Office Dynamics

JANUARY 21, 2020

The writer immediately points out that technology and automation have chipped away at duties like papers to be filed and landlines to be answered. And yet assistants help file digital documents and manage calls through their cell phones, so the skills required for these tasks haven’t completely gone away. She is living it up.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 10, 2018

Keep the file on your desktop or easily accessible. Learning is always a win-win for an employee & manager and progress is easily tracked. Update phone extension list to ensure callers are directed to the appropriate person. Create or reevaluate daily routine to be more productive.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 10, 2016

The benefits f this is of course so you don’t forget anything. Of course, this should reflect on the work schedule you make, but getting started early also means there are other things you can do to keep you on your toes, such as daily exercise and a good breakfast. Establish a filing system. Learn to delegate.

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On The Job

MARCH 29, 2018

I was happy, of course, and thrilled that my peers had selected me. But I learned an important lesson: It can be tough to be nice when you're in charge. I couldn't believe I did this, but I was nearly screaming at one of my employees on the phone and said if she was late again for work I was putting a note in her personnel file.

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Admin Awards

JANUARY 19, 2021

I learned about Black Admin Magic, Nadine’s organization while working the Polls this year with an Executive Assistant who was a proud member of the organization, which I had never heard of before. I reached out to Nadine to learn more, and am excited to share my interview with you. Never stop learning! Always check-in.

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Page Personnel

AUGUST 26, 2022

For example, answering phones, taking messages, purchasing office equipment, working with relevant software and filing paperwork. Office managers may also draft documents, help with payroll, keep an organised office environment and communicate via phone, email and fax (yes, some companies are still using fax machines).

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 16, 2018

Each conference offered a unique learning opportunity, but none of them provided the ideal balance of professional and personal development that last year’s conference did. From the first phone call to register for the conference to picking up my name tag, the entire team carried out the professionalism of Joan. Be inquisitive.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 4, 2016

Taking phone calls, enquiries and general requests, handling all queries. Devising and maintaining office systems, including data management, CRM system and filing. And of course, when we are conducting the conferences I’m in “work mode” throughout the whole three-day process. What does an average day look like?

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Clutter Coach

OCTOBER 11, 2018

I’ll bet many of you listening right now are terrified by the idea of sitting quietly in a room alone, alone meaning no other people but also no TV, no computer, no phone! Another good trick is to copy the article text into a Word file so I get just text and no dancing images. Could you do it? Relax, I won’t make you.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 30, 2011

The software is a very powerful, yet simple indexing system for paper office files. It works like a search engine for paper files to help you stay organized. Rather, the software uses the power of the computer to index the hanging file folders in office file cabinets. Create a Filing Masterpiece.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 15, 2013

We ended up hiring him for several jobs and staying in constant contact over the course of several weeks. Here are some of biggest learnings: 1. File exchange: Dropbox, WeTransfer. This saved me the trouble of checking Dropbox regularly and uploading files one by one.). Review: Google Docs.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JANUARY 12, 2011

Laptops and phones are powerful enough that we can complete most types of tasks while travelling; any location can be a workstation. Is it safe to be filing reports from airports or coffee shops? Of course, it’s also a good idea to make sure there is no window behind you! Thanks to technology, work is not confined to the office.

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Productivityist

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Slack helps you say goodbye to email while keeping all of your teams’ communications and files in one place, wherever you go. You can group conversations, share files and search while staying in sync across multiple platforms. collapse – collapse all files in the current channel ( /expand does the opposite).

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 26, 2011

  Of course, my awesome colleagues came through with possibilities and I'll share those here today.   They say: " Over 5 million people worldwide have used Basecamp to collaborate on over 4 million projects, track 57 million hours of work, share 46 million files, and complete 43 million to-dos.

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The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 13, 2009

Take a course, if you already know the basics, go to the next tier and learn at the intermediate and expert levels. A good office professional must be able to greet clients, answer phones, and interact pleasantly, politely, and cordially. Need a filing system? Get the knowledge you need. Get involved.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 28, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Get A Job With A Thank You Letter By The Professional Assistant on Friday, March 28, 2008 Filed Under: Job Seeking , Productivity D id you just get out of an interview ? My phone number is (XXX) XXX-XXXX. Did you attend a few recently? Do you really want to get one of the jobs that you just applied for?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JULY 18, 2012

My FAVORITE 1400 - Any time I had issue with any type of technical issue from my pc or laptop to pager to phone to printer to cell phone, you name it, I dialed 1400 and that group took care of it for me.    As a business owner, I either needed to learn those detailed areas for my business or hire someone to do them for me. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 28, 2011

  She and I were on the phone catching up and she asked me if I would do a Twitterview with her.  I then learned that a Twitterview was an interview that was conducted on Twitter using a hashtag (we used #BizProd) to aggregate all of the comments together in one spot where people could follow the conversation. This was fun!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JUNE 17, 2011

And, at the same time, people were increasingly starting to rely on their mobile devices for much more than making phone calls. Yes, we do think of ourselves as more of a personal assistant and not just a digital filing cabinet.   Are you on other phone platforms?    Any big lessons learned?

