Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 15, 2010

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 January, 2010 Calendar "ah ha" I was participating in a Harvard sponsored webinar with my boss the other day. One of the things they recommended to executives was to use their electronic calendar to leave themselves reminders. . -- Wait a minute! I have a similar system with my boss.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 30, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 2 Measures of effective productivity systems… Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on June 30, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. I few years ago, when asked for my best productivity tip, I posted, use the system that works for you. Thanks for visiting!

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Office Organization Success

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

There are several holidays throughout they year that naturally lend themself to you taking some downtime — there is no need for you to continue to remain a slave to your business! The solution is simple … you plan it in your calendar. And you make sure your systems are set up to support you. Spring break/Easter.

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Jen Lawrence

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Holiday Checklists and Planning. Holiday planning has become one of the most useful personal boards I’ve made. I have lists for the different holiday related categories – gift lists, holiday dinner menus and cooking plan, and festivities coordination (all the parties and fun activities!) Get my template here!

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Jen Lawrence

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Holiday Checklists and Planning. Holiday planning has become one of the most useful personal boards I’ve made. I have lists for the different holiday related categories – gift lists, holiday dinner menus and cooking plan, and festivities coordination (all the parties and fun activities!) Recipes + Meal Planning.

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

There are so many ways we can help them with this from managing their calendar effectively, minimising interruptions and generally keeping them on track. The executive’s calendar should be completely controlled by their assistant and the executive shouldn’t edit the calendar at all (in an ideal world!)

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 15, 2009

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 15 March, 2009 When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System My boss likes me to keep him organized and the way I do that is to have a system to bring forward items, which I then bring to his attention when he needs to see it. The system I use is quite simple and has been around for a long time.

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Allwork

JUNE 5, 2023

Recognize the need for proficient mediators and facilitators to navigate the complexities of intersecting systems in order to comprehend societal impacts. I know it’s a really intense word, but truly that’s kind of what our system has been built in is how do we exploit people as much as possible? Work podcast.

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Office Organization Success

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

I know we have a Thanksgiving Holiday (for those of us in the US) and Christmas/New Year’s too, but that’s really no excuse to slow down and not take action. You just need to plan around these holidays. Step 1: Take Out Your Calendar. Here’s how you can take action and finish the year on a high! Where are your gaps?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 5, 2011

Our office starts a vacation calendar around mid-May and all staff enter their vacation requests for the summer. The assistants in our office operate on a buddy system and we try to coordinate our holidays to make sure there is the necessary admin support in each of our areas. Summer vacation time is right around the corner.

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BMT Office Administration

MAY 9, 2022

ATS is used as an abbreviation for applicant tracking system throughout this document. Example 3 – Adding a new customer into the system. This Standard Operating Procedure details all of the steps that must be taken by sales staff to enter new customer accounts into the company’s CRM system. Terms and definitions.

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Office Organization Success

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The first step, and most important step, is to actually schedule your time off in your calendar. Once it’s on your calendar and you can see it you’re unlikely to accidentally schedule in a client call, meeting, or other event that will encroach upon your down time. Also plan your programs and trainings around your vacation time.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Put team events on your calendar, like a team building day outside the office, an appreciation dinner, a holiday party, and a company outing. Calendar and acknowledge team member birthdays and other special days. Recall one or two specific incidents in which they really went above and beyond for you, and thank them.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 10, 2010

Lotus Notes is the groupware of choice for my employer and GTD is my system of choice for keeping organized (however poorly implemented). Great tips and tricks for productive use of the To Do’s, Calendar, Email, Contacts, and more. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting!

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Implement an Executive Voicemail system. Or even better, if you have to screens keep one just for your outlook calendars. It detailed all of the department’s procedures including a large section on administration, such as holiday requests and ordering meeting rooms. Here are my top ten tips!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 September, 2008 Using a Bring-Forward System to Help Organize Your Boss Of all the articles I have written, the one I wrote on the bring-forward system by far gets the most views. A tip she passed along had to do with the bring-forward system and has been a great tool for me.

