Success

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Here, we offer tips for creating your resolutions, learning how to keep them and even some New Year’s resolution ideas to get you started. To help ensure your success, let’s address a few tips on how to turn those New Year’s resolution ideas into reality in 2024 and beyond. Review your insurance plans. Plan for end of life.

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Recruit CRM

OCTOBER 7, 2020

The total number of global email users are 3.9 At some time or the other everyone is bound to make use of cold emails. Did you know in 2020, there were approximately 306 billion emails exchanged every day worldwide?! Cold email marketing has a response rate of 29% when the email is personalised. Keep it brief.

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Recruit CRM

OCTOBER 7, 2020

At some time or the other everyone is supposed to use cold emails. Cold Email Marketing has a response rate of 29% when the email is personalized. Still, cold emails remain one of the best tools to recruit new candidates. Still, cold emails remain one of the best tools to recruit new candidates. Keep it brief.

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BMT Office Administration

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Beyond that, droves of companies that were inexperienced with remote work were creating monitoring policies for the first time. An example would be call centers, where employee phone calls and voicemails were recorded and closely monitored to ensure their quality and efficiency. Employee monitoring methods for remote team members.

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

You might be using a new phone system or dealing with new project management software. They don’t need to spend much time asking others for help or trying to figure out how to perform certain tasks. Communication Introduce them to the company’s communication channels and email distribution lists.

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Recruit CRM

OCTOBER 11, 2021

But, unfortunately, there are hundreds of emails and InMails already bombarding your clients and candidates. So, in this vast competitive sea, how do you keep your engagement rate high? How can you manage to grab your candidate or client's attention? The most obvious thing to do is to craft better emails.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 18, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Using Email Effectively Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on June 18, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. When responding to an email that contains an attachment, use Reply without Attachment(s) option. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail.

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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. Here are some tips on how to take a proper, accurate telephone message. Write it down on a piece of paper, preferably a phone-message pad.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2008

Use A Phone Call Log! By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, October 09, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Excel , Organize , Productivity D o you find that when you receive phone calls or voice mail messages, you cant remember who called, what time they called, who they were trying to call, etc? Home About Me Advertise Who Called? Whats next?

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 15, 2013

He or she may enact a break-room-only eating policy. Offer to help with projects or cover their phone for the day. Through email or in-person, inform your co-worker that you're easily distracted by loud music and/or talking, and ask them if they have any suggestions on how to overcome this problem. Loud Co-workers.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 28, 2016

As a business owner, you’ll want to check in with your remote workers on a pretty regular basis, either through scheduled phone calls or with email updates. These features will also come in handy at work, reducing distractions and allowing telecommuters to get everything done by deadline. Set Clear Expectations.

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Eat Your Career

AUGUST 28, 2023

You have to learn how to leverage the software fully and figure out how to implement it into your day-to-day workflow. Please help me write a professional email to my boss, the senior managing partner, to ask for funds to attend the Project Management Learning Lab in September. But for now, we have to be cautious.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Adhering to the "Open Door" Policy By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , Prioritize I n my last job, I had my own office. Just remember, if your company has an “open door” policy, please adhere to it.

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Office Organization Success

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

A Welcome Packet is a document – it can either be printed and mailed or digital and emailed – that you send out to your new clients when they sign up to work with you, and cements the relationship you are about to have with them. And I *highly recommend* that you tell your client to fax or mail this form to you, and not email it.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 7, 2014

With the power, quality and low price of mobile apps, and the proliferation of smart phones, laptops and tablets you have never had a more secure footing to take your event totally on line. Also ask the hotel you are staying in what is there water bottle policy? Engage your stakeholders. Remove the fancy bottled water from your event.

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Workplace Insight

JANUARY 17, 2024

A Nicholas Bloom study from 2015 , before the Stoddart Review, also found that employees who opted into work-from-home policies saw a 13 percent lift in their productivity. How do we use the office, and does it distract us? Where we stand in 2024 The psychology and academic approach of the Stoddart Review still rings true today.

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Allwork

AUGUST 26, 2022

Organizational leaders are working to better understand the unique needs and desires of this generation, and how to create a workplace that resonates. 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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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 9, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to exorcise your demons of disorganization Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on June 9, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. If you have an open-door policy, place your back to the entrance, or face away from your cubicle entry to indicate your unavailability.

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blogs.sitepoint.com

OCTOBER 29, 2010

While this makes sense, it doesn’t mean you should ignore behind-the-scenes business administration tasks, such as setting policies. Policies that outline how you run various elements of your business, and why you do it that way, set boundaries and create a foundation for the business. What forms of payment do you accept?

