Success

MARCH 22, 2023

To the company party, a friend’s wedding or maybe a community group outing—whatever it is, it’s on your calendar. But maybe events like these, the ones that require you to make small talk, bring you more anxiety than excitement. These tips can help take the stress out of small talk and create a quality conversation: 1.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 18, 2015

This is the best advice you will ever receive on how to build a strategic partnership with your executive, manage their day, and stay on top of the volumes of tasks and projects you have to handle. Daily Calendars. It is easy to place a wrong time or wrong date on a calendar. It’s always best to review the day’s events together.

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Karen Vivarelli

JANUARY 11, 2024

Talk about how you can solve your client’s pain points – how will they feel when they work with you i.e. offload tasks to you to relieve stress and overwhelm, not having to do everything themselves 9. Tips on how your client can manage their calendar using time blocking 27. Client testimonial 10. Business goal 12.

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Jen Lawrence

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

How do we manage the chaos? And the best way to handle tasks is to schedule time on your calendar to ensure you have properly set aside time to do the work. In most email clients (Outlook, Gmail), you can turn the email into a task or a calendar event straight from your inbox. Don’t want to invite anyone?

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Jen Lawrence

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

How do we manage the chaos? And the best way to handle tasks is to schedule time on your calendar to ensure you have properly set aside time to do the work. In most email clients (Outlook, Gmail), you can turn the email into a task or a calendar event straight from your inbox. Don’t want to invite anyone?

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 6, 2019

Think of the future in terms of: new projects outcomes goals your executive’s calendar important upcoming event potential business Consider trends and changes in technology. Being a future thinker will decrease your pressure and stress. Read blogs, articles and materials written by trend analysts. Pay attention to the present.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 18, 2020

How do you manage external responsibilities, such as children and family, keep up with workload demands and safeguard yourself from difficult times in the world? Some of the biggest challenges experienced are isolation, time-management, and communication barriers among staff members. Adaptability. Register Here.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 2, 2015

If you are a manager reading this blog, check off the ones that apply to your administrative partner. Excellent calendaring skills. Excellent time management skills. Taking baby steps is a good way to manage a big list of “must get better at” areas. This might give you an idea of areas that need to be developed.

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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. Every office needs different systems to run smoothly, but most administrative professionals will require most or all of the systems in this core group: Time and task management. Project management.

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Go Burrows

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Stressed about holiday gifting? She has an extensive background in strategic calendar management, planning international and domestic travel, event planning, onboarding of high-level executives among many other skills. LEADER ASSISTANT LIVE EVENTS. Thank you, Liza for being on the show! CONNECT WITH LIZA.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 24, 2015

Ideas on how to build better partnerships with your managers. Be sure to mark your calendar for April 1 – 30 and check out our daily informative and fun blogs. All of April we will be celebrating administrative professionals and giving you: Spot-on information related to the administrative profession.

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Andrea Kalli

JUNE 23, 2010

What is remarkable, especially for business owners accustomed to working ten-plus hours daily, is that it is very possible to minimize your workload, cut down on stress, and enjoy more free time. These four tips will help you make your business empire less tiresome, less stressful, and significantly more per-hour profitable.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Staring at a blank screen when you desperately want to create content and serve your audience can be stressful. 2 – Answer questions you receive in a Facebook or LinkedIn group that you manage or are a member of. 15 – Select a common goal your audience has and then break that goal down into manageable steps.

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C-Suite Assistants

JANUARY 9, 2024

With experience placing executive assistants in roles involving administrative management of both personal and professional obligations, C-Suite is the expert in bringing balance back to professionals who find themselves drowning with competing personal and professional requirements.

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Worxbee

MAY 10, 2021

A key difference is that executive assistants tend to take a project management role, managing several moving parts and not necessarily doing all of the “doing,” but making sure others do. In contrast, virtual assistants are task managers. Executive assistants are process management professionals. You’re in a process rut.

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 23, 2013

It pains me to announce that my grand experiment with using electronic time management systems has officially come to an end (sort of). In fact, I’m going to give you a complete overview of my brand new time management system. Electronic time management tools come in all shapes and sizes, from super simple to massively complex.

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Office Organization Success

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

The solution is simple … you plan it in your calendar. Access your 26-point Online Business Management & Marketing SYSTEMS CHECKLIST . Step 1: Manage Your Schedule. The first step, and most important step, is to actually schedule your time off in your calendar. Click here for immediate access.

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C-Suite Assistants

AUGUST 31, 2021

Startups are all about keeping up this momentum and energy, putting systems in place to manage rapid growth and a lot of hard work and innovation. Without the right support, it can be incredibly difficult to manage all these contending responsibilities and still focus on your business goals.

