On The Job

MARCH 4, 2019

It seems like every few years someone comes out with a new idea for how to have more productive meetings. Now it's time that science steps in and figures out what human beings cannot: How to have productive meetings. Forget an agenda. Don't let a calendar dictate. The complaint: "I'm not standing! I have a bad back!

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Ian's Messy Desk

JANUARY 30, 2012

Everybody faces challenges in managing certain aspects of their lives. This self-management checklist can be applied to any area of your life where you need to gain some control. You can use a journal, a calendar, a graph or any other form that works for you. Break down large tasks in to small, logical and manageable pieces.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

AUGUST 7, 2014

That got me to thinking about the importance of managing your time and workflow, especially as a small business owner or entrepreneur who typically works alone. Let’s look at a few key ideas for managing your time and workflow so you can get more done, in less time, and save your sanity along the way. Implement boundaries. Guess what?

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 31, 2012

Everybody faces challenges in managing certain aspects of their lives. This self-management checklist can be applied to any area of your life where you need to gain some control. You can use a journal, a calendar, a graph or any other form that works for you. Break down large tasks in to small, logical and manageable pieces.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

JULY 18, 2013

That got me to thinking about the importance of managing your time and workflow, especially as a small business owner or entrepreneur who typically works alone. Let’s look at a few key ideas for managing your time and workflow so you can get more done, in less time, and save your sanity along the way. Implement boundaries. Guess what?

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Author's Note: This is the Fourth Part of the Series " The 3 Fundamental Principles Of Productivity "]. They can also bring chaos to your productivity system if you don’t address them when they need to be addressed. This is the reason why we need a dependable tool that will keep our sanity and productivity system glued together.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

That got me to thinking about the importance of managing your time and workflow, especially as a small business owner or entrepreneur who typically works alone. Let’s look at a few key ideas for managing your time and workflow so you can get more done, in less time, and save your sanity along the way. Implement boundaries. Guess what?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 5, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! The Major Meltdown in Time Management - Have You Been Hit? » Major Meltdown in Time Management - Tips to Avoid it Happening To You Productivity Fact: You can be busy all day and still have gotten nothing done. .  Archive Network with Steph Is This You?

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 12, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Manage Time Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 12, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Three rules for effective time management : 1) Don’t Create Impossible Situations. All time management begins with planning. List #1 – The weekly calendar.

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Worxbee

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Set a clear agenda Another massive time waster happens when people say “let’s meet at 10am Tuesday,” then don’t prepare ahead for the meeting. Any productive meeting should have a clear start and end time. To facilitate that, you need an agenda. This will help you to pin down your agenda.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 16, 2013

and another under productive meeting…and another. Implementing the simple tips that follow can cut the time and costs of your organization’s meetings in half while multiplying the productive results for you and everyone attending. Send out an agenda far enough in advance for participants to prepare. Wow, you know your stuff!

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 16, 2013

The biggest time waster in organizations today is an unproductive meeting… and another under productive meeting…and another. Implementing the simple tips that follow can cut the time and costs of your organization’s meetings in half while multiplying the productive results for you and everyone attending.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 28, 2016

Historically, I’ve read mostly time management, productivity, and technology books. While these have helped shape my skill set and knowledge, I’ve recognized that anyone who is interested in boosting their productivity needs to read leadership books as well. There is no “magic bullet” for enhanced productivity.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 28, 2016

Historically, I’ve read mostly time management, productivity, and technology books. While these have helped shape my skill set and knowledge, I’ve recognized that anyone who is interested in boosting their productivity needs to read leadership books as well. There is no “magic bullet” for enhanced productivity.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 28, 2016

Historically, I’ve read mostly time management, productivity, and technology books. While these have helped shape my skill set and knowledge, I’ve recognized that anyone who is interested in boosting their productivity needs to read leadership books as well. There is no “magic bullet” for enhanced productivity.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 27, 2015

With Personal Assistants wanting to take on more responsibility this will free up time for management and avoid unnecessary duplication in teams. Knowledge sharing will cut down time for each PA and Manager to research information. Get buy in and support from executive level with Managers fully supporting their Assistants membership.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JANUARY 26, 2012

There are many behaviours and practices that get in the way of our productivity. Incoming communication – You should work to manage of your incoming data with the fewest possible moves; including e-mail, voice mail, real-time phone calls and regular mail. Work from an agenda. Good time management puts waiting time to use.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Work With Stephanie « Cause and Effect - Productivity is an Action, Not a Result @QuietSpacing | Main | Organize Your Ideas and Watch Them Unfold » Planner Or Tickler (1-31) File? - Sometimes I wonder if I am duplicating my efforts by using a calendar and the tickler files.

