Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Of course, not everyone believes this. For this reason, an office with cubicles can sometimes present problems. It’s not all financial, of course. Please signup to my email list to receive free updates from Productivity Bits. Your email will remain private. There are many different opinions on the subject.

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Productivity Bits

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

You might be a cubicle dweller and you might be the only occupant in that 5×5 cube. It’s not good to be a lone wolf in a cubicle farm. Of course, the latter is not necessarily true. Cubicle drive-by is considered intrusive. Please signup to my email list to receive free updates from Productivity Bits.

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Eat Your Career

APRIL 17, 2012

Aside from in-person interruptions, we’re constantly bombarded with IMs, phone calls, emails and so much more. And, of course, feel free to add your own tips in the comments below! When establishing timelines, negotiating deadlines, or simply outlining your day, recognize that you’ll probably be thrown off course a few times.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 3, 2008

Hopefully, not too many of you were affected by the email system outages yesterday. In this case, commercial email services were affected, but the next time it could be your server at work. In this case, commercial email services were affected, but the next time it could be your server at work.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 4, 2012

I was at a course recently for new supervisors and they recommended smiling on the phone. Never have half an eye on them and the other reading a document, typing an email or tidying your desk. Or suggest they send you an email and when you have a moment you will get back to them.

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Eat Your Career

APRIL 4, 2017

Maybe you’d prefer it if your cubicle mate didn’t chomp on celery sticks all day. There will, of course, be times when adapting just doesn’t work and you’ll have to address a situation or a person head on. Members have the option to sign up and receive blog posts directly in their email inbox as soon as they are published.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Of course there is. I always find myself sending pretty much the same emails. By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, February 14, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity D o you find that you write the same e-mails over and over again? Do you feel that there should be an easier way of doing this?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 10, 2009

And of course, theres the dreaded shredding of confidential documents. You keep printing document after document, not realizing how many trees you are using and how much waste you are creating. Think ahead and see if you can e-mail or transfer your documents in an electronic format to others. This will save your company time and money.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 18, 2008

If you are on a training course via your computer (WebEx) and listening in to the presenter, you want your full attention on the seminar or workshop that you are attending at your cubicle. The easiest way to avoid this is to create a "Do Not Disturb" sign and place it somewhere on your cubicle that can be seen clearly.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 23, 2012

Ways your office or cubicle can project a professional image. Email etiquette. When to NEVER use IM or email. Your course materials and The Business Protocol Handbook will be yours to keep. Join us May 29th to discover: 7 guides to modern office manners. Appearance counts: the proper way to look, sound and even smell.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2008

And of course, there’s the opposite side of the spectrum, where you have way too many people coming to you with requests (read my post on how to handle this here) and just want to run away. But of course, you don’t want to disturb others around you with the bell going off or some even have chickens clucking as the alarm.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2008

I worked as an Investment Advisor’s Assistant, completed my CSC (Canadian Securities Course), but soon after, I realized that this wasn’t really for me. We strive for an “open door” policy, but of course, there are times when the managers hold meetings or make phone calls and have their door closed.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 28, 2008

Of course, you have to present yourself well, answer the interview questions properly, have the skills and knowledge of the position you are applying for and a few other factors that help you get the job. Last Name: Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to talk to me about the Position Applied For with XXX Company.

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On The Job

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Then don't be surprised if colleagues don't invite you to participate in an important client dinner or fire emails around the office detailing your boorish ways. That means you may say "knock, knock" when entering someone's cubicle space or avoid talking loudly on your phone or listening to your voice message via speakerphone, Oliver says.

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On The Job

JULY 21, 2011

When I was a young reporter -- way before the advent of social media or email -- a fellow reporter and I began leaving anonymous message's on an editor's computer. We, of course, thought we were hilarious, and finally fessed up to the prank after a few days. And then I would only respond to emails every once in a while," she says. "Or

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Outsourcing - Good or Bad? By The Professional Assistant on Friday, September 14, 2007 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D oes your firm want to save money? Everyone could use a little more green in their wallets.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 13, 2008

Of course, the rest of us had to follow this schedule and would have to take time off during these periods. In this case, I dont have to worry about taking extra days off, since I dont really follow the religious holidays that I was brought up with, which in turn, are part of the regular holidays that come up each year.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2008

Money, of course, is important, but what about the customer? Do you feel that you could be helping the client even if you dont know the answer to their issue right away? This happens so often within large corporations, since most of them care only about the bottom line - money! Keep in mind that they are the ones that are paying your salary.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 4, 2008

Its a great piece of software that will help you and you marketing department figure out the best course of action to increase your sites popularity. We use SmarterStats to review our page views, hits, resolved IP addresses, etc.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 27, 2008

Add New, of course, would be used to add a brand new contact. Click on the arrow down button right beside the "New" button, then click "Distribution List" Here you can either "Select Members" or "Add New" Select Members is used to find contacts that are already in your address book.

