Productivity Bits

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Subscribe to some email lists on subjects you know nothing about. Get a course catalog. Pick a couple of interesting courses you’ve always wanted to know more about and sign up. Read a provocative article in a blog you’ve never read before. Listen to the sounds of the city as it wakes up and gets busy. Make notes.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 3, 2008

Hopefully, not too many of you were affected by the email system outages yesterday. In this case, commercial email services were affected, but the next time it could be your server at work. In this case, commercial email services were affected, but the next time it could be your server at work.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Of course there is. I always find myself sending pretty much the same emails. By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, February 14, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity D o you find that you write the same e-mails over and over again? Do you feel that there should be an easier way of doing this?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Forward interesting and pertinent links, blog posts etc. Nature takes it's course form there. I post, blog and share current business ideas, projects, clients and ventures. By doing so - I've received business just because someone 'remembered' I'd mentioned something prior. jeffreyjohnmann.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 10, 2009

And of course, theres the dreaded shredding of confidential documents. You keep printing document after document, not realizing how many trees you are using and how much waste you are creating. Think ahead and see if you can e-mail or transfer your documents in an electronic format to others. This will save your company time and money.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2008

As you can tell, I really try to be in tune with nature and of course, love my wife. This really does help me get through those rough days - but there are great days as well, of course. Of course, it doesnt have to be money. Keep it short and simple though. Im sure you get the idea. Whats next?

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2008

And of course, there’s the opposite side of the spectrum, where you have way too many people coming to you with requests (read my post on how to handle this here) and just want to run away. But of course, you don’t want to disturb others around you with the bell going off or some even have chickens clucking as the alarm.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

2comments for this post Anonymous HI Richard, Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog. Home About Me Advertise Outsourcing - Good or Bad? By The Professional Assistant on Friday, September 14, 2007 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D oes your firm want to save money? Everyone could use a little more green in their wallets.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2008

I worked as an Investment Advisor’s Assistant, completed my CSC (Canadian Securities Course), but soon after, I realized that this wasn’t really for me. We strive for an “open door” policy, but of course, there are times when the managers hold meetings or make phone calls and have their door closed.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 28, 2008

Of course, you have to present yourself well, answer the interview questions properly, have the skills and knowledge of the position you are applying for and a few other factors that help you get the job. Last Name: Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to talk to me about the Position Applied For with XXX Company.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 13, 2008

Of course, the rest of us had to follow this schedule and would have to take time off during these periods. In this case, I dont have to worry about taking extra days off, since I dont really follow the religious holidays that I was brought up with, which in turn, are part of the regular holidays that come up each year.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 18, 2008

If you are on a training course via your computer (WebEx) and listening in to the presenter, you want your full attention on the seminar or workshop that you are attending at your cubicle. You usually are the main source of contact for any and all questions in your department, including clients asking questions.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 4, 2008

Its a great piece of software that will help you and you marketing department figure out the best course of action to increase your sites popularity. We use SmarterStats to review our page views, hits, resolved IP addresses, etc. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2008

Money, of course, is important, but what about the customer? Do you feel that you could be helping the client even if you dont know the answer to their issue right away? This happens so often within large corporations, since most of them care only about the bottom line - money! Keep in mind that they are the ones that are paying your salary.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 27, 2008

Add New, of course, would be used to add a brand new contact. Click on the arrow down button right beside the "New" button, then click "Distribution List" Here you can either "Select Members" or "Add New" Select Members is used to find contacts that are already in your address book.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 28, 2007

Mention to your boss (in a professional manner of course) that you have X number of tasks, projects, etc. Here are the basic rules to do this: Start off with something positive, such as you have been working hard on whatever project you want to mention and show some results of this. and would like to get their help on getting these done.

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Brilliantly Better

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Dragos Roua – Brilliantly Better The Personal Development Blog Home About me Top posts Archives Downloads Audio Recommended Products Contact How To Manage Your Receipts by dragos on September 9, 2010 · 5 comments in Digital Tools , Productivity & Effectiveness Tweet I like to travel. I know that I get at least one per week.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2008

This, of course, is heaven to some, but like me, cant stand being bored. Ive tried to exhaust all the possible things I could do that he doesnt ask me to do - organize emails, files, clutter, contacts, create procedures. His reply is usually, "Im working on some things that Ill get to you soon." and he never does. Im out of ideas!

