Step It Up VA Coaching

JUNE 25, 2015

Developing a solid plan for marketing and networking takes work, doesn’t it? Mark your calendar to follow up with a brief email no more than one week following your meeting. It could be an anniversary date for his business, a big project he lands or an award he’s given, or even his birthday. by Donna Toothaker.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 15, 2014

Networking can be a scary word can’t it? At the start of my career aged just 21, I had no real grasp of what networking was, nor was I interested in finding out. Now, just 5 years on, I have come such a long way and networking has been a huge part of my journey and contributed to my success. Networking can mean many things.

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Success

JUNE 23, 2021

For the past decade, BELAY has been witnessing this phenomenon firsthand through its network of contractors who supply virtual support as assistants, bookkeepers, web maintenance professionals and social media strategists. You do not need to be managing email and invoicing and bookkeeping,” she says. “If

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Cultivates professional networks that help us accomplish our goals. Has become more inquisitive on my expectations, allowing both of us to think more strategically on where I spend my time and how we approach projects. Manages peace and harmony; dealing with constant distractions daily. Very aware of organizational priorities.

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Worxbee

MAY 17, 2021

Process management tools. Executive assistants are masters of process management and that requires some quality tools to keep track! Email can be an inefficient nightmare without the right tools and techniques in place to manage it. Email management tools. As an EA, you’re managing your own inbox and someone else’s.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? 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!!  Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! say, to heck with that.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

MARCH 14, 2013

Developing a solid plan for marketing and networking takes work, doesn’t it? Mark your calendar to follow up with a brief email no more than one week following your meeting. It could be an anniversary date for his business, a big project he lands or an award he’s given, or even his birthday. by Donna Toothaker.

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Go Burrows

APRIL 18, 2021

In this episode, Kaleen talks about what it’s like to work with ultra high net worth individuals, tips for project management, and how to distinguish between an individual contributor and a great leader. Her areas of focus include project management, creating efficiencies, event planning, calendar management, and marketing strategy.

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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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Worxbee

MAY 3, 2021

Calendar management, email taming, and process design and management are our top three tasks, but executive assistants can do more. An EA might be kept very busy with calendars and emails for two executives, leaving little time for other tasks. How will workloads be managed? Strong networking skills.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 2, 2015

If you are a manager reading this blog, check off the ones that apply to your administrative partner. Excellent calendaring skills. Excellent time management skills. Great networking skills. Taking baby steps is a good way to manage a big list of “must get better at” areas. Ability to remain calm under pressure.

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Andrea Kalli

MAY 11, 2010

The time has come to unhinge yourself from your desktop and start enjoying the “social” part of social networking. If you are ready to liberate yourself while somehow, ironically, still staying connected, fire up your web browser and head to Facebook.com/mobile to start using one of these versatile social networking solutions.

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C-Suite Assistants

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

As the founder of a Startup, you and your management team are covering all the bases, and are stretched to their limits. When your everyday to-do list is endless and your attention is frequently diverted from key projects and higher-level decisions to tend to administrative tasks, you know it’s time to hire an Executive Assistant.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 24, 2015

Ideas on how to build better partnerships with your managers. Be sure to mark your calendar for April 1 – 30 and check out our daily informative and fun blogs. All of April we will be celebrating administrative professionals and giving you: Spot-on information related to the administrative profession.

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Page Personnel

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Handling day-to-day administration for one or more executives, a team or network, an admin assistant is the “eyes and ears” of a company, privy to unique and powerful insights about the company culture , performance and future direction. Administrative professionals are highly valuable to the smooth running of a business, team or office.

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Ideas.Ted

OCTOBER 5, 2021

And collaboration overload isn’t just about the meetings that fill up our calendars — it’s also the endless emails, Slacks, reports and work that every new project generates. People find this trigger surprising because helping others is a core tenet of one of the most well-established approaches to management.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 1, 2011

When you attend tradeshows or networking meetings, do you later experience the business card pile up? Do you need an easy way to delegate the input of contact and conversation information into a customer relationship management (CRM) tool? We are not a calendar. If you do, then you'll love today's post and giveaway.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 5, 2010

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? The Major Meltdown in Time Management - Have You Been Hit? » Major Meltdown in Time Management - Tips to Avoid it Happening To You Productivity Fact: You can be busy all day and still have gotten nothing done. .    Don't be a time manager, be a priority manager.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 16, 2010

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? YOU CANNOT MANAGE TIME! How you manage to focus your attention (or how long you keep your attention focused) will make or break your ability to get things done. Do you have a large list of abandoned projects all sitting at various levels of incompletion? How do we get it all done?

