Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 10 Tips for Taking Effective Phone Messages Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on October 14, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. In today’s computer-orientated business world, the telephone is still an important tool for connecting with your customers. Time is money.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Work With Stephanie « Monday Motivation - Michael Jordan on Failure | Main | 12 Business Productivity Tools They Can Not Live Without! Top Mobile Phone Apps The Top 40 iPhone Apps of 2010 - [link] - There are a lot of posts out there to tell you about applications that are considered great for the iPhone. 

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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? » 12 Business Productivity Tools They Can Not Live Without! Best Productivity Tool For Me. Smart Phone!! And it's a PHONE!

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Success

MARCH 9, 2022

Developing relationships, the pros say, counts more than ever in our information-rich, Internet-based world that provides buyers the tools to be smarter than ever. Increasing sales outreach may mean sending out 5,000 emails, not 1,000, or making 100 calls a month instead of 50. Don’t waste time with the old warm-ups,” he says.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Favorite Planning/Calendar Tool - Readers Speak Out | Main | Can You Define Social Media Clutter? Check out this great tool   If you are on Twitter, then I encourage you to consider this tool.  on using lists in social media, Formulalists found me and told me about their cool tool. 

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Allwork

AUGUST 26, 2022

Beyond pay, benefits such as paid time off, mental health days and activities that create a sense of community are essential for Gen Zers. While technologically savvy, panelists shared they often prefer to seek input or ask questions in person or via a phone call as opposed to chatting or emailing.

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Productivityist

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

And, in most cases, less time in your email inbox is a good thing. In the same way that you may prefer using a desktop to cloud email or pen and paper to Evernote, you can figure out a healthy life the same way. This could be a bit harder to track; feel free to use any necessary tools available to help keep you informed.

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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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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 26, 2011

  The other day a colleague asked about our suggestions for tools.  Basecamp Both Joanne Lang and I recommended Basecamp. ( [link] ) The tool gives the ability for various team members to communicate and report in on status and there are some fantastic dashboard tools that give you an overall look at various sub projects. 

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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.    It is a communication tool that has been around for decades and it does not look like it is going away any time soon. . 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Click on any of theself-evaluator tools below and receive your results online immediately! 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? Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today!

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OCTOBER 13, 2010

» There is an App for That -- Productivity Apps for iPhone and Android I am constantly amazed at the new and creative applications (apps) that are on the market today for smart-phones.    It means that if you can think of something you would like your phone to do, it probably can if you find the right app!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 17, 2011

  There are a number of great tools out on the web that help you remember the events in your life that you don't want to forget.  savvyspaces Steph: birthdayalarm.com - sends an email reminder 1 week before and again a couple days.   Today, I'll share a few that my friends and clients like. How cool is that?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 5, 2010

  They share tools that help you keep your tasks and notes in order, streamline your personal finances, track lost gadgets and more. The article gives you links to the sites as well as descriptions of each tool.  The article gives you links to the sites as well as descriptions of each tool.  To your success!

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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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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? Click on any of theself-evaluator tools below and receive your results online immediately!

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 25, 2010

Use the right tools: Set a timer for the length of time you have decided to work on this project. Remove everything else - pens, stapler, toys, gadgets, phone, monitor, etc. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting! Boxes or storage containers to use for sorting.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 4, 2009

Check out these Great Reviews by @JanetBarclay » Be Smart About Using the Telephone How much time do you lose playing "phone tag?"  I   Before you pick up the phone to make another call, consider what you are going to say when you get voice mail.    Start Today!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 8, 2011

Tweet Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? Click on any of theself-evaluator tools below and receive your results online immediately! Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates! Have questions you want to make sure I answer? 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Failure is one of the best productivity tools that you can experience.  PS -  Click to get posts as we publish in email or you might be interested in less email?    Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? Fail Big and Fail Fast!   Fail!  To your success!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 19, 2011

Building Habits Habitforge Another Tool for Creating Habits :: [link] -- Professional Organizer, Janine Adams, shares her experience using habitforge -- an online habit building tool.   Click on any of theself-evaluator tools below and receive your results online immediately! A different take on the to-do list.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 7, 2011

Work With Stephanie « Procrastination, Email, Multi-Tasking, Family Management, Soc Media Backup Etc. Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? Click on any of theself-evaluator tools below and receive your results online immediately! Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Link Lineup!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

I turned off my email notification a long time ago (about 15 years) because I did not want to be taken out of the important state of concentration when working on projects.  100 emails a day x 220 work days a year.   So let's really do the math!  HOURS A YEAR LOST TO EMAIL PINGS! You got it.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? Click on any of theself-evaluator tools below and receive your results online immediately! Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates!   I thought I'd share some of them. 

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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? Click on any of theself-evaluator tools below and receive your results online immediately! To your success!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

E-Mail Five Best Email Clients - [link] - Lifehacker did a cool survey of their readers to find out what e-mail tools you like the best.  Click to get posts as we publish in email or you might be interested in less email?    They received a huge number of responses!  To your success!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 22, 2010

  Today, I share links to a number of different blogs and sites with content on: Planning Productivity Tools Mindset/Focus Social Media Productivity Time Management Tweet Planning Plan for a Better 2011: [link] (post) -- Chris Brogan shares his straight forward approach to annual planning.  Are You as Productive as You Could Be?

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 16, 2018

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. It’s a great tool to create the conversation you need to have with a new executive. There is a team behind the amazing conference event.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 16, 2009

.  After hearing Joanne Lang's extremely professional presentation and vision for an on-line tool that would help busy moms get and stay organized, I was hooked.  Up until this point, the AboutOne team has been diligently in the background planning and programming the awesome new tool. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

PS -- If youve 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? Click on any of theself-evaluator tools below and receive your results online immediately! To your success!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Personal Productivity, Organization and Mindset #Cinch Podcasts In One Location | Main | You Can Steal Time Back From Email » Productivity in Bite Sized Pieces - Weekly #Cinch Audiocast Review Last week I wrote to tell you about the new cinchcasting that I am doing.  I'd love to hear from you. 

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FEBRUARY 8, 2010

If you are reading this post via email, you can watch the video here. 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?   Which points spoke to you?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 29, 2010

  If you are reading this post in your email, go here to see the video.  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? To your success!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Work With Stephanie « 12 Business Productivity Tools They Can Not Live Without! Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? Click on any of theself-evaluator tools below and receive your results online immediately! Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Archive Network with Steph Is This You?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Work With Stephanie « 19 Tips for Managing Your Email Even When You Dont Want To | Main | Mon Motivation - Do You Believe What You Are Told, or What You Know to be True?   If you would like to listen rather than read, you can now get my content in 3 different ways: Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Work With Stephanie « Steph in the Media | Main | 19 Tips for Managing Your Email Even When You Dont Want To » Dont Strangle Your Reminders! Click to get posts as we publish in email or you might be interested in less email?  Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? To your success!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

  Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? Click on any of theself-evaluator tools below and receive your results online immediately! Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates!   Seems like a win win to me!

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