Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Here are a few of my favourites: Travel. This app is slightly more expensive but worth paying for if your manager travels a lot. You can set it for your current location or receive alerts from places you are planning to travel too. And it is also handy for when your manager is travelling. FlightTrack: £2.99

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Here are a few of my favourites: Travel. This app is slightly more expensive but worth paying for if your manager travels a lot. You can set it for your current location or receive alerts from places you are planning to travel too. And it is also handy for when your manager is travelling. FlightTrack: £2.99

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Here are some of my favourites: Great Apps: Travel. This app is slightly expensive but worth paying for if your manager travels a lot. You can set it for your current location or receive alerts from places you are planning to travel too. If your manager travels on one airline frequently it is worth downloading their app.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Fun travel apps are Skype (for calling home), SimplyNoise (great for sleeping in noisy places), Sit or Squat (find a bathroom), and CheapGas. My Kindle app is a lifesaver while traveling. Having VAs I can simply fax order forms to. My calendar syncs with my Apple products as well. Another life saver?

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 25, 2016

Apps for file access, e-mail, calendar, password protection, word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, virtual meetings, news, weather and travel are examples of key productivity tools mobile devices should have installed. I use this app often from my mobile devices to view and sign contracts that are emailed to me in PDF form.

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Loosely Speaking

MARCH 5, 2009

Whichever camp you’re in, you can be implementing the tips in this guide in no time: just go to the simplified PayPal order form here. Just fill in the form like this: Item: Unraveling Web Development Amount: $15.00 Or, if you have questions or would like to see a sample page, just contact me here: ktcosmos-at-LooseEnds-dot-net.

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Virtual Moxie

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Fortunately, I had an intervention of sorts, in the form of a session a couple of years ago with the amazing Amy Thill who laid down the law to me and said that I wasn't allowed to buy anything else, unless I also promised, when it didn't work out as I'd hoped, to return it, or immediately donate it to charity. THAT quasi-hoarding was horrid.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2009

- How to Use Both For Optimal Professional & Personal Productivity (guest post by Meggin McIntosh) A question that often comes up in workshops as well as on my blog is this one: How do you suggest people use their calendar (planner) in conjunction with the tickler (1-31) files? What are your thoughts in this area?

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Clutter Coach

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

This category includes bills, medical forms to file, an insurance or telephone plan to compare with what you have now, information about a product you intend to buy and a list of activities put on by a group you belong to. Avoid decisions you don’t really need to make. Also shred credit card applications. Shred every day.

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Loosely Speaking

APRIL 12, 2010

You can follow Sharon as she travels the Web answering challenging questions about the VA industry. Along the way, Sharon will also scatter clues that, when unscrambled, will form a mystery phrase at each stop, as well as provide a link to the previous stop. Join the Tour and Win a Prize! Get Loosely Speaking Products.

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

I had a chance to test drive the original Freewrite and decided to purchase the Freewrite Traveler because of its small footprint, portability, and e-ink display so that I can write without eye strain on my back deck. The NOW Year Calendar. It also features tactics (in the form of “plays”) that the reader can use today.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 7, 2017

Travel planning is infamous for being a huge time, patience, and sanity suck for administrative professionals. What seems like a simple there-and-back trip to a traveler is a whirlwind of coordination and research for the admin. We surveyed over 600 admins on their travel planning practices. Keep the form as short as possible.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Before I went home every evening I would print out his calendar and attach the correct paperwork for his meetings the next day. This question could come in a few different forms but it ultimately relates to you doing something above and beyond your usual duties. He loved the idea and became more reliant on my help.

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Loosely Speaking

MARCH 26, 2009

And, here it is on my dress form, wishing to be worn outside. Springtime also heralds the start of allergy season, and this means more time spent indoors than I would like. The Coachella is knit in Katia Idea Jeans, a ribbon yarn in an interesting blend of cotton, rayon and linen. Hope springs eternal. Get Loosely Speaking Products.

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Productivityist

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

There are other forms of time theming that you can use to align your tasks. Maybe I’m tired or traveling (like I am now). I’m currently traveling, so my usual routine is going to be disrupted. After February, I’ll shift focus to another finite or ongoing project and let the workshop/speaking area fade into the background.

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Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 28, 2023

This is evident in the Workplace Trends conference he runs with his wife Maggie, one of the must attend events in the annual calendar of such things. Firms and their managers are taking a far keener interest in the design and management of the workplace in all its forms. He is also the author of two books.

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 11, 2016

A few weeks ago I asked you to send in your best travel tips – and well loads of you did! Here are your business travel tips… Travel Apps . Sign yourself and your boss up for “Tripit Pro” travel App. Automated trip sharing ability – great for group/team travel. Outlook Calendar .

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 25, 2020

Most of us that have been working in the PA industry for a while now will have heard of the phrase ‘the tech-savvy assistant’. It might have cropped up on your job specs and been discussed during your most recent job interview. It is so important for Assistants to have a good grasp of [.].

