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MARCH 9, 2010

Office Managers E-Learning Modules Outline E-Learning Modules: Part 1 Contact Us Enrollment Login All Posts, Tales from the Trenches, (6) Comments From Executive Assistant to CEO Submitted by Ethan on February 22, 2010 at 04:36 PM The New York Times has a great article about Ursula Burns, the new CEO for Xerox.

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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

MARCH 3, 2010

The Most Productive Lunch - Weigh in Your Thoughts | Main | Major Meltdown in Time Management - Tips to Avoid it Happening To You » It Everywhere! The Major Meltdown in Time Management - Have You Been Hit?   Time management - smanagement!    Manage your to do list and be OK letting some things go. 

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 30, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk WinWeb – Your Office Online Simply the best way to manage your small business!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 30, 2010

Work With Stephanie « The Big Secret to Time Management and a More Fulfilling Life | Main | Productive Social Networking-Making the Most of Your Twitter & Facebook Experience - Do You Use Lists? It seems the more people I talk to, the more I hear about stress, frusteration and the inability to concentrate due to overwhelm. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 8, 2010

When all that needs 2 be done is in black & white, it clears the mind racing & feels manageable.   U can only manage what u can see, & u can only see what's out of your head.   Check out Increase Productivity: Focus on What You CAN Control - Free Yourself from Feeling Overwhelmed/Stressed Tell me more!

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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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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. You don’t believe you have choices.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

If your checked is not greater than your unchecked, fix it tomorrow and see stress diminish. Personal Productivity Time & Priority Management Company/Group/Department Connect Today! Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates! What is your ratio?

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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.  They can carry the to appointments, allowing their physician to review it & connect symptoms w/factors such as stress/other environmental causes.   How do you decide?

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Our inability to control things causes us to stress out. The thing is – and I cannot stress this enough – you don’t try closing them out but must control them. The open loops can become constant source of stress if not controlled. Visit the original article at [link].

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 July, 2010 Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check and Maximize Time Management Photo from Flickr: Public Domain It’s not always about giving the boss her money’s worth – sometimes, it just feels great to know that work time is being managed well.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Guest Author. F or people who have never done it, working from home often holds the allure of a thing with infinite advantages: no boss, no commute, no annoying coworkers, more freedom, less stress, and so on in a never-ending list of awesomeness. Use Business Management Techniques. Guest Post.

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Productivity Bits

JULY 6, 2010

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. I cannot stress enough the importance of the To-Do List. Its durability outruns that of any smart phones. Have you ever experienced an instance where you badly need your phone to take some important note but the battery ran out of power? Plan Cake -Free Online Task and List Manager.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 17, 2011

  As I have shared my health journey in the past few years, many have written me to express frustration with their ability to manage their time and eating right.    As I have shared my health journey in the past few years, many have written me to express frustration with their ability to manage their time and eating right. 

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Productivity Bits

JULY 18, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Another interesting fact is that really efficient people don’t even manage their tasks; they use methods and tools to do that for them. Manage all your tasks in a dedicated task management tool. If you can actually manage all your tasks on that tool, better! Guest post.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

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.  Smart Phone!!

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 19, 2010

Taking on more than you can manage only leads to frustration as nothing gets done very well. However, many people run around stressed because they’re saying yes to everybody but themselves. Don’t answer the phone or e-mail. That will give you the confidence to manage your work assertively. Thanks for visiting!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 7, 2010

  The National Association of Professional Organizers ( NAPO ) reports that 75-90% of all visits to physicians are stress related.    Having a workout and healthy eating plan can also reduce your stress.  Personal Productivity Time & Priority Management Company/Group/Department Connect Today!

