Step It Up VA Coaching

AUGUST 7, 2014

Bulk tasks, client work and phone calls. For example, you could schedule phone calls on a certain day of the week or a certain time each day. Calendar everything and stick to it. What do you suppose shows up on that list? Schedule phone conversations. Things in business change all the time. Guess what?

Management 100

Management Phones Agenda Calendars 100

Step It Up VA Coaching

JULY 18, 2013

Bulk tasks, client work and phone calls. For example, you could schedule phone calls on a certain day of the week or a certain time each day. Calendar everything and stick to it. What do you suppose shows up on that list? Schedule phone conversations. Things in business change all the time. Guess what?

Management 100

Management Phones Agenda Calendars 100

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. Write the first agenda for this meeting and make sure the first point of conversation is on the structure of your 1-2-1 meetings. This is nonnegotiable from your point of view. Schedule this in their diary straight away.

Calendars 100

Calendars Agenda Management AT&T 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 22, 2011

He suggested that when I set up a meeting or organize travel for him I should ask myself, if I was the one going to the meeting, or on a business trip, what would I need in order to be prepared? Most of this information you can get in your initial phone call or email correspondence with the other party when you are organizing it.

Calendars 100

Calendars Travel Agenda Interviewing 100

Step It Up VA Coaching

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Bulk tasks, client work and phone calls. For example, you could schedule phone calls on a certain day of the week or a certain time each day. Calendar everything and stick to it. What do you suppose shows up on that list? Schedule phone conversations. Things in business change all the time. Guess what?

Management 100

Management Phones Agenda Calendars 100

Ian's Messy Desk

JANUARY 30, 2012

You can use a journal, a calendar, a graph or any other form that works for you. You could, for example, make a donation to a food bank every time your weight went up instead of down. Keep your goals on someone else’s agenda. If need be, turn off the phone, shut down the computer and throw the television in the garbage.

Management 100

Management Goals Agenda Calendars 100

Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 31, 2012

You can use a journal, a calendar, a graph or any other form that works for you. You could, for example, make a donation to a food bank every time your weight went up instead of down. Keep your goals on someone else’s agenda. If need be, turn off the phone, shut down the computer and throw the television in the garbage.

Goals 100

Goals Management Agenda Calendars 100

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’m usually woken up by my two cat’s way before the alarm clock goes off, so my morning is usually cleaning out their trays, feeding them and then getting myself ready. Busy – sometimes crazy busy!

Suppliers 100

Suppliers 2011 Agenda Lifestyle 100

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?

Filing 100

Filing Calendars Networking Email 100

Tips From T. Marie

AUGUST 18, 2016

Today, there are constant beeps, alerts, and dings from your phone and computer. She wrote that during “a busy work day, my online calendar is tucked away. She also has agendas where, if you want to, you can print and build your own papers.) As far as decorating your planners go, well, that’s 110% up to you.

Doodle 100

Doodle PDF Agenda AT&T 100

Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

You don’t actually try closing them out but must control them so that they won’t blow you up into pieces. The only thing that you can do is to prevent the build up of new “open loops&# on top of your existing “open loops&#. The 2 phone clients can sync to the Windows version. File System.

Agenda 100

Agenda AT&T Calendars Stress 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 5, 2010

T hen I just review each night for the next day to make sure I am on task - I take my daily to-dos from my master and I schedule my to-do mistycb   @ StephCalahan using iPhone apps:etodo,calendar & www.hassleme.co.uk/ deusami   @ StephCalahan Trying out a moleskin plan. I set up alerts to remind me that they're coming up.

Management 100

Management Agenda Calendars Twitter 100

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!

Agenda 100

Agenda Time Zones IAAP Calendars 100

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.

Agenda 100

Agenda Time Zones International IAAP 100

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.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International Calendars 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Don’t be fooled by the calendar. Be careful not to get caught up in the “how” at this point. Are we being productive or are we just passing the time with being busy? Are YOU a Profit Thief? Consider moving out of “busy” and moving into productive – your life and business will thank you for it. Just identify what needs to change.

