All Things Admin

JUNE 23, 2021

While they do work together to save you time, effort, and stress, they are not the same. They save you time and unnecessary stress. Review calendars and compile date and time options. Look for logical breaks in the process. Review calendars and compile date and time options. Systems have many benefits.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 21, 2017

In a study done by the University of California Los Angeles, women who described their houses as cluttered, disorganized, disordered, or haphazard had daily patterns of the stress hormone cortisol that are normally associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic fatigue, and early mortality. Automate Email Organization.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Most achievers have no trouble codifying clear goals but then let time-sucking “opportunities” creep into calendars. Unlike typical venture capitalists, he left Silicon Valley to get away from the constant stimulation, “just touching base” emails and endless coffee dates. “I The secret to his success? Find the right cocktail for you.

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C-Suite Assistants

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In addition to traditional forms of administrative support, such as email and calendar management, they require a special combination of skills, qualities, and characteristics that are essential for success in the role. Startup EAs must be able to grow with the organization and “scale up.” .

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Worxbee

MAY 10, 2021

They’ll be examining your admin processes at the same time and figuring out any areas they could improve. You’re in a process rut. Executive assistants are process management professionals. They can assess where you are at right now, look for any gaps or needs for improvement, and design processes to resolve the situation.

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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. Is yours one of them?

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Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

We go from day-to-day fielding emails, doing our best to stay on top of our task list, and hoping we’re piecing everything together correctly. We know there’s a better way to do things and the idea of bringing in some help is more stressful than we could have imagined. CRM, Client Experience Processes, Records Management.

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Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

We go from day-to-day fielding emails, doing our best to stay on top of our task list, and hoping we’re piecing everything together correctly. We know there’s a better way to do things and the idea of bringing in some help is more stressful than we could have imagined. CRM, Client Experience Processes, Records Management.

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Legal Social Media Customer Service Project Management 52

Office Organization Success

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Getting clients to self-schedule is such a HUGE time-saver as it eliminates the back and forth of emails. Basically a client, or potential client, has access to your availability (not your calendar). It’s all automated, and both you and your client receive an email notification of the appointment. My answer was a big NO-NO!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Productive & Organized Goes Audio in 3 Different Ways » 19 Tips for Managing Your Email Even When You Dont Want To E-mail, it is the form of communication that we love to hate and love to love.    Multiple studies on business productivity will tell you that huge amounts of time are wasted on email.

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Office Organization Success

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

The solution is simple … you plan it in your calendar. The first step, and most important step, is to actually schedule your time off in your calendar. Once it’s on your calendar and you can see it you’re unlikely to accidentally schedule in a client call, meeting, or other event that will encroach upon your down time.

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Office Organization Success

APRIL 28, 2016

Are you continually searching around looking for an email address? List all of the steps you take in a process from start to completion – these steps will form your system. The easy way to resolve this is to put all those questions together in one place and create an email template. Create a calendar template.

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Worxbee

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Mental illness comes in different forms, but it’s well-known that stress can contribute to depression, which is one of the most common mental illnesses, affecting 16 million U.S. Know the signs of burnout Burnout is a common issue among the workforce, especially for those who work long hours in stressful or highly responsible positions.

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Worxbee

APRIL 5, 2021

It’s easy to get distracted or stressed when you’re thinking about the many other tasks waiting for you! #2. So a better approach is to match the task to the time on the calendar when you know you’ll have the right kind of energy for it. The fact is, scheduling can be much more complicated than filling a gap on a calendar.

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C-Suite Assistants

AUGUST 31, 2021

One way to alleviate some of the stress is to work with an executive assistant. Some of the tasks that executive assistants can take on include: Become your right-hand gatekeeper by managing complex personal and professional calendars and scheduling internal and external meetings.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 16, 2014

It’s important to “anchor” any new learning and insight through a conscious process, and Joan understands the importance of ensuring the gains of a breakthrough conference experience like this one will endure. Each one demonstrated willingness and courage to see the process through.

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Productivity Bits

MAY 5, 2016

The recipe must be handled as a process, or you’ll end up with a sticky mess. You won’t stress out as much about finishing. When you start feeling stressed, overworked, underappreciated and exhausted, steer in another direction. Kayla Matthews is a productivity blogger and calendar-planning enthusiast. Assignments.

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On The Job

JULY 10, 2012

I had never tried meditation until a few years ago, when personal and professional stresses were giving me insomnia and constant headaches. It took me a few weeks to really see the payoff of meditation, but after a while I began to feel less stress. At first, I was impatient to get results. "OK, OK, I'm breathing, dammit," I'd think.

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Office Organization Success

MAY 22, 2015

But the reality of it is that it’s a lot of work to pull off: There are the speakers to schedule on your calendar. The reason is simple … they didn’t follow the proven, step-by-step process to host a successful Telesummit. Having the right systems in place leads to consistent revenues, more clients, and less stress and overwhelm.

