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The plan for a successful project

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. & Office Managers E-Learning Modules Outline E-Learning Modules: Part 1 Contact Us Enrollment Login All Posts, Organization, (0) Comments The plan for a successful project Submitted by Ethan on March 09, 2010 at 03:10 PM As an assistant, you’re going to be tasked with completing both large and small projects.

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Seasonal Overwhelm? Here’s Your Sanity-Saving Guide

Tips From T. Marie

For me, seasonal overwhelm is a combination of my granddaughter’s soccer practices and games, seasonal activities like apple picking and pumpkin carving parties, increased client projects, and trying to plan for the fast-approaching holiday season. This can cause a sudden onslaught of projects all at once.

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Make Procedures Development a Habit, Not a Project

All Things Admin

One of the challenges of creating administrative procedures is that many people feel overwhelmed by the project. However, thinking of procedures as one big project isn’t the right approach. If you want to make consistent progress on procedures documentation, you need to make it a habit, not a project.

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‘Bouncing Forward’: Adaptability and the Power of Deliberate Calm

Success

We’ve all learned to be resilient. We’ve learned to get back up after a setback, keep pressing forward , put in the time, do the work and carry on. Think back to a couple of months ago, before the holidays. At the very moments when we most need to learn and adapt , we physically can’t. What is deliberate calm?

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I Tried Napping Every Day for a Month—Here’s What I Learned About Toxic Hustle Culture

Success

Looking back on various projects, my nap-assisted articles read better than articles I spent more time writing. Denmark has a 37-hour workweek on average, and Swedes traditionally go on holiday for four weeks in the summer. Writing became easy as words flowed from my brain to my fingers to a blank Google document. Probably not.

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3 Ways to Manage Stress During the Holidays

Office Dynamics

Take a moment to plot out work projects, activities and events planned over the next three months. This is an excellent best practice that can prevent mistakes during high-stress times when we’re often asked to “rush” certain projects. Learn to live one day at a time. Build them into your schedule now!

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EA to Project Support Manager

Practically Perfect PA

As an EA you’re not only there to support staff on a one to one basis or a team (depending on the company structure and needs) but you also find yourself processing invoices and expenses, whilst logging everyone’s holidays and preparing for the latest marketing conference while booking a flight for your executive to NYC – all at the same time!