Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 27, 2018

I document everything and that is how I keep track. I put items in my calendar as a reminder, but the problem with calendar reminders is unless you know which day you put it on or what you named it, you can't easily find it. So I document that as well. If I am waiting to hear back from someone, that is documented as well.

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Success

MARCH 28, 2024

While learning how to find a mentor can be intimidating, it is a skill that can be essential to helping you get ahead at work and in life. Below, we look at what you need to consider when learning how to get a mentor and some tips for finding the best one for you. Remember that your mentor is likely very busy. Define success.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 7, 2018

I love reading these letters as 1) I see the training we provided truly worked, but more importantly, 2) I learn what executives appreciate—what executives look for in an assistant—and what executives value and observe. Takes the initiative and has the comfort level to proactively review documents in preparation for my meetings.

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Eat Your Career

JULY 20, 2021

I discuss strategies and techniques for accomplishing all of these things in my Task & Time Management Learning Lab. I keep a rigorous calendaring system to manage my time-based events and activities. I document the steps of processes that I do infrequently so as not to forget. Time Management Self-Assessment.

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 21, 2020

And yet assistants help file digital documents and manage calls through their cell phones, so the skills required for these tasks haven’t completely gone away. They are not paid the big bucks to manage a calendar and book flights. A great executive assistant looks at the entire calendar for a month—what happened last week?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Try This Instead | Main | Be Smart About Using the Telephone » The Great Calendar Debate - Paper or Electronic - 21 Experts Weigh In We are in the home stretch of 2009 -- bring on 2010!!    One item frequently purchased at this time of year is a calendar or planner for the upcoming year. 

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C-Suite Assistants

JULY 31, 2023

In such cases your internal talent team or specialized recruiting firm will save you a lot of time by advising you to be flexible in your criteria and instead seek someone with a willingness and ability to learn new skills. Many EAs also assist with or produce PowerPoint decks for presentations for projects.

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Worxbee

MAY 17, 2021

Your processes, standard operating procedures and policies should be clearly documented and accessible to those who need to use them. Process documentation tools. Once you’ve determined everything that needs to go into a process, it’s important to devise clear steps and document them. Document storage. Scheduling SOPs.

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C-Suite Assistants

JANUARY 23, 2023

Time Management : manage your calendar as well as coordinate your work and personal calendars, schedule meetings, and most importantly help you set scheduling priorities on your calendar Organization : Help you set up standard operating procedures and improve business processes including “electronic organization.

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All Things Admin

AUGUST 3, 2022

Procedures are documented processes that explain exactly how to complete a task. When you save your documents like this, I strongly recommend a naming convention that keeps your documents organized for quick reference. TEMPLATE – Annual Planning Calendar. Every administrative professional needs a procedures manual.

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All Things Admin

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Being asked to learn new technology or software is always stressful. Google Workspace is a collaboration and productivity suite, similar to Microsoft 365, that allows you to create and share documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, manage your email, and attend virtual meetings. All that’s left is to learn how to use them!

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Allwork

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Why you should (or shouldn’t) work with freelancers After learning about Fishkin’s past hiring experiences, we decided to do our own analysis on the subject — comparing full-time marketing employees to outsourced agency and freelance talent. She shares an onboarding document with every new freelancer. “It Her secret?

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Success

AUGUST 19, 2022

Except for the symphony, I didn’t care for any of those extracurricular activities, but I especially hated learning piano. It was a simple one: Find 30 extra minutes each day to do something productive and document it. One day I would learn how to play them, I decided, but not today. JOHN TOMAC. I poked around for a few minutes.

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Worxbee

JUNE 20, 2022

Rather than learning how to avoid them, it's important to learn the right tools to manage or mitigate them. Documenting how your executive operates internally, and the best ways to respond, can ultimately elevate your career. These should be scheduled on your calendars. Clashes happen. How can you help them overcome this?

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BMT Office Administration

DECEMBER 13, 2022

For instance, Asana and other programs offer Gantt charts, calendar views, and time-tracking, whereas Trello does not (unless you pay for power-ups, but more on that in a bit). Calendar view. Monday.com also features no-code automation, a document editor, and the ability to attach any file type to a project. Google Calendar.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 19, 2017

Whether you use OneNote , Evernote , or the default notes app that came with your phone, you’re just a few keystrokes away from documenting these important comments in a place where they won’t get misplaced or thrown out. With a calendar app , you’ll never forget an important date again. When is that important meeting?

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Success

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In a world of Google Docs and learning Zoom etiquette , pen-and-paper to-do lists leave a lot to be desired. Recurring tasks, delegation, comments, calendar integration, kanban-style productivity visualizations and subtasks are some of the most notable features of Todoist. Trustpilot : 4.3 Google Play : 4.7 Aggregate : 4.5.

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Jen Lawrence

AUGUST 1, 2023

Discovery calls start filling up the calendar, and proposals start rolling out. Repeat this for every service offered and document for reference. Break your estimations down into a month-by-month timeline and document them. Learn more here. It happens to every service-based business.

