Eat Your Career

APRIL 15, 2019

You have a specific time by which you need to get up, wake the kids, get in the shower, make the kids’ lunches, send them out the door, and jump in your car to head to work. You naturally become more efficient at it because you learn its rhythm. Should you forget about them or fall out of the habit, don’t beat yourself up.

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Success

MARCH 28, 2024

While learning how to find a mentor can be intimidating, it is a skill that can be essential to helping you get ahead at work and in life. Below, we look at what you need to consider when learning how to get a mentor and some tips for finding the best one for you. Do I need a mentor or a coach? Be persistent, and it may pay off.

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Success

APRIL 17, 2022

Listen to this week’s episode of the rich & REGULAR podcast to learn more about upskilling and keep reading for some ideas on how to do it for little to no cost. After you’ve developed a plan to upskill yourself, determine the amount of time per day or week you’ll devote to your new skills, and pencil it into your calendar.

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Allwork

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Automated calendars replace monotonous back-and-forth email communications between community managers and prospective members. Workspace management systems free up receptionists’ time so that you can book a desk, meeting room, or phone booth in a workspace by yourself. This could also enable people with greater access to education. “We

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Success

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Encouraging resilience : Learning to trust yourself can be difficult, especially if you have tried and failed in the past to achieve a long-term goal. For some, learning how to reward yourself can take a little practice. Real achievement requires risk and failure , and learning from mistakes. Play with your kids or pets.

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Allwork

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Elements of their program include allowing employees to choose where they work daily rather than mandating office attendance, enabling staff to work remotely for up to 90 days per year from locations outside of their home base, and bringing teams together for regular “team gatherings” to bond and develop strategy.

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Success

MARCH 25, 2022

When you have 20 minutes between meetings, make a follow-up call to a prospect or call an existing client to see what help you can provide. Evercontact ($59 a year and up; free 30-day trial) updates your smartphone’s address book by extracting contact information from email signature lines. Salespeople learn to make cold calls.

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Success

MAY 19, 2023

Through the journaling process, I learned to trust myself. The Scheduler Tool: calendar Method: Write just a sentence or two in every calendar day’s box. The Improvisor Tool: prompts, like for an improv show Method: Look up journaling prompts that get your mind thinking. Photo by ©Wendy K. Yalom/Courtesy of Shari Leid.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 18, 2009

One question I recently received was about tracking multiple calendars. Being in a small office, I only need to track a few calendars and use Outlook exclusively. I have been asked to come up with a way to electronically track the Outlook calendars of twenty-five staff members. Suggestions? Jasmine.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 18, 2009

One question I recently received was about tracking multiple calendars. Being in a small office, I only need to track a few calendars and use Outlook exclusively. I have been asked to come up with a way to electronically track the Outlook calendars of twenty-five staff members. Suggestions?

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Success

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

For example, “Create a 30-day social media calendar and captions for five posts per day. I sent this to a graphic designer on Fiverr and set it up as a pop-up download on my website. In the last 30 days, the new pop-up had a 0.8% Should entrepreneurs bother learning how to use ChatGPT for business? And, voilà!

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Success

APRIL 5, 2023

I was also pregnant with my fourth child, had two kids attempting the hot mess that was remote learning, a husband stealing parts of my desk for his Zoom calls and about all the chaos possible. In a recent KinderCare Learning Companies study with Harris Poll, 41% of participants said hybrid models are ideal, an increase of 5% from 2022.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

He helped his daughter set an unusual world record : most national anthems sung in their home countries in a calendar year. All in one calendar year. He had a moment right near the end where he sat up in bed, and very clearly asked, ‘Is this it?’” I paid her $10 to learn the American national anthem,” Everitt says.

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MARCH 3, 2022

encouraging team members to show up as their true, authentic selves, and embracing the creative tensions that may arise by doing so. I’d rather be in a room where people are fully showing up than only experience their “work self.” That fires me up! put intentional time in my calendar to focus. get outside !

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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. The topic was on personal branding and they were making recommendations to executives on how to polish up their image. I guess he thought I needed the help. Another one I never use.

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Success

JUNE 8, 2022

It’s even made headlines for the sheer number of people who log into the app to pick up career advice from professionals and various job consulting agencies, with many acing interviews and landing their dream jobs. They did learning snacks, short snippets.”. Learn the Mechanics. It also helps to listen to your audience.

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Success

APRIL 5, 2023

Because more does not always mean better, a leader must learn to draw a hard line in the sand when asked to take on boundless responsibilities. Learning to say “no” is a matter of self-preservation. By learning to relax and reboot, the most effective leaders ensure their lives do not resemble the bleakness of zero-sum games.