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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. Tighten up current household systems. They don’t want to think about school a day earlier than necessary. Here are some tips to prepare home and family for getting into the back-to-school groove.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

For example, Dr. William Harvey made medical history by explaining how the circulatory system worked: He likened the heart to a pump and gave himself a new frame of reference—and from that he understood blood vessels as part of a unified pumping system. (2) Here’s how: Anticipate and meet your boss’s needs.

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Office Organization Success

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Or maybe you have a special holiday promotion? A VA can help you here by designing custom cards, calendars, flyers, postcards, brochures, or any other promotional item. #2 Need to send seasonal cards to your clients? 2 Organizing and maintaining your mailing list. Is your mailing list all together in one place?

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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. Where will you get flowers, baby gifts, birthday cakes, catered lunch, a venue for the holiday party, wine, a list of all the hot restaurants in town? Filing Set up a great filing system now.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 31, 2013

To put it simply, this app is based on a system created by Patrick Rhone. It is based on the eponym system devised by Patrick Rhone: any item of a todo list is actionable. is also expanding its reach into the calendar space with Cal and looks to be entering the email arena with its forthcoming Mail app.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 10, 2008

If that is not happening, schedule yourself in their calendar. Keep up to date on their calendar and look ahead to see what is coming up and what your boss might need to prepare for that. A good bring-forward system is a must for this as you will want to bring forward items they will need for meetings and conference calls.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 3, 2011

  They do not have systems for handling their most important areas of life.    1 - Create an Action System This is the system that manages all of the papers that are on your counters and other spaces that you have out in the open and in piles because you don't want to forget to do something. 

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The Office Professionals Place

JANUARY 21, 2010

GOOG-411 –Find and get phone numbers, addresses, etc for businesses iGoogle – personalize your homepage with things you can use (games, weather, horoscopes, tips for the day, to do lists, calendar, and for you sports fans get updates of scores from your favorite sports games). Are you Googling? A new topic each month.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

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. I love this system and at the end of each day I go through my folder and pull out what I need for the next day. I also use Tasks in Outlook to follow up on electronic items.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 1, 2010

Thank goodness I get three tries to pick the right one before the system locks me out. On some sites there is an option to "Remember my password," which is helpful until your system crashes and you lose everything and then how are you ever going to remember what the password was in the first place since you havent had to enter it in a year?

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Success

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The Society of American Florists says the holiday easily claims the mantle as the top U.S. holiday for flower sales, and it estimates growers produce more than 250 million roses annually for this celebration alone. We had to find a routing system and drivers. Frank isn’t alone in her observation. We can’t force nature.”

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 20, 2010

Posted by Patricia Robb at 7:53 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , buddy system , professional assistant , work buddy Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

But, as I learned the hard way it doesn't work on all systems. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. Excellent material!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 17, 2008

Maintaining a good bring-forward system is important to have things ready when needed. Having a good filing system and keeping the file list up to date is something every assistant needs to be able to do. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Be prepared and think ahead. Excellent material!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 21, 2009

I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System I always have the perfect answer. Excellent material!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 1, 2009

I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System I always have the perfect answer. Excellent material!

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Get Organized!

AUGUST 25, 2009

Nope, I’m not talking about the holidays. 1) Mark your calendar. As a result, children are more likely to understand and maintain the organizational system. (2) I’m talking about back-to-school.the house gets a little quieter and Mom can put her feet up, enjoy a nice cup of tea, and take a well-deserved break! 2) Safety first.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

Check: Do you have a system for prioritizing your workload? I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Excellent material! Minute taking made easier.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 1, 2009

Until you remember on your own what year you are in, this is a good back up system. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Happy New Year everyone!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Using a Bring-Forward System to Help Organize Your. Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine."

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 8, 2009

I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System I always have the perfect answer. Excellent material!

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