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 9, 2010

Manage paper effectively – Barbara Hemphill, author of The Paper Tiger, offers the FAT principle for paper burden: file it, act on it, or toss it. Make meetings effective – Managers can spend an average of 17 hours a week in meetings, and that doesn’t include preparation and follow-up time. Keep the office door closed.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 11, 2010

Now that you’re car is empty, it’s time to stock it and organize it for stress-free travel. Personal Productivity Time & Priority Management Company/Group/Department Connect Today! Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

"  That was one of the first things she said to me on the phone.    Just contact us to get one scheduled and you could be on your way to a more stress-free productive life. "  That was one of the first things she said to me on the phone. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

  Not only has my productivity increased with your strategies, but I have also alleviated quite a bit of stress! As a busy division manager, I frequently find myself wasting time checking, reading and responding to email. Later that day I received an amused reply from my facility manager. I was dubious.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 2, 2010

Then, you’re back in the office after a long unplanned break: the message light on the phone is blinking; both your e-mail and hard-copy in-boxes are overflowing; last week’s next actions are now overdue; you staff and my manager all want a piece of you; and you just want to go home a crawl back into bed.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 12, 2010

  Make sure that as you schedule the activity (appointment on the phone, outside of the office or task you want to get done, etc) with enough time to come to a stopping point.  Develop a process and strategy for how you will schedule your week, day, hour and you will have less stress worrying about getting things done. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 30, 2010

  Accenture conducted a survey of 1,000 middle managers in large companies in the U.S. Action Systems An action system is created to manage all of those pieces of paper that seem to stay on your desk because you don't want to forget to do something. © 2010 Copyright Calahan Solutions, Inc. –

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 10, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Major Meltdown in Time Management - Tips to Avoid it Happening To You | Main | 6 Areas of Your Business Life that You MUST Have Flow to Make More Money (be like Bamboo) » What if You’re Working Harder Than You Need to Be? Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Archive Network with Steph Is This You?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 9, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 9 July, 2010 Taking stock Whenever I finish a project I always ask myself, or get together with those who assisted me, and ask the question, "What went well and what could have gone better?" The meetings were stress free and I was able to depend on my checklists and templates. " Warning!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

The Most Productive Lunch - Weigh in Your Thoughts How Do You De-Stress? Personal Productivity Time & Priority Management Company/Group/Department Connect Today! Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates!   Comment and Share! What do you think?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

.  Avoid the seductions of a ringing phone, your email or someone dropping by to visit.    There are a number of tools that can help you with your marketing, time management and more.    It is OK to take a walk or participate in another activity to relieve stress.    Balance is the key.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 December, 2009 Meetings Plus: Taking them offline I organize a lot of meetings in a day, week, month; heck, even into next year. If the meeting is internal, I send a meeting request, but for external meetings I tend to just confirm with them the meeting details by phone or e-mail. " Warning!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 30, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Increase Productivity: Focus on What You CAN Control - Free Yourself from Feeling Overwhelmed/Stressed | Main | Check Out This Great Resource for Organizing Tips and Products (and maybe win some stuff too) » Productive Social Networking-Making the Most of Your Twitter & Facebook Experience - Do You Use Lists? . 

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 31 January, 2010 Taking the time to acknowledge someone and say thanks. I sent another assistant a comical card about being stressed out at work. We work in a very busy office so it was a nice surprise for her to receive it and helped put the stress of the office in perspective. She loved it!

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The Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk WinWeb – Your Office Online Simply the best way to manage your small business!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

The Major Meltdown in Time Management - Have You Been Hit?   Here is what some of them said: JaniceSimon Mostly at my desk but feel less stressed when eat lunch away from desk. How Do You De-Stress? Personal Productivity Time & Priority Management Company/Group/Department Connect Today! Main | It Everywhere!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 20, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 20 March, 2010 Admin Buddies I like to have someone at work that I can buddy with. Having a buddy can take some of the stress off and give you assurance that you have someone you can depend on. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!"

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 12, 2010

Get Your Special Report: Priority Setting - Working on the Right Things Major Meltdown in Time Management - Tips to Avoid it Happening To You   5.  Motivation: Create a Work Environment that Enhances Your Goals (@GinaParris Video)   Filing So You Can Find it Again Disorganization Equals STRESS!   Are you a T.V.

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