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

NeuYear Calendar. My analog calendar of choice. It''s taken my game to a whole new level, and anyone who gives the NeuYear Calendar a try will see that having a bird''s eye view of their year really is a game-changer. I did a lot of traveling this year, and the Grid-It came in handy. iPad Air/iPad Mini. Velodyne vQuiets.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

When I receive an initial request for a meeting, I use a meeting form and write down the information I need: who is requesting the meeting, what is the purpose of the meeting, where it will be held and a phone number or an e-mail address and dates that are available. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time.

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Allwork

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In both cases, this shared experience of being different brought people together to form communities unlike any other. Pirates spent long periods together, whilst travelling at sea, and formed close-knit communities. Inclusivity rules Coworking celebrates community by ensuring that everyone in the workspace is treated equitably.

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Loosely Speaking

JUNE 24, 2009

Over the next month other newts and toads will surely appear and I will wave my magic WordPress wand and say a few incantations, banishing all new forms of evil. In looking for solutions, I found scads of good folks recommending things to try, with just as many people still looking at error codes after trying numerous fixes. Remember, 2.8

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Productivityist

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

It is an excellent year for travel, and the more far away and off the beaten path the better. I themed the remainder of my calendar months after that. Energy is high and production is rewarded. Decisive action, not procrastination, brings victory. But you have to act fast in a Horse year. I took last month to plan things out.

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Productivityist

JUNE 22, 2014

Luckily I didn''t travel too far down the rabbit hole of diversion (which is borne from distraction or disruption) and didn''t have to call on any of the three things I do use to get focus back when I''ve lost it. After those thoughts I came back to my senses, sat down, and began writing this post. Your task manager. 3 Things'

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 22, 2012

You have to decipher all of this by looking at the date on the receipt and in their calendar and try to work out what they were doing… Sounds familiar? It is a nightmare, especially if they travel abroad a lot and have loads of foreign currency in addition to the receipts and credit card statements.

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Productivityist

APRIL 15, 2014

Elise has access to all of my calendars, with varying permissions. She can make changes to my Productivityist calendar but can''t to my personal calendar (the one that isn''t work-related). I learned that having less calendars is the way to go. The 3 Things I Learned.

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Productivityist

JULY 10, 2015

Some form of boundaries are needed–even if you consider yourself a creative person who dislikes rules (like me). This computer has the bare essentials needed to write: iTunes, a calendar, Word and Scrivener. It is no wonder you find it hard to get to work on your computer when you do so many different things on it.

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Success

AUGUST 23, 2022

Not a single blank space in my calendar. I would binge on some TV show with a wildly irresponsible male lead, someone who keeps no calendar but still gets all the girls. The first emissary in the ceasefire of my revolt came in the form of a two-by-two matrix. Existential dread? Thanks, Californication. No, not this time.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

If he is travelling, I send it by e-mail, but it has been my experience that I will get better results with a face-to-face meeting. Put it in a folder for your boss’s signature in completed form, i.e. envelope clipped to letter and attachments. I usually put a sticky note on it for that as well.

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C-Suite Assistants

JULY 31, 2023

A well-crafted job description forms the bedrock of your search for the perfect candidate. Travel: Your assistant can be responsible for booking all travel, or work closely with a travel agency to ensure you travel the way you like. Event management is also often taken on by the EA.

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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.  Our organization uses Google Apps for our e-mail, calendar and cloud solution. Main | Rather Listen? Lovin' Those Labels!

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 18, 2008

Usually I knit for pure kinesthetic pleasure of fiber in my hands and the miracle of seeing the project take form. Started two new sewing projects and three knitted items within the past two weeks. Ever feel that way at work? Get Loosely Speaking Products.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 15, 2009

If there are forms that need to filled in and it has a due date in June, I put those forms in the June folder with a bf date on it for a week before it is due. I then put the items in a two-fold file folder with his calendar printed out on the one side and the items he will need for the day on the other side.

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Productivityist

OCTOBER 12, 2015

On The NOW Year Calendar , there is a place to write weekly themes. For example, when I was writing for Productivityist and other blogs that I guest post for form time to time, I created the label in Todoist called @desk.pm I have decided to use those to their fullest for these two books. because I use Desk.pm

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 7, 2009

If you have a few ideas or requests in your e-mail, it is best to set it out in point form so the person does not have to dig for it. Robbs drivers license; - A completed application form; and - a cheque or money order in the amount of $10 made out to the Ministry of Heath." Point being. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 1, 2010

Executives found it particularly difficult because, all of a sudden, their calendar was clear after years of jam-packed meetings and social events. Even women who had been housewives all of their adult lives felt trapped by a husband who was now at home much of the time. They wear thin after a while. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Look Ahead I have found that in order to save time, the last thing I do at night is to "look ahead" By look ahead, I mean that I check my calendar and tickler file for what I have scheduled tomorrow. If there are forms to fill in, one click does that, too -- with no typos! Thanks to Elaine Quinn of Space Craft Organizing 6.

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