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Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Email, Calendar, Task Management, Document Management, Password Database. The next is the key to documenting your systems for easy reference and delegation. The Essential Procedures Trello Template gives you a framework, tips, and resources for documenting all of your important processes and procedures. Operational.

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Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Email, Calendar, Task Management, Document Management, Password Database. The next is the key to documenting your systems for easy reference and delegation. The Essential Procedures Trello Template gives you a framework, tips, and resources for documenting all of your important processes and procedures. Operational.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 25, 2016

Today, going mobile means having instant access to all documents, content and colleagues, and the tools to get any job done – anywhere, anytime. Learn more by using the guides. If you want to stay all Microsoft and easily edit Microsoft documents from the cloud, OneDrive might be the one for you. Know Your Mobile Device.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 30, 2024

What I’ve learned about procedures development is that most of us aren’t lacking the motivation. I also create an appointment on my calendar so it’s the first commitment I see when I look at my schedule for the day. For example, when I create a task list for a new project, I typically include a task for procedures documentation.

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Worxbee

OCTOBER 17, 2022

It gives you more time in your day An Executive Assistant can lighten your calendar by handling the minor (yet significant) things on your to-do list. you delegate tasks to Executive Assistants ask your EA to maintain a document with a record of how to do the tasks. Want to learn more? Schedule a call with us today.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Many use the My Documents folder that is setup by default on your computer. These become your primary list of sub-folders under your main My Documents or My Filing Cabinet folder. When I view it by file name, all of these past webinar alerts that I downloaded to add to my calendar appear together. Here’s how you can get started.

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Productivityist

MAY 12, 2016

For years I kept reading blogs, listening to interviews and watching TED talks, without implementing what I’d learned. That’s why today I’ll not only show you what you can do to learn something new every day, but also how to actually do something with it. We’ll start with where to find something new to learn each day.

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Jen Lawrence

JULY 20, 2020

We load in all our tasks, get all the labels/tags figured out, maybe link it to our digital calendars. Your digital calendar? Your document management software? I’m sure you’ll learn a lot about yourself. Want to learn more about building the most effective task management system? Give it a shot!

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Productivityist

OCTOBER 9, 2019

With TextExpander you can make everything you write repetitively available everywhere you type: text documents, spreadsheets, web forms, and more. This episode is brought to you by Woven Calendar. Woven Calendar features powerful scheduling tools built into a smart, collaborative calendar. I absolutely love Woven.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Blocking his calendar to work on his projects. After reading almost all 700 responses, a 150 page document, here is what rose up as the top 3 struggles. Talking about calendar and upcoming meetings. 3 Struggle: Executive’s calendar. . #2 3 Struggle: Executive’s calendar. Scheduling; too many meetings in a day.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 11, 2019

With TextExpander you can make everything you write repetitively available everywhere you type: text documents, spreadsheets, web forms, and more. This episode is also brought to you by Woven Calendar. Woven Calendar features powerful scheduling tools built into a smart, collaborative calendar. I absolutely love Woven.

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Page Personnel

AUGUST 26, 2022

Those in an office manager role need to know how to manage processes, procedures, documentation, project management and communications. Office managers may also draft documents, help with payroll, keep an organised office environment and communicate via phone, email and fax (yes, some companies are still using fax machines).

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Productivityist

OCTOBER 9, 2019

With TextExpander you can make everything you write repetitively available everywhere you type: text documents, spreadsheets, web forms, and more. This episode is brought to you by Woven Calendar. Woven Calendar features powerful scheduling tools built into a smart, collaborative calendar. I absolutely love Woven.

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Productivityist

OCTOBER 9, 2019

With TextExpander you can make everything you write repetitively available everywhere you type: text documents, spreadsheets, web forms, and more. This episode is brought to you by Woven Calendar. Woven Calendar features powerful scheduling tools built into a smart, collaborative calendar. I absolutely love Woven.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

We have spent the past year talking with thousands of admins all over the world to learn more about your unique travel planning pain points. Once you book your flights, hotels, and rental cars all confirmation numbers are automatically added to your traveler’s itinerary and will be included in any exported Word Document or Outlook Calendar.

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Virtual Moxie

JANUARY 12, 2016

Rules and routines are freeing; make some I’ve learned that there’s immense freedom in rules and routines. When it comes to managing your time and being more productive, the ONLY way to do that efficiently and effectively is by using a tool that addresses time and dates—that’s a calendar. A calendar. And realistic.

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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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Ideas.Ted

JULY 8, 2021

No company just lopped a day off their calendar. At Copenhagen-based software and design agency Abtion, employees had learned how to redesign working hours, meeting schedules and adopt new technologies when they chose to adopt a 4-day week. Instead, they had to meaningfully redesign how they worked.

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Eco-Office Gals

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Check out Trees for the Future or Tree People to learn how you can adopt or plant a tree in your co-worker’s name. Eco-Calendars. There are a variety of calendars that use sustainable, recycled paper and give daily tips on how to live green and protect the planet. Check out Every Day is Earth Day 2011 daily calendar.

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