Office Organization Success

APRIL 28, 2016

Set about creating your core office organization systems. For example, how do you create a new client file? Create a calendar template. Having the right systems in place leads to consistent revenues, more clients, and less stress and overwhelm. A system is simply a description of HOW you do something.

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On The Job

MAY 23, 2018

You may also tell yourself that it's less stressful to be connected, because that way you can head off any disasters that may happen while you're on vacation. Send a "for your calendar" email, letting them know that you're going on vacation. Leaving a cat video is an individual choice -- consider your organization's culture).

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 25, 2011

  But, how do you make sure to organize all of those business cards so that you CAN do the right FOLLOW UP? The most effective networkers have a system to manage/organize business cards and their contacts.  They are then placed in a reference (Rolodex) file by type of business and not the name.   :-).

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Step It Up VA Coaching

MARCH 24, 2011

Still, don’t you deserve a workspace that’s organized, bright, cheerful, and attractive? A good place to start is to streamline your files and documents. Clean out your file cabinet. Put old client files into storage and only keep active files in your immediate office area. Update your databases.

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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. Organize then Prioritize. In order to effectively prioritize tasks, first you must organize your workspace. The ability to be organized allows you to focus and easily find documents and supplies you will need to complete projects.

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Virtual Moxie

MAY 31, 2011

It doesn’t matter if everyone else in the world thinks you’re as backwards as heck, if you’re organized, and keeping things together, keep on keeping on, you know? If you feel your stress rising, it's a good bet that you're approaching capacity in some way or another. If my day is tight, I even calendar time to eat. EVERYTHING.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! It houses so much more than a file index. You can find it here: [link] Thanks to Natalie Conrad of Organized Habits 4. This allows them to keep it within site, but all projects are kept in an organized file. Thanks to Ellen Limes of Organized By L 5.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! 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.  Thanks to Stacey Anderson of Organized Innovations, LLC 2. Do the dump!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 3, 2011

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   It is Get Organized Month and now is a great time to focus on your personal affairs.    Also, when you come across papers that are date driven, make sure to add an entry to your calendar/planner to remind you to do things.  Link Lineup!

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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. File System. Read my quick review of this tool here.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

            Dawn McCloskey Ultra Organized, LLC. OneNote: My Filing Cabinet In The Clouds. Microsoft's OneNote is my go-to organizing tool for anything that I do online.I create notebooks and files just like I would with paper, but now it is all organized on my computer.

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 23, 2013

You see, for the past several years, I’ve been using a variety of tech tools to help organize my life and work—appointments, tasks, projects and more. And anything stored on your hard drive can be retrieved from backup files (I use Carbonite for those who are interested). I like pretty organizers and stickers and notepads.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 5, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! 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.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 10, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! if you suddenly found you were organized again. Archive Network with Steph Is This You? If you feel overwhelmed by all the work you have on your plate, and pressured because there’s too little time to do it, then. Imagine, just for a moment. if you picture this now.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 10, 2008

The argument could be said that the role of the assistant is to assist and keep your boss organized so we shouldnt complain when we have to do it. I have found the best way to cope is to keep yourself organized. You will also feel more in control of the situation and less stressed. Keep an organized filing system and file list.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 12, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   The rhizomes are the organism's growth system.    Rather than having sticky notes all over your desk for things you want to get done, put the tasks on your calendar.  Archive Network with Steph Is This You? When in doubt, schedule it out! 

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 December, 2009 Meetings Plus: Taking them offline I organize a lot of meetings in a day, week, month; heck, even into next year. Once a date is finalized I put it in my bosss calendar and confirm the meeting with the other participants. Much easier than searching in Outlook and less stressful.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2008

The Changing Role of the Assistant With the increasing demands on the time of the executive at work and at play, the stresses are mounting as their workloads are increasing and they need the help of their assistants more and more.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 7, 2012

Tech glitches happen all the time and 2 people controlling one person's calendar is not the easiest thing. Filing Set up a great filing system now. While you have the time, bust out the label maker, order all the supplies and prep for what all the filing you will have to do. The fewer cooks in the kitchen, the better.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Watch The Organized Admin Webinar Replay. Poll Results: Where do you struggle the most to stay organized? What was the inspiration for writing your new book, The Organized Admin? The answer was overwhelmingly getting (and staying) organized. Paper and Digital Files. Why is organization so important for admins?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 16, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Archive Network with Steph Is This You?   When I asked him about the tiny papers, he said they all represented an item that he needed to take care of.    One of his frustrations was figuring out how to balance all of the important tasks that he had on his plate.

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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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All Things Admin

JULY 27, 2022

Checklists help you stay organized, better prioritize your time, and see the “big picture.” It worked out in the end, but I’ll never forget that moment of stress and panic. Check/review calendars for today: (executive’s name). Check tickler files. A checklist can be as simple or as complicated as it needs to be.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Main | Start 2011 off Organized! Let the blood go to your brain (the thinking organ) and away from your legs and arms. of A Clear Path: Professional Organizing For Home, Work, Life 4. Thanks to Ann Acquaviva of The Creative Organizer LLC 5. Stop, Think And Re-engage 1.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2007

They are penalized for having a family and this causes additional stress and anxiety. We no longer use our work environment as our social-interaction-generator, our organically grown social networks will embed us all into functioning local social infrastructures, which are so important for our mental well being.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

A while back, Coopers & Lybrand (now Price Waterhouse Coopers ) released data from a poll on personal organization. Schedule filing time at least once per week. Add dated or calendar items to a tickler file system or a diary as soon as they arrive. This is not the same as a tickler file.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JULY 8, 2011

" Entrepreneurship can be high stress, leading to mental fatigue. Remember regular admin time for completing routine tasks like filing, returning phone calls and follow-ups. Thanks to Lauren Davidson of ARoundTuit Organizing & Productivity. Thanks to Audrey Cupo of A BETTER SPACE - Professional Residential Organizing.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 25, 2010

You’re into GTD now, so you need 43 folders to get organized and productive. Straighten up your files. You’re really stressed and deserve some down time. Get a sharpener while you’re at it. Yeah, they still make those. Look for your favorite color. Browse the folder section. Have lunch out. Might as well.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 11, 2014

Right now I just put things on his calendar and order food. Reduce the stress and annoying things in your life to maximize your happiness. Do all the things no one has time to do - write a will, set up your 401k and retirement, organize your tax receipts, organize all your car maintenance files, balance your checkbook.

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Brilliantly Better

JULY 17, 2010

Once you created the model, XCode will generate the implementation files for your objects. Say you have an object called Task in Core Data, Xcode will take care of the implementation files, so all you have to do in code is to write something like: task.dueDate to get the due date property of a task. Hey, I know singletons! Big trouble.

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