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C-Suite Assistants

AUGUST 31, 2021

Startups are all about keeping up this momentum and energy, putting systems in place to manage rapid growth and a lot of hard work and innovation. Without the right support, it can be incredibly difficult to manage all these contending responsibilities and still focus on your business goals.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

AUGUST 28, 2022

Emily is accountable for: – Managing and planning the CEO’s calendar with all appointments, meetings, and other activities. – Playing an active role in the execution of company-wide initiatives and critical projects. – Helping the CEO arrange activities that enable him to operate in his unique ability.

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Andrea Kalli

APRIL 6, 2010

While ten years ago, managing email could have been a secondary consideration, today it is absolutely vital to keep customers and clients in the loop through rapid, prompt email support. Despite these differences, there are some important email management tips that can apply to any online business. Limit your daily email quota.

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Allwork

JANUARY 15, 2024

I mean, it’s based on the entire field of work psychology and organizational psychology dating back to 1911, when Taylor formed this spin of management and dissected work tasks into small itty bits that we could analyze and dissect. Dale Whelehan [ 00:03:34 ]: Yeah. It’s all about efficiency. I completely agree on that.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 17, 2010

Archive Network with Steph Is This You?   A while back I was interviewed by HCPro about managing to-dos.    A while back I was interviewed by HCPro about managing to-dos.  Also consider color-coding the index cards by project.     * Master calendars.   There are many. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? Sometimes I wonder if I am duplicating my efforts by using a calendar and the tickler files. You can apply the 'anchoring' concept to the 1-31/January-December (tickler file) & the calendar/planner conundrum. Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? Work With Stephanie « Link Lineup: Time Management, Org Tools, Focus Concentration and Top Mobil Phone Apps | Main | Are you Time-challenged Tim or Non-productive Nancy? The most successful business owners and professionals effectively use tools to manage their time, space and information. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 9, 2012

  She tells me, "Between face-to-face networking, social networking, clients, prospects and people downloading stuff from my website it is tough for me to keep all of my out reach organized!" When I asked her what she did to manage all of her communications she showed me a pile of sticky notes on her desk.

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 1, 2015

I provide extensive diary management including global travel arrangements, compile reports, agendas and for Committee and Board meetings. I also act as the central point of contact for both Directors which might include meeting clients/suppliers, telephone liaison and managing emails whilst they are away. Busy – sometimes crazy busy!

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

I also have a quick check over my emails and calendar for the day, I do have a few meetings today that I also need to attend. I’ve managed to finish the slide deck without any interruptions. Spend time reading through some of the emails I’ve filed over the last week, including LinkedIn updates and other networking emails.

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Allwork

MARCH 7, 2023

With nearly 30 years of industry experience, Ryan’s work focuses on how places can be better designed and managed to support positive and productive experiences. Some are very social around being part of the community, being closer to managers, reconnecting with people they haven’t seen in a long time.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 6, 2010

In those days I was an office manager with 3 people reporting to me and my salary was growing at less than 3% per year. I have grown and developed my skills, my knowledge and my network and have come to love this as a career of choice. It was candidly for the money. It is not just about doing what you are being asked to do.

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Karen Vivarelli

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

This can all be managed by a virtual assistant or a team of VAs. They are wearing all of the hats: email marketing, bookkeeping, admin, social media, advertising, website maintenance, blog writing, finding and managing clients, PR, setting up and maintaining tech tools, processes and so much more. Pretty amazing isn’t it?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JUNE 17, 2011

are an actionable extension of memory, we felt it was important to include task management features and functionality as a core component in Springpad.   It is even part social network.       Can you really coordinate calendars using Springpad?  I see how that can work. 

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Office Organization Success

OCTOBER 5, 2013

1ShoppingCart – this is my shopping cart, autoresponder, broadcast, and database management systems all rolled into ONE system. An example I see a lot is using Aweber for list management, and then using Paypal to accept payments. It works with both Outlook and Google calendars.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 4, 2009

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? Work With Stephanie « The Great Calendar Debate - Paper or Electronic - 21 Experts Weigh In | Main | Want a Paper Planner for 2010?   I'm calling regarding the X Project.    The project is on hold until I get your input on these items. 

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 6, 2010

In those days I was an office manager with 3 people reporting to me and my salary was growing at less than 3% per year. I have grown and developed my skills, my knowledge and my network and have come to love this as a career of choice. It was candidly for the money. It is not just about doing what you are being asked to do.

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Office Organization Success

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

If you don’t make a sale right away, you calendar them for the next follow-up and do the same thing again. Business cards and scraps of paper lying on your desk do not constitute a contact management system. Project was tabled until next year. Pretty straightforward, isn’t it? So why is follow-up such a problem?

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