Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

When the results were in, I met with the person who administered it and one of the things it showed, other than the fact that I ranked very high in administration, was that I work best on short-term projects where I can see the end in sight. I will have all kinds of energy to work on a project if I know it is ending at one point.

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

One of the challenges of creating administrative procedures is that many people feel overwhelmed by the project. However, thinking of procedures as one big project isn’t the right approach. If you want to make consistent progress on procedures documentation, you need to make it a habit, not a project.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

If it is a big project I use a calendar and write down all my required to-dos on the dates I need to get them done to make my deadline. There are different styles of to-do lists and you can use the one that suits your work style and the type of project you are doing, but the main thing is to have one. Excellent material!

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Ideas.Ted

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Besides these huge societal issues were the minutiae — the cancelled holidays, birthdays over Zoom instead of in person, not being able to hug loved ones or even stop by a coworker’s desk to say “hello” in the morning. The Work After Lockdown research project suggests it won’t be entirely reversed.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 24, 2014

Over the past several years of building up my expertise in this field, I''ve built an internal foundation. 1 That’s why adding contexts to your tasks and projects is critical. Contexts - or tags - add value to your tasks/projects and give them more meaning. But it''s not all of the work that I do.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

I have become familiar with time zones, airport codes and international holidays to avoid. I helped my husband occasionally with his Event Management Projects and when it came to graphics I always took his help, I still do. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Excellent material!

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 7, 2012

I was hoping that you might have insight/advice on how to create project work/better assist a C-Level exec that has never had an admin before. years and recently made an internal move, becoming the EA to a C-Level executive. Research Are there projects that you foresee you will be assigned that you can start researching now?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

But there are some people who don’t need a full-time assistant; they need such services only when they’re on a certain project or burdened with too many short-term responsibilities. And make sure you ask your employer to provide honest feedback about your work, both throughout the project and once you’re done.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

Make sure that tasks directly associated with clients come first, consider the financial impact of a project and its completion date on the company, don’t let deadlines control the priority list (expense reports can wait when there are more important tasks), and consider cause and effect (do A to enable B, which accomplishes C).

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 20, 2009

Other than the reality check of the above three items, it was a great way to see how I project myself and how other people see me. I find we are often very critical of ourselves and it often impacts how we behave or project ourselves. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Excellent material!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 14, 2008

One office I worked in together sponsored a child as a workplace charity project. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Holidays (Public) in Canada and the United States Canadian Holidays U.S. Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine." Excellent material!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 11, 2009

The admin profession lends itself to taking on new and sometimes challenging projects. Below are some things that I have found helpful to build my network: Join a professional association such as the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP). I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

These travels were far from the luxurious holiday most people imagine when they hear destinations such as Paris and Venice. She had just graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science with a Master of Science in international relations and affairs in 2005. And he kept telling me, ‘Well, we own a consulting firm.’

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 13, 2010

Meanwhile, you’ve skipped lunch, a courier is waiting on a delivery from you and the intern is hovering, looking for approval on the next step. Create a chart that shows the projects you are handling and the time required to complete them. Here’s four tips: Show how much is on your plate.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2008

Are you willing to take on new projects and new challenges? I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Holidays (Public) in Canada and the United States Canadian Holidays U.S. Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine." Be noticed. Excellent material! 411 Look Up 411.ca

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On The Job

DECEMBER 8, 2008

Senna is executive director of permanent placement services for Robert Half International in Pleasanton, Calif., Oh, yeah, your co-workers who may resent you nabbing more for yourself when they're likely to get a frozen turkey as a holiday bonus this year. and I recently interviewed her for my Gannett News Service/USAToday.com column.

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

The holidays are quickly approaching and this is the time of year when we reflect on our successes and goals and also begin thinking about what we can do to reach the next level the following year. Lets grow together! Wednesday, November 25, 2009 What Are You Thankful For? I am thankful that I have my “workplace mental health&#.

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The Marq

APRIL 12, 2012

Scot always seeks those challenges internally. So much so that the economic meltdown of 2008 didn’t seem to affect him, even though he worked in the construction industry as a Senior Project Manager. Later that same day, I received a message through LinkedIn from Erik, an internal recruiter at another company. so he thought.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JANUARY 30, 2013

-Do whatever you can to make the executive's life easier even if it's not part of your job, especially during times of high stress and long hours -Compliment an employee and be specific on why they are a good employee, a favorite boss, the hardest working assistant, or smartest intern, etc -Asking for advice from a peer or someone younger or below (..)