Social Media 100

Social Media Calendars Agenda Twitter 100

Loosely Speaking

AUGUST 6, 2009

Location: Candy and Doreen will be joining us from remote locations and the session will be accessible by either long distance phone and/or computer, headset and wifi connection. Participants will either use a conference call or other online meeting room to attend, so computer and/or phone access will be necessary.

2009 100

2009 Agenda Social Media Phones 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

When I receive an initial request for a meeting, I use a meeting form and write down the information I need: who is requesting the meeting, what is the purpose of the meeting, where it will be held and a phone number or an e-mail address and dates that are available. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Success

JULY 2, 2021

Put them in your calendar, and every 90 days, you repeat the process.”. By grabbing our phone first thing in the morning, all we’re doing is reacting to someone else’s agenda for our time,” Whittaker says. Things like negative self-talk and complacency are hard to keep up when you’re focused on progressing.

Goals 312

Goals Agenda Lifestyle Calendars 312

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

I started this blog to share the knowledge I had picked up over the years either from other administrative assistants, my bosses or from trial and error. Bring Forward System or Using Tasks in Outlook Have a system to follow up on items your boss has asked you to do or things you know you need to do. Lets enjoy our day together.©

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International 2009 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Another bring-forward and organizing tip my friend shared with me (that she picked up from another assistant along the way) is using two-fold folders, with inside pockets. 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.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones 2008 IAAP Calendars 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 5, 2009

I was at the cottage with a friend and she was cranky and started to get wound up about something to do with her husband. She had an agenda and was going to let him have it. By the end of the call her husband had caught her crankiness and it ended up with them both being angry. She had an agenda and was going to let him have it.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 13, 2010

I take the bus to work and I often see people getting on a busy bus and then going through their backpack or purse looking for their bus tickets and holding up the line. I like to be prepared and I find life just works better for me at home, work and even on the bus, when I am organized and ready for whatever is coming up. no tickets.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 13, 2010

I think Tasks is one of Outlooks best-kept secrets, but it shouldnt be and is a great way to follow up on items. If I send an email to a co-worker requesting information, I immediately drag it from my Sent items to my Tasks, set a reminder to follow up and write in the Subject line "Did I get this information". 411 Look Up 411.ca

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP PowerPoint Email 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Click on that and you will find a wealth of templates from a resume, cover letter, minutes, agenda and many others. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca Dealing in real time.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 6, 2008

Making a List, Checking it Twice The Board meeting I am preparing for is a two-day event and I dont want to forget anything that I need to do leading up to it, or anything that I need on the day of. A memory stick is my back up if my laptop and I part ways. 411 Look Up 411.ca I think I feel another checklist coming on, gotta go.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 16, 2010

If you’re afraid you’ll only be picking up dry cleaning all day, you can state what you are looking for by saying, “My background has been as an executive assistant, where 90% of my workload related to the office and 10% was personal business handling x, y, z.” This means when you show up for the interview you are courteous to everyone.

Temping 40

Temping Cover Letter Interviewing Resume 40

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Below are a few tips so the task is not as daunting: Filling in the blanks I take minutes on a laptop so it is easy to make a template ahead of time which is based on the agenda. I put the items from the agenda on the template in the same order and with a space to put the discussion and decisions/actions from the meeting.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones Agenda IAAP 2010 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 24, 2009

Under Leader, click the leader option that suits your needs i.e. ……1 or --1 Click OK Type text you want i.e. Agenda as in example below. To set a recurring 9-5 meeting (as opposed to clicking all-day meeting) I dont like the all-day meeting settings as they are out of sight at the top of the calendar and easily missed.

2007 100

2007 Time Zones IAAP 2003 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Once I feel I've captured every idea on a note, I find a stretch of wall and stick each idea up. Use the notebook for everything you want to keep track of: to do lists, grocery lists, client meetings, phone calls, dreams and goals. "Heads Up. I write down one task or to-do on a Post-It, and put it up on a wall.

AT&T 100

AT&T Calendars Social Media Stress 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 20, 2011

Even though the articles were on specific topics, I could take one or up to three sentences from one article and morph it into another article on a different topic. Blog posts and articles can turn into: ebooks, presentations, calendar/tip-of-the-day. Thanks to Rachel Minihan of Purple Phone PR & Marketing.

Social Media 100

Social Media PowerPoint Facebook Gifts 100