Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

You are still trying to ‘sort out’ the dump, when you are interrupted and told that 3 motions need to be filed before 4 p.m. 80% of filed papers are never referenced again. 50% of all filed materials are duplicates or expired information. In 2005, there was 50% more paper and filing in offices than there was in 1995.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

You are still trying to ‘sort out’ the dump, when you are interrupted and told that 3 motions need to be filed before 4 p.m. 80% of filed papers are never referenced again. 50% of all filed materials are duplicates or expired information. In 2005, there was 50% more paper and filing in offices than there was in 1995.

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On The Job

MAY 23, 2018

You may also tell yourself that it's less stressful to be connected, because that way you can head off any disasters that may happen while you're on vacation. If you're always connected, then you're actually hurting your career -- and your health. I've done the same thing. It's also really sad. Set a schedule.

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The Office Professionals Place

JULY 27, 2010

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 Thinking Differently about Difficult People Dealing with difficult people can cause us to lose focus, productivity, and increase stress levels. The ability to handle people we have negative feelings about can cause the office atmosphere to become unmanageable, stressful, and in some cases hostile. Contact Ms.

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The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

This is the time of year that most people stress over because we are waiting for documents like W2’s, mortgage statements, 1099’s, and other information in order to file taxes. Dewoun Hayes at worklifecoach@excite.com for more information. We never sell your personal information to third parties.

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The Office Professionals Place

JULY 16, 2010

Enhancing your worklife will increase productivity, reduce stress, and maintain focus on job tasks. Organization means implementing an appropriate filing system (electronically and paper) and utilizing your task lists and calendar effectively so that you can locate items quickly when needed which increases productivity. Be proactive.

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The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 10, 2010

This would have provided Steve with backup from other co-workers, which would have relieved a level of stress because he would not have been the “lone ranger&# in the incident. Releasing anger is therapeutic and relieves stress, there are other ways to effectively release anger such exercise or venting to a friend or yourself.

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

I am thankful that I have my “workplace mental health&#. ’ In order to maintain workplace mental health(yes, workplace mental health- home mental health is a totally different subject) Some ways to maintain workplace mental health are: take breaks, meditate, and get organized in order to stay productive. .’

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 9, 2010

Disorganization is so prevalent in the workplace that the Professional Organizers in Canada estimates a typical office worker wastes 150 hours a year – almost one month – searching for misplaced information. Reference Files: store in a convenient location close to your desk.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 14, 2010

Sometimes information is so good, you just have to say it again. While skimming through some files the past few days, I came across something I wrote about three years ago. It is not "old" information, though, in that has it holds value even today. Be a hub of information, not a rest stop. Hello to all my readers!

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 14, 2010

Sometimes information is so good, you just have to say it again. While skimming through some files the past few days, I came across something I wrote about three years ago. It is not "old" information, though, in that has it holds value even today. Be a hub of information, not a rest stop. Hello to all my readers!

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 9, 2010

Delete unnecessary files: With a computer, you can free up space by sending unnecessary files to the trash. How about all those “junk files” on your mental hard drive? Download: Many “must keep” files that don’t need to reside on your hard drive can be downloaded onto a disk. Delegate whenever you can.

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The Office Professionals Place

JULY 30, 2009

Does that project have you stressed out? Combat stress and tension with the soothing Brain Spa Head Massager. Dewoun Hayes at worklifecoach@excite.com for more information. At The Office Professionals Place, we recognize that privacy of your personal information is important. Think happy thoughts! Contact Ms.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 17, 2011

5 Steps to Meal Planning Success There is no denying that there is a strong tie between your health and your productivity or ability to focus and get things done.    As I have shared my health journey in the past few years, many have written me to express frustration with their ability to manage their time and eating right. 

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The Office Professionals Place

APRIL 1, 2010

Having an "independency" can cause stress from work overload, misuse of time, cause deadlines to be missed, and result in errors and mistakes. If you can learn to manage yourself and eliminate stress, then you will be able to control your time and; therefore, appropriate tasks effectively. I call this an independency. Contact Ms.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 3, 2011

  Here are a few tips to get started: Set up a filing system to store and manage your paperwork Your paperwork likely consists of three types of paper:  1) stuff you need to take action on 2) stuff you are saving for reference and 3) stuff that you should have tossed a long time ago, but haven't.    Avoid backlog. 

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The Office Professionals Place

MAY 11, 2010

By counting backwards and focusing on the numbers, it is more difficult to focus on the actual stress element and therefore, you become more relaxed. Again, we dont know if this employee has been constantly informed of his job performance or if this was the first he had heard of it. Think before reacting. said. ????????? Contact Ms.