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

I do however use my Tasks and Reminders in Outlook throughout the day for my own deadlines and projects, but for organizing someone else, this system beats even that for simplicity and it just plain works! I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine."

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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. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Holidays (Public) in Canada and the United States Canadian Holidays U.S. Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine."

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JULY 1, 2011

My entrepreneurial spirit led me to co-found and manage operations at Matrix Group International, a Web development firm in the Washington, D.C., In previous years, we’ve joined the international effort to raise money for men’s health with our own Movember team. Do you have any future projects you’d like to tell us about?

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Success

JANUARY 22, 2023

In a landmark project chronicled by David A. Not only did the PWD task force ensure compliance, they “established a worldwide accessibility project office” in 2002 to ensure all products and services were made accessible. Census Bureau population projections , the population of “non-Hispanic White” individuals will fall from 61.3%

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The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Think about what happens when you buy an expensive international plane ticket. Yet when most entrepreneurs commit to shipping their big new product or project, they’re far less certain than they are about taking a vacation flight. You do it all the time, with holidays, vacations and social commitments.

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The Marq

JANUARY 30, 2011

Don’t get me wrong, I think there’s a need to plan and you should always spend some time planning your projects, career, business, but you don’t need to spend weeks and months doing it. It just had too many features The talks eventually fizzled out as everyone felt the same way, and we abandoned the project. Talk about regrets!!!

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Brilliantly Better

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Many times, in business or personal relationships, I did bold steps based on assumptions, hopes and inner projections, rather then facts and verifiable bits and pieces of reality. Just as the interned exploded in a world where information was almost static, so does novelty in our personal lives: igniting a lot of energies.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Hello New & Returning Readers, TheLadders.com is currently doing a project where they are looking for people to provide tips to new college grads about to enter the working world. In college, I sat next to this girl and I overheard she interned at a very prominent radio station. Did I lose much in time and effort?

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 7, 2010

The Pros and Cons Written by Agent X - 30 Comments Here’s a great slam-dunk post for you from my respected friend and international copywriting authority, Dean Rieck of Direct Creative and Pro Copy Tips. You’ll work on a wide variety of projects for lots of different clients. Enjoy – it’s a good one! Variety, yes.

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Virtual Moxie

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Categories 30-Day Projects Business Communication Expectations Fees Legalese Moxie Relationships Self-Care Standards Web/Tech Moxie Archives Feb, 05 to Today Search Translate Moxie Also Mine « Are you open? It’s easier to look externally than internally. The myth of transitioning When "it" isnt happening fast enough.

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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 most important fact to think about is 'what do I need to do next' By short-sighting yourself, you can take each step one-by-one without the chaos of the bigger project in your sights.

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Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Tarrent-Arthur and Helen Cummings-Henry saw COVID-19 as an opportunity to form Righteous Uplifting Nourishing International, a global nonprofit organization whose message is to change lives one soul at a time. Matt Callanan is a Success master coach, podcaster and the founder of the kindness project We Make Good Happen. Matt Callanan.

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Brilliantly Better

JULY 17, 2010

When I started to work for this project (and yes, it was just a pet project in the beginning), all I did was to log daily my progress. Learned how to create a project and what the folder structure means. Did a few tests with some sample projects to see how the building process works. Can be tricky at times. Got some rest.

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Productivityist

JUNE 24, 2014

But with The Obstacle is The Way , author Ryan Holiday has written a book about how to use philosophy as a system for being productive. Holiday, in turn, writes about using the philosophy of Stoicism as a mental model for being more productive, not only in work, but in life itself. Did you procrastinate and that led to these feelings?

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Productivityist

JUNE 24, 2014

But with The Obstacle is The Way , author Ryan Holiday has written a book about how to use philosophy as a system for being productive. Holiday, in turn, writes about using the philosophy of Stoicism as a mental model for being more productive, not only in work, but in life itself. Did you procrastinate and that led to these feelings?

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