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How to ensure your boss has a great business trip

Practically Perfect PA

That is all we can do because nine times out of ten assistants don’t go on the business trips with their boss. So how can we ensure our Executives have support when travelling on a business trip when we can’t be there to support them? Airport concierge service. The second time was in Tokyo airport.

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The Evolution of Getting Things Done with David Allen

Productivityist

The meat of our conversation gets into how it has evolved over the years since it first was introduced in 2001. David reveals his thoughts on the most challenging aspect of GTD (Hint: It hasn’t changed since the introduction of GTD). How he has changed his approach when teaching GTD over the years. Ready to check out the show?

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

Success

She served as the director of University of California San Francisco’s first-ever strategic planning process, a program executive for a $60 million higher education analytics engagement, the go-to-market leader for IBM’s Watson Education and a top business development executive for intellectual property licensing at IBM’s 12 global research labs.

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Do You Want a Balanced Life? He Was Not So Sure. Weigh in Your Thoughts!

Stephanie LH Calahan

n(t)s , there is a lot of definitions around that area of "balanced."    Then, in 2001 I became a mom.    Then, in 2001 I became a mom.    Stuff always needed his attention at work and his stress was at an all time high.    At the time, that worked for me. 

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: Do Online Classes Make Sense for.

On The Job

For example, Kaplan University started online classes with just 34 students in 2001, and now has 54,000 students participating in its online programs. Showing up to class while running a business just wasn't an option for me that could work long-term for me. An awesome car I could now kick myself for selling.)

2009 100
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15,000 Feet: The Space Between Projects and Areas of Focus and Responsibility

Productivityist

A few years ago I realized that my personal productivity system, based on Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen, was making me redo and second-guess planning over and over again on projects. This is, in large part or wholly, because of Getting Things Done having been published in 2001.

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29 Beautiful Stories That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

Success

In 2001 Mary Parry was homeless and living in a tent in Pennsylvania when she began befriending hikers along the roughly 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail. Impressed by his work ethic, Derrick Taylor’s UPS co-workers pooled their resources in order to buy the Alabama teen a Jeep Cherokee—and helped restore faith in humanity. Elisa Zied.

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