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How To Be A Good Mentee: Everything You Need To Know

Success

And if you do get on their calendar, don’t expect them to commit to future meetings where you’re looking to “pick their brain.” I arrived at his Los Angeles apartment armed with five pages of questions, single-spaced, on a legal pad. Present expectations as to what you are looking for. My answer was always: “Ask away.”

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The Holiday Blues Are Normal—These 8 Tips from Experts Can Help You Better Manage Difficult Emotions

Success

Feelings don’t obey the calendar,” says psychotherapist Tina Gilbertson, author of Constructive Wallowing: How to Beat Bad Feelings by Letting Yourself Have Them. If you know you’ll have several days off work or to yourself, “carefully plan how you want to spend your time” so you don’t end up hosting your own pity party, Morin advises.

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Calendar "ah ha"

Laughing all the Way to Work

.© 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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3 Ways to Create a Better System for Information Management

All Things Admin

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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Best tips on working with multiple managers

Practically Perfect PA

i find it means they tend to give me more advanced notice on some of the things they have coming up and need from me! I rely heavily on Outlook to help with not only scheduling, but simple reminders, shared calendars, etc. Also, having full access to each person’s calendar is a must. Outlook gives me life.

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The Ultimate Executive Assistant Toolbox

Worxbee

You can seamlessly switch between devices and always have an up-to-date version of your task lists. It includes things like calendar integrations, a habit-tracking tool, and even a pomodoro timer for getting through your work. Calendly will sync with most calendar apps, too. One tool that is great for this is Pocket.

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Time management tools to help you get ahead at work

BMT Office Administration

Keeping up with a multitude of tasks, projects, and demands while staying connected with your team and clients can spread employees or business owners very thin. Keeping track of how you spend your time at work can help you identify where your time is being eaten up most. It can be difficult to manage your time well at work.