Ian's Messy Desk

DECEMBER 14, 2011

She carries a iPhone 4S and can, with a swipe and a couple of taps, pull up whatever information she needs to plan her next action. For example, she tracks all our shopping lists. If we pop into Home Depot to pick up a gallon of paint, she checks to see what other hardware items we might need, saving a second trip. Restaurants.

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Bonnie Low Kramen

JANUARY 11, 2023

When questions came in, for example, she would note them down, then sit with Dukakis at a set time to secure answers. She also was often tasked with booking restaurant reservations, a duty much more nuanced than it sounds. For example, Low-Kramen would often read scripts or film contracts and offer feedback.

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Brilliantly Better

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Even came up with 4 4 tips for traveling long distance. At any decent hotel you can find a DIY washing facility so you don’t need to carry any extra clothing in your luggage. But I still think I need to be covered with clothes for at least 2 days. But I still think I need to be covered with clothes for at least 2 days.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 17, 2011

We go out for a Saturday night dinner with our neighbors, our relatives or our co-workers and the conversation most likely centers around that last unhappy experience at the airport, the restaurant, or the mall. Instead company policy intended to streamline and reduce costs wind up costing an organization more money.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 11, 2010

When I call a restaurant, I ask for a reservation first and if they say they are too packed, I respond in an almost embarrassed tone and say the following. “Oh. He really loves your restaurant and wanted to have a dinner meeting there.” Here’s a small, but powerful example. I name drop as a last resort.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 8, 2017

Then they wake up early to get to the airport in plenty of time to wade through security lines. One quick example of using emotional intelligence is reminding your executive to have plenty of single dollar bills on hand before they leave for their trip. Are there nice restaurants in walking distance? So think through their trip.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 3, 2013

So, if I think it is tough being a traveler in the United States, just imagine how difficult it is for the executives who travel great distances often—and have to show up for meetings! o Restaurant, club or other facility? Restaurant Name: __. An example is $1.00 (10 bills). Always think: what, who, when, where).

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Productivityist

MARCH 22, 2021

We end up being our own worst critics about our looks, our bodies, our intelligence, and our professional capabilities. Roll with the pack when you need to, but stand up for yourself. So work out, buy the makeup you like, buy the clothes that you like. You should be able to go to a restaurant by yourself. I know I don’t.

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 10, 2010

After my first child was born, I couldn’t manage to keep my relationship with his mother going on and had to split up. After that, I courageously entered a hasty marriage, only to end it up in a few years, with the same bitter taste in my mouth. We grow up by identifying each stage of our failures and moving on.

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Brilliantly Better

MAY 17, 2010

To use Jonny’s example, less chocolate cake is not necessarily a bad thing — it could help a person create a healthier lifestyle. Take meditation, for example: less money, less time spent doing expensive things, might lend more time to meditate. Particularly helpful when I go clothes shopping ! Thank you for the thoughts.

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Success

JANUARY 18, 2023

By “automating your wardrobe,” I mean following the fashion examples of Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs and others whose jobs demand a daily deluge of global-scale decision-making. They just showed up when the judges had decision fatigue and therefore making the lowest-maintenance calls. Why wear the same outfit every day?

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On The Job

JUNE 4, 2009

As he says in his introduction: "My style as a business reporter is to ask people questions about issues that appeal to me.Sometimes after working up a story from a particularly interesting interview, I would save the tape and drop it into my desk drawer. I think NBA legend Oscar Robertson is a great example. Yes, there was.

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