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AUGUST 2, 2021

Make a decision today to stop wasting time—or just spending time—and, instead, invest some time in learning how you can be more productive in the areas of your life that really matter. Unless you live in a totalitarian state or are an indentured servant (unlikely), then, when it comes to productivity, it’s all up to you. Plan your day.

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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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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 21, 2020

They are not paid the big bucks to manage a calendar and book flights. On top of that, these leaders don’t do a very good job of managing their schedules because they don’t have time to look at their calendar from a holistic perspective. A great executive assistant looks at the entire calendar for a month—what happened last week?

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 21, 2023

The Workspace Design Show returned to the Business Design Centre from 27- 28 February 2023, with exhibitors and visitors alike hailing it as a must-attend addition to the trade show calendar and a place where the workplace community can come together to be inspired and network.

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AUGUST 19, 2021

The tense, anxious feeling in the air is almost palpable—it’s clear your colleagues aren’t happy but are afraid to speak up. Everyone learns to “swim beneath the surface”—a common phrase in fear-based cultures. No matter how scary it might seem, speaking up is worth it. Back up your concerns with data.

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Allwork

APRIL 2, 2024

Sweeney highlighted how liberation from geographical confines opens up a global recruitment pool. Overcoming this bias requires a concerted effort in fostering a culture of adaptability and continuous learning.

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Jen Lawrence

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The method: clear the calendar. Much like the meetings that tend to live on indefinitely on our calendars, there are tasks, projects, and even processes we follow that could benefit from a second look or even starting over. I ran my own experiment of resetting my work in three areas: my task list, calendar, and workflows.

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Success

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

So, I basically showed up to therapy in a suit to give myself that self-confidence.” He had also always been into fashion, from looking at stitching patterns to learning about where items were milled. The two ended up collaborating on a line of clothes that included mix-and-match formal wear, shirts and all-season suits.

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Executive Assistant Breakthrough

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Managing up is an essential tool to have in your executive assistant toolkit. Learning how to effectively influence people above you in the reporting chain not only makes you better at your job, but also unlocks new opportunities in your career. The problem is, you haven’t been trained to manage up. Why Manage Up?

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Success

JULY 6, 2023

While lunchtime is an opportunity to break for some nourishment, part of the school lunch allure is allowing students a half hour or so to catch up with friends, cram for an afternoon test, buy a bake-sale item or win a trivia contest. Tell employees you’re taking lunch, block your calendar and then… take your lunch. Be the change.

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Success

MARCH 28, 2024

While learning how to find a mentor can be intimidating, it is a skill that can be essential to helping you get ahead at work and in life. Below, we look at what you need to consider when learning how to get a mentor and some tips for finding the best one for you. A mentor can be a powerful influence in your career and life.

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Administrative Arts

JUNE 1, 2015

Because I’m constantly learning new things. This question came from Stan: I have a shared public calendar in Outlook 2007. One was to create a public distribution list and add it as an attendee to each meeting on the public calendar. Just one more reason to keep up with your continuing education. Group Scheduling.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 20, 2019

We learn how the assistant manages day-to-day processes and make recommendations for greater efficiency when necessary. We spend private time with the assistant to learn what works well for him or her and what creates barriers to their productivity. We observe how the executive and assistant interact and how they manage their day.

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Success

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Keep reading to learn where to volunteer on Thanksgiving Day and how to find community service opportunities in your community. Just remember: Many people sign up to volunteer on Thanksgiving, so you might want to choose a different day to volunteer to ensure you’re helping when the soup kitchen or food bank is in need.

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All Things Admin

APRIL 17, 2024

If you’re going to implement this across calendars and digital tools that overlap with others, it’s important to discuss it and create something that makes sense to everyone on your team. In Microsoft Office, categories carry across email, tasks, and calendar. When I see a red block on my calendar, I know it’s a speaking event.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 23, 2019

He does not use Google Calendar but has an iPhone. . The other Chief, older, but very organized and uses online calendars and his phone as well. I set reminders on my cell and Google Calendar. When a reminder pops up, I text the Chief to let him know of the upcoming meetings. What are your thoughts? Click here !

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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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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

They feel they have been managing calendars or planning meetings forever so why pay attention. For 28 years, I have been teaching assistants to pay attention to the fundamentals such as meeting planning, travel planning, calendar maintenance, organizational skills, follow-up systems, time management, and communications.

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Allwork

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Clear communication up front, and continuing conversation through regular check-ins and transparent project management helps streamline workflows and prevent confusion. In 2020, more than a third of Americans freelanced — up 22% from 2019, CNBC reports. And the key to good management — freelance or otherwise — is communication.

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JULY 13, 2021

We’d just arrived with the moving trucks at our new home when the first neighbors showed up at the door. Has an overloaded calendar or demanding work life left you disconnected from the people and things that matter most to you? What can we learn from this? Call them up and invite them to do something. Reach out to them.

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