The Office Professionals Place

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

’ Here are some tips on how to get yourself and others motivated: Rewards (the ‘pat on the back’) Realize that for each task or project you complete you are entitled to a personal reward. Suggest ideas on how to acquire the same results or goal but from a different prospective. Simply put ‘they get things done.’

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

The holidays are quickly approaching and this is the time of year when we reflect on our successes and goals and also begin thinking about what we can do to reach the next level the following year. If you’re like me, once you reach a goal there is a sense of fulfillment and completion (or at least until the next goal is reached).

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The Office Professionals Place

APRIL 19, 2010

Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. Desk Demon OfficeArrow Office Dynamics The Professional Assistant Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant Green Office Tips of the Week Save Energy 1. When the computer is not in use put it in sleep mode.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Work With Stephanie « 106 Thoughts on Overcoming Overwhelm in a Freaked-Out World | Main | Make Your Resolutions/Goals from a Customer/Client Perspective & Grow Your Business Next Year (The 3 Ss) » Start 2011 off Organized! Or did you just have a hard time getting started on those bigger, more important projects?

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BMT Office Administration

APRIL 13, 2022

While the basic goal of a time clock is simply to track employee hours and breaks, some time clocks or timekeeping services offer a wider array of features. This time clock also doubles as a document stamp which can be helpful for stamping mail, faxes, and other documents around the office. Additional time tracking features.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 4, 2009

  I'm calling regarding the X Project.    The project is on hold until I get your input on these items.  " Note that in the second message Sam has much more incentive to call if he wants X Project to continue.  Sally .  Please give me a call."

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

I believe that working as a team will not only increase productivity, but will give each of the team members a feeling of accomplishment, working toward a common goal, but if you are “all over the place” then nobody wins. They recognized the importance of the Assistant in accomplishing their goals.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

  Get rid of the activities and projects (and sometimes even people) that don't fit.    Get an accountability partner or friend that will keep you going towards your goals.    Do you let other people encroach on your time when you had planned to work on an important project? 

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 10, 2008

Projects wouldn’t be moving forward and my goals and plans would be lagging behind… or so it seemed. At the height of my furore for being an efficient to-do list completing machine, I was regularly finding work to do. If I didn’t have a full day’s worth of tasks to complete I wasn’t being efficient enough.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 22, 2010

  Do you find yourself jumping from one project to another?    One day it is one project and then the next day a different “ bright shiny object ” comes into view and we switch off to that.    We are so busy jumping from project to project that we never really complete any of them.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

I turned off my email notification a long time ago (about 15 years) because I did not want to be taken out of the important state of concentration when working on projects.  family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665   I have never missed it. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 25, 2011

Work With Stephanie « Productivity and Organization Link Lineup | Main | 6 Tools to Help You Manage Large Projects with Local & Virtual Teams » Listen to Stephanie on Solace Wealth Management on Blog Talk Radio Listen live to Stephanie answer questions about productivity & organization on the Solace Wealth Management show. 

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The Office Professionals Place

JUNE 8, 2010

In the workplace, we must concentrate on tasks and projects for accuracy and completion. Just like a basketball team, workplace teams need to communicate with each other so that each member knows what the strategy will be to complete the task or project. Don’t let challenges deter you from your goal. Concentrate.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Power Periods Make For Great Productivity My favorite is: Power Periods Because: Set aside one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon for un-distracted, uninterrupted time to knock out a big project. Pile Tamer My favorite is: the Pendaflex Pile Smart Project Sorter. Thanks to Ellen Limes of Organized By L 5.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 16, 2010

Do you have a large list of abandoned projects all sitting at various levels of incompletion? Do you have a list of projects that do not reflect your best work? family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Are you in charge of leading your business or department?

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The Office Professionals Place

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

It is important to accept feedback and reiterate the team’s mission and goals. Develop a plan and set goals. Setting attainable goals for the team lets each member know the objectives and what is to be expected. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. Some members are not open to change.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Make a #project w/ do-able sized parts   AllisonDGraham   @ StephCalahan make a list. family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Then I take a step back from all of the little things that can seem to overwhelm me. Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 5, 2010

Cut your major goals into bite-sized pieces. Each small priority or requirement on the way to ultimate goal becomes a mini goal in itself. 1 - Practice saying "Om" Breathe deeply, and then look at the projects that need to be done.   Don't be a time manager, be a priority manager.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 6, 2010

  That started a deeper conversation that led to us talking on the phone and deciding to work together on a teleconference project scheduled for January.  If I had not taken the time to complete my profile, we probably would not be doing the project in January. Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Anchoring the system in the tickler file: You will find your "Next action" sheets, your project sheets, agendas, documents you need to work with, etc. family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 "The Ph.D. of Productivity"(tm).

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The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 8, 2010

Ask to work on a new project or volunteer to assist a colleague. Provide specific details and objectives that align with the company’s objectives/goals/mission. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. Show your worthiness. Give 110% and the Return on Investment will be double.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 30, 2010

What are the key projects to be completed this year?   Here are three resources to help you pick the right one for you: Video: Create Your Action System Today Totally Different Idea for People that Hate Filing Managing Goals & To Dos the Michael Masterson Way - Monday Motivation Which picture looks like your workspace?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 17, 2010

Also consider color-coding the index cards by project. family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 “At the beginning of the day, put your cards in order, with the most important item on top. If something else comes up, reorder the cards,” she says.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 21, 2009

However, even if she'd jumped onto that project, the lost productivity associated with the original distraction would still creep back into her day when she returned to the task we were completing. family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

6 days ago RT @ WinWeb Focus on Your Small Business Goals - [link] 6 days ago Perluondo: "They're exactly the demographics I'm looking for." You quickly find these attributes make the difference between a successful project and just pissing your money and credibility away. Tools like Basecamp, WebEx, Skype, etc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

AppleEve   @ StephCalahan a trusty desk diary and pens (colour coded for different types of appointments) roguereporter   @ StephCalahan Microsoft Project. family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 It's all drag and drop, and I can even drag my to-dos.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

  By grabbing a small project (for example, an article that you want to read) and working on it for a short period of time, you take a few minutes away from the work that was putting you into an afternoon coma-like state.    You also release serotonin/happiness/excitement as you finish a project. 

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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. Use the notebook for everything you want to keep track of: to do lists, grocery lists, client meetings, phone calls, dreams and goals. Choose a simple, no frills style that is easy to handle.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 28, 2011

Work With Stephanie « 6 Tools to Help You Manage Large Projects with Local & Virtual Teams | Main | Monday Motivation - Michael Jordan on Failure » My first Twitterview with @marciahoeck - Decisive Productive Action Taken A little while back, I wrote to you about my theme for this year: decisive productive action. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 22, 2010

"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth - all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

If you have a big project due, break down the steps necessary and write those on each card. family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 .  The cards are flexible and small, so you can always reorder your priorities as new ones come up. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Those who lose track of time might want a system with a programmable alarm, left-brain types generally need lots of space for lists, while creative folks might prefer a less linear "mind-map" way of organizing projects and to-do's.   Fun Meets Function! Color and fun = Function!

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 20, 2012

For example, if your boss is on a business trip for 2 weeks, how will signature approvals be taken care of - fax, a signature stamp, by the 2nd in command, or will things have to wait? This way they can focus on the bigger projects. As an EA, often times you are the first and last person anyone deals with.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 14, 2010

A - True B - False 4 -- You got side tracked in a project and have forgotten lunch with a colleague/business associate.  family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 B - Each of the four, moving your eye contact from one to another? B - Send flowers?

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