Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Check out this great tool » Favorite Planning/Calendar Tool - Readers Speak Out There are many ways to manage your time and activities.  What is your favorite planning/calendar tool and why? What is your favorite planning/calendar tool and why? Of all the calendar tools I know, this one handles tasks the best.

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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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On The Job

JULY 8, 2019

Revisit your calendar. If you've got meetings your first day back, quickly review emails or other notes so that you refresh your memory about key issues. This will get you to quickly delete junk mail, file "to read later" items and prioritize critical emails. What can wait until tomorrow or even later in the week? Don't whine.

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Clutter Coach

DECEMBER 21, 2017

As we remove the plastic wrappings from our new calendars and start neatly recording upcoming events and plans, we’re inspired to make 2018 the best year ever. It’s then up to the supervisor to maintain the appropriate files and watch for patterns and opportunities. By: Peg Ayers. A clean slate. A fresh start.

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BMT Office Administration

DECEMBER 5, 2022

That’s why I’m comparing ClickUp vs. Trello to see which program offers the best features, customer support, and pricing — so read on to learn more. calendar view, Gantt charts, etc.). They’re Trello’s version of add-ons that add new features such as Gantt charts, a file viewer, calendars, threaded comments, and many more.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 10, 2018

Keep the file on your desktop or easily accessible. Define and review your job description and connect completed goals & projects to one or more duties you are responsible for. Learning is always a win-win for an employee & manager and progress is easily tracked.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 27, 2011

Make goals and review them regularly to keep focus. Learn to delegate: co-workers, professionals, family members, neighbour teenagers earning extra money can all help with your workload. Learn to say no. Put the loose pieces of paper in your in-box to catch during your daily/weekly review. Image via Wikipedia.

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Clutter Coach

DECEMBER 20, 2017

You can leave a review here! Here’s the idea: Go to my Facebook page and write a sentence or two telling me what idea or technique you’ve learned from my podcast that’s been the most valuable to you. You could tack this onto another habit or existing calendar item such as a weekly staff meeting. Stitcher ?

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Virtual Moxie

JANUARY 4, 2021

Another I’ve recently heard about that gets good reviews from friends is Current. The IRS recommends you keep your biz records for three years (assuming you’re filing returns and not being fraudulent in what you file). But throw all your receipts in a big manila envelope, note the year they’re for, and file that somewhere.

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BMT Office Administration

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

While individuals have until April 18, 2023, to file their personal income taxes, businesses have to start thinking about tax requirements a bit sooner. If you’re not quite sure about the differences between a 1099 and a W-2, keep reading to learn which form to send and how to fill out and file them. What is a W-2?

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BMT Office Administration

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Out of all the project management solutions out there, Asana and Monday.com are two of the most popular, highly-reviewed tools on the market. Without further ado, read on to learn more about Asana and Monday.com to see which project management system will work best for you. File attachments. Collaboration. Portfolio management.

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Office Organization Success

APRIL 28, 2016

Let me share a secret with you that many successful online solopreneurs already know — you have to learn how to “manage” your business before you can “market” your business. Review your current systems. For example, how do you create a new client file? Create a calendar template.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 17, 2010

Review the weekly list daily, and as priorities shift, simply slide the cells higher and lower on the list. Immediately add that task to your digital calendar or task list, and set a reminder on your calendar closer to the due date.     * Master calendars.     * Index cards.

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The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 13, 2009

Take a course, if you already know the basics, go to the next tier and learn at the intermediate and expert levels. Always proofread a document prior to sending it, good proofreading includes printing the document for review. Utilize spell check and review the document for grammar errors. Need a filing system?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JUNE 17, 2011

We differ from what I call the "digital filing cabinet" solutions in the market in that we're not only focused on helping you save and access what you want to remember, but also to help you out when you're ready to take action. Yes, we do think of ourselves as more of a personal assistant and not just a digital filing cabinet.

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The Office Professionals Place

JULY 16, 2010

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. Learn something new. There are many websites that offer free online learning. Learn from mistakes.

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 23, 2013

But before I get into all that, I want to share what I learned about the pros and cons of electronic time management systems since this is one of the most common questions I receive regarding organization. And anything stored on your hard drive can be retrieved from backup files (I use Carbonite for those who are interested).

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 3, 2011

  Here are a few tips to get started: Set up a filing system to store and manage your paperwork Your paperwork likely consists of three types of paper:  1) stuff you need to take action on 2) stuff you are saving for reference and 3) stuff that you should have tossed a long time ago, but haven't.    Avoid backlog. 

