All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

When you integrate sharing – and creating – procedures into your onboarding process, it helps ensure a smooth transition for your new team members. Consider recording your training sessions, whether they’re in person or via platforms like Teams or Zoom. Formally introduce the new team member to the current team members.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Main | Overwhelm Busters (my buddies share their best again) » Getting Organized Helped Me Find Health and Lose 65+ Pounds  A few weeks ago my colleague Janice Simon and I were chatting on Twitter about some of the changes that I have put into place in the last 1.5 Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Work With Stephanie « Cause and Effect - Productivity is an Action, Not a Result @QuietSpacing | Main | Organize Your Ideas and Watch Them Unfold » Planner Or Tickler (1-31) File? - Sometimes I wonder if I am duplicating my efforts by using a calendar and the tickler files. What are your thoughts in this area?

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Productivity Bits

DECEMBER 21, 2017

When you own business or manage a team of employees, you know how vital productivity and efficiency is. Physical obstructions In an office, physical obstacles can come in the form of archive boxes, files, and general clutter. Psychological effects A disorder can influence how a team member thinks and acts.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 5, 2011

Work With Stephanie « Start the New Year off with a New Focus on Your Personal Affairs | Main | Listen Live to Stephanie on Edge of Change - Interview with the Experts #Productivity #Organization » Procrastination, Email, Multi-Tasking, Family Management, Soc Media Backup Etc. Link Lineup! What Have You Read? . Link Lineup! :

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BMT Office Administration

AUGUST 8, 2022

The importance of a records retention policy team. Assembling a team that approaches the process from different angles and spheres of expertise can prove valuable. Keep copies of your filed tax returns permanently. Developing recordkeeping requirements and retention schedules is far from a one-person endeavor.

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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.    Multiple studies on business productivity will tell you that huge amounts of time are wasted on email.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Productivity in Bite Sized Pieces - Weekly #Cinch Audiocast Review | Main | Caffeine-Free Ways to Increase Focus & Attention » You Can Steal Time Back From Email A few days ago I received an email from a reader.  " Email is something that many of us struggle with. 

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Page Personnel

JULY 20, 2022

Empathy : There will be times when team members reach out to HR assistants when they have problems. Loyalty : Establishing a long-term commitment to the business will always help to make HR teams stronger, and able to support all aspects of the company's functions. This is far more than a basic administrative assistant role.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Click to get a weekly digest every Friday Subscribe in a reader Search Recent Comments Brian Osher on What is Your Done List Telling You? A different take on the to-do list. Are You as Productive as You Could Be? Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 17, 2011

5 Steps to Meal Planning Success There is no denying that there is a strong tie between your health and your productivity or ability to focus and get things done.    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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BMT Office Administration

MAY 31, 2022

Many serve as supporting evidence when the company files taxes or gives reports to other federal agencies. Electronic files allow approved people to get what they need regardless of where they are at. Others, such as emails and social media posts, are not so obvious. Access from outside the building. Reducing manual workload.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 26, 2011

  His team is global, so physical solutions (like white boards and sticky notes on a big wall) will not work for him.    I LOVE basecamp I have used it to coordinate many different projects where team members are all over the place.   The other day a colleague asked about our suggestions for tools. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 6, 2010

CREATE your paper-based filing system. Having an efficient filing system in place will enable you to find the information you need, when you need it! First of all invest in your filing storage, whether that's a dedicated filing cabinet or plastic filing crates. CREATE your PC filing system.

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C-Suite Assistants

JANUARY 12, 2021

With tools such as email, voicemails, and mobile devices, you may wonder whether personal assistants are worth the cost. But without these jobs, many executives are left to create their travel plans, file expense reports, and schedule meetings. As an executive or business owner, creating a healthy team culture is essential for success.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 7, 2011

Work With Stephanie « Procrastination, Email, Multi-Tasking, Family Management, Soc Media Backup Etc. Corinne specializes in Leadership Skills, Emotional Intelligence, System Intelligence,Team Development, Goal setting/Visioning, Relationship and Communication skills. Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 3, 2011

Work With Stephanie « Listen Live to Stephanie Share Her Story on #WIBRadio on Jan 3 @ 1pm CST | Main | Procrastination, Email, Multi-Tasking, Family Management, Soc Media Backup Etc.   Read, sort and process your email and snail mail daily.    Read, sort and process your email and snail mail daily. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 22, 2010

We May Not Have Heard From You Recently a wonderful reader responded to one of our posts via email to let us know that she had filled out our contact form and had not heard from us.  Steph Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?   That is just not our style!    That is just not our style! 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Clean Out Your Files It’s easy for your cabinets and folders to become overstuffed with outdated paperwork, so it’s important that you take time once a year to purge the old and make room for the new. Start with your reference, client, and financial files. When January 1 hits, you should be able to file any new document in seconds!