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Office Organization Success

MAY 7, 2015

Create an editorial calendar – this is so that you can plan out in advance what topics you’ll be covering in each issue, and therefore avoid ‘blank screen/page’ syndrome. Having the right systems in place leads to consistent revenues, more clients, and less stress and overwhelm. FREE Online Business & Marketing Systems Checklist.

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BMT Office Administration

JANUARY 31, 2023

With intuitive time-tracking software, you can automate many of these processes to save a ton of time. No stress in hiring new remote workers. Without employee time tracking in place, there’s always a bit of stress involved in hiring new remote workers. How many emails do they send & receive in a day? Why is that?

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Office Organization Success

OCTOBER 5, 2013

It’s great to set up systems and processes and have them work for you, but in order to fully automate your business you also need to know which technologies are going to work best to support you in that. It works with both Outlook and Google calendars.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 27, 2012

Stress levels are astronomical. Your manager read emails, texts, and took phone calls between those times and the situation may have unfolded completely differently, requiring you to have new priorities this morning. These need to center around process and people. You need to constantly access your process, and then fine tune.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

"I check my email 3 times a day and will respond within 48 hours, if this is an emergency call xxx.xxx.xxxx etc." For example, I actually have time blocked off on my calendar every week for reading - both for knowledge and for fun.  PS - I invite you to sign up to get updates in your email. 

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Depending on the tool you choose, you can use color codes, set priority levels, track progress, establish deadlines and even ask your system to remind you (via text or email or pop-up usually) of appointments or to-do items or anything else you so desire. Electronic Calendar. Email this to a friend? More clicking. Aesthetics.

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Office Organization Success

APRIL 27, 2013

System #9 of the Your Systems For Success program focuses specifically on managing your emails and managing your calendar … two huge sources of time drain for many business owners. Having the right systems in place leads to consistent revenues, more clients, and less stress and overwhelm.

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Tips From T. Marie

AUGUST 18, 2016

She wrote that during “a busy work day, my online calendar is tucked away. I do believe that every business can prosper from adding in some extra creativity to its processes. Remember, paper planners are there to make your life easier, not more stressful. It can also help to have something physical in front of you.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 12, 2010

  While it is really from the grass family, bamboo has some amazing strategic growth processes --heck some can even grow up to 100 feet tall!    The more you can put systems and processes to the work you do, the stronger you become and the more you can grow and even survive harsh conditions.   Bamboo? 

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Our inability to control things causes us to stress out. The thing is – and I cannot stress this enough – you don’t try closing them out but must control them. The open loops can become constant source of stress if not controlled. Please signup to my email list to receive free updates from Productivity Bits.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 12, 2010

List #1 – The weekly calendar. Emotional blocks – boredom, daydreaming, stress, guilt, anger and frustration reduce concentration. Good time management processes let you concentrate on one thing at a time. When you enjoy what you are doing, it reduces stress. When stress is reduced, you work more efficiently.

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Productivityist

AUGUST 10, 2016

Johan’s passion is helping others make the most of their time and also helping others reduce their stress levels. . Your calendar is packed, yet you are constantly adding more tasks to your to it, right? You check your email inbox more than usual. You find yourself spending more time in email than usual.

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The Office Professionals Place

JULY 16, 2010

Enhancing your worklife will increase productivity, reduce stress, and maintain focus on job tasks. Organization means implementing an appropriate filing system (electronically and paper) and utilizing your task lists and calendar effectively so that you can locate items quickly when needed which increases productivity. Be proactive.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 30, 2010

" 3 - Get Solid Systems in Place – Make Good Use of Routines and Processes Routines/processes are habits that support your efforts in an effortless way.    That is true of any routine or process you put into place.   Do you have a process manual and an employee manual outlining expectations and procedure? 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

It allows us to easily email branded invoices to our clients, which they can then pay by mail or online. By recording payments as we receive them, we can just as easily monitor overdue payments and send email reminders. I sit in my car and check my email. Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets & Having Processes In Place.

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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. Here are some examples.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 25, 2011

I make sure that I send an email to the contacts I met and set up coffee meetings to make a better connection with the ones that I am most interested in pursuing further. Not Worth Stressing Out About. Next I import them into IContact and send them a nice to meet you eMail. Business Card Binder. Managing Biz Cards. Speed stuns.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 3, 2011

Work With Stephanie « Listen Live to Stephanie Share Her Story on #WIBRadio on Jan 3 @ 1pm CST | Main | Procrastination, Email, Multi-Tasking, Family Management, Soc Media Backup Etc.   Read, sort and process your email and snail mail daily.  Tweet Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?

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