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3 Strategies to Become a Better Leader Through Writing

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Yes, I’m the co-founder of Calendar and a keynote speaker. All leaders, especially those who don’t consider themselves natural writers, should learn from my early mistakes, get out of their own way and start developing content. I soon learned that the value I provide comes more from my ideas and experiences than my copy editing skills.

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Saying No to More: Why Giving Your Brain Space to Wander Improves Your Productivity

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What is rewarded in this particular environment is checking boxes, sending things, and activity where the motion can be seen by others,” Juliet says. No phones, emails or interruptions allowed. Sometimes you’ll plan white space around your calendar. Turn off your music or podcasts, don’t look at your phone or call anyone.

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Serving Is the New Selling, and Other Tips for Having Your Best Sales Year Ever

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As the calendar turns to January, it’s time to set wild goals about the personal sales records you can smash with a little planning and practice. What’s there to learn about the mindset, skill set and willpower that allows them to achieve in any economy? He routinely surrounds himself with opportunities for learning.

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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

Office Dynamics

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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13 Undeniable Ways to Get Sh*t Done

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This depended largely on adjusting my Sunday routine, making habits of all the good advice I’d received over the years from family, teachers and bosses (plus the lessons I’d learned the hard way on my own). The more detailed my calendar, the more prepared and focused I am. Wake up early to be more productive.

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Are You Ready to Hire a Virtual Assistant?

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Handing the minutiae of backend support tasks off to a qualified professional allows leaders the calendar capacity to focus on their company’s growth and, more importantly, their own personal peace of mind. “A Working with a virtual assistant does have a learning curve. A lot of what we serve into is overwhelm,” Sciortino says.

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Calendar "ah ha"

Laughing all the Way to Work

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 January, 2010 Calendar "ah ha" I was participating in a Harvard sponsored webinar with my boss the other day. One of the things they recommended to executives was to use their electronic calendar to leave themselves reminders. . -- Wait a minute! I guess he thought I needed the help.

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