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10 Tips to Help Manage ADHD at the Office

All Things Admin

Trouble managing time and tasks. ADHD can be tough for anyone to handle, but for an administrative professional, where things like attention to detail, time management, and organization are literally in the job description, it can mean disaster. . I use email rules for the messages or notices I should be interrupted for.

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Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard shortcut keys

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 August, 2010 Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard shortcut keys I am on vacation and on my home computer I do not have a mouse so rely on keyboard shortcut keys, which reminded me again how helpful they are and how they are a big timesaver rather than reaching for the mouse all the time.

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Your Brain: Distracted

Clutter Coach

In his article about why it's hard to focus , David Rock explains that attention uses up brain resources, so it's limited (although more coffee sometimes helps). It's not surprising to find that people who are good at being mindful have more cognitive control and thus can manage distractions better. It's neuroscience.

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Why You Should Make Your Smartphone Your Primary Email Device

Productivityist

One of the most common productivity pitfalls I''ve come across is that people spend too much time in their email application than in any other application on their computer. The pull of email is strong. The first is to check email "second thing" in the morning. It breaks your email application patterns.

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Confessions of a Micro-Manager

Laughing all the Way to Work

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 4 October, 2009 Confessions of a Micro-Manager Who would want to work for a micro-manager? Here are some reasons I think managers can get possessive: Im not sure I can trust you. A manager has to have confidence that you know how to do your job. I never wanted to be a manager.

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Managing your Boss's Inbox

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 29 August, 2009 Managing your Bosss Inbox Nowadays our bosses are busy almost 24/7 and in order to cope they need our help managing their e-mail account. Your role may be just to unclutter their Inbox so they can better manage the important items. Some emails are obviously junk.

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A Conversation with Joan

Office Dynamics

I was fortunate to work with some amazing managers and executives who were happy to mentor me about business and how to be a business partner. Then I would focus on the daily processes and get in agreement as to how you both will handle them such as daily huddles, travel, meetings, follow-up, and email. Every day, I am a student.

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