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 9, 2010

Lynn was tapped to head up the project team for a major company restructuring. She began her first team meeting by delegating steps and due dates to the various department heads. Delete unnecessary files: With a computer, you can free up space by sending unnecessary files to the trash. Thanks for visiting!

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The Office Professionals Place

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Meet with your team immediately. Getting to know your team players is the most important factor to being a leader. Get to know your team member’s strengths and weaknesses. This will provide insight as to how each member will be a strong asset to the team. Set reasonable deadlines and follow-up with each team member.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 16, 2018

There is a team behind the amazing conference event. 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. Also, your mental health is very important. Daily huddles are to be done in person or via the phone (not text or email).

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Meanwhile, the Office Dynamics team including Joan Burge and the conference’s featured expert presenters like Julie Perrine, Chrissy Scivique and Lucy Brazier flowed through the space, helping connect people with industry peers and mentors, sharing stories and smiles. Stay tuned for Part 2 of our administrative professionals conference recap!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 24, 2010

PS -- If you've enjoyed this post and want to see more, why not subscribe to our daily emails ( Feedblitz ) or through the RSS Feed ( click here )?  Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? .  Better yet, click on the buttons below and share this great Get Organized Month event with your friends!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

  My son is on a YMCA team, my husband co-coaches and I keep stats.    (Go team Purple!)    My son is on a YMCA team, my husband co-coaches and I keep stats.    (Go team Purple!)  Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? A different take on the to-do list.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 25, 2011

Work With Stephanie « Productivity and Organization Link Lineup | Main | 6 Tools to Help You Manage Large Projects with Local & Virtual Teams » Listen to Stephanie on Solace Wealth Management on Blog Talk Radio Listen live to Stephanie answer questions about productivity & organization on the Solace Wealth Management show. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

  Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? .  Smead is trying to grow their Facebook presence and they have cool products and I love telling you about ways to get great info and maybe win some stuff too.    Seems like a win win to me!   in News & Updates!   Seems like a win win to me!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 29, 2010

  I have so many piles and I don't want to file it all."   If your computer files are organized, you will be able to do a search and find what you are looking for quickly.   You still get notified, but it is in your email rather than in physical form.   That certainly has not happened, has it?!

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The Office Professionals Place

JUNE 7, 2010

If my files were lost, how could I do my job effectively? Backup electronic files. Most businesses have an IT department that may take care ensuring that your files can be accessible if your computer crashed. But what if the IT department couldn’t access those files either? Organize paper files.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 8, 2011

Tweet Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? Have questions you want to make sure I answer?    Share them in the comments below or add them to the comments on the show's chat. Click to get a weekly digest every Friday Subscribe in a reader Search Recent Comments Brian Osher on What is Your Done List Telling You?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?   It is so much fun talking with different people and seeing what questions they ask.    I thought I'd share some of them.    Let me know what you think. A different take on the to-do list. Are You as Productive as You Could Be?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 1, 2010

" I could not be more excited about this and about being on the Alpha testing team.  "Conversions to Paper Tiger Online will be Painless" The development team has assured me that anyone that has a current version of Paper Tiger will be able to seamlessly convert their data to the online version. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

It houses so much more than a file index. This allows them to keep it within site, but all projects are kept in an organized file. Once the project is completed, the whole pile of that particular project can be filed away; out of site. It is the easiest way for me to capture data, url's, emails, images, etc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 5, 2010

Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? The article gives you links to the sites as well as descriptions of each tool.    Check it out and let me know what you think. To your success! A different take on the to-do list. Are You as Productive as You Could Be? Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 8, 2010

PS -- If you've enjoyed this post and want to see more, why not subscribe to our daily emails ( Feedblitz ) or through the RSS Feed ( click here )?  Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Archive Network with Steph Is This You? To your success!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Up until this point, the AboutOne team has been diligently in the background planning and programming the awesome new tool.    It won't take long and it will help the team tremendously.  the AboutOne team is all about "giving back" too.  D   in News & Updates! ,

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 8, 2010

If you are a manager who struggles in this area, or if you just want more options for talking about good versus bad performance, try looking at performance through the lens of how employee behaviors contribute to the achievement of team, office, and organization goals. Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?

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