C-Suite Assistants

JULY 31, 2023

A well-crafted job description forms the bedrock of your search for the perfect candidate. This could involve setting up a document system in the Cloud, a CRM system, scanning physical documents, organizing financials and expenses, contacts, etc. Event management is also often taken on by the EA.

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BMT Office Administration

MAY 9, 2024

For example, under the original SECURE Act, businesses with fewer than 100 employees could receive a tax credit for up to 50% of their administrative costs if they offered retirement plans to their staff. not signing up for your 401(k) plan). This includes income tax returns, Forms 941 and 940, and information returns.

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Productivityist

JULY 3, 2023

It’s a valuable tool to free up time for what truly matters. Slow travel, whether walking or biking, offers a unique perspective. Slow travel, whether walking or biking, offers a unique perspective. Find a form that resonates with you and incorporate it into your daily life. Embrace the charm of tradition.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 23, 2021

Procedures, forms, and checklists combine to create systems for how you get things done efficiently. It should be easy for someone else to pick up, follow, and achieve the same results, even if they’ve never touched the project before. Travel planning. Review calendars and compile date and time options.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Travel Planning. Even finding an extra five minutes a day to work on your organization skills will add up over time. Travel Planning. Systems are made up of several or many different procedures. Travel Planning Example: Your travel planning system involves lots of different forms, templates, and checklists.

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Success

MARCH 31, 2023

“I just do it because—darn it—there are a lot of women [in the world] who don’t have the opportunity to get up in the morning and even get an education, so I can get my butt on a plane and deal with it. In the show, a group of budding entrepreneurs traveled the world tackling a series of challenges. I’m scared. I was on high alert.

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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 Miscellaneous.

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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 Miscellaneous.

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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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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. Note : if you are using an iOS device, at minimum, you should keep your device backed up using iCloud.

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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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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 25, 2020

It might have cropped up on your job specs and been discussed during your most recent job interview. 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 is so important for Assistants to have a good grasp of [.].

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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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Clutter Coach

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

If you have a business partner but not an office manager, divide up responsibilities. I know they have fascinating and important information in them, but you don’t have time to read them and keep up with what came in today. Whether you shred or not is up to you. Sign up for electronic bills and statements.

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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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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

He would often turn up to meetings without the correct supporting papers or they would have doodles all over them, which didn’t help his reputation. Before I went home every evening I would print out his calendar and attach the correct paperwork for his meetings the next day. Can you give me an example of great customer service?

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Once I read it, I knew that endorsing it would be the least I could do—I wound up writing the foreword for it! Austin is another author I’ve kept up with for years. I’ve picked it up , and it is a solid entry in the paper planner space. The NOW Year Calendar. Keep Going by Austin Kleon. Freewrite.

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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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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. Get Loosely Speaking Products.

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Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 28, 2023

This does throw up a slight generational mismatch because although I generally share his taste for both genres, I am ambivalent about the folkier end of the prog canon and he doesn’t share my appreciation for the likes of The Wedding Present and Half Man Half Biscuit. He is also the author of two books. Now we’re thinking more strategically.

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Productivityist

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

For example, if I’m trying to align tasks up for a long-term project, I’ll use a Monthly Theme to accomplish that. 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.

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Loosely Speaking

MARCH 26, 2009

Any of these is perfect to pick up while I watch the pollen blow around outside my window. 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. But right now is a moment to stop and savor. Hope springs eternal.

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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 picked this bad boy up at Macworld and I really enjoy using it. I''m glad I did. Evernote Premium.

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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. Never underestimate what you can learn from other assistants.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

I started this blog to share the knowledge I had picked up over the years either from other administrative assistants, my bosses or from trial and error. Bring Forward System or Using Tasks in Outlook Have a system to follow up on items your boss has asked you to do or things you know you need to do. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Productivityist

JULY 10, 2015

You look up at the clock and gaze at the computer screen in disbelief. Maybe so, but let’s not jump to assumptions; before you beat yourself up, let’s step back for a second. So when energy levels are low, you are much more likely to slip up. Just set up a separate account on your computer for one specific task.

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Allwork

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Frank Cottle [00:02:30] Well, I’ve always thought that the next true advance is sort of a Star Trek beam me up, Scotty approach is that we really should be working and looking towards web three as looking at a live holographic mode as opposed to an avatar mode. What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a firefighter.

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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. Instead, by using a task manager you free your brain up to do the work is better suited to do – process tasks and ideas.

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Loosely Speaking

JUNE 24, 2009

This cleaned up the admin panel, but the visual editor was still inoperable. 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. A colleague recommended reinstallation of the wp-admin files. Remember, 2.8

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Productivityist

APRIL 15, 2014

Setting up that note in Evernote was a wise move as it can be used at a later date with anyone I may bring on board (or even offered up as a cheat sheet to Productivityist readers and customers). Elise has access to all of my calendars, with varying permissions. I learned that having less calendars is the way to go.

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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. I''ve got plenty of moves lined up. Energy is high and production is rewarded. Decisive action, not procrastination, brings victory. But you have to act fast in a Horse year.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

» 6 Tips to Save You Time and Wasted Effort We are really close to wrapping up time management month!  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.

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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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Productivityist

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Not signed up for the newsletter yet? So I came up with a solution. On The NOW Year Calendar , there is a place to write weekly themes. Since one of them is set to be proposed for traditional publishing, I need to draft up a book proposal. This piece was originally published in The Productivityist Weekly.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

In its simplest form minutes are a record of discussion, decisions and actions to be taken and the date by when it needs to be completed. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 15, 2009

Tried and True Method: I set up 12 hanging file folders labelled January through to December. 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. Where can I put this paper? Then I put a reminder for a few days before.

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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." 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca

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