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

MARCH 28, 2024

Traditionally, executive assistants were seen as secretarial staff, making copies and answering phone calls. Include a specific contact person for queries, an email address or a link to the application portal. How do you align your personal values with the company’s mission and values?

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Office Organization Success

AUGUST 17, 2009

A Welcome Packet is a document – it can either be printed and mailed or digital and emailed – that you send out to your new clients when they sign up to work with you, and cements the relationship you are about to have with them. And I *highly recommend* that you tell your client to fax or mail this form to you, and not email it.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 19, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Say ‘No’ at Work Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 19, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Heather, came close to burnout, working long hours and weekends, until she learned how to make a priority of what she had to, should and even wanted to do.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Six points for consumers : Ask how personal information (eg. name, address, phone number) will be used. Refuse to give out personal information on the phone, through the mail or over the internet unless you have initiated the contact or you know who you’re communicating with. Thanks for showing it.

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Small Business CEO

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

An online fax service is a technology that bridges old world faxing with new(er) world email. These services provide you with a dedicated fax number with which you can send and receive faxes without the use of a fax machine or a phone line using only email and an Internet connection.

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The Marq

JANUARY 5, 2010

TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life How to Set Goals Motivational I wanted to write today about how you can set goals, as many people do this time of year, but Steve Kaye beat me to it. I can’t put it any more succinctly than what he has. Read it here.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 28, 2014

Phone Persistence Call French Laundry directly at 10am PST and be ready to have multiple phone lines going on redial. Because of French Laundry's policy that reservations can be made only 2 months in advance, OpenTable limits tables on their site to 61 days out. See if anyone has posted a cancellation in the re-homing forum.

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Allwork

MAY 20, 2024

He goes, if you think AI is so awesome, how could you have AI help me? So on my phone, I sat there and asked him questions. Angela Hood [ 00:13:36 ]: There’s a component of that, too, though, that I think part of the problem is companies don’t know how to talk about themselves very well. How do they do that?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 11, 2011

  Meetings can be a room filled with a number of people or a phone call between two people and everything in-between.  Database groups, email, text messaging, private social media groups, etc.   If you are delivering a new policy for your company or department - you probably need a meeting. . 

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 15, 2013

Here are a couple of tips how to say no effectively and politely. This way if you have to say no, they can see you took their request seriously by considering it a lot and you can choose how you get back to them - in person, phone, email, as appropriate. 1) Buy time Don’t feel rushed to provide an answer on the spot.

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Office Organization Success

APRIL 2, 2015

Have clear payment policies in place. Talking of declines and other ‘uncomfortable’ payment issues, make sure you have a clear policy in place for how you’re going to collect on non-payers. How do you contact them, i.e. phone, email, certified letter, and how long do you leave it before making contact with them?

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Service Untitled

APRIL 12, 2011

The more answers you can provide on your website, the easier it will be for customers to understand your policies, but remember that competition is keen for online businesses, and you will want to compare your policies with your competition. Here are a few suggestions: Always start out with a FAQ. Don’t make excuses.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 28, 2010

Test you telephone skills with this simple quiz: How quickly should you pick up a ringing phone? How should you put someone on hold or transfer a call? Answers Answer a ringing phone by the third ring. If your phone system shows internal vs. external calls, alter your greeting appropriately. Answers after the jump.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 18, 2010

Schedule tasks appropriately – After lunch is not the best time to read the long, lulling policy eport. Make phone calls, have meetings and other social tasks. Child Car Seat Covers Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life!

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Office Organization Success

AUGUST 26, 2011

Have clear payment policies in place. Talking of declines and other ‘uncomfortable’ payment issues, make sure you have a clear policy in place for how you’re going to collect on non-payers. How do you contact them, i.e. phone, email, certified letter, and how long do you leave it before making contact with them?

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The Marq

JUNE 14, 2010

TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life How to Read Body Language Book Recommendation I hope you’ve had a chance to read the book review for Delivering Happiness posted here recently. Ignoring this, I highly recommend this book to any person interested in learning how to better read and communicate with his fellow man.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 6, 2010

Phone ringing? When I’m doing important work, I also switch off my phone. Comment by Tim Wilson on July 7, 2010 @ 8:23 am Trackbacks Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Or defer it to a later period. 12 – Block out distractions.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 20, 2015

Here are 10 random tips I’ve culled over the years on how to be a better assistant. Use your cell phone alarm Chances are, you use your calendar to remind you about meetings and any important events. However, I found that not helpful and I’ve always used my cell phone’s alarm clock. This is part 6.

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