Jen Lawrence

JULY 27, 2020

For phone calls/meetings? To ensure you build effective productivity habits, set aside the time and energy to complete tasks by scheduling the work into your calendar. Finally, set your priorities for the next week by scheduling work into your calendar. How much time each week do you need to dedicate to professional development?

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Productivity Bits

MAY 5, 2016

Phone calls. A hectic day now and then is manageable. It’s not a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of good time management skills. Kayla Matthews is a productivity blogger and calendar-planning enthusiast. Assignments. Some days the demands of the job seem never-ending. How do you spot it? You’re merely mortal.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 8, 2016

The primary manager may be traveling and/or unavailable to answer your questions. email, instant chat, phone, text messaging, etc.). This technique can help you to keep a running list, prioritize tasks/projects to determine what needs to get done now or can wait, and decide what can be delegated to other administrative support staff.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Use the notebook for everything you want to keep track of: to do lists, grocery lists, client meetings, phone calls, dreams and goals. Pick a half-dozen little items that can be completed in 5 minutes each or less (an email you need to send, a phone call to make, something to look up on the internet.) In the calendar.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 24, 2009

If it is with an outside contact, a phone call apologizing for your error and being open to whatever steps you need to take to make it right will go a long way to fixing it. I am part of the project management office at my company and I hear the term roadblocks all the time. Hi Patricia: What an encouraging message this is.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 6, 2013

When we were a smaller agency, I was the EA and Office Manager for a smaller facility. I'm really interested in progressing and developing my skills but feel that managing the office is hindering my ability to focus on the core of being an EA. Something to think about is progressing and developing your skills.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 15, 2023

So, you know, at the end of the day, in an executive support role, the more that you’re putting yourself, kind of in front of your boss and getting in front of the information or getting in ahead of the calendar, or making you’re making their life easier. Jeremy Burrows 5:55 That’s great. So, you know, instances like that.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 8, 2016

And when people meet me for the first time in person after only emailing or being on the phone they remark that I smile a lot and am more “fun” because they don’t get to see that side of me; there is a disconnect of what they imagined I would be like in person. You might not get all the answers you need, but it’s good to ask. Look into it.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

In fact, they seriously lack in professional qualifications, the kind required to be dispassionate and unbiased – essential skills if you truly want to help a person. People with low competency level cannot objectively estimate their low competency level as they lack metacognitive skills for it. John Hewitt´s last blog.

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Jen Lawrence

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

I had taken a job as an assistant to three executives, plus my role required project management work. Why was it taking me so long to book travel and get it on calendars? So I learned to multitask and marketed my skill. Expense reports were taking twice as long to get done.

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Jen Lawrence

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

I had taken a job as an assistant to three executives, plus my role required project management work. Why was it taking me so long to book travel and get it on calendars? So I learned to multitask and marketed my skill. Expense reports were taking twice as long to get done.

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