All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

You might be using a new phone system or dealing with new project management software. The process for ordering office supplies and setting up the conference room for meetings was different. The Power of Documentation If you have everything documented and ready to go when a new hire begins, it expedites the onboarding process.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 10, 2018

The meeting is typically a way to evaluate the past year’s project management, acknowledge achievements, receive valuable feedback for performance improvement and create new goals for continued productivity. I’ve spoken with several assistants that have voiced frustration at the standard process.

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Eat Your Career

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

To avoid that kind of unnecessary stress, it’s important to properly manage and track your continuing education requirements. Why CEUs Matter CEUs are a really important part of the certification process. As long as these things pertain to topics relevant to project management, they can qualify within specified limits.

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Tips From T. Marie

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

I’ve used Slack a few times and I’ve tested various online project management apps, but they all seemed like overkill for my little business. For the past 11 years I’ve slowly transitioned from storing files on my computer hard drive to using a combination of removable storage and online file storage.

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BMT Office Administration

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Cloud-based project management software has revolutionized how companies manage their workflows, time-tracking, and communications for years now. That is unless you’ve yet to upgrade to a project management app, in which case you’re still stuck with the hassles of managing projects across multiple locations.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 26, 2011

  The situation: Tweet "Rob" is a project manager that is responsible for a number of projects across the world and he needs to keep track of all of them.    I LOVE basecamp I have used it to coordinate many different projects where team members are all over the place.   It is wiki based. 

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BMT Office Administration

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Are you tired of trying to keep track of projects via Excel spreadsheets and Gmail? If so, it’s time to introduce yourself to the ever-growing world of cloud-based project management software. With the right app, you can keep track of everything related to your project in one convenient location. Project creation.

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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. Once you complete the setup process, you can start creating pages for your website. Project Management. Step 3: Create Your Website Pages.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 10, 2012

A few years ago I worked in a department with a dozen or so Project Managers who were all highly qualified Six Sigma professionals. They were a great bunch to be a round and during my time there I did learn a lot about the dark art of project management! All of your files and papers etc.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 23, 2021

They are a roadmap to your task or project that you follow every time. It should be easy for someone else to pick up, follow, and achieve the same results, even if they’ve never touched the project before. Project management. Look for logical breaks in the process. Systems have many benefits. Travel planning.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 19, 2013

You can also include file attachments. The app is focused on entering and completing to-dos; moreover, you can add, tag, and organize your to-dos into lists, projects and nested lists. MindMeister is an online mind mapping software that enables you to develop a visualization of your thought processes. MindMeister. Thoughtback.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 29, 2015

Project Management tools can be unwieldy beasts, that’s for sure. I mean, managing a project is supposed to be complicated, isn’t it? Some people, myself included, find themselves being far more productive when they can visualise their tasks, collaborators and current position within a project.

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BMT Office Administration

OCTOBER 4, 2022

This type of employee monitoring is excellent for project management, as it makes tracking progress on individual tasks a breeze. That can also save money, as a supervisor can quickly see if an employee is on the right track with a project or not. Time tracking and file tracking. File tracking uses and benefits.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Look at your marketing strategy, your financial projections, and your service offerings. Finally, review your office systems and processes. Look at everything from contract negotiations, client communications and project management to software upgrades, billing and even file storage.

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Eat Your Career

JANUARY 23, 2020

If EAs don’t have to deal with the basic stuff like answering phones and filing paperwork, they can devote greater energy to the big stuff that has a real impact—things like process improvement, problem solving, project management and relationship building.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 1, 2014

Event Management, Project Management, Human Resources and Finance have become a big part of my job. In the past I’d be answering phones, taking memos and maintaining files – nowadays you are an extension of your Executive. Indeed, this is not your mother’s admin role anymore.”

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Page Personnel

AUGUST 26, 2022

Those in an office manager role need to know how to manage processes, procedures, documentation, project management and communications. Related: 18 TED resources to give you some career perspective Qualities that make a good office manager Office managers know the ins and outs of the office.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Look at your marketing strategy, your financial projections, and your service offerings. Finally, review your office systems and processes. Look at everything from contract negotiations, client communications and project management to software upgrades, billing and even file storage.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MARCH 26, 2012

So involve employees, experts and other small business owners who may have an interest in the process. Present your business ideas clearly and stick to the facts: incorporate market studies, benchmark reports and sales projections. Filing It Away. They can help you generate new ideas for the future. Too Much Information.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 2, 2011

Any improvement to work processes or products fits the definition of a problem. 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. What can a project manager learn from creativity training?

