Success
JANUARY 23, 2023
That is, even the folks who couldn’t think of anything to do with the paper clip besides holding papers together were just as likely to write and direct a successful play as the people who had loads of MacGyver-type tricks for the humble office-supply staple. Divergent thinking doesn’t always predict creativity. But it still counts.
Practically Perfect PA
DECEMBER 12, 2014
For assistants we can pretty much guarantee that our managers will access all of their information via their phone (especially while travelling on business) so we have to make sure that we are also mobile ready and that we really do understand what they do with their phones, how the phone operates and who will fix them when they break!
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Stephanie LH Calahan
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
Power Periods Make For Great Productivity My favorite is: Power Periods Because: Set aside one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon for un-distracted, uninterrupted time to knock out a big project. Pile Tamer My favorite is: the Pendaflex Pile Smart Project Sorter. Thanks to Ellen Limes of Organized By L 5.
Stephanie LH Calahan
NOVEMBER 30, 2009
If you have a big project due, break down the steps necessary and write those on each card. I carry a Note Jotter by Staples in my purse and love it. As you are traveling and you think of things you need or want to do, you take out a card and jot it down.
Stephanie LH Calahan
MAY 13, 2011
We have also oftentimes found that one of us is working on a project before we have had a chance to talk about it because we can see the updates when we look at the folders. I travel by car to see many of my clients, in their homes. Organize by project, and even use custom tags. I Never Leave My Pad Without My Ipad!
Success
AUGUST 2, 2021
When you work remotely, the hallway conversations, office banter and overheard learning experiences—long a staple of office environments—are replaced with a vacuum of silence, save for the ping of chat notifications. We are certainly in the new age of digital work. To overcome this, you must: Be intentional. meeting is no longer 9 a.m.
Allwork
APRIL 3, 2023
About this episode Andrew Filev was running a successful micro multinational company in 2000 and adopted an agile methodology to speed up the projects. So, I oversaw about 20 projects, 20 customer engagements at the same time. As people stopped commuting, stopped long travel, put more focus and effort into the work.
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