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The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

How to deal with it: If you keep your bosses calendar, you can ask him ahead of time if he needs anything in particular for the meeting or if you know the agenda you can suggest information your boss can take to the meeting and have it prepared. Log Files As with most other websites, we collect and use the data contained in log files.

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Office Organization Success

JULY 31, 2009

Review your current systems. For example, how do you create a new client file? Create a calendar template. Learn how YOU can create an efficient and organized office in 7 EASY steps, and receive free how-to articles at [link]. The first thing you need to do is look at the systems you currently have in place.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 5, 2010

T hen I just review each night for the next day to make sure I am on task - I take my daily to-dos from my master and I schedule my to-do mistycb   @ StephCalahan using iPhone apps:etodo,calendar & www.hassleme.co.uk/ deusami   @ StephCalahan Trying out a moleskin plan. Notes from all areas of life in the front.

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Recruit CRM

JANUARY 4, 2022

I would love to collaborate and share more about this position and learn a few things about you as well. Name_of_hiring_manager] is currently reviewing all [assignments/applications] and we’re in the process of scheduling interviews. I would love to meet you in person and learn more about you and what you’re expecting out of this job.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 20, 2010

  What You Do  Rather than starting at the top of your list and working your way down, take a few minutes and review the entire list.  Try This Instead Favorite Planning/Calendar Tool - Readers Speak Out You Can Make a Difference in YOUR Productivity in 7 Minutes!   One technique is grouping. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 4, 2009

Work With Stephanie « The Great Calendar Debate - Paper or Electronic - 21 Experts Weigh In | Main | Want a Paper Planner for 2010? Check out these Great Reviews by @JanetBarclay » Be Smart About Using the Telephone How much time do you lose playing "phone tag? Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Create email folders same as you would for word doc and paper files. Then create rules so emails automatically go into the folders and you review these folders when needed, once a day, a few times a week. Utilize your calendar to schedule tasks. Sit down at your calendar and block out the time for your tasks.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 10, 2010

And you’ll see even more reviews from other outstanding business leaders here: www.MasterYourWorkday.com in Books & Info Products | Permalink Reblog (0) | TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference What if You’re Working Harder Than You Need to Be? Are You as Productive as You Could Be?

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Men With Pens

APRIL 8, 2010

Google Calendar Use this Google calendar tool to track events, set reminders and share with others. iGoogle With iGoogle, you can keep your most important information in one location by personalising your homepage with Gmail, news, Google calendar, Google reader and more. ThinkFree Office offers file sharing and storage.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

This can be as simple as having hanging file folders marked from January to December and then you just put items in the appropriate month that you need to bring forward for your boss. I thought it would be helpful for those just entering the administrative field to know some of the things I have learned over the years.

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Andrea Kalli

APRIL 27, 2010

In addition to locating your competitors backlinks, focus on learning about them organically. The most successful websites, particularly those that generate their traffic through multiple methods, are built with research and planning behind them. Observe their website and see what features keep people coming back and back.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 29, 2009

If there are any deadlines or appointments, put them in your boss’s calendar or task list with appropriate reminders. Get any files they may need as a result of the e-mail correspondence. Going through some major organizing and filing here at our office and this is another 'a propos' topic that hits home.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 13, 2009

In some organizations raises are tied to how well you do and it is also a record that is kept on your personnel file. Normally, I put something about needing to get my filing system up to date, but I think I may have missed the point when I have done that. I have had great experiences learning online in interactive courses.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 20, 2011

When I was a graduate student, I was mildly surprised to learn that a thesis statement could expand into an entire thesis. I take my best content and turn it into workshops and allow people to play with and I hope learn from the ideas. Blog posts and articles can turn into: ebooks, presentations, calendar/tip-of-the-day.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 11, 2014

If I had more work to do and would be learning along the way, I would stay. Right now I just put things on his calendar and order food. Aside from someone to love, something to do (job, a hobby, or life calling), you also need something to look forward to, and something where you learn and grow that is not too easy but not too hard.

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Brilliantly Better

JULY 17, 2010

Not only because I coded every single line of it, but because this app is the tangible result of more than 3 years of testing, learning and writing about personal productivity. Third: I am obsessed with learning new things. Learned how to create a project and what the folder structure means. Program received “BAD_EXC” message.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 25, 2010

Straighten up your files. Review of an Important Offer! Lessons Learned from Seth Godin Reply Lisa Zahran ( @copy_and_coffee ) April 26, 2010 at 5:35 am LOL. Maybe this will get you in the right frame of mind. Look up “foolscap” on Wikipedia. I mean, what the heck is that anyway? Dust your desk. No time like the present.

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