Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 26, 2011

  The situation: Tweet "Rob" is a project manager that is responsible for a number of projects across the world and he needs to keep track of all of them.    I LOVE basecamp I have used it to coordinate many different projects where team members are all over the place.   It is wiki based. 

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Central Desktop Basecamp Google Docs Management 100

All Things Admin

JUNE 23, 2021

Every office needs different systems to run smoothly, but most administrative professionals will require most or all of the systems in this core group: Time and task management. Travel planning. Project management. Meeting and event planning. Finance and accounting. Human resources.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

When I travel, I take my laptop and Kindle Fire. I always synch all of my files from my main Mac computer in my home office to Dropbox so that I am sure to have all of them handy while on the road by using the app on my phone and tablet.   Tips for Health Conscious Travelers.   Keeping It Simple. Stay hydrated!

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 8, 2016

For projects that appear critical, ask for added background information such as: “Can you tell me more about this project? Find out who else has information related to the project. The primary manager may be traveling and/or unavailable to answer your questions. email, instant chat, phone, text messaging, etc.).

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Small Business CEO

AUGUST 9, 2013

For a senior manager it’s now an effective manner to keep a close track on speed and quality of task completion and productivity levels when data and project management dashboards are synched through mobile devices.

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Recruit CRM

JUNE 17, 2021

Marketing Manager Requirements and Skills: A bachelor's degree and master's degree in marketing, business administration. Strong and effective project management skills. Ability to travel as necessary. Outstanding knowledge of MS Office, sales management software, CRM, and BRM tools.

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 23, 2013

And anything stored on your hard drive can be retrieved from backup files (I use Carbonite for those who are interested). Some online task and project management systems are more up to speed on this kind of thing and have apps for your phone to make capturing information easy even when you’re offline. 2-page-per-day sheets.

Management 100

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Administrative Arts

AUGUST 16, 2010

This includes setting up and managing electronic and physical files. This would include confirming attendees, scheduling conference rooms, setting up conference calls, and managing multi-media needs. Project Management. Making Travel Arrangements and Compiling Expense Reports. Managing Office Machinery.

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Who's the Real Boss?

MARCH 11, 2019

Are you stunting an opportunity for them to develop their project management skills, because as the older assistant you couldn’t be seen to have a younger assistant deliver on something that potentially should be coming from you?

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Who's the Real Boss?

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

So if you went travelling for six months, then you need to spell that out. Recruiters/hiring managers are notorious for going through the dates of your employment stints, not only to work out how long you spent with each employer, but also to just understand the timeframe in which you moved around.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 17, 2012

I currently work as a lawyer and undertake every day many of the types of responsibilities that make up an executive assistant role, such as administration, communication, project management and so on, usually in a very demanding and high pressure context, and before this I worked in various communications/PR roles.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Paper and Digital Files. To Do Lists – Task Management. Travel Planning. There are 5 core systems I encourage assistants to look at first: Time and Task Management. Filing – paper and digital. Travel Planning. Project Management. The procedures all combine to create your travel planning system.

Travel 100

Travel Filing Forms Skills 100

All Things Admin

JUNE 10, 2021

Sure, you may have the perfect system for filing. You can create systems for everything you do, but I recommend starting with these five key areas: Time and task management. Filing (paper and digital). Travel planning. Project management. Travel planning is a great example of this.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

    Cons of Planning Tool : Like any other productivity tool, you've got start somewhere so you may have to carry your old business card file or Franklin planner with you for a few weeks before you just to the electronic assistant. .    Easy Peasy Ease and speed of use in finding information stored.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 8, 2010

Nozbe This is a web-based time and project management app that helps you get things done. Organize your projects and see what you have left to do. ThinkFree Office offers file sharing and storage. I recommend these, they’re all free: [link] – Great for project management, even for managing multiple people.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 24, 2009

I am part of the project management office at my company and I hear the term roadblocks all the time. This article is extremely well written, and I have already printed a hardcopy, which I am going to add to my file. Hi Patricia: What an encouraging message this is. I love the way you relate the potholes, road blocks, etc.

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Time Zones IAAP 2009 International 100

All Things Admin

OCTOBER 20, 2021

You need a password to boot up your work computer, log in to your network, access your office intranet, open your project management software, and access your cloud server. Your files are probably password protected. That’s five passwords before you can even start your workday! Do you work with sensitive material?

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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? that will put all your saved usernames and logins in a file for you. I keep a file box next to my computer with passwords on index cards. Think about your other applications. NOT a good system.

2010 40

2010 AT&T Staples Email 40

Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Create email folders same as you would for word doc and paper files. Review your tickler file, "to do" lists, Outlook tasks, or whatever you use to track your action items. Need a plan, then partner with a "project manager" or get a great planner. Create a file folder January through December.

AT&T 100

AT&T Calendars Social Media Stress 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

And as I climbed the admin ladder, when I got recruited for a project manager role, the person who referred me was also someone I had met when I was “just a temp” stuffing those thousands of envelopes. If the fit isn’t close enough, they toss or file your resume. 2) How manageable are you?

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