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 10, 2016

After a few years of becoming their Head Receptionist and not learning anything new I was ready for a new challenge. I would also learn earlier on how to train yourself to switch off. After her talk I knew that I had to do it for Guernsey as there weren’t any real PA training courses or anything like what we were thinking of doing.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 4, 2010

You may have 10 minutes free in between meetings at office - you may want to finish with an important phone call. You can file and label the files with appropriate titles; throw or give away unwanted things. Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today! The key is to optimize time utilization.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

.  (Steph says: Learn more in Paul's book and DVD have them all - [link] mprice6   iPad with google calendar that I share with my assistant marj_asturias    Google Apps for me all the way.     bluehealerdiary   My own, of course! Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 1, 2010

Even if you phone the bank they need your secret passcode or they wont speak to you about your account. Of course the simple solution would be to have the same password for every aspect of your life, but nope that doesn’t work. I keep mine in an encrypted Word file on my computer. But they refuse to help me out.

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

And youve been following all the best career advice and job search tips youve read, heard, learned, and developed. This morning the phone rang - youve got an interview! Of course, youre going to take a different approach. Of course you can use the job description as a framework. Youve been networking your little tail off.

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Blogging Tips for Company Blogs By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 Filed Under: Client Service , Productivity D o you blog for your company? Try to throw in your own spin on information that you learn and post about. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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Virtual Moxie

OCTOBER 12, 2010

I was using an online backup servic e that was current right up to the moment my computer powered down, so whether I got my computer fixed or had to start using a new one, I'd have access to all my files. But I'm learning (when I have to, I even send an incorrect order back to the restaurant kitchen), and practicing, and noticing.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2007

By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 Filed Under: Client Service , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D id you just get that dream job that you always wanted? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work? Home About Me Advertise Want To Impress Your Boss?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 16, 2009

  Of course I was honored to be on their board!   Of course I was honored to be on their board! Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today! Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates! Are You as Productive as You Could Be?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 13, 2009

In some organizations raises are tied to how well you do and it is also a record that is kept on your personnel file. Normally, I put something about needing to get my filing system up to date, but I think I may have missed the point when I have done that. I have had great experiences learning online in interactive courses.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 30, 2010

Things you cannot control are: how someone else reacts to you, if someone appreciates or likes your work, something that happens in the news (of course that changes if you were involved), how someone treats you, if someone else enjoys an activity or situation, and someone else's mood. Are You as Productive as You Could Be?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 7, 2012

Now's a great time to set a foundation and train your executive (if they are willing and learn to trust you) so a precedent can be set. Here are some things to work on for projects and what to figure out when learning to work with a new C-Level Executive during your first year. Filing Set up a great filing system now.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 16, 2010

There will always be 24 hours in a day and 365 days in a year (unless it is a leap year of course). After conducting a survey of about 4000+ of my Twitter followers, I learned that people have a real challenge figuring out where to pay attention and how to figure it out. Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today!

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Recruit CRM

JUNE 17, 2021

Accounting Clerk's Key Responsibilities: Completing basic office tasks, including replying to phone calls, acknowledging emails, processing mail, filing, etc. Internal sales reps sell stocks over the phone and online, while external sales reps sell products through face-to-face meetings. Sales reps across almost every industry.

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BioTeams

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

And of course OE is a "functionally stabilized" product as IBM would say (i.e. I downloaded WLM - installation was straightforward - it imported all my OE contacts, messages and settings (although for some reason it did not import by Sent Messages file and I had to do this via the File Import menu). So what is WLM like?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 23, 2009

At one office I worked in we had a mail cart with slots for everyones mail, but it was filed First name, Last name. Of course there were four Karens and three Bobs. the phone book, standard filing practices etc.) This goes for filing and also how your contacts are ordered in Outlook. See what I mean? 23, 1 p.m. (New

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Ask corporations – often they have training courses or accreditation for their products. Look online for affordable web-based courses If you have additional tips, please share them in the comments section. Check their references first.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 20, 2011

Last year I was invited write articles for ACCO's "Organize Your Desk Day" To give some structure to the series of 30 blogposts, I decided to create a 10-week "How-to" course in setting up an organized and productive workspace. And then, of course, there are numerous combinations that can become even more articles.

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