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The What, Who and How of Outsourcing… So You Can Let Go

Success

While you’re certainly capable of answering the telephone, filing and ordering supplies, why waste your time on drudgery that almost anyone could do? If it’s answering the phone, you should have a script. Some tasks are easy to do but also easy to hand off. Outsource them and you’ll have more time to focus on more important things.

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An Interview with Nadine King, Founder of Black Admin Magic

Admin Awards

I learned about Black Admin Magic, Nadine’s organization while working the Polls this year with an Executive Assistant who was a proud member of the organization, which I had never heard of before. My choice to start in the administrative field was because I was told I had the gift of administration, and truthfully, I do.

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5 Ways to Gain Control of Your Home Office

On The Job

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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8 Tips to Help You Clean Off Your Desk

Ian's Messy Desk

Organizer ( paper or electronic) to enter to-dos, addresses or calendar data. 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. Garbage/recycling bags or box for shredding.

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Restaurant Reservations - Find An Open Table Online!

Professional Assistant Blog

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, September 22, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity A re you asked to make reservations for your manager(s) at particular restaurants? So next time you want to make a reservation via phone, hang it up and try OpenTable.com instead! Do you feel that you could be doing this faster?

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How to Use Evernote: 22 Ways

Ian's Messy Desk

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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Top 10 Differences Between Secretaries & Admin

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Secretaries file, administrative professionals manage and organize data for efficient retrieval of corporate records. Secretaries answer the phone, administrative professionals manage communication between staff and customers.