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JULY 11, 2017

Those kinds of team members never see each other face to face, and sometimes even work in different time zones, which obviously means that it’s that much harder to stay in sync. Now, there are times when distance between teams is something that can’t be avoided. However, there would be alternating “shifts”.

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JUNE 23, 2022

I think time zones have an impact on that to a degree. And so, we’ve got a seven-hour time difference between us right now. And so, we’ve got a seven-hour time difference between us right now. 10 to 100 times. By comparison to deploying it in the Silicon Valley and having Google dominate the world.

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JULY 17, 2009

Then you finally do reach a live person and you are so fed up with all of the time wasted, that you start fuming towards the person on the other end of the phone. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010

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OCTOBER 29, 2008

Did your boss just decide to install it on his/her system and yours then told you, "Read the manual, were going to be using this from now on"? Believe it or not, this was quite an easy system to learn. I am sure that this will beef up your productivity with the system. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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APRIL 4, 2022

Some major companies such as Microsoft and Google plan to put an end to their remote work policies and have all staff return to the office to work together in-person again. Have a clear approval system in place to make that process fair and transparent for everyone. In-person only. Will everyone need to maintain the same work schedule?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 September, 2008 Using a Bring-Forward System to Help Organize Your Boss Of all the articles I have written, the one I wrote on the bring-forward system by far gets the most views. A tip she passed along had to do with the bring-forward system and has been a great tool for me.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Creating a filing system can be tricky, as you need to know exactly how to file your files and what type of information you would need to be able to access quickly. One of my readers asks: I am trying to organize a file room based not on traditional alphabetical filing, but on a retrieval system. as you mentioned in your question.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 21, 2007

I tried searching around for an answer on Google, but no luck. Home About Me Advertise Calculation of Discounts in Excel By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 Filed Under: MS-Excel H ave you ever wondered how to calculate discounts on certain products/services that you or your firm offers?

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2008

Your next step would be to Google it or hop onto Wikipedia to find out more information by opening your internet browser. You come across a piece of text that you are unfamiliar with. You actually cut down on your productivity by having to open a new browser window.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 1, 2010

Thank goodness I get three tries to pick the right one before the system locks me out. The first time it doesnt work, I assume I entered it wrong so try again. Of course even if the system hadnt crashed, I would have needed to know my server and Outlook password so I could get into my sub-folder with all my passwords?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 23, 2008

I wasnt sure if this was possible, but fiddled around on Google a bit and found that it is possible. Do you already have a table set up in Microsoft Word, but dont want to copy to Microsoft Excel and back again, just to sort it? One of my colleagues came to me and asked about this very question.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 15, 2010

I have a similar system with my boss. I put travel in red and action reminders in yellow, but that is our own system and it works for us. but I don't use that system or know what the colours mean. January 16, 2010 Patricia said. Some people use the Outlook assigned colours and they each mean something. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

I am able to get a confirmation from the automated system to let me know that the reservation has been made with all of the details that I need. This has become a great tool for me, since I have to make reservations on a regular basis for my managers. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 3, 2008

Hopefully, not too many of you were affected by the email system outages yesterday. It’s a reminder to all of us that depending on one system alone works fine, right up until the time that it doesn’t. In this case, commercial email services were affected, but the next time it could be your server at work.

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JULY 7, 2010

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 24, 2008

Now you have a new prioritization system set up. Click on the particular color that you want to apply to all of these types of e-mails from the particular person and click Apply Color. Repeat steps 1 - 2 for each person that you want to create a different color.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 20, 2010

Posted by Patricia Robb at 7:53 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , buddy system , professional assistant , work buddy Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. It can also improve team work and general office dynamics. 23, 1 p.m. (for 411 Look Up 411.ca

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NOVEMBER 18, 2009

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

I’ve searched Google and they say to use the drawing tool. One of my readers asks: I’ve been making labels in Microsoft Word using text boxes. I’ve sent a couple of the text boxes to the back, but for the life of me can’t get them to ‘bring to front’ again. I can’t seem to find that either!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

But, as I learned the hard way it doesn't work on all systems. Yes, I did mean "awry" and not "array" thanks for pointing that out and glad you are paying attention :) Patricia February 13, 2010 Louis said. This happens to me at least once a week and I use that exact same technique to rescue myself. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2007

I will try to write posts when my time permits. Wireless internet providers provide internet access without attaching cables and wires to your system. If I find a really great or juicy story, I will definitely post it on here. Web site design is always given high importance as it gives a first impression.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2007

It carries text-based Google AdWords ads that are related to site content pages. A business card on such websites helps the customers as well as an organizations to increase its recognition in the market through such web hosting programs. Internet telephones are cheap to make distinct calls.

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2007

Home About Me Advertise 4 Easy Steps to Finding Old E-mails By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, December 13, 2007 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity , System Security D o you have trouble sifting through hundreds or even thousands of e-mails ?

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 14, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, August 14, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity , System Security F orgetting your Windows password happens to everyone from time to time. Yes, even I forget it at times. Youd be surprised of how many times people have asked me, "Why cant I log into my system?"

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JULY 16, 2009

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JUNE 8, 2010

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APRIL 1, 2008

Thanks for the tip, Richard Posted on 1 April, 2008 12:33 PM Anonymous Google docs is the best way Ive found to do this. You can share documents, spreadsheets, and photos across computers and networks: since your document is stored on Googles server, its accessible from anywhere ! I completely forgot about that.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 1, 2009

I have removed the Google Ads as I thought it took up a lot of space and wasnt very useful and included the index of my articles instead so you could easily scroll through and see a list of the articles that have been posted by date. . When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System I always have the perfect answer. the next day!

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2008

If youre looking for a business phone system , check out the PBXs that are currently on the market. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! So try creating a spreadsheet yourself and let me know how it works out for you. If you think of anything else you could add to this, please share with the rest of the readers here.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 10, 2008

It only took a short period of time and all I have to do is call into the office to ask someone to power on my computer. From that point on, I just click two shortcut icons that I have created on my desktop, log into my system and voila - Im in! Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Cover Your Tracks: E-mail Archiving By The Professional Assistant on Friday, September 05, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity , System Security D o you back up your e-mails in Microsoft Outlook ? Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2007

If you use a filing system for your to-dos, create folders numbered from 1 - 31. Try to complete tasks that need your attention within 2 - 3 business days. Otherwise you will start to fall behind and clients/staff members will start asking whats going on. Then place each task into the corresponding day that you need to complete the task by.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2008

You can also read some more articles on System Security here. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! You can create as many macros as you wish, but remember that macros can attract viruses, so be careful when you open documents that contain macros. Whats next?

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JULY 14, 2009

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JULY 10, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

Managing messages in bulk, but still in a consistent fashion, can help save time. Check: Do you have a system for prioritizing your workload? If you don’t have e-mail folders, create some and sort messages as they are received. Manage: Use paper sticky notes or the computer desktop version to prioritize tasks. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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