Productivityist

JULY 3, 2023

Always keep a book next to your TV remote. Paper books offer an irreplaceable tactile experience. Keep your calendar for the broad strokes and your to-do list for the finer details. Time is a gift; use it for what truly matters. Set up an email vacation message before you go on holiday. Find a text expansion app.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

AUGUST 28, 2022

Emily is accountable for: – Managing and planning the CEO’s calendar with all appointments, meetings, and other activities. If you send business gifts to employees, clients or sales prospects, Goody is a game changer. You can send one gift or hundreds at the same time, without ever worrying about shipping details.

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Jen Lawrence

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

This may mean taking the next day off of work or simply keeping your calendar clear of obligations. This is also a great time to go through all the takeaways from the conferences, such as gift bags and digital downloads, and look up any referenced materials, such as a good book recommendation. Do a Debrief. Check-in and see.

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

For the past two years, Productivityist has published an annual gift guide that features gifts that won’t just help the “productivityist” get more of the right things done, but they’ll have some tools that they can use that will make the process all the more enjoyable. Because of Dispatch.

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

For the past two years, Productivityist has published an annual gift guide that features gifts that won''t just help the "productivityist" get more of the right things done, but they''ll have some tools that they can use that will make the process all the more enjoyable. NeuYear Calendar. Still my analog calendar of choice.

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C-Suite Assistants

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

They schedule both business and personal appointments, maintain the calendar, and are responsible for a full range of administrative and personal duties—from managing correspondence and making appointments to booking speaking engagements and event planning. An EA/PA manages the executive’s entire life.

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

This year I decided to offer holiday shoppers a bit more time to explore possible gift ideas for the productivity enthusiast — aka the "productivityist" — in their lives. The Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide for 2013 may be a long read, but it may just spark some gift ideas you hadn''t considered. NeuYear Calendar.

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Productivityist

JULY 5, 2017

You may even find some of the points themselves odd, but if you find one that you think would be worth adding to your own approach, then I’ll consider it a gift both given and received. Never forget to turn on your email vacation message…and preferably do so the day before you go on vacation. That’s why the number is so odd.

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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. It’s a long read, but it may just spark some gift ideas you hadn’t considered. NeuYear calendar. Why no Kindle?

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

While you may have thought that was a tad bit early to be thinking of what you want from Santa this year, this latest story may have you thinking about what you'd like at the top of your gift list this year: An empty e-mail "in" box. Here's how it can happen, as I learned in this story I did for Gannett/USAToday.com.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 10, 2010

Imagine starting and ending every day with an empty email inbox. Michael Linenberger, who’s been a leader in the field of productivity for the last 30 years, has written three bestselling books on the topic.  And best of all, it is all clearly laid out in his revolutionary new book, Master Your Workday Now !

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 19, 2013

If you''ve already bought and read *The NOW Year (or any of my books), I''d love it if you could offer up a review either at Amazon or Goodreads. Before I wrap things up here and enjoy the holiday break, I wanted to touch on the ending of yet another calendar year. (Note: You can get the Amazon version on its own for just $2.99

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 28, 2009

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 28 December, 2009 Now that is dedication.Executive Assistant donates kidney to her boss My assistant sent me a link to a story about an Executive Assistant in British Columbia, Canada, who gave the gift of life by donating a kidney to her boss. That is pretty dedicated. Excellent material!

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Make or Break Moments

JULY 1, 2010

So I emailed and said thank you and said – I’d love to return the favor – any thoughts? And then she gave me the best birthday gift ever… “Would you be willing to be on a panel with Chris Brogan ?&# com as my email address). Absolutely. Just tell me when and where. Would I???? You betcha!

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Productivityist

APRIL 15, 2014

My "gateway" email addresses. I use multiple email addresses rather than filters for a number of reasons, which I discussed in an earlier post. Having a virtual assistant (or Zirtual Assistant, in this case) afforded me the opportunity to offload my "gateway" email addresses to someone else. The 3 Things I Learned. It''s great.

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 1, 2015

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. I enjoy reading a lot and recently went to the Gothic literature exhibition at the British Library with friends – I was surprised at how many of the books I’d read.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 3, 2010

For individual rewards, how about gift certificates for DVD rentals, music CD purchases, theme park tickets or “Dinner for 2″ at a local eatery? Or once-a-month, spring for dessert treats in honor of those celebrating birthdays in that calendar month. You are limited only by your imagination and budget.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JUNE 17, 2011

  Also, in order to save time getting and accessing ideas and information in Springpad, we recently made introduced updates to saving via email, along with making it easy to access Springpad via RSS readers.      Can you really coordinate calendars using Springpad?  I see how that can work. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 14, 2012

I've written hundreds of blog posts and a couple of books this way! Thanks to Margit Crane of Gifted With ADD. I look at my to-do list at the beginning of each week and schedule my tasks in my calendar as if they were a client meeting. I found that if I blocked out time in my calendar, it helped me in a couple of ways.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 30, 2010

The closest she ever came to digital organization was an electronic address book she used until it became too difficult to read the screen. My mother has gotten things done by using heavily annotated paper calendars. My mother has never owned a PDA and only in the past year (at 80) started using a computer.