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 25, 2012

If you share a cubicle wall, inquire about switching desk locations. Of course, if you find yourself surrounded by annoying people, take a moment to reflect. Email this to a friend? Separate Yourself. If you just can’t handle it, remove yourself from this person’s presence as much as possible. You just have to work with them.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2008

This, of course, is heaven to some, but like me, cant stand being bored. Ive tried to exhaust all the possible things I could do that he doesnt ask me to do - organize emails, files, clutter, contacts, create procedures. His reply is usually, "Im working on some things that Ill get to you soon." and he never does. Im out of ideas!

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 28, 2007

Mention to your boss (in a professional manner of course) that you have X number of tasks, projects, etc. Here are the basic rules to do this: Start off with something positive, such as you have been working hard on whatever project you want to mention and show some results of this. and would like to get their help on getting these done.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2008

This, of course, can be a nightmare, since you could be walking up many flights. You start to notice a particular smell, yet you know it wasn’t you, but you wonder if everyone thinks that it was. This happens to everyone from time to time and there are ways to avoid them (at times). The simplest way to avoid this is to take the stairs.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 15, 2008

There is life outside of the office, but of course, you need to go to work to get your bread and butter. You feel that your work life is in place and need to find some balance in other parts of your life? Up until recently, I too felt this way. Work is work, which can definitely be fulfilling, which I have to admit, is great in my life.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 16, 2008

Heres the link: www.findaseminar.com/administrative-seminars.html Also, one other thing I wanted to mention is that the company that I work at has online courses that I can take. If you are in a different country, I can try to find you some others as well. This definitely helped my position.

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2007

If there are some negative feedback, let them go, it builds conversations (of course take out the spam) 2. 3comments for this post Chris Salazar Good points. Id like to add two important notes: 1. Enable comments and like you said do not screen them. No ghost writing.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2007

Here are 5 ways to score brownie points with your boss and get that promotion or raise (or both) a little faster: The one thing that I’ve learned over the course of my career is to try getting to know your boss. Are you a seasoned veteran like myself (well, this is what people tell me)?

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On The Job

MAY 11, 2009

The guy in the cubicle next to yours; 2. It could be the woman in the cubicle next to you, or if you’re the boss, members of your own team, who can help you.” Emailing someone after meeting them on Twitter you might. It would take a lot longer to find out this much about people through twitter or emailing.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 20, 2008

Our jobs are not limited to just being a “secretary” We may need to look at courses that will help us reach our goals, but the possibilities can be endless when we think outside the box. They each took the initiative to get appropriate training and education to better equip them in the areas they were interested in.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

Watson Associates gives the following e-mail tips for Email Salutations in her e-bulletin Business Writing Updates: “There are several options for starting an e-mail in North America as our business culture is not as formal as other areas. Of course, be sure to check with your co-worker first before providing his or her information.

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Productivityist

MAY 11, 2015

However, there were some emails I received that questioned whether or not I was “doing GTD right” and comments from those who unsubscribed who were disappointed that I was leaving the methodology behind and possibly positioning the series as a way to promote and sell the new approach I’ve developed. Why would they do this?

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

W hat do you do when you first sit in the morning at the office or your cubicle? Of course, you should avoid at all cost anything that can distract the flow. Please signup to my email list to receive free updates from Productivity Bits. Your email will remain private. It always helps to have a winning attitude.

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On The Job

APRIL 13, 2010

With many workers assuming the jobs of those who have been laid off in the last year because of the recession, finding time for themselves has been tough as they’ve worked longer hours, often staying connected via technology even when they leave their cubicle. off course after we work very hard for almost 1 year, we surely need time off.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 1, 2008

Of course there is a down side to being able to do that. Posted by Patricia Robb at 6:30 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , co-workers , cubicle , learning from each other , open workspace , professional assistant , teamwork Reactions: Newer Post Older Post Home Join me for a Webinar, Sept. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. (for

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Ask a classroom of first graders what they wanna be when they grown up and you’ll hear everything from president to rocket scientist ( performing these duties at the same time, of course!). But what is scarier to me is spending my life sitting in a cubicle. And don’t be like those miserable people who work cubicle jobs.

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Men With Pens

MAY 30, 2010

Of course, nobody can. People buy with emotions and then later rationalize a purchase with logic, no matter what you are selling… school to a teen, a car to a grandma, a $5,000 copywriting course to a kid sitting in his underwear in his mom’s basement. I mean, come on.&# She rolls her eyes. Hmmmm… Reply Go ahead.

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