Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 19, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Benefits of the Group Decision-Making Process Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on April 19, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. While group decision-making can be a complex process, it is often more productive than individual decision making. Thanks for visiting!

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

If your desk harbours mounds of papers, books, files and personal accessories, you may be adding unnecessary stress to your day. Set up a good filing system. Colour–coded files are especially helpful — they show you at a glance where something should go. Put items that must be looked at in a special folder or file.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 25, 2010

Sort – everything into boxes/containers according to what needs to be done: file , shred, recycle , refer, toss, etc. Process the paper – take the items you sorted into boxes and put them where they belong: filing, your tickler or reading folder or delegate/refer to a more appropriate person, etc.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 9, 2010

Delete unnecessary files: With a computer, you can free up space by sending unnecessary files to the trash. How about all those “junk files” on your mental hard drive? Download: Many “must keep” files that don’t need to reside on your hard drive can be downloaded onto a disk. Delegate whenever you can.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

Even with an in-basket, you need to process your mail daily to avoid accumulating a stack of paper. Schedule filing time at least once per week. Add dated or calendar items to a tickler file system or a diary as soon as they arrive. anything you need reminded of on some future date goes into your tickler file.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

Home About Me Advertise The E-tiquette of E-mail By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Outlook E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing all the Way to Work: The Ultimate Secretarial Survival Blog. File e-mails chronologically by date and time.

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