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Make or Break Moments

JANUARY 1, 2010

How will you manage the resolutions you’ve established for this new year? If you can remember it, you will do it. What will your three words be? If customer communication or social media is on your list, I hope you’ll give me a call. I can help. 330-414-8792.

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Loosely Speaking

JUNE 7, 2009

Strategies for managing those feelings include volunteering, participating in face-to-face networking, and hosting gatherings of one’s peers. Love to hear from you about your thoughts on an agenda for a VA retreat, or any similar event you’ve hosted for peers. Get Loosely Speaking Products.

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Loosely Speaking

MARCH 12, 2009

That being said, our agenda calls for each attendee to provide a valuable tip.  When you purchase the download for a nominal price, this combo marketing plan and calendar guides a business owner through the important tasks that so often get pushed off to the side. I love this thing! That’s impressive.Â

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Being busy can be a way of feeling productive. Are we being productive or are we just passing the time with being busy? Consider moving out of “busy” and moving into productive – your life and business will thank you for it. Here are a few thoughts to get you started: Understand this: You Cannot Manage Time.

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

As the Personal Assistant to a quite renowned chef, my tasks might vary from the ones of a regular PA, like calendar and email management, to most specific tasks such as taking care of the journalists that come visit the restaurants and to interview Albert. What are the main aspects of your role? What is the hardest part of your day?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

My favourite to-do list is a calendar timeline so I can see at a glance where I am at and what I need to do to get there. It is simply using an on-line calendar with space on each day to enter what needs to be done. To generate a calendar in Word 2007, click on the Office Button (in the top left-hand corner). No surprises!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 16, 2010

Do you ever get a meeting request and an agenda has not been provided, or if it is a teleconference the call-in details have not been given or the boardroom hasnt been booked for an internal meeting? My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Dealing in real time.

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Success

JANUARY 8, 2024

Using a goal setting app can help keep the tracking process manageable. A goal or habit tracking app can also help you break down big tasks into smaller, more manageable steps. Todoist is available on multiple devices and offers templates to tackle meeting agendas, accounting, wedding planning and even packing for a vacation.

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The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

How to deal with it: These types of managers believe in facts and statistics. Show them the benefits to changing or revising a procedure and explain how the company and your department will be more productive. These kinds of managers want proof that you will do the job effectively. If possible submit the plan in writing.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. State the purpose of the meeting in the calendar appointment as well as who will be at the meeting (i.e. Follow up with the meeting organizer to request agenda and/or meeting materials, pre-reading, etc. " Warning!

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Loosely Speaking

AUGUST 6, 2009

Get Loosely Speaking Products. If you’re a VA in the area interested in participating in this FREE event, drop me a line at ktcosmos at LooseEnds dot net and I’ll send you the particulars.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 8, 2012

Well, if this person is a productivityist — or at least needs to look at becoming more productive — then you should give The Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide for 2012 a good look. And The Neat Company has a full lineup of products that are worth looking at as well. I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention OmniFocus on this list.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

My boss likes me to print his weekly calendar on Monday so he can see at a glance what he has for the week so I clip that to the front of the folder. I then print his daily calendar and slip that in the left pocket of the folder and on the right side I put everything he will need for the day. I do this for each day of the week.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Once a date is finalized I put it in my bosss calendar and confirm the meeting with the other participants. Another benefit to writing it down is if your boss asks you to cancel it or to quickly tell you when the meeting is, you can look at the sheet rather than trying to search for it in your calendar. Minute taking made easier.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Once you log on click on the tab Productivity and you will see on the right Templates. Click on that and you will find a wealth of templates from a resume, cover letter, minutes, agenda and many others. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" Minute taking made easier.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 13, 2010

I also drag items from my Inbox if someone sends me an email to advise they will be sending an agenda or some other item by a certain date. The Reminders box is the same box where your calendar items pop up when they are due, so should be familiar to everyone. So how can we know what we dont know? Minute taking made easier.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

INCOMING MAIL: As with e-mail, you should read the letter to see if there are any action items for your boss (or yourself) and diarize them or put the appropriate dates in the calendar. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 13, 2010

The night before I go to a Board meeting, I review all my templates, agendas, binder, attendance sheets and everything I am going to need or might need. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? no tickets. Do I have everything?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 6, 2008

Being organized helps de-clutter any task and makes it more manageable and doable. Posted by Patricia Robb at 4:16 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , agenda , checklist , executive assistant , minutes , motions , professional assistant , to-do list , voting Reactions: Newer Post Older Post Home Join me for a Webinar, Sept.

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