Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Leveraging collaborative tools and technology can bridge the gap to create a more inclusive and productive remote work environment. The festive season often brings a surge of work as businesses aim to wrap up projects before the year-end.

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Worxbee

MAY 24, 2021

Ideal” means different things to different people, but for the sake of this post, we’re defining it as your most productive, least-stressful work week. When applied to work days, this theory suggests that employees will be most productive if their basic needs are met in the work environment. Is there any such thing? Final thoughts.

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BMT Office Administration

JANUARY 31, 2023

Now in 2023, it’s projected that 25% of the workforce will engage in remote work in one form or another. While that’s great news for employees who enjoy the increased flexibility of working from home, it poses a significant challenge for managers. No stress in hiring new remote workers. What is remote employee time tracking?

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Furthermore, the amount of work and stress increases if you’re an entrepreneur. While motivation is difficult to understand and muster at times (according to Foundr Magazine ), if you are constantly negative towards your job or projects, this can be a sign of burnout. After all, you are working on your business, so you must give 120%!

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C-Suite Assistants

AUGUST 31, 2021

One way to alleviate some of the stress is to work with an executive assistant. Read on to learn about how else an executive assistant can help you navigate through a changing, fast-paced startup environment. Why should startups hire executive assistants?

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Productivity Bits

MAY 5, 2016

A hectic day now and then is manageable. Break It Up When you face a large project, it can seem overwhelming. Each complex project consists of several small components. You won’t stress out as much about finishing. Assignments. Phone calls.

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Eco-Office Gals

JULY 9, 2013

The idea of “going green” has now become very commonplace in the vernacular of your average individual but one area of our modern society which seems to be lacking is that of the small business environment. Suddenly your costs, environmental impact, and stress take a dive because these factors are now a fraction at where they were prior.

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Worxbee

MAY 10, 2021

A key difference is that executive assistants tend to take a project management role, managing several moving parts and not necessarily doing all of the “doing,” but making sure others do. In contrast, virtual assistants are task managers. They follow a set list of tasks in a day. They follow a set list of tasks in a day.

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Worxbee

MARCH 22, 2021

However, employees who had high levels of autonomy but decreased levels of emotional stability were prone to becoming stressed out while working.”. Some people absolutely thrive in an environment where they can easily turn around and chat with a colleague. For others, it’s the social aspect. How you communicate is going to be huge.

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BioTeams

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

The theory stresses that in order to drive organisational product, service and process excellence; we need to focus on alleviating the forces of anxiety, inertia, substitution and resistance across both the customer and employee value chain. Creation of an environment that is conducive for exceptional staff development.

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Allwork

APRIL 3, 2023

About this episode Andrew Filev was running a successful micro multinational company in 2000 and adopted an agile methodology to speed up the projects. He believes a hybrid environment where teams come together in person several times a week is the best way to re-energize culture and achieve the best productivity.

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Allwork

MARCH 15, 2023

One aspect of this awareness is an increased understanding of how the physical environment can exacerbate or minimize the risk of mental health challenges. Whether working from home, the office or a combination of both (hybrid working), the environment needs to be conducive to enable employees to be productive and maintain wellbeing.

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Who's the Real Boss?

MARCH 11, 2019

Are you stunting an opportunity for them to develop their project management skills, because as the older assistant you couldn’t be seen to have a younger assistant deliver on something that potentially should be coming from you?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

And it’s not only important to state them to others, but for you yourself to live your life and to manage your career so you do 99% of the work and that 1% allows others to help you if they wish to get to you the next level. The goal is to go from a busy role to one that is absolutely crazy insane busy and stressful to prove you can do it.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Company archive – This is a special case (for your work environment) and it should really be the norm, not special. When you receive an email with a key project or business decision, this should be archived straight away in your corporate project management tool (SharePoint, Asana etc) with the appropriate metadata assigned.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 31, 2014

” Blogging can be as stressful as it is rewarding. The project management triangle applies very well to blogging: you’re always looking for the sweet spot between speed and quality content to provide great value to your readers. Her personal motto: “If it can be dreamed, it can be done.”

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Productivityist

JANUARY 31, 2014

Blogging can be as stressful as it is rewarding. The project management triangle applies very well to blogging: you''re always looking for the sweet spot between speed and quality content to provide great value to your readers. Her personal motto: "If it can be dreamed, it can be done." You''re not alone.

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 15, 2023

Lysan Drabon, Managing Director Europe, Project Management Institute: “Talking about breaking down barriers to employment is not enough. The cost of living will continue to have a big impact on people’s wellbeing, despite the projected fall in inflation this year.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

To Do Lists – Task Management. There are 5 core systems I encourage assistants to look at first: Time and Task Management. Project Management. Your systems will need to evolve to match the personalities and work environments you are in. The answer was overwhelmingly getting (and staying) organized. Meetings/Events.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 28, 2015

Administrators handled many tasks, and had backups, cross training, and team-shared projects. They can be project managers, ambassadors of their manager’s vision, and more. Competencies – Calendaring, travel, task organization, projects. Others could no longer afford to retire.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Obtaining funds from work to complete training in the current environment is difficult. High standard of customer service and the ability to work under pressure in a busy environment and be flexible and adaptable is key. At a previous employer, an Admin had just achieved her BSBA and applied for a Project Manager position.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 18, 2011

Burnout and stress are morale killers that cost USA businesses $300 Billion per year. It makes my meditation practice much easier because peace is cumulative like stress. And the next day notice how quickly the work environment will change. Finally, shareholders win as word about the company spreads in a positive way.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

I stand back, and begin moving notes until the ideas start flowing into easy categories: Blog, Projects, Home, Family, Health - etc. " The playing field of the world is leveling off which means that the competition, pace and stress levels are at maximum. Thanks to Regina Lark,Ph.D. "Heads Up. Not Really!"

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

And as I climbed the admin ladder, when I got recruited for a project manager role, the person who referred me was also someone I had met when I was “just a temp” stuffing those thousands of envelopes. Can you fit in a creative, free flowing environment or a structured corporate environment? And once you’re in, you’re in.

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Brilliantly Better

APRIL 16, 2010

I learned tons of stuff about project management , programming, getting things done , negotiation, financial planning and a lot more. Although we’re not always admitting it, our behavior is hugely shaped by our environment, by the people we’re surrounding ourselves with. We’re floating from one environment to the the next one.

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On The Job

JULY 6, 2009

At the same time, Robinson says workplaces may see more managers write up employees for various infractions, ranging from unmet project deadlines to not getting along with co-workers. Notes Robinson: “In this environment, companies are looking for the key players that can give them a winning team.

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