Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 24, 2014

The post 3 tips for a stress-free connected workplace appeared first on Ian's Messy Desk. (NC) NC) Does your workplace stress you out? Creating a stress free environment for you and your team can pay off big time. This will alleviate both physical and mental stress. Use technology. Be a good communicator.

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Jen Lawrence

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

How do we manage the chaos? And the best way to handle tasks is to schedule time on your calendar to ensure you have properly set aside time to do the work. In most email clients (Outlook, Gmail), you can turn the email into a task or a calendar event straight from your inbox. Don’t want to invite anyone? No problem!

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Jen Lawrence

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

How do we manage the chaos? And the best way to handle tasks is to schedule time on your calendar to ensure you have properly set aside time to do the work. In most email clients (Outlook, Gmail), you can turn the email into a task or a calendar event straight from your inbox. Don’t want to invite anyone? No problem!

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My EA Career

APRIL 5, 2023

Clarifying expectations and clear communication are two of the essential building blocks of building a strong partnership between a manager and their Executive Assistant. In the latest episode of the Assist With Impact podcast (Episode 170), I discuss the challenge of assistants needing to manage the needs and priorities of multiple managers.

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Karen Vivarelli

JANUARY 11, 2024

Tip: It’s how you can help them, your expertise, your values, it’s less about YOU and more about THEM and what you can do to make their lives easier! How-to tips eg how to use Asana or Trello with a VA 5. Tips on how your client can manage their calendar using time blocking 27. Share a Canva tip 28.

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C-Suite Assistants

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Executive assistants benefit organizations by expertly managing all of the moving parts of a business. Complex travel arrangements, calendar management, and keeping up with technical innovations are only part of what an excellent executive assistant needs to do for you.

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Tips From T. Marie

AUGUST 7, 2023

Your skills in organization, communication, and high-level task management open the door to a world of exciting business possibilities! From managing their calendars, emails, and travel arrangements to handling administrative tasks with precision, your efficiency, and professionalism will be in high demand.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Holiday Time Management Tip – Share the Workload Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on November 3, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. While you may find a couple of quiet days around the holiday, the rest of December can be quite stressful. Thanks for visiting!

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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

MARCH 18, 2015

This is the best advice you will ever receive on how to build a strategic partnership with your executive, manage their day, and stay on top of the volumes of tasks and projects you have to handle. Daily Calendars. It is easy to place a wrong time or wrong date on a calendar. Reduces stress. WHAT WOULD WE TALK ABOUT?

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Office Organization Success

APRIL 27, 2013

They are also a great tool to help you manage your time effectively. Effective time management is crucial for developing and growing your business, as well as income generating activities. Below are my top 3 tips for effective time management using spreadsheets. How do you manage your day-to-day tasks? To Do List.

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Success

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Deciding when and how to manage your finances as a couple can be a huge source of stress in a relationship. If you and your partner don’t have the same values and goals for your money, you may be headed for more arguments and stressful situations. Put it in the calendar, and don’t let it slip or get pushed aside.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 10, 2018

Scheduling a performance evaluation meeting and setting measurable goals can be stressful or even seem unproductive to some. The meeting is typically a way to evaluate the past year’s project management, acknowledge achievements, receive valuable feedback for performance improvement and create new goals for continued productivity.

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Success

MAY 13, 2022

Proactively put a catch-up lunch on your calendar with someone you haven’t talked to in a while. If you are currently “married to your job,” you have undoubtedly learned a thing or two about time management. Utilize your time management skills from work to identify, nurture and grow your next relationship.

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Success

MARCH 22, 2023

To the company party, a friend’s wedding or maybe a community group outing—whatever it is, it’s on your calendar. A recent study published in Communication Research has found that those who engage in any of seven types of quality conversation experience increased well-being and happiness, alongside a reduction in their stress levels.

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Allwork

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Launch Wellness Programs, Not Just Spaces Introduce a wellness program that is educational, with a specific focus each month, such as mental health services, financial health services, and nutrition with tips, incentives, and/or guest speakers. Exercise has a variety of physical and mental health benefits.

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Success

JANUARY 7, 2023

Instead of letting your to-do list overwhelm you, use these tips and tricks to become more productive every day. The week already feels stressful. You can take control of your days—make them happier, less stressful and more productive—just by hacking your morning routine. You complete one task, only for five more to pop up.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 6, 2019

Think of the future in terms of: new projects outcomes goals your executive’s calendar important upcoming event potential business Consider trends and changes in technology. Being a future thinker will decrease your pressure and stress. I hope that these tips will help you become that high-achieving administrative assistant!

