Allwork

AUGUST 26, 2022

As Generation Z—those born between 1997 and 2012—begins to enter the workforce, companies are realizing their current office spaces, operational policies, and company norms do not resonate as strongly with this emerging employee base as they did with those of decades past.

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Productivityist

AUGUST 5, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact The Search for My New Email App of Choice Posted on 08/05/2012 // 7 Comments Ever since the news broke that Sparrow was no longer going to be developed , I began a search for my new mail application of choice in earnest. Wish me luck. (Or I simply don’t play like that.)

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Productivityist

AUGUST 6, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact The Search for My New Email App of Choice: Notify Posted on 08/06/2012 // 6 Comments Before we get into this series, I want to reiterate that this is a search for my new email app of choice. Now that I’ve got that out of the way… on with the hunt!

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 4, 2013

Well 2012 is over and done with and we are now already two days into 2013. If in 2012 you did not attend any events or training sessions then you should speak to your manager or HR immediately to get something booked for 2013. Social Media. I hope you all feel the same and are looking forward to the next twelve months.

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Productivityist

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact The One Email You Must Send Before You Go on Vacation Posted on 09/21/2012 // 1 Comment It’s common practice to prepare an autoresponder for when you are going to be away from work for a lengthy period of time. I had to use the (gasp!) Did it work?

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Productivityist

AUGUST 20, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact The Search for My New Email App of Choice: The Winner Posted on 08/20/2012 // 12 Comments A couple of weeks back I started my search for a new email app of choice. Email responses aren’t going to be as timely as [.] Would love to have you beta it!

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 16, 2014

Assistants should always seek out the things they are good at – be it spreadsheets, marketing, social media or project management – and then do more of that stuff. If a project comes up ask to help the project manager, get involved with the organisation’s social media. Set backs can make you stronger.

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Eco-Office Gals

DECEMBER 23, 2012

The end of 2012 is looming on the horizon, which means it’s once again time to buy new calendars, reset the budget, and start thinking about your business strategy for the coming year. Social networking. Promotional products.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 20, 2012

  The same holds true for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and a myriad of other online social media tools that I use.    Their email went out late on a Friday night, meaning that many of their users would not even see the note until Monday morning at the earliest.  I did not pay to use the Cinch.fm

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 29, 2011

MENLO PARK, CA -- As 2012 approaches, many people are taking to heart the expression, “Out with the old, in with the new.” Scour local print and online publications and follow company social media feeds to find out which businesses are growing and may be hiring. Email is acceptable, but a handwritten note can be more impressive.

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Productivityist

AUGUST 30, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Postbox: A Powerful Cross-Platform Email Client [Review] Posted on 08/30/2012 // 8 Comments It turns out that when I decided to search for a new e-mail app of choice , that Postbox won out. It is perhaps the most powerful email app out there – for any platform.

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Productivityist

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

First up is Social Flow: How to Win at Social Media Without Losing Productivity , a joint effort between myself and Lorraine “Raincoaster” Murphy on Tuesday March 26th from 6–9 pm. 2 Finally, I’ll be appearing at Social Media Camp. 2 Finally, I’ll be appearing at Social Media Camp. Chapman, and more.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 22, 2012

We did a number of things: free video training series leading up to a tele class promoted via social media, email; jv partners helped us to promote; and. multiple emails with 'disappearing' bonuses as time passes. Women in Business' In January 2012 she was added to ‘Who’s Who: 100. Associates.

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Introducing…The Ready Retreat Series Posted on 11/07/2012 // 4 Comments Before I make some of the big changes here at the weblog, I’ve decided to make one of my first big announcements since leaving Lifehack and forging out on my own once more.

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Productivityist

JULY 23, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Goodbye Google: The Epilogue Posted on 07/23/2012 // 3 Comments It’s been a few months since I gave a shot at eliminating much of Google from my life. email back to Google Apps. Sometimes You Just Have to Go Home says: 07/25/2012 at 10:15 pm [.] of other things.

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Productivityist

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact How to Get Unstuck: The Big Paper Exercise Posted on 09/12/2012 // 4 Comments If you ever find yourself stuck and unclear of where you are and where you’re going, do the following to get unstuck and get moving again — in your right direction: Find some paper.

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Productivity Math Posted on 11/05/2012 // 1 Comment Whenever you subtract something from your plate, your opportunities for the remainder multiply. Zero is where many folks want their email inbox count to be. That is a classic case of addition through subtraction.

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Productivityist

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Trying Posted on 10/04/2012 // 2 Comments I spend a lot of time trying. Search UPCOMING SPEAKING EVENTS 04/02/13: Q College Victoria, BC 05/07/13: Social Media Camp Victoria, BC APP.NET GOOGLE+ VISIT MIKEVARDY.COM TWITTER FACEBOOK. Heck, we all do.

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Productivityist

JULY 25, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Mountain Lion Posted on 07/25/2012 // 2 Comments I’m not going to spend a ton of time talking about Mountain Lion (the latest iteration of the Mac operating system that was released today) because I haven’t spent much time with it yet. But these folks have.

