Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 22, 2012

I received an email referencing a survey conducted by Staples. The fun survey, conducted via Staples media channels, found admins to be more crucial to businesses than the boss, with nearly two-thirds reporting the office would more likely fall apart without the admin (65.2 Please find below a copy/paste from a portion of that email.

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Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

A good rule of thumb is if you would put the physical information together with a paper clip or staple, then they belong in a folder together. Folder Structure: Build your folders to follow your natural train of thought and don’t be afraid to make multiple layers of folders to stay organized.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Modern administrative assistants and clerical workers rely on many different technological tools to ensure that everything works smoothly in their places of business. Many of these tools transition well between jobs, whether you are changing roles in your current office or moving to a new company entirely.

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Ian's Messy Desk

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Do the meeting minutes need to be prepared, printed, collated, staples and distributed to committee members? Are you making the best use of tools and processes. Need 3 will ensure the remaining responsibilities are handled with the most efficient processes and tools. Related articles.

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Clutter Coach

DECEMBER 9, 2016

This bar can also be used for tools in the workshop, for craft supplies like your scissors or metal button container, or even for metal toys. This one handles credit cards and staples too. Magnetic knife bars keep your knives from getting jumbled in a drawer. Pretty nifty. Everyone needs a shredder.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 13, 2013

Do the meeting minutes need to be prepared, printed, collated, staples and distributed to committee members? Are you making the best use of tools and processes. Need 3 will ensure the remaining responsibilities are handled with the most efficient processes and tools. Related articles. One on One Meetings.

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Tips From T. Marie

JUNE 26, 2018

Here are 13 ways to turn that smartphone into a valuable business tool. With a plethora of collaboration tools online, it’s as simple as finding one with an awesome phone app that works for your business. Amazon , Staples and Sam’s Club apps. Communication. Is the printer giving you that low toner message? Run out of K-cups?

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Office Organization Success

JUNE 4, 2010

Don’t staple your notes together but do number your pages. I realize this may sound like a contradiction – if your notes are not stapled together you could easily lose your page (which is why I tell you to number them). It also shows that you respect your attendee’s time too by sticking to your published schedule. .

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Productivity Bits

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Knowing the right tools to use and the amount of resources needed beforehand can mitigate your job by a large percentage. The traditional ToDo List or Next Action List may not be the suitable tool to use with our Concern Based Prioritizing Method. Hipster PDA is a popular GTD tool hack. But How To Apply This Method?

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 30, 2015

IAAP teamed up with Staples to #CelebrateAdmins. Here’s a recap of just some of the amazing things that went on this year in celebration of you, Administrative Professionals: Executive Secretary Magazine sent out daily gifts from a variety of organizations specifically for administrative professionals learning benefit.

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 14, 2014

I used to work for a company that didn’t have an online system for expenses (loads of companies have yet to invest in this) so I would put off doing expenses because it involved spreadsheets, photocopying receipts then photocopying the spreadsheet and lots and lots of stapling… urgh. I hated it. To do lists. Learn to say no.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 31, 2008

A to-do list for yourself can be an invaluable tool so items do not get forgotten, but it can be an even greater management tool, whether you are working in a team of two or many more. It can also be a great accountability tool to keep everyone on track and progressing through each job.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 29, 2012

Make sure that you have enough drawers to adequately file and store paperwork, in addition to all the tape, staples, sticky notes, etc… that might be lying around scatter-shot. Designing the perfect streamlined office starts with your hardware. Is your desk sufficient? Does your office chair fit your desk (and you)?

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2008

Do you feel that you could find better buys, not just by going to the different stores such as Staples or Grand & Toy , but online as well? By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity A re you the person that purchases stationary and other items for your department?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

  I like to share various tools that help to make you more productive. We started by asking this question: What tech tools (office machine, gadget, hardware, software or online tools) could you not live without, why and where can we find it?  I am just thrilled at the ways this tool has streamlined our operations!

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 7, 2011

Evernote recognizes text on the card, so you can search for names such as “Staples” or “Henry” when that’s all you can remember about the person. This feature comes with a full range of tools for you to use. You can pick a pen, a pencil, or if you make a mistake you can pick the cutter tool to remove your error.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 1, 2011

Do you need an easy way to delegate the input of contact and conversation information into a customer relationship management (CRM) tool? From scribbling on the back of cards, to stapling the card to literature or a blank notebook, to electronic solutions. I then use my iPhone and convert the card and my notes into my CRM tool.

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Allwork

APRIL 3, 2023

The pandemic has caused a drastic shift to remote working and has highlighted the need for better processes and tools to streamline work. Andrew now serves more than 3000 companies and encourages the use of specific, measurable goals to encourage the team to work together towards a common goal rather than using surveillance tools.

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Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Color photos of merchandise delighted shoppers browsing the hundreds of pages of shoes, women’s lingerie, washing machines, tools, and even children’s matching outfits; Sears was the ultimate shopping experience for every member of the family while they sat comfortably at home. So what has happened?

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Over the years the software has incorporated more elements such as email management, instant messaging, project management tools, to-do lists and document storage – in other words the software is getting better which means the take up within organisations will increase.

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Make or Break Moments

MAY 7, 2010

Age of Conversation 3 captures the distinct shift from social media as a hypothetical consumer loyalty tool, as it was considered only a little more than a year ago, to its current state as a staple in the modern marketing toolbox.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

  She did not have faith in her tools and did not have a consistent way to reference or write out her objectives.    You can binder clip them together or you can check out the great tools Leavenger has just for this type of task management.    I carry a Note Jotter by Staples in my purse and love it. 

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 23, 2009

I was in back-to-back Committee meetings and I decided to use two different colours of folders, a blue one for the Committee members, with an attendance sheet stapled to the inside cover for my purposes, along with their meeting packages, and a red one for the Chair with everything the Chair was going to need.

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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.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 25, 2011

Staple the cards into a little notebook, one card per page.   Many of my organizer colleagues use this tool as their main source of information storage. And I recycle the actual cards so they don't become clutter. Great system that works! Thanks to Lisa Montanaro of LM Organizing Solutions, LLC. Booking Notebook. Your Turn!

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Productivity Bits

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Get rid of trash, file (or toss) documents, and straighten your tools before you call it quits. If it’s actually been a week since you needed to staple something, why is that stapler still next to your phone? This is not about clearing away the detritus left behind by your work.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 8, 2012

For those seeking to marry the digital and analog experience of productivity into a finely-tuned machine, the Livescribe is a tool that can make that happen. I have it for all of my devices – iPad , iPhone , and Mac – and it’s a killer productivity tool (for yours truly). I do have one of those and am quite pleased with it so far.).

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