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Administrative/Clerical: What is Your Biggest Office Productivity Killer?

Office Dynamics

Email is one of the biggest, as it can distract you from all the tasks you need to complete. While you can''t abandon email completely, you can control how many times you check it each day. You can also control when to use email and when to use the telephone or in-person communication instead.

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A day in the life: Lorna Cowan, Visit Belfast

Practically Perfect PA

If time permits I like to have a quick breakfast and read a chapter of whatever book I’m reading or I’ll catch up on social media (I’m addicted to Twitter! I’ll also read my emails, I like to know what’s in my inbox before I reach the office so I’m prepared for the day ahead. Follow me @LornaCowanNI ).

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Whose meeting is it anyway?

Laughing all the Way to Work

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 23, 1 p.m. (for

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Major Meltdown in Time Management - Tips to Avoid it Happening To You

Stephanie LH Calahan

Thanks to: Hillary Hutchinson from Charleston, CS of HHA, LLC  [link] or on Twitter: @chaos2order   2 - Use a Time Log to Keep You Focused Keep a time log. link] or on Twitter: @OrganizerGodess 3 - Just Say No Saying "NO" is really hard for a lot of us - especially women. What gets scheduled is what gets done! (Om.)

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Sleep on Your To-Do List to Get Things Done

Ian's Messy Desk

Take a lesson from this research the next time you have a full agenda at work the following day. Comments Trackbacks SimpleProductivityBlog.com— Open Loops 8/24/2010: Articles I Think Worth Passing Along— Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life!

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How to Act Like a Leader Even When Following

Ian's Messy Desk

For example, if you are holding a meeting with team members, make sure the agenda is set, action items are completed and that things don’t slip through the cracks. Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Build trust Increase your “face&# time.

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Are You Stealing from Your Profitability (and don’t even know it)?

Stephanie LH Calahan

I find that every time I share the quotes to the right on Facebook or Twitter they get shared and re-shared.  For example, if you are spending hours daily on Twitter and Facebook telling yourself that you are “growing your business” through building relationships, you are stealing from yourself. Get Real with Yourself.