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Together with the iPhone app Workflow, Brett uses Evernote to simplify the process. She offers 6 template ideas here that will help you build templates for tracking your to-do lists, logging your expenses, tracking meetings, and project management. This use case seems like a great place to start.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 22, 2016

What follows is the process that I now follow everyday. Before I jump into my process, there are a couple of points worth noting. I personally use OneNote, but you can use a similar program or even plain text files. A major part of my processing speed is in keyboard shortcuts in my e-mail program. The Process.

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 23, 2013

It pains me to announce that my grand experiment with using electronic time management systems has officially come to an end (sort of). You see, for the past several years, I’ve been using a variety of tech tools to help organize my life and work—appointments, tasks, projects and more. Project Notebook. Extra steps.

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Who's the Real Boss?

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

More and more these days I see a focus in the recruitment process around the candidate’s average tenure spent with each employer as a judge of their commitment, loyalty and dedication to their roles. Being heavily involved in recruitment myself, I witness this alwayas as the first criteria that the hiring manager will check against.

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Recruit CRM

JUNE 17, 2021

You should have hands-on experience with web analytics instruments and have imaginative ideas for effective advertising projects, also to develop and manage marketing programs in specific channels. Marketing Manager Requirements and Skills: A bachelor's degree and master's degree in marketing, business administration.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 31, 2014

The project management triangle applies very well to blogging: you’re always looking for the sweet spot between speed and quality content to provide great value to your readers. Get what you need from the page, record the information and the source in a text file, and then close the tab. You’re not alone.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 31, 2014

The project management triangle applies very well to blogging: you''re always looking for the sweet spot between speed and quality content to provide great value to your readers. Get what you need from the page, record the information and the source in a text file, and then close the tab. You''re not alone. A Voice Recorder.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 17, 2012

I currently work as a lawyer and undertake every day many of the types of responsibilities that make up an executive assistant role, such as administration, communication, project management and so on, usually in a very demanding and high pressure context, and before this I worked in various communications/PR roles.

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 9, 2010

For a 15% sales commission, with no upfront fees, they will convert your book into several ebook formats and handle the online orders and payment processing for you. Informational teleseminars, in-depth interviews, or live presentations can also be recorded and sold as a CD or downloadable MP3 file.

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 9, 2010

For a 15% sales commission, with no upfront fees, they will convert your book into several ebook formats and handle the online orders and payment processing for you. Informational teleseminars, in-depth interviews, or live presentations can also be recorded and sold as a CD or downloadable MP3 file.

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Andrea Kalli

APRIL 27, 2010

this time, the event we’re … Top 10 SEO Tips and Tricks | Keyword Research Tip 1 : Search … – Keyword research is critical to the SEO process. The most successful websites, particularly those that generate their traffic through multiple methods, are built with research and planning behind them.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 8, 2010

This tool offers you the ability to store, manage and retrieve all of the separate bits of information in your busy life. FreeMind This software tool helps you to prioritize and know where you are in your thought processes, where you have been and where you are going. Organize your projects and see what you have left to do.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Those who lose track of time might want a system with a programmable alarm, left-brain types generally need lots of space for lists, while creative folks might prefer a less linear "mind-map" way of organizing projects and to-do's.   Fun Meets Function! I like a paper planner/to-do list. Color and fun = Function!

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 24, 2022

I was always on top of my inbox back then, and if I could manage, why couldn’t they? As a virtual assistant, I was managing up to 10 different email accounts for various projects, and I wasn’t keeping up. I needed to change, so I sought out books and training on email management. I asked experts for tips. Set Up Rules.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Paper and Digital Files. To Do Lists – Task Management. There are 5 core systems I encourage assistants to look at first: Time and Task Management. Filing – paper and digital. Project Management. The answer was overwhelmingly getting (and staying) organized. Ideas, Time & Space. Meetings/Events.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 10, 2021

Sure, you may have the perfect system for filing. If something isn’t working with your system, having the process documented allows you to see where the breakdown occurred. Systems are ordered and proven processes that save you time, effort, and stress. Filing (paper and digital). Project management.

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In the world of process improvement, documented procedures help facilitate operational efficiency. Whether it’s scribbled notes or complex digital files, the importance of procedures documentation cannot be overstated. LucidChart or Miro : For workflows and processes that require decision points and multiple outcomes.

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