Success

JUNE 19, 2022

If you’re wondering whether you’re ready to outsource, the following tips and examples should be helpful: Deciding what to outsource. While you’re certainly capable of answering the telephone, filing and ordering supplies, why waste your time on drudgery that almost anyone could do? Some tasks are easy to do but also easy to hand off.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Call, write, pay, scan, enter data, read, file and write are all examples of the verbs you might have. 4 -- Pick up your SMEAD Stadium File Organizer (you can find them at most office supply stores) and take it out of the packaging. Use any remaining spots to hold project files or quick reference information. 

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Productivity Bits

JULY 26, 2016

Whether you work from home full-time, or simply enjoy having a workspace in the house when you need it, maintaining an organized space is crucial to your productivity. Here are a few hacks to help get you there: Binder Clip Cable Organizer Tired of the unsightly mess of cables crawling up the back of your desk like vines? Thank You! ~

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Success

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The ECHO program is part of Core One , a consultancy that works with government and military organizations to create productive, mission-ready cultures. To illustrate this principle at work, she uses a delicious example: If you’re tasked with making a doughnut, spend your cognitive prime time on making it edible.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 25, 2013

Studies show workers spend up to 30 minutes a day organizing their work areas. Why do you need these tips on how to organize your desk ? It can impact your career,” says Liz Davenport, a professional organizer. When we are not organized, It takes longer to find the item we need. Love the “round file!”

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BMT Office Administration

OCTOBER 4, 2022

An example would be call centers, where employee phone calls and voicemails were recorded and closely monitored to ensure their quality and efficiency. For example, suppose they found an exemplary customer support call where the employee was courteous and knowledgeable. Time tracking and file tracking.

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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. A great example of this is Basecamp , which is a secure and private online space where you and your telecommuters can organize and track everything that needs to be done.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 9, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Opening Microsoft Office 2007 Files in Microsoft Office XP By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, January 09, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Access , MS-Excel , MS-Outlook , MS-PowerPoint , MS-Word , Productivity I recently had a vendor send us an Excel spreadsheet that he created in Microsoft Word 2007 format.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! » Top 9 Mistaken Organizing Statements There are a number of statements that I have heard people say over the years with regard to their organizing projects.  " If you are struggling to find time, then you have an even bigger need to get organized! 

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 21, 2007

I cannot stand clutter so to me it is very important to keep myself organized. If my desk has sticky notes all over the place, files here and there and papers, papers, papers, then I begin to feel buried and out of control. I need to be organized so I can think and function better.

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Recruit CRM

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Hybrid recruitment is nothing new, as many organizations were using a mix of in-person and virtual techniques long before the pandemic. For example, virtual recruiting might be employed at the top of the funnel, with in-person recruiting used for the final interviews. Video interviews are more effective than phone screens.

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Clutter Coach

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Some examples of administrivia are reports you can get away with just skimming to get the content of them, nothing that requires deep reading. Do some filing. Get that pile off your desk and into the file drawer. Get that pile off your desk and into the file drawer. Again, it works best with a good filing system.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 4, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Work With Stephanie « Work From Home Mother - How to Organize Your Life and Home to Succeed | Main | Office Organization - 5 Steps to Setting Up Your Core Systems » Life Coaching Tips to Organize Yourself For Success (Guest Post: Natalie Dee) Nothing succeeds like success.

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Productivityist

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Unfortunately, these essential business tools can be challenging to organize, especially as your company grows and you balance work and home life. Fortunately, there are numerous excellent and intuitive apps available for almost all phones using iOS and Android. Trello allows you to arrange meetings, set deadlines, and organize tasks.

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Clutter Coach

JANUARY 18, 2019

One example is short sleeve tops, long sleeve tops, skirts, pants, dresses and jackets. Otherwise, folders often turn into lots of little trash bins that you fritter away time organizing and tending to. You can apply this to physical paper files too. In my experience, people like to file their bills into folders by vendor.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 25, 2011

  But, how do you make sure to organize all of those business cards so that you CAN do the right FOLLOW UP? The most effective networkers have a system to manage/organize business cards and their contacts.  They are then placed in a reference (Rolodex) file by type of business and not the name.   :-).

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Worxbee

AUGUST 30, 2022

Here’s a short list of things EAs can do: Screening or making phone calls Scheduling or moving meetings Planning a business trip to meet with clients Bookkeeping or budgeting Completing paperwork Initial brainstorming on new projects Two heads are better than one It’s easier to remember or collaborate when two heads are involved.

