Jen Lawrence

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Much like the meetings that tend to live on indefinitely on our calendars, there are tasks, projects, and even processes we follow that could benefit from a second look or even starting over. After a few days of evaluating and purging, my stress levels were lower, my processes were streamlined, and I had more space for deep thought.

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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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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. To access online systems, you have to (duh!)

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Jen Lawrence

AUGUST 8, 2022

Simply put, bookending means you check in with your task management systems at the beginning and end of your day. Your task management system could be a physical planner, digital calendar, or wall of post-it notes. This keeps your system up to date and keeps you focused on your true priorities. Try ClickUp!

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Discuss and implement consistent processes. In last week’s Monday Motivators™, I said the magic formula for a stellar executive and assistant team is People + Processes = Success. An executive and assistant will be much more productive when they have proven processes in place and consistently use them.

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BMT Office Administration

JANUARY 31, 2023

There are many ways to go about this, including time-tracking apps, project management software, timesheets, screenshots, spreadsheets, and asking team members to track their own progress. However, there’s a difference between trust and having no system for accountability. No stress in hiring new remote workers.

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Worxbee

MARCH 22, 2021

There was a scramble to ensure technology was in place to keep staff connected and able to do their jobs, but more than that, companies discovered they needed clear systems and processes to ensure work went smoothly. Remote systems and processes might look a lot different. Click To Tweet. Implications for going virtual.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 19, 2013

It is no secret that you work more efficiently, are more motivated and less stressed out when your workplace is well organized. MindMeister is an online mind mapping software that enables you to develop a visualization of your thought processes. It works on both Microsoft and OS X systems. MindMeister.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Your systems have to be bullet proof if you want your executives to trust you and the partnership to remain strong. What are the most important systems an assistant should have mapped out to move from chaos to control? There are 5 core systems I encourage assistants to look at first: Time and Task Management.

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BioTeams

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Enterprises are required to nurture internal processes that work in sync like ecosystems to encourage front line intelligence to feed ideas through to management so that services, products, processes and teamwork ensues collaboratively to deliver benefits to the Value Chain. Innovation happens in many places and has many faces.

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Office Organization Success

JULY 13, 2013

But as you do your job in growing your business – you get more clients, your income increases, you start to offer products and programs – then typically you’ll find yourself not only growing the business and working with clients, but also managing a lot of the day-to-day activities that you shouldn’t really be managing.

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C-Suite Assistants

AUGUST 31, 2021

Startups are all about keeping up this momentum and energy, putting systems in place to manage rapid growth and a lot of hard work and innovation. Without the right support, it can be incredibly difficult to manage all these contending responsibilities and still focus on your business goals.

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Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

His work is rooted in the belief that success is more than breaking down barriers and clearing hurdles—success is building systems that don’t have barriers or hurdles in the first place. Accius is a recognized leader in the field of diversity, equity and inclusion for men and women over the age of 50, and specifically Black men and women.

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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. My system uses two e-mail folders ONLY. A major part of my processing speed is in keyboard shortcuts in my e-mail program. The Process. For work, I use Outlook. I use my phone for this.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 31, 2014

Blogging can be as stressful as it is rewarding. 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. In print, there are several people involved in the editing process. You''re not alone.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

To be effective in any position you need to be on the forefront of technology and systems use so I have attended many training courses for software and technology. Yes – started with the basics after raising family i.e. college courses – typing, word processing then on the job training. Absolutely, like a fly on the wall.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

" The playing field of the world is leveling off which means that the competition, pace and stress levels are at maximum. But ironically, all that unfinished "little stuff" can stress us out more than the big projects we haven't gotten around to yet. It beats keeping it bottled up causing more stress.

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Andrea Kalli

APRIL 27, 2010

It could be something as simple as great content, a very clean navigational system, or even sheer size. 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.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 18, 2011

Thanks to Robert Prentice of Professional Development Systems. Burnout and stress are morale killers that cost USA businesses $300 Billion per year. One minute of each hour adds up as it triggers processes below the level of consciousness that culminate in peace, greater absorption in work tasks and productivity. Listen First.

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Men With Pens

JULY 7, 2010

Respect them as the business people they are and listen carefully to their advice and feedback throughout the process. Number six makes a good point about giving feedback, but I also think giving feedback, whether positive or negative, is important not just after the fact but throughout the whole process. Great points all!

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Brilliantly Better

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

You extended your presence onto its territory, occupied it and now you have the right to eliminate it from your system. The ultimate project management victory: I crossed off my own death today. I’m glad the new book is going to have a comprehensive overview of both the process and the app. You take its life away.

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