self-learning and can act independently from humans. AI uses machine learning to understand human actions. It then uses what it’s learned to decide which way to respond to a human action. It will then learn from the outcome of that action. Although constantly evolving, our AI is very young and learning.

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Expenses Social Media Environment Learning 52

Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

  Today you will learn about 12 business productivity tools that they can't live without. It houses so much more than a file index. This allows them to keep it within site, but all projects are kept in an organized file. when I conduct research, or just come across something I want to reference at a later date.

Filing 100

Filing Office Depot Microsoft Outlook Phones 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 30, 2010

  We learned back in pre-school that trying to fit a square peg into a round hole just does not work.    It would be nice if the world was that simple, but as we all know, people have different thinking and learning styles.    They even have different rates that they can learn and absorb information. 

Filing 100

Filing AT&T Networking Phones 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 29, 2010

  I have so many piles and I don't want to file it all."   If your computer files are organized, you will be able to do a search and find what you are looking for quickly.   Statistics show that 80 percent of the information we keep, we never refer to again.    I share a few ideas on both.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 13, 2011

I write on each item whatever direction he gives me and then when I am back at my desk I complete the tasks, whether it is forwarding correspondence to someone to draft a reply, filing or replying on his behalf to an email. When I meet with my boss or one of the Directors about that particular meeting, I always have my folder to refer to.

Agenda 100

Agenda Calendars Filing Email 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 3, 2011

Have one page on your website you can reference that has everything an event coordinator might need from you.  Think About Easy Retrieval When Naming Files & Creating Pages. When you save your marketing images make sure the file name includes your name rather than D9823rlidf.jpg.  Any product images.

Filing 100

Filing Business Cards Resume Interviewing 100

Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 9, 2010

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. Reference Files: store in a convenient location close to your desk. Archive Files: store in a filing cabinet or an off-site location.

Filing 100

Filing Ergonomics Cubicle Agenda 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today! Are You as Productive as You Could Be? Click on any of theself-evaluator tools below and receive your results online immediately! Personal Productivity Time & Priority Management Company/Group/Department Connect Today!

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Fax Filing Networking Phones 100

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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UPS Filing Email AT&T 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 16, 2011

I learned the hard way. This means putting away old files too. Create a spreadsheet and copy the files into this spreadsheet. Keep this spreadsheet in a page protector and put that little page protector into a reference binder for your business. .  [ Steph Says: You can also do a Google search for sample contracts. 

Filing 100

Filing Business Cards Resume Phones 100

Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 2, 2011

The term “problem&# simply refers to a difference between the current situation and a desired future outcome. Ask “Why?&# - Get to the root of your problem by mimicking a four-year-old child: repeatedly ask “why?&# For example: Filing expense reports is a problem. Don’t settle for “good enough.&#

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 25, 2011

  Learn more: www.CalahanSolutions.com or www.ProductiveAndOrganized.net   Tweet     in News & Updates!   Learn more: www.CalahanSolutions.com or www.ProductiveAndOrganized.net   Tweet     Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? Are You as Productive as You Could Be?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 9, 2007

The assistant knows where the files are, the order they are filed in; and who the contact for each file is. He/She understands the “chicken scratch” referred to as writing, and they have set up their computer and desk area to suit their particular needs. c) Where is your active file list kept? Is it up to date?

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Filing Clothes Travel Learning 100

Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

With TinyScan, you can scan your documents at anywhere and store or email them as PDF files. I hate to throw them away because I often need to refer to those contacts in the months to come. The app learns your patterns quickly and is “amazingly swift.” LinkedIn Card Munch. SwiftKey Note. A “a must have for taking notes.”

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Business Cards PDF Social Media Phones 100

BMT Office Administration

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Read on to learn more about the causes of procrastination and how you can stop it in its tracks. Each type is unique, as they each have unique incentives and adverse effects, so let’s learn more about each. This refers to non-work-related procrastination, such as the types listed above (online, offline, and presenteeism).

Management 125

Management Self Esteem Social Media AT&T 125