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The Office Professionals Place

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Determine what your boss could really use in the office or home that would either relieve stress or increase their productivity. Dewoun Hayes at worklifecoach@excite.com for more information. At The Office Professionals Place, we recognize that privacy of your personal information is important. Need a speaker/presenter?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

  Still others get completely overwhelmed with the information drowning their in-boxes on a daily basis.  Be careful not to send long rambling emails, make sure your action items are clear and concise, include deadlines and all necessary information. I'll read and delete and save those of interest in a file.

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The Office Professionals Place

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

It would be easy to take on a task yourself, but also stressful. Dewoun Hayes at worklifecoach@excite.com for more information. At The Office Professionals Place, we recognize that privacy of your personal information is important. We never sell your personal information to third parties. Need a speaker/presenter?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

The most successful business owners and professionals effectively use tools to manage their time, space and information.  Best Tool My favorite is: The Paper Tiger software Because: I always have all my information at my fingertips and can find things right away. It houses so much more than a file index.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 30, 2010

The Wall Street Journal reported that the average person spends over 150 hours per year just looking for information.    The Esselte company conducted a study of over 2,600 executives and found that the average executive wastes 6 week a year just looking for lost documents and information. 

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On The Job

JULY 13, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, July 13, 2010 Can Your Workplace Survive if You Take a Vacation? So, we put our shoulders to the wheel, getting more stressed and less productive every day. Why or why not?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 12, 2010

Develop a process and strategy for how you will schedule your week, day, hour and you will have less stress worrying about getting things done.  Your Physical Information (Paper, books, binders, etc.)   FINDING what you are looking for is the most important aspect of a good physical information system. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 30, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Increase Productivity: Focus on What You CAN Control - Free Yourself from Feeling Overwhelmed/Stressed | Main | Check Out This Great Resource for Organizing Tips and Products (and maybe win some stuff too) » Productive Social Networking-Making the Most of Your Twitter & Facebook Experience - Do You Use Lists?

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Success

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

We fear that slowing down and organizing will kill our productivity, but the facts suggest otherwise: The average office employee spends “at least two hours a day—or 25% of their workweek—looking for the documents, information or people they need to do their jobs,” according to Glean ’s 2022 Hybrid Workplace Habits & Hangups survey. “54%

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

It's simple to keep my schedule, lists and important health notes in one place.  They can carry the to appointments, allowing their physician to review it & connect symptoms w/factors such as stress/other environmental causes. It syncs automatically on my Droid, so I never have to bring a paper planner or calendar! 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 11, 2010

Now that you’re car is empty, it’s time to stock it and organize it for stress-free travel. We do this by organizing space, information, and time. By the time you’re done, you want your car totally empty--just like how you received it from the dealer. Stock the glove box and side pockets with necessities.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 3, 2010

6 Ways to Recover 1 - Eliminate "analysis paralysis" -- Today knowledge workers lose on average 25% of the workday to Information Overload. " How can you produce quality work when you are distracted with all of the activity, or inactivity around you? via Basex: [link].    You need to be careful, however!

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The Small Business Blog

JULY 13, 2010

Chances are that running your business will not only take up your time physically, but to begin with you may also find yourself emotionally drained, and during stressful periods this can place huge emotional pressure on relationships. For the latest information about SME Technology, follow me on Twitter or become a fan of WinWeb on Facebook.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 20, 2010

In turn, I have happy staff members who perform at their best because they are not stressed or unhappy about what is happening at home. For the latest information about SME Technology, follow me on Twitter or become a fan of WinWeb on Facebook. Trust – Trust is fundamental in order to secure a productive work environment.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2007

You can always speak with some other small business owners or get some market segment data from information agencies, maybe they can give you a better idea of where you should be with numbers, comparing yourself to your peers is always a good idea. I like the question, it makes for some interesting planning exercises for bootstrappers.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

I’m reposting with some update information. Round them all up and transfer their information to something a little more permanent, efficient, and user-friendly. Schedule filing time at least once per week. Add dated or calendar items to a tickler file system or a diary as soon as they arrive. Thanks for visiting!

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Men With Pens

JUNE 27, 2010

And you might make a big mistake one day that costs you a lot, like deleting a critical file by accident. But when I’m stressed I wake up around 3.00am with my mind going at a hundred miles an hour and it doesn’t stop until around 5.00am. Your positive outlook, your attitude, and your customer service takes a hit.

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2007

Let’s hope in hundred years from now people will see this era not only as the “Information Age&# , but also the age when we learned to live a better work/life balance, in tune with our emotional and social needs as individuals, families and society as a whole. What do you think? For generations now (at least here in the U.S.),

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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. " The playing field of the world is leveling off which means that the competition, pace and stress levels are at maximum. Create email folders same as you would for word doc and paper files.

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Success

MARCH 4, 2024

In this post, we’ll dive into books that speak to the three following categories: Books on personal habits, attitudes and approaches Mental health and work books Books for entrepreneurs Books for managers and founders Read on to discover 45 of the best professional development books. If that sounds like you, this is a must-read.

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