Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 30, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 2 Measures of effective productivity systems… Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on June 30, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. I few years ago, when asked for my best productivity tip, I posted, use the system that works for you. Thanks for visiting!

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Success

JULY 13, 2021

To create my outline, I use a system knowable only unto myself that involves scraps of paper, many different colored pens, and files that sometimes get lost. My imperfect but functional system for noting the things I’ve gathered involves: Emailing the idea to myself: I include enough context so I’ll understand it months later.

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Allwork

DECEMBER 10, 2023

They achieve productivity more quickly; they cost less in total, and they’re a more flexible cost; they require less emotional investment from their employers; and they take less time and effort to replace. The cons of expert freelancers They can be tough to integrate into existing systems. Develop a file-sharing system.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Work With Stephanie « Cause and Effect - Productivity is an Action, Not a Result @QuietSpacing | Main | Organize Your Ideas and Watch Them Unfold » Planner Or Tickler (1-31) File? - First of all, there is not a perfect tool or a perfect system.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 10, 2024

The goal of a procedure is for it to get someone through the task or process. As long as the procedure accomplishes this goal, it doesn’t matter whether it’s handwritten or typed. Once you have your template, print out several blank copies, punch three holes in each page, and keep them in a file folder within reach of your workspace.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 29, 2023

In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Nicole talks about the art of delegation, building a support system, being a mompreneur, and unlocking your productivity potential. So excited to hear Nicole’s story and chat with her today about a little bit about delegation and unlocking productivity potential.

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Recruit CRM

MAY 26, 2021

Suppose you own a recruitment agency with just 30 recruiters and you're looking for an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) that suits your small business needs but guess what? So keep reading to find more about the best applicant tracking system out of the lot below and begin your recruiting journey with ease. Pricing This is customisable.

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Virtual Moxie

JANUARY 12, 2016

of the most important things a VA can do to improve her productivity in 2016! But first, if you’re new to me, you need to understand how I see productivity. Being productive is getting the stuff done that needs to be done, so that you can walk away and have a good time in your life. Whatever you need to do you can do it.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 6, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Building a successful long-term profitable business isn't about "marketing" your business, it's about "managing" your business - the marketing comes once you have your management systems in place. CREATE your paper-based filing system.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 24, 2022

Then I found productivity expert Laura Stack, who introduced me to a more effective way of managing my workflow in Outlook and helped me uncover some lesser known features of the program. So reclaiming my inbox is one of my goals for Q1 2022. Outlook has a file extension called.msg just like Word has.doc or Excel has.xls.

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All Things Admin

MAY 5, 2021

It’s a combination of your personal mission, vision, and goals that will guide your professional growth and development. One of the most important things you can do to consistently make progress on your goals and objectives is to keep them visible. Incorporate Them Into Your Daily Task Management System.

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Recruit CRM

APRIL 30, 2021

Read More: 20+ free Chrome Extensions for recruiters What Are The Best Recruiting Tools For Boosting Productivity? Here, we have shortlisted a few tools that can help you boost productivity and increase your chances of being your boss' apple of the eye. So, what's the key to productivity? Why sign up for Recruit CRM?

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On The Job

MARCH 4, 2014

In a new book, The Secret to Peak Productivity: A Simple Guide to Reaching Your Personal Best , Myles outlines her strategy to better organization and productivity using a what she calls a "personal productivity system." Learn to avoid the traps that can distract you from your goals. But this is not rocket science.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Tweet I have often said that New Year's Resolutions don't work and that you really should make solid goals instead.    So let's talk about goals instead of resolutions.    There are a bunch of different ways to create your goals. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 19, 2011

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   I love her article because productivity is not always about doing more work.    I love her article because productivity is not always about doing more work.    Have you written any great articles on organizing and productivity? 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 17, 2011

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! 5 Steps to Meal Planning Success | Main | Productivity and Organization Link Lineup » 10 Reminder Systems for You To Consider Do you have difficulty remembering important dates?  Great reminder system. What reminder systems do you use? 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! 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! Archive Network with Steph Is This You?

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The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 8, 2010

Poor Management System Do you feel as though your company does not value you as an employee? or a Poor Management System is condition that embodies many companies due to economic times, change in company practices, and company personnel. Log Files As with most other websites, we collect and use the data contained in log files.