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 24, 2010

This knowledge is the prime reason that using mass email marketing is nearly impossible. You see, when they are expecting something from you in their email they are more inclined to add you to their favorites list. This way you have gone completely around the spam filters that have been trashing your marketing emails.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 3, 2013

My last post was about what I was devouring in books, music, and film. Surely, as executive assistants we may feel this way when we have to do all the boring stuff - filing, expenses, travel, calendaring, and phones. A book that relates to finding meaning in your personal life really struck a cord with me recently.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 7, 2012

Try to set up the communication of the office so your boss checks their own emails and responds, but you are in charge of all the mtg coordination, phones, and anything that happens in the office. Tech glitches happen all the time and 2 people controlling one person's calendar is not the easiest thing.

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Productivityist

APRIL 8, 2014

I also took the time to go through Chris Ducker''s new book, Virtual Freedom , to figure out exactly what I would want to assign to a virtual assistant once I had one. I felt that they were the best option based on my needs and budget, so I sent them an email and was scheduled to have a call with a within the next couple of days.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2010

The cards are all made with recycled paper and you can even include a gift if you like and this company will send it off for you. I recently sent an admin assistant friend a card to acknowledge all the hard work she does every day and included a gift of brownies. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 16, 2010

This is a powerful gift and must be used wisely. PS -- If you've enjoyed this post and want to see more, why not subscribe to our daily emails ( Feedblitz ) or through the RSS Feed ( click here )?  Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! PAY ATTENTION!

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 31, 2013

is also expanding its reach into the calendar space with Cal and looks to be entering the email arena with its forthcoming Mail app. 1 That said, I’ve written a book on how you can start the year you want anytime you want in case you find that January isn''t the ideal time to start regularly using a task management app.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 15, 2023

THE LEADER ASSISTANT BOOK Download the first 3 chapters of The Leader Assistant: Four Pillars of Game-Changing Assistant for FREE here or buy it on Amazon and listen to the audiobook on Audible. Join my email list here if you want to get an email when a new episode goes live. So yeah, you can email me on there.

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C-Suite Assistants

JULY 31, 2023

We may all have different jobs but that gift of 24 hours is the same for everyone. Travel: Your assistant can be responsible for booking all travel, or work closely with a travel agency to ensure you travel the way you like. Some EAs even help with social media if you don’t have staff for this.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

or Gifts or Ideas for Administrative Professionals Week. About Me Ottawa, Canada View my complete profile Click on the image to order my book Laughing All The Way to Work from Amazon All royalties go to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation What some people are saying about the book. Excellent material! Dealing in real time.

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Ideas.Ted

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Book deals. I was producing books, after all. I was writing my daily emails for Daily Stoic and Daily Dad , a monthly Reading List email and another weekly email. But in having so much suddenly taken away, I was given the gift of seeing what all the busyness was actually costing me. I was exercising.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 26, 2014

I also handle his executive calendar and work in the office with him. I would also volunteer at work and socialize with my co-workers during the holiday gift wrapping parties. I also started a book club, a meet up group, went to networking events, book lectures, and now I am very much into Yelp and Yelp events.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

JULY 17, 2022

Sona and I also chat about her new book, The World’s Worst Assistant , which you should totally order right now. Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, and, uh, I also wrote a book, and it’s called The World’s Worst Assistant, (laughs). Jeremy ( 23:11 ): That’s what half my book is about, (laughs).

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Virtual Moxie

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Every morning, for instance, I get out of bed, scan my calendar on my Blackberry to just remind myself of what's on tap for the day, do yoga. overwhelmed, have an "ideas" book--a place for you to put all the. space to create something new, or when I'm working on my book. do—to be overburdened and go completely silent.I

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Tame Your Email 1. Turn off email alerts when emails arrive in your inbox. If you know that you will never answer an email, delete it right away. Create email folders same as you would for word doc and paper files. Utilize your calendar to schedule tasks. In the calendar. Grocery shopping? Triumph!

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

Add dated or calendar items to a tickler file system or a diary as soon as they arrive. I recommend a book called “Organizing for your brain type&# (ISBN: 0312339771), which offers suggestions for the different ways in which many people think. To be more productive, allocate 15 minutes each week.

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Andrea Kalli

AUGUST 12, 2010

Best ways to communicate with your Fans Link: Send an update to Fans – compose Facebook email, include links, etc. talk about shoe accessories - do’s and dont’s of buying shoes - gift ideas for the shoe lover - the latest in shoe designs - what’s going on in the shoe industry - do a series about kids shoes.

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