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Productivityist

JULY 5, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Managing Yourself Posted on 07/05/2012 // 2 Comments Today is, for the most part, a travel day for me as I prepare to head off to this year’s World Domination Summit in Portland. com weblog. Photo credit: Piermario (CC BY-ND 2.0)

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Productivityist

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Stop Searching and Start Shipping Posted on 09/10/2012 // Leave a Comment Every day we open up our laptops, turn on our tablets or swipe our smartphones and start searching for something.

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Productivityist

AUGUST 23, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Fire Posted on 08/23/2012 // 8 Comments Fire is pretty dangerous. Email responses aren’t going to be as timely as we work through the healing process of fixing our home and coping with my hand injury. On Not Writing says: 08/28/2012 at 7:01 am [.]

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Productivityist

JULY 27, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact The Apps on My Launch Center Pro Wish List Posted on 07/27/2012 // 3 Comments I’ve been using Launch Center Pro like a madman since it came out. Trackbacks How 30/30 Fits Into My Productivity Workflow says: 07/31/2012 at 11:21 pm [.]

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Productivityist

JULY 30, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact How to Stop Time Posted on 07/30/2012 // 3 Comments One of the biggest barriers when it comes to productivity is the notion that we simply “don’t have enough time”. The Latest says: 08/16/2012 at 2:14 pm [.] always better, but it isn’t always worse either.

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Productivityist

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact App.net (So Far) Posted on 09/07/2012 // Leave a Comment This past week my credit card was (finally) charged for my backing of App.net. Appesia I honestly thought I’d use my iPad more for App.net interactions, but that really hasn’t been the case.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Posted on 12/11/2012 // Leave a Comment I didn’t post earlier today because I was working on something pretty big. The Ready Retreat Series digital workbooks focus on four different areas of personal productivity: task management, email management, idea management, and time management.

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Productivityist

JULY 31, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact How 30/30 Fits Into My Productivity Workflow Posted on 07/31/2012 // 4 Comments Lately I’ve been using the iOS app 30/30 by Binary Hammer a lot more. The Most Unconventional Book Review I've Ever Written says: 09/24/2012 at 6:13 pm [.]

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Small Business CEO

AUGUST 22, 2011

In-Stat recently released a study which predicts that wireless services would have exceeded wireline voice by 2012. With the advent of social media as a marketing strategy, more business owners can have more time spent on courting local partners and vendors out of the office. Studies show that eight out of ten U.S.

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Productivityist

JULY 25, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Sometimes You Just Have to Go Home Posted on 07/25/2012 // Leave a Comment After spending over two weeks away from home, I was incredibly happy to get back to it. email and making a return to OmniFocus for individual-based task management.

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Non-Friction Posted on 11/01/2012 // 2 Comments Today marks the first day that I am back to being a full time freelancer. I have one less email account to check. So…what did I do on my first day of freelancing freedom? And it feels great.

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Productivityist

AUGUST 14, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Free Failing Posted on 08/14/2012 // 4 Comments “I have this image of a whole wave of stories getting posted about fear and failure that are full of humility and the messiness of real life. Fear & Failure Results — yuvi zalkow says: 08/20/2012 at 7:37 am [.]

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Productivityist

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Why Downtime Leads to More Time Posted on 10/17/2012 // 2 Comments So it’s been over a week since I put anything up here, yet I’ve been putting many things up all over the Internet. That means that while I’ve been away from here, I’ve been present in plenty of other places.

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Productivityist

JULY 24, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact A Return to OmniFocus Posted on 07/24/2012 // 12 Comments Today I’m offering up another admission. Hypocritically Speaking says: 08/03/2012 at 11:57 am [.] and it’s a big one. I’ve gone back to OmniFocus. Sometimes [.]

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 2, 2017

This is a little excerpt of a blog I wrote back in 2012 while working as an EA to three directors, I included a picture of my Outlook filing system which gives a good overview of how I filed stuff. I think the way people structure their email files can be quite a personal thing! Here is a little diagram of my email file structure. .

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Productivityist

JULY 2, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Your Two Brains Posted on 07/02/2012 // Leave a Comment The following is a guest post by Patrick Rhone. Your slow brain would prefer that you check email on a schedule. If you take your time. If you slow down. Photo credit: Michael Hanscom (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JANUARY 30, 2013

For Dec 2012 and January 2013, I wrote a couple of posts you that you will find helpful. And anyone can email me questions and I respond only via this blog, not to your personal address. What are the first things you have done at a new EA job? A: Congrats on the new job! The below is the link to my blog. You can just write “Thx!”

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

A few items are also making a return appearance from the 2012 guide. This is my email client of choice ,regardless of platform. It is action-oriented, meaning it gets my emails to where they need to be and gets me out of my inbox a hell of a lot faster. I got my Jawbone JAMBOX in early 2012, and I absolutely love it.

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