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Author's Note: This is the Fourth Part of the Series " The 3 Fundamental Principles Of Productivity "]. Part II – Systems. They can also bring chaos to your productivity system if you don’t address them when they need to be addressed. File System. Post written by Marlon Ribunal. Introduction.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   Yet, we try to do it all of the time by putting systems in place that don’t match our personal or our organizations’ styles. There are some that think that one system should work for everyone.  "  That means you don't have good systems.

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

You might be using a new phone system or dealing with new project management software. Tools of the Trade Familiarize them with the essential programs and platforms used by the company (project management, file management, internal communications, virtual meeting platforms, etc.), Think back to the last time you started a new job.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Work With Stephanie « Link Lineup: Time Management, Org Tools, Focus Concentration and Top Mobil Phone Apps | Main | Are you Time-challenged Tim or Non-productive Nancy? » 12 Business Productivity Tools They Can Not Live Without! It houses so much more than a file index.

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Here are a few ways to do this: Download our free procedures development template , run 30 double-sided copies, three-hole punch the pages, and put them in a bright colored file folder within arm’s reach of where you sit. Figure out the best system for drafting your procedures. This helps you keep procedures a priority.

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Virtual Moxie

MAY 31, 2011

I’m specifically wondering if you will share with me your best productivity tips? What I’m sharing here doesn’t have overarching implications about what gives a person a good foundation for productivity (like getting enough rest each night, taking time for self and renewal, frequent breaks, etc., I use as few systems as possible.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Work With Stephanie « Save Time Doing Simple Things that ADD UP to Major Time Savers | Main | 5 Tips for Productivity, Organizing and Changing Your Life » Tips to Go Almost Paperless "Steph, do you have some ideas for how I can go paperless?  400 Gigs Gone!

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 23, 2013

It pains me to announce that my grand experiment with using electronic time management systems has officially come to an end (sort of). In fact, I’m going to give you a complete overview of my brand new time management system. I moved to electronic systems after I lost my paper planner on an airplane in 2010.

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Success

MARCH 4, 2024

In their newest production, Success Habits , you’ll find never before published insights from one of the godfathers of personal development. Hyatt’s approach is to develop a research-based process for determining how to set your individual goals and take the steps needed to achieve them despite feeling overwhelmed by daily stress.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Work With Stephanie « You Can Steal Time Back From Email | Main | Increase Your Positive Energy and Productivity by Being Thankful » Caffeine-Free Ways to Increase Focus & Attention "I just can't focus Stephanie.  Archive Network with Steph Is This You?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! We May Not Have Heard From You » Personal Productivity & Organizing Link Lineup There is some fantastic content out on the web and I often have clients and readers ask me what I have found.  Archive Network with Steph Is This You?   Do you hae a favorite planning process? 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 19, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Work With Stephanie « Boost Productivity by Picking the Best To-do List for You | Main | Manage Your Time More Effectively by Using the Right Calendar for You (guest post @TimeMgmtWriter) » If You Want to be Productive, Dont Focus on the Rock!   Often it is both.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Work With Stephanie « There is an App for That -- Productivity Apps for iPhone and Android | Main | Listen to Productivity and Organization Tips - Steph Has Started Audio #Cinch Casting » You Can Make a Difference in YOUR Productivity in 7 Minutes!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   Your response is crucial to the success of the system, so set up a system that you will actually use!    The alarm goes off at the same time every morning with the checklist of what I need to do to make my goal a reality. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 10, 2011

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! 5 Steps to Meal Planning Success » My Theme for 2011: Decisive Productive Action Do you have a theme for 2011?   2011 = DECISIVE PRODUCTIVE ACTION     Your Thoughts Are The Catalist “Watch your thoughts, for they become words.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 28, 2011

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Today I'll share the experience and the interview on the topic of productivity. The Conversation Was On Productivity I'm Twitterviewing @ StephCalahan (Stephanie LH Calahan) of Calahan Solutions, Inc. Stephanie, your bio says you’re a productivity consultant.

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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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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! We May Not Have Heard From You | Main | Save Time Doing Simple Things that ADD UP to Major Time Savers » Handbook for Life: 52 Tips for Happiness and Productivity There are a lot of great blogs out in cyberworld that cover topics of organization and productivity. 

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Productivityist

MARCH 10, 2016

Even on a personal level, a cyber attack can be devastating to your goals and productivity plans, so don’t let it happen to you. While this will take some initial effort on your part, this will also help you be more productive. Stress contributes negatively to productivity. This is where automation comes in.

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