Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2016

This is the first thing you have to accept if you want to help someone, such as your executive or team member, get and stay organized, is chances are the person you’re trying to help doesn’t have the same style preferences as you do. So identifying a person’s style preferences before you help them get organized is key.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 26, 2022

Create permanent homes for the paperwork and files that are cluttering your desktop. . Even the most organized admin sometimes gets behind with filing. Make an effort to spent 15-20 minutes each day filing, or creating files for the items that need to be saved. Reorganize your desk drawers and file drawers.

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Eat Your Career

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

In most organizations, there is a natural ebb and flow that occurs. Go through old computer files and archive or delete anything that’s no longer needed. It’s also a good time to review your filing structure. Is there a better way to organize things? Does it still make sense? If so, drag and drop until you’re satisfied!

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Allwork

APRIL 29, 2024

You can either upload your resume as a DOC, DOCX or TXT file, or you can copy and paste your resume into the prompt. Seek Feedback After using AI to create your cover letter, seek feedback from mentors, colleagues, or professional services. Remember: when it comes to job applications, AI is best used for scanning and manipulating text.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 10, 2024

Not only do they allow your team members to cover for you during planned or unplanned absences, but they also demonstrate the value you bring to your organization, help save time and effort, and become part of the legacy you leave behind. Procedures can help any office run more efficiently.

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Success

JUNE 19, 2022

When Harry Hecht, an Orlando, Florida-based mentor with SCORE—originally named the Service Corps of Retired Executives—encounters business owners who are reluctant to outsource, he has them track their time. “I For some entrepreneurs, turning work over to someone else is no big deal. Bring it on. You have to pick your battles,” DeNike says.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 11, 2023

For an Everything Out to be successful, they need to be highly organized and use storage products to ensure that everything is tidy as well as visible. A stray file, an errant stapler, or even a visible office supply organizer can put them off their game. But “clean” doesn’t always mean “organized.” What can wait?

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 18, 2024

Here’s why: Formatting : Use styles, headings, and bullet points for clear and organized documentation. These files can easily be inserted into other procedures documentation you create. Microsoft OneNote OneNote is an unsung hero for capturing and organizing your procedures. It will insert it into the slide you have open.

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Gone are the days when filing, phone skills, and semi-legible shorthand were key requirements for an admin job. Analytics – The ability to make sense of big data, and translate it in ways that can help an organization become more profitable, is a skill that is already in high demand, and that demand will only increase in the future.

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All Things Admin

AUGUST 17, 2022

It’s so easy to keep things organized in their own notebooks, and it makes collaborating with my team nearly effortless. With OneNote, I can color code my digital notebooks on these topics to match the file colors on my desk. With custom tags, you can organize, prioritize, and search based on the tags you create. It’s brilliant!

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All Things Admin

MARCH 9, 2022

ADHD can be tough for anyone to handle, but for an administrative professional, where things like attention to detail, time management, and organization are literally in the job description, it can mean disaster. . I keep specific actions on a sticky note for each file to help me get right into the flow of work. Anxiety and stress.

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All Things Admin

APRIL 5, 2022

It may include file folders, spiral notebooks, pens, and sticky notes. You can — just as long as you include this complete blurb with it: Julie Perrine, CAP-OM, is the founder and CEO of All Things Admin, providing training, mentoring and resources for administrative professionals worldwide. Handwritten letter or e-card.

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Onboarding Agenda: A Blueprint for Success Having a well-planned and structured approach to onboarding new team members helps you ensure the important details are being covered, the right people are involved, and the new hire has a more organized and supportive start in their new role. showcasing how each tool facilitates team collaboration.

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All Things Admin

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Make sure your laptop is charged, your internet connection works, and you have any files or information you’ll need to access ready to go. Arrive on time and come prepared with everything you’ll need for the duration of the meeting.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 15, 2023

This may be helpful if I don’t have a lot of work samples and want to add multiple files to my social portfolio on LinkedIn or my digital portfolio site. A more detailed and comprehensive approach like this would be good for annual performance reviews or job interviews. I could upload the three documents as three separate work samples.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 26, 2023

Search I have a friend who once said the beauty of OneNote is that no matter how organized or disorganized you are, you can always find things in it. Create a page in OneNote or insert a file from Word that you want to use as your standard template for various needs throughout the notebook. OneNote searching is awesome!

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All Things Admin

JUNE 8, 2022

Another perk is that a digital portfolio can include links, downloadable files, and audio and video components that are difficult or impossible to incorporate into a print version. There are numerous benefits to having a digital portfolio, but the greatest one is that it’s easy to share it with anyone – no matter where they’re located.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 30, 2011

  I have written about her many times here on Productive & Organized.   So, I reached out to my community of Professional Organizers and they really came through for me.  The software is a very powerful, yet simple indexing system for paper office files. Create a Filing Masterpiece.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 16, 2018

How better to share the conference experience than a conversation with the creator herself – The professional, personable, and mentor to many, Joan Burge! A: Believe it or not, most of my mentoring came from executives; not peers. I do remember one time when an executive assistant mentored me. This is a must!