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Whether your team relationship is just beginning or has matured, you will benefit from these tips. An assistant can compliment her/his executive on a great presentation; graciously handling a difficult situation; or taking the time to talk with a stressed employee. Well, I hope you like my 8 killer tips!

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Success

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

One day about 10 years ago, I saw on my calendar a rare Saturday with nothing to do. A study by researchers at Cornell found that as few as 10 minutes in a natural setting helped decrease physical and mental stress in college students. I asked experts for tips. My wife and kids would be gone and I was caught up on work.

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Office Organization Success

MAY 7, 2015

It doesn’t even need to be a full-length article; it can simply be a quick tip. Today I’d like to share with you my top 10 tips for publishing a successful e-communication and building that all-important know, like, and trust factor. Access your 26-point Online Business Management & Marketing SYSTEMS CHECKLIST .

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 5, 2010

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. To dos in back.

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All Things Admin

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Being asked to learn new technology or software is always stressful. Google Workspace is a collaboration and productivity suite, similar to Microsoft 365, that allows you to create and share documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, manage your email, and attend virtual meetings. Is yours one of them? What is Google Workspace?

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 12, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Manage Time Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 12, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Three rules for effective time management : 1) Don’t Create Impossible Situations. All time management begins with planning. List #1 – The weekly calendar.

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Andrea Kalli

JUNE 23, 2010

What is remarkable, especially for business owners accustomed to working ten-plus hours daily, is that it is very possible to minimize your workload, cut down on stress, and enjoy more free time. These four tips will help you make your business empire less tiresome, less stressful, and significantly more per-hour profitable.

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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.    I don't care what tool you receive your e-mail in, you still have to manage it or it will run you. 

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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. Taking baby steps is a good way to manage a big list of “must get better at” areas. This might give you an idea of areas that need to be developed.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 24, 2015

Tips to help you be more productive in your day. Ideas on how to build better partnerships with your managers. Proven tips on maintaining your competitive edge as an administrative or executive assistant. Be sure to mark your calendar for April 1 – 30 and check out our daily informative and fun blogs.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 23, 2021

While they do work together to save you time, effort, and stress, they are not the same. They save you time and unnecessary stress. Every office needs different systems to run smoothly, but most administrative professionals will require most or all of the systems in this core group: Time and task management. Project management.

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Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

We know there’s a better way to do things and the idea of bringing in some help is more stressful than we could have imagined. Email, Calendar, Task Management, Document Management, Password Database. Client Management. CRM, Client Experience Processes, Records Management. But then it happens. Operational.

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Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

We know there’s a better way to do things and the idea of bringing in some help is more stressful than we could have imagined. Email, Calendar, Task Management, Document Management, Password Database. Client Management. CRM, Client Experience Processes, Records Management. But then it happens. Operational.

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Office Organization Success

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Basically a client, or potential client, has access to your availability (not your calendar). As I was working with one of my clients to help her get this system set up for her strategy sessions, she emailed me to ask if she had allowed enough availability on her calendar — this is something I get asked a lot. ” at [link].

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Worxbee

MAY 24, 2021

Ideal” means different things to different people, but for the sake of this post, we’re defining it as your most productive, least-stressful work week. One piece published by Atlassian found that in order for people to not feel time-starved (and to therefore be less stressed over time pressure), a 7.6 Time management tips.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 16, 2010

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. I talked to over 40 of my international colleagues and asked them for their one favorite tip on setting and managing priorities. WANT MORE ON TIME MANAGEMENT?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Staring at a blank screen when you desperately want to create content and serve your audience can be stressful. 2 – Answer questions you receive in a Facebook or LinkedIn group that you manage or are a member of. 14 – 7 quick tips on X. Tie onto Current Events or the Calendar. It really can be that simple.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 14, 2012

What is your 1 favorite tip/technique? Procrastination Tips. If I don't tackle them head on, they will stress me out all day so I try to knock them out as soon as possible. Thanks to Chris Diamond of DoubleTimeToday.com | Time Management Tips For Business Owners. Keep An Editorial Calendar And Stick To It!

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C-Suite Assistants

JANUARY 9, 2024

With experience placing executive assistants in roles involving administrative management of both personal and professional obligations, C-Suite is the expert in bringing balance back to professionals who find themselves drowning with competing personal and professional requirements.

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