Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Constantly chasing people for supporting papers, printing thousands and thousand of pieces of paper only to be told that the documents have been amended, stapling through massive reports – god I hated it. The document should be secured in a safe / password protected file. At least you know they have received it.

Agenda 100

Agenda Staples PDF Filing 100

Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 14, 2014

The administrative professional of the nation have spoken, and the winners are: 2014 Our Favorite Award Winners: Best File Folders. The site is continually developed in close collaboration with executive, administrative and virtual assistants, office managers and administrative staff, as well as some of the world leading technology companies.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Staples 2014 IAAP 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 31, 2008

My sister told me she once worked with a manager whose first question when meeting with her staff was, "What does everyone have on their plate?" The manager then told each member of the team to go back to their desks and type up a to-do list of everything they were doing and the status of each item.

Management 100

Management Staples Filing Forms 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 29, 2012

Make sure that you have enough drawers to adequately file and store paperwork, in addition to all the tape, staples, sticky notes, etc… that might be lying around scatter-shot. A file cabinet can be your most useful accessory. It’s okay to have one folder or basket on top of your desk that’s a ‘Need to File’ bin.

Dropbox 100

Dropbox Filing Staples Calendars 100

Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

He was very self reliant so he didn’t want me to touch his unique filing system. I would pop the file on his desk so that he had everything he needed for the following morning. During every competency based interview I have been asked about my people management skills.

Interviewing 100

Interviewing Self Esteem Doodle Customer Service 100

Clutter Coach

JANUARY 3, 2019

Surprisingly, random eviction works, mainly because managing your cache of stuff at all, whether on your computer or in your closet, is better than not doing it. You keep your stapler on the desk, but the box of staples is in the cabinet. There are several methods of doing that. That applies to supplies also.

Staples 100

Staples AT&T Clothes Holidays 100

Office Organization Success

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

For most business owners there will be a physical client file that you’ll need to create. One of the simplest ways of creating this file is by using a manila file folder in which you simply drop your paperwork into. Physical: Create a Client Contact Sheet. In your main client folder.

Filing 100

Filing Staples Fax Email 100

Practically Perfect PA

MAY 14, 2014

However, I’ve found that I do really know how long things should take and I have managed to meet nearly all of my self imposed deadlines. There are also loads of Outlook tools that automate email filing and diary management. But saying no has meant that my productivity and my time management has improved.

Staples 100

Staples Expenses AT&T Phones 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

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? The most successful business owners and professionals effectively use tools to manage their time, space and information.  Then get in on this giveaway.

Filing 100

Filing Office Depot Microsoft Outlook Phones 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

Wordpress is not just a software, but a platform for managing, creating and publishing information on the Internet without having any technical and programming skills. OneNote: My Filing Cabinet In The Clouds. create notebooks and files just like I would with paper, but now it is all organized on my computer. It is FREE to use!

Credit Card 100

Credit Card Google Docs Dropbox Filing 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 25, 2011

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. Add them to your contact management system. I File Them (Then I Forget Them). I file them away, and rarely look at them again.

Business Cards 100

Business Cards Networking ASAP Etiquette 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

  Just because a task management system works for your co-worker or spouse does not mean it will work for you.   The secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one."   At least these papers are in front of me. . 

Staples 100

Staples Networking AT&T Phones 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 23, 2009

I was in back-to-back Committee meetings and I decided to use two different colours of folders, a blue one for the Committee members, with an attendance sheet stapled to the inside cover for my purposes, along with their meeting packages, and a red one for the Chair with everything the Chair was going to need. Try it, you may like it.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Staples Meeting Minutes 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 30, 2012

Depending on usage, maybe they should be in a binder, file folders, taped up on boards, just stapled in a packet or interofficed somewhere. It’s important to figure out once you get thru this project how they will manage future emails and tasks. Once you print everything out, how should it be displayed?

Email 40

Email Staples Filing Goals 40

Men With Pens

MARCH 8, 2010

Twitter,Facebook, your project manager, your to-do list app, Google Analytics, your bookkeeping software, or your email accounts? I am managing quite a number of web sites, blogs, pages, dealing with several payment system accounts and so on. that will put all your saved usernames and logins in a file for you. NOT a good system.

2010 40

2010 AT&T Email Staples 40