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Worxbee

APRIL 5, 2021

In fact, there are whole industries built around productivity and finding ways to help people improve their time management and results. It’s easy to get distracted or stressed when you’re thinking about the many other tasks waiting for you! #2. The fact is, scheduling can be much more complicated than filling a gap on a calendar.

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 1, 2015

I provide extensive diary management including global travel arrangements, compile reports, agendas and for Committee and Board meetings. 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. Busy – sometimes crazy busy!

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Best Calendaring Programs. DeskDemon brings office professionals tangible benefits through savings in time, cost and stress from everyday tasks. It presents the latest news; hints and tips in various sectors including career, events and travel. Best Staplers. Best Label/Label Makers. Avery (for labels). Hammermill. Enterprise.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

I wrote an entire 80+ Page Guide incorporating the main processes executives and assistants need to have down pat, such as: regularly scheduled meetings, calendar management, meeting preparation, e-mail management, project management, travel, follow-up systems and prioritization. That is the key—consistency.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

" Then, I heard this comment: "I use Asana for task and project management, and the app is on my iPhone and iPad, so I can see all of my tasks at a glance and add to them if needed. I’m enjoying a new love affair… with my task management tool! Task/Project Management Tool: Asana. .  None of it is working."

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 16, 2012

Today it’s the Mayan calendar that has people in an uproar! You intentionally make time to meet and discuss everything from major projects and events to daily processes. You discuss the happenings, events, meetings and special projects that you either know about or are anticipating to occur in the next three months.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 25, 2010

Have a Centralized Calendar. A family calendar can help you track what is going on for all family members. Keep it in a centralized location where family members can easily add their events. Back-to-school adds a whole new layer of commitments and stresses on top of the things that regularly need to be done.

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Office Organization Success

AUGUST 10, 2013

Chances are they’ve never ran a business before, and even in their “employment” days were not involved with the day-to-day business management. P LAN – schedule some time in your calendar to work on your business plan. Having the right systems in place leads to consistent revenues, more clients, and less stress and overwhelm.

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Our inability to control things causes us to stress out. There are just things or events that cause us to have these open loops and we can’t do anything about that. The thing is – and I cannot stress this enough – you don’t try closing them out but must control them. Proactive Or Reactive. Task Schedule.

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Productivityist

MARCH 10, 2016

Think about news reports regarding Sony or the Office of Personnel Management. Here are some of the important ways a cybersecurity plan can keep you focused and productive: Less Stress = More Productivity. Stress contributes negatively to productivity. What happens if your valuable work is suddenly gone?

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Productivityist

MARCH 10, 2016

Think about news reports regarding Sony or the Office of Personnel Management. Here are some of the important ways a cybersecurity plan can keep you focused and productive: Less Stress = More Productivity. Stress contributes negatively to productivity. What happens if your valuable work is suddenly gone?

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Success

JUNE 21, 2023

But busy vacations with tight schedules and long lines can easily become as stressful as our daily work lives. Longer-term, silent retreats help us to develop better habits and manage our thoughts. Learning to better reduce stress and anxiety while building higher emotional intelligence can also result.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

If you want to reduce the stress associated with the holiday season, get an early start on holiday planning. Then December comes along and your stress level is higher than a mountain climber hanging off a cliff by his fingertips. To reduce holiday stress this year, create a holiday checklist to make the season go smoothly.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

They’ve been scheduled on their calendar as well. Reduces stress for both the executive and assistant. During your daily huddles you would discuss upcoming events, projects and meetings therefore giving the assistant an opportunity to be proactive and take the initiative which diminishes last minute chaos.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 25, 2011

The cards had been collected over a year or so of miscellaneous networking events and trade shows.    She'd had good intentions of making connections after the events, but the cards never made it farther than her desk drawer.  Add them to your contact management system.   :-). Business Card Binder.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 14, 2012

If I don't tackle them head on, they will stress me out all day so I try to knock them out as soon as possible. Thanks to Chris Diamond of DoubleTimeToday.com | Time Management Tips For Business Owners. 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.

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Success

DECEMBER 20, 2023

We feed the AI tool data, and it manages customer service tasks. I always lead the direction, but AI helps me stress test my assumptions, consider alternative paths and solutions and easily isolate the data points that will impact revenue growth for myself and my clients.” In our company, we use WooSender as a sales assistant.

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Success

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

He came on the show to talk about a perpetually hot topic for entrepreneurs: time management. But there is a sneaky truth: time management is a myth. We cannot manage time; we can only manage ourselves. Time management is a myth. It is self-management, not time-management, that truly maximizes our time.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

At our recent Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence , I surveyed 350 attendees about the topics they would like me to address at future conferences or training events. If you want to be viewed as a strategic partner and considered an extension of the management team, you need to make time to look at your own development.

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