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On The Job

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

For example, in 2011, Americans took in five times as much information every day as they did in 1986, or the equivalent of 175 newspapers. For example, one of the problems is that the computer has evolved into “that big disorganized drawer everyone has in their kitchen.” “We

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On The Job

MAY 23, 2018

It's not enough to just expect a colleague to pick up your work or assume he or she will be able to locate any important files if necessary. Some vague message like "I'll be gone until June 15" isn't really helpful and unless you tell me who is covering for you, the phone number and email of the person. Prepare your backup.

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BMT Office Administration

OCTOBER 10, 2022

How can you remedy this issue at your organization? Technology-related procrastination is relatively easy to stop by implementing a no-phone policy during the workday. If managers catch employees constantly playing on their phones instead of working, they can take disciplinary action. Examples include: Gossiping with co-workers.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 1, 2011

Example :  I was working with a client the other day and we were going through his paper work.    He picked up a piece of paper that contained a name and phone number of a contact.    He told me that his next action was to make a phone call to that person for a project they were working on together. 

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Office Organization Success

JUNE 2, 2011

Dropbox – in case you haven’t come across this yet, this is a great service for sharing files between say your desktop PC and your laptop without having to copy from your PC to a flashdrive, and then from the flashdrive to your laptop. You can also log in to your account online and access your files from there too.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   1 - Only set reminders for the really important stuff Client meetings, assignments due, appointments you cannot forget are all examples of what you might decide to designate as important. Archive Network with Steph Is This You?   So, I set a checklist reminder on my iPhone. 

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Eat Your Career

JANUARY 23, 2020

The one-to-one relationship that existed in the past isn’t necessary or realistic for all executives in all organizations. But for those who have spent a few years in leadership, and have really evaluated the best use of their time and the value they deliver to the organization, it’s a no brainer to delegate these items to an assistant.

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The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 22, 2010

Sunday, August 22, 2010 Miscommunication, Misfiled, and Misplaced = Misrepresentation A work day consists of filing, answering phones, greeting visitors, and a host of communication efforts with coworkers, supervisors, and customers, plus other duties and responsibilities that can get overwhelming. Lets grow together!

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On The Job

OCTOBER 25, 2010

But while co-workers see you as the poster child of organization, you hide a dirty little secret: Your home office looks like a typhoon just hit. Files are scattered. In fact, there are so many out-of-control home offices that organization gurus have come up with several suggestions to improve them. Consider: 1.

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Clutter Coach

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Back in podcast 17 I talked about how you can make your office less boring and conventional by outfitting it with patterned file folders and a tape dispenser shaped like an animal. Over the years, I’ve amassed tons of organizing ideas, plus information about habit formation, reaching goals, human behavior and psychology.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 9, 2012

.  She tells me, "Between face-to-face networking, social networking, clients, prospects and people downloading stuff from my website it is tough for me to keep all of my out reach organized!"   Back when I had to keep track of phone conversations, email and face-to-face it was simply much easier to do!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 3, 2011

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   It is Get Organized Month and now is a great time to focus on your personal affairs.    Here are a few for you to consider: AboutOne.com If you would like to go paperless with your home filing, this is definitely the tool to consider!  Link Lineup!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   I've tried my phone and outlook, but I find that I don't even look at those lists.    Green for work and blue for personal for example.  Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates!

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 30, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Using Subtotals Function in Microsoft Excel By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Excel , Productivity D o you have a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet where you have firm names and figures? The spreadsheet might contain other types of data, but is similar to this example?

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 7, 2011

If you’re not familiar with Evernote, it’s an application that helps you get organized and remember everything. In a nutshell, you can save anything to this program and access it from your computer, from the web, or even your phone. Idea File – Ideas strike at random times, in the oddest places.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! "  That was one of the first things she said to me on the phone.    This means that if you weigh 200 pounds, for example, then you need to drink 100 ounces of water a day.  Use your 5-10 minute file Do you keep a 5-10 minute file ? 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   You may have categories like, phone calls, finances, networking, paper work, or creative activities.   Example 1: If you need to do creative activities in your work like writing, put like activities together.  Archive Network with Steph Is This You?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 24, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Prioritization: A Colorful Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, July 24, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D o you receive quite a bit of e-mail in your Inbox each day, but have trouble prioritizing them? For example, I receive an e-mail from my direct supervisor.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, October 30, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , Organize , Productivity D o you find yourself being bored out of your mind at times with nothing to do? I always need to keep myself occupied with some sort of task, whether it be filing, updating our companys database with client information, etc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 8, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! If you are a manager who struggles in this area, or if you just want more options for talking about good versus bad performance, try looking at performance through the lens of how employee behaviors contribute to the achievement of team, office, and organization goals.

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