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. Work with specific times; whether it’s a deadline for a one-off project or regular times for on-going behaviour. Track your progress. Write it down.

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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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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

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. .    Don't be a time manager, be a priority manager. To dos in back. Tear out when done.

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Worxbee

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

You probably have plenty of other reasons to have meetings, including specific project updates. 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. To facilitate that, you need an agenda. This will help you to pin down your agenda.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 18, 2015

Get the basics up and running straight away: Tell them you will need access to their inbox and calendar. You can not effectively assist them without being able to manage their schedule and review their emails. Your manager might like to get frequent updates on a project, or he might want to be informed only if there is a problem.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 16, 2013

By firmly implementing this one thing, expecting everyone to block think time in their calendar before every meeting, most organizations can cut meeting time by 50% or more. As a result, if the person who called the meeting hasn’t put out a clear agenda, or verbally told you what the purpose is, you need to contact him or her and ask.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 16, 2013

By firmly implementing this one thing, expecting everyone to block think time in their calendar before every meeting, most organizations can cut meeting time by 50% or more. As a result, if the person who called the meeting hasn’t put out a clear agenda, or verbally told you what the purpose is, you need to contact him or her and ask.

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 1, 2013

I worked hard at that job and was rewarded with a promotion to Account Manager in 2006, yay! The Account Manager role was a little side step along my career path but required the same skills I would need in my next role as a PA and Administrative Manager. Getting to grips with calendar and email management.

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 1, 2015

I provide extensive diary management including global travel arrangements, compile reports, agendas and for Committee and Board meetings. I also act as the central point of contact for both Directors which might include meeting clients/suppliers, telephone liaison and managing emails whilst they are away.

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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. Additionally, I take care of offsite events coordination.

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

This could be the personal project you’ve been planning for months that couldn’t find itself close to realization or an uncompleted work wanting for some attention. It must provide functionalities that will help us manage the open loops effectively and help us move our task to the next action easily. Proactive Or Reactive.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2009

- How to Use Both For Optimal Professional & Personal Productivity (guest post by Meggin McIntosh) A question that often comes up in workshops as well as on my blog is this one: How do you suggest people use their calendar (planner) in conjunction with the tickler (1-31) files? What are your thoughts in this area?

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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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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

We’re just not sure where to put our priorities , so we bounce from guru to guru partially implementing the latest fad project or bright shiny object. Here are a few thoughts to get you started: Understand this: You Cannot Manage Time. Don’t be fooled by the calendar. You can’t manage that. Why are you so “busy?”

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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. This is frustrating because you have other projects you need to accomplish and you don’t like working last minute. Again, explain the benefits to requesting projects ahead of time and put it in writing. If possible submit the plan in writing.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 8, 2016

When I was an assistant 40 years ago we complained about not getting time with our executives; we complained about not getting enough information from our managers; we complained about not getting support for training. Revolutionary ways to gain true manager support for your ongoing professional development.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 28, 2016

Historically, I’ve read mostly time management, productivity, and technology books. He also focused on the importance of being consistent, which is definitely something you need to keep in mind if you want to not only get through daily tasks but also to complete larger projects and achieve much loftier goals.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 28, 2016

Historically, I’ve read mostly time management, productivity, and technology books. He also focused on the importance of being consistent, which is definitely something you need to keep in mind if you want to not only get through daily tasks but also to complete larger projects and achieve much loftier goals.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 28, 2016

Historically, I’ve read mostly time management, productivity, and technology books. He also focused on the importance of being consistent, which is definitely something you need to keep in mind if you want to not only get through daily tasks but also to complete larger projects and achieve much loftier goals.

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Eat Your Career

JANUARY 13, 2020

For example: Legal Assistant, Marketing Assistant, Project Coordinator, Program Administrator, Training Coordinator, Event Coordinator, etc. Generally speaking, admins need to be organized, highly tech-savvy, excellent communicators, and effective time managers. . Administrative Assistants vs. Administrative Managers.

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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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Productivityist

DECEMBER 8, 2012

I’m also fond of the Fujitsu ScanSnap (mainly because of its ability to seamlessly integrate with Evernote), but I’ve managed to make Evernote and the NeatDesk get along just fine. With the recent news of the MailDrop feature now in beta – which is very slick, I might add – there’s a lot to like about this powerful task management app.

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Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Administrative Professionals are often task-focused and manage much of the inbound, says Rob Wu, Executive Business Partner at Google Ventures. But a Strategic Partner is someone who creates the boxes and the projects that need to be tackled. .” DON’T JUST CHECK THE BOXES — CREATE THE BOXES. THINK BIG PICTURE. .

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

I stand back, and begin moving notes until the ideas start flowing into easy categories: Blog, Projects, Home, Family, Health - etc. Use it to manage overwhelm when your world is freakin'! But ironically, all that unfinished "little stuff" can stress us out more than the big projects we haven't gotten around to yet.

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