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 8, 2016

Quickly get these projects and/or tasks off of your desk, place them in a tickler file or schedule a reminder and revisit them at the appropriate time. We can maximize our work by getting better organized, setting priorities, and asking ourselves throughout the day— “What is the best use of my time right now?”.

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

.’ 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. My advice is to grab a member and become a mentor or get mentored!

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Karen Vivarelli

JANUARY 24, 2021

Once I set up G-Suite for her and organized her files online, she shared that she needed a website of her own! Make sure you find a mentor who has been where you are. Now that you’ll be your own boss, you will want someone who can mentor and guide you. I still work with her on a variety of different projects.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 22, 2023

She mentors, trains, and coaches EA/AAs across the region. She has a passion for the EA role and the value it brings to organizations. She is a co-author of The Heart of CEO Effectiveness, which reinforces the value and impact the EA role has within an organization. While supporting J., I love where I’m at.

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 30, 2012

I know from experience (both as an Executive Assistant and as an admin coach, trainer, and mentor) that there are a variety of common challenges facing Administrative Professionals each and every day. Keep separate project files (paper and electronic), separate drawers, separate in and out boxes, separate notebooks, etc.

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 13, 2010

Within his business he has established what he calls a Mentor Board of Advisors, a group of people he turns to for advice and learning. Not surprisingly this group includes mentors within his own industry, but what is unique about Scudamore is that some of these mentors run the businesses he competes against every day.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 24, 2013

The goal is to fit into what exists already and understand your role in the organization/seniority. Be humble, gracious, professional, and very, very organized. Be a student and view them as your mentors/teachers. I am hoping the secretary will be a good boss, mentor, and leader to you. Second, the personal side.

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All Things Admin

AUGUST 3, 2022

They help you provide consistent customer service, make it easier for you to delegate tasks, and showcase the value you bring to your executive and organization. You can quickly insert the contents of a PDF or image file onto a page of your OneNote notebook. And you should absolutely have one of those.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 16, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! One of my on-line mentors is Alex Mandossian and one thing I admire about him is the massive volume of work he can pump out. Archive Network with Steph Is This You?   When I asked him about the tiny papers, he said they all represented an item that he needed to take care of. 

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All Things Admin

MAY 5, 2021

You can also add the Microsoft Office suite of apps (Word, Excel, and OneNote, in particular) or the Google Suite apps to your smart phone and tablet, so your career plan files are easily accessible no matter where you are. I also encourage you to store your crucial career files somewhere besides your work computer or network drives.

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Success

DECEMBER 21, 2022

He believed that developing and nurturing a sense of responsibility and accountability brought success for individuals and organizations.”. Achor was a teaching assistant for Harvard’s positive psychology course, taught by his mentor, Tal Ben-Shahar, Ph.D. The class was among the university’s most popular courses.

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All Things Admin

JULY 27, 2022

Checklists help you stay organized, better prioritize your time, and see the “big picture.” Check tickler files. You can — just as long as you include this complete blurb with it: Julie Perrine, CAP-OM, is the founder and CEO of All Things Admin, providing training, mentoring and resources for administrative professionals worldwide.

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

During the holidays, there may be less email and meetings and more time for planning and organizing. 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.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 24, 2022

Even if you can get exceptions to the storage cap, it’s more efficient to save important emails to a shared network folder with your other project files. Outlook has a file extension called.msg just like Word has.doc or Excel has.xls. Looking for more support in getting organized? Set Up Rules.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 16, 2023

descriptions , a screenshot, photo, and several links to uploaded files or blog articles. You can — just as long as you include this complete blurb with it: Julie Perrine, CAP-OM, is the founder and CEO of All Things Admin, providing training, mentoring and resources for administrative professionals worldwide.

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Whether it’s scribbled notes or complex digital files, the importance of procedures documentation cannot be overstated. Here are some of my favorite tools for advanced procedures documentation: Microsoft Office Suite /OneDrive : For real-time collaboration, document creation, video and audio recording, and file storage.

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All Things Admin

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Your files are probably password protected. Sure, it may be annoying to have to enter your password, wait for a text message, and then enter the code to gain entry to the site – but it’s probably not as annoying as having to tell your executive that your password (and your organization, by proxy) has been compromised.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 18, 2015

The Admin’s Guide to Organizing Digital Files By Julie Perrine. Just like papers on your desk can pile up, the same thing can happen with digital files. If you don’t have a filing system to put things where they belong when you save them, the virtual mess can accumulate quite quickly. Setup Your Digital Filing Cabinet.

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