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 16, 2008

Heres the link: www.findaseminar.com/administrative-seminars.html Also, one other thing I wanted to mention is that the company that I work at has online courses that I can take. I found your blog. If you are in a different country, I can try to find you some others as well. This definitely helped my position. We have a series of 1-hr.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 15, 2008

There is life outside of the office, but of course, you need to go to work to get your bread and butter. You feel that your work life is in place and need to find some balance in other parts of your life? Up until recently, I too felt this way. Work is work, which can definitely be fulfilling, which I have to admit, is great in my life.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2008

This, of course, can be a nightmare, since you could be walking up many flights. You start to notice a particular smell, yet you know it wasn’t you, but you wonder if everyone thinks that it was. This happens to everyone from time to time and there are ways to avoid them (at times). The simplest way to avoid this is to take the stairs.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2007

Here are 5 ways to score brownie points with your boss and get that promotion or raise (or both) a little faster: The one thing that I’ve learned over the course of my career is to try getting to know your boss. Posted on 20 November, 2007 4:03 PM Anonymous I just realized that you covered my point in your blog.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 20, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Thinking Outside the Job Description Box By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, March 20, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing All The Way to Work: The Ultimate Secretarial Survival Blog.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

Home About Me Advertise The E-tiquette of E-mail By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Outlook E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing all the Way to Work: The Ultimate Secretarial Survival Blog. Jane Watson of J. Who are you?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

AKA – Kiyomi’s 21-Step Job Hunt Strategy 1) Contact everyone you know in a personalized, positive, fun email When I first graduated college and whenever I am seeking new opportunities, I will literally email everyone I know. The point of the email is to check in with that person - ask how they are and ASK SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JULY 1, 2011

Of course, we rely on our own tool, Batchbook, but we also look to tools such as Google Chat , Google Docs , TripIt or Skype for helping us staying organized. -    Delegate, delegate, delegate. Our team participated in Blog Action Day 2009 , which was focused on how small businesses could affect climate change.

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Loosely Speaking

AUGUST 6, 2009

They will conduct a panel discussion on this topic and invite you to submit your questions in advance: please post them in the comment area below or send an email with your questions to ktcosmos@LooseEnds.net. Branding Iron Designs —Discounted business card and brochure printing, including complimentary design!

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 14, 2010

Alright, well, I know he emailed me to let me know I had a broken link in a post. And I know he was interested in what that link led to, which made me think well of him, so I emailed him back. And I also know that he was fast on the replies, quick with the wit, and he had a nice-looking blog. In less than 5 emails, in fact.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

When someone I don’t know emails me out of the blue and hands me a guest post, I’m usually a little skeptical. If you’re like me, though, you didn’t get into freelancing or blogging for the fame. Would your business benefit from some local exposure like that? “Win.&#. He’s right.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 13, 2010

I get snail mail from credit card companies who could not possibly have my new mailing address unless they scammed it off some list. I’ve happily signed up for all kinds of email lists. I have a crazy-busy RSS feed. Chris Mower´s last blog. Melinda | SuperWAHM´s last blog. They could have asked.

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On The Job

MAY 7, 2009

Of course, I have taken it a step further and Googled the people I know who are going to be interviewing me. go to vista print and order free business cards that are simple in design with your current name, email and cell phone number. That way I know some facts about their past. Address is okay but not required.

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 25, 2010

Dragos Roua – Brilliantly Better The Personal Development Blog Home About me Top posts Archives Downloads Audio Recommended Products Contact Being A Digital Nomad by dragos on March 25, 2010 · 30 comments in Productivity & Effectiveness , Travel & Fun Tweet Ever wondered what being a digital nomad means?

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Brilliantly Better

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Dragos Roua – Brilliantly Better The Personal Development Blog Home About me Top posts Archives Downloads Audio Recommended Products Contact 5 Unusual Ways To Measure Your Online Reputation by dragos on November 7, 2010 · 38 comments in Blogging , Relationships & Society Tweet I’ve written this blog for more than 2 years now.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

I even heard from a blogger the other day that he would never guest post on a blog unrelated to his own because it wouldn’t get him any traffic and that it was a waste of effort. Then find 3 or 4 blogs for each of those niches. Connect with the blog owners and other readers. Melinda | WAHM Biz Builder´s last blog.

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Recruit CRM

DECEMBER 2, 2021

We have had a lot of recruiters writing to us on LinkedIn and dropping in emails on "how to get clients for a staffing agency?" Send Out Cold Emails If you think email marketing is dead, then you're very wrong. You may try sending out cold emails. However, the way in which you send such emails is crucial.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

Written by James - 106 Comments “I’ve been blogging for five years. We blog our hearts out, pouring creativity, knowledge and advice into each post we write. Blogging is bloody hard work. Take this blog, for example. No One to Blame But Ourselves Blogging started as personal online journals.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 20, 2011

So, recycle those papers you have written and turn them into your next blog or book! To begin, write a very detailed blog with several parts to it. So a story in an Active Rain Blog has parts linked to parts of a Wordpress Blog and a another part included in the content of your website linking to parts of a facebook content.

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