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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?
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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Ian's Messy Desk
MAY 25, 2010
Sort – everything into boxes/containers according to what needs to be done: file , shred, recycle , refer, toss, etc. Remove everything else - pens, stapler, toys, gadgets, phone, monitor, etc. Organizer ( paper or electronic) to enter to-dos, addresses or calendar data. Dust and polish - give your desktop a cleaning.
Professional Assistant Blog
OCTOBER 31, 2008
Luckily, in my office, we dress in casual clothes all of the time and we do have a corporate policy of being able to dress up in a costume for this event. Check with your Human Resources Department or manager to see if this falls into your corporate policy. Having Trouble Planning A "Non-Religious" Office Party?
Ian's Messy Desk
OCTOBER 20, 2010
The encoding stage refers to the process of putting information into memory. The storage stage refers to retention or maintaining information in memory. The retrieval stage refers to recovering information from memory. Think you can successfully study the details of a report while talking on the phone and reading your horoscope?
Ian's Messy Desk
JUNE 9, 2010
Reference Files: store in a convenient location close to your desk. If you have an open-door policy, place your back to the entrance, or face away from your cubicle entry to indicate your unavailability. Archive Files: store in a filing cabinet or an off-site location. Keep the office door closed.
Professional Assistant Blog
SEPTEMBER 5, 2008
The reason I use the latter method is because our company policy is that we cant download any software that IT doesnt approve. There are two ways of backing up your e-mails. One is the easier way, where you download a file; the other is the longer way. You can read my post on 8 Steps to Archiving E-mails , if you fall into this category.
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