Office Dynamics

JULY 10, 2018

Scheduling a performance evaluation meeting and setting measurable goals can be stressful or even seem unproductive to some. The meeting is typically a way to evaluate the past year’s project management, acknowledge achievements, receive valuable feedback for performance improvement and create new goals for continued productivity.

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Success

APRIL 12, 2023

In addition, “39% of employees were less stressed,” and employees reported better sleep , less anxiety and improved overall physical and mental health. This is a time to pause and rethink how we can help employees think of their daily, weekly, quarterly and yearly approach to their work with respect to load management.

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Eat Your Career

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

To avoid that kind of unnecessary stress, it’s important to properly manage and track your continuing education requirements. Why CEUs Matter CEUs are a really important part of the certification process. As long as these things pertain to topics relevant to project management, they can qualify within specified limits.

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Jen Lawrence

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In the fall of 2022, Harvard Business Review published the results of a case study done with the task-management company Asana. Much like the meetings that tend to live on indefinitely on our calendars, there are tasks, projects, and even processes we follow that could benefit from a second look or even starting over.

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Tips From T. Marie

JUNE 1, 2023

Whether it’s the absence of a stressful commute or the ability to work in comfortable attire, focus on the positives that remote work offers. Utilize task management apps, time-tracking tools, or the Pomodoro Technique to boost your efficiency. Stay organized by maintaining a to-do list or using project management tools.

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Office Organization Success

JULY 13, 2013

Many business owners are a little confused between an Online Business Manager and a Virtual Assistant – they think they’re one and the same. To put simply, I equate an Online Business Manager with the traditional Office Manager/Executive Personal Assistant in the corporate world; and a virtual assistant with an administrative assistant.

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Worxbee

OCTOBER 4, 2021

You’ll find them engaging in project management, process management, strategic research, reporting and a range of dynamic, managerial functions. Here are some examples of key skills that may warrant development opportunities: Time management. Process management. What makes for a good process?

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 8, 2017

In fact, you’ll be wondering how you ever managed without a venue finder. A low stress solution. Finding a venue can be a stressful job. What’s the process of using a venue finding service? Omar Afyuni, Assistant Manager Dubai, Project Management Office). . Carrie is as professional as it gets.”

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Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

We know there’s a better way to do things and the idea of bringing in some help is more stressful than we could have imagined. Email, Calendar, Task Management, Document Management, Password Database. Client Management. CRM, Client Experience Processes, Records Management. But then it happens. Operational.

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Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

We know there’s a better way to do things and the idea of bringing in some help is more stressful than we could have imagined. Email, Calendar, Task Management, Document Management, Password Database. Client Management. CRM, Client Experience Processes, Records Management. But then it happens. Operational.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 23, 2021

While they do work together to save you time, effort, and stress, they are not the same. They save you time and unnecessary stress. They are a roadmap to your task or project that you follow every time. Project management. Look for logical breaks in the process. Systems have many benefits. Travel planning.

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Worxbee

MAY 10, 2021

A key difference is that executive assistants tend to take a project management role, managing several moving parts and not necessarily doing all of the “doing,” but making sure others do. In contrast, virtual assistants are task managers. You’re in a process rut. They follow a set list of tasks in a day.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Discuss and implement consistent processes. In last week’s Monday Motivators™, I said the magic formula for a stellar executive and assistant team is People + Processes = Success. An executive and assistant will be much more productive when they have proven processes in place and consistently use them.

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BMT Office Administration

JANUARY 31, 2023

Now in 2023, it’s projected that 25% of the workforce will engage in remote work in one form or another. While that’s great news for employees who enjoy the increased flexibility of working from home, it poses a significant challenge for managers. You likely spend quite a bit of time monitoring & managing your employees.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 19, 2013

It is no secret that you work more efficiently, are more motivated and less stressed out when your workplace is well organized. MindMeister is an online mind mapping software that enables you to develop a visualization of your thought processes. Rule is a web-based project management and cloud collaboration tool.

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 23, 2013

It pains me to announce that my grand experiment with using electronic time management systems has officially come to an end (sort of). You see, for the past several years, I’ve been using a variety of tech tools to help organize my life and work—appointments, tasks, projects and more. But now, I’m back to paper (sort of). Extra steps.

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BioTeams

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Enterprises are required to nurture internal processes that work in sync like ecosystems to encourage front line intelligence to feed ideas through to management so that services, products, processes and teamwork ensues collaboratively to deliver benefits to the Value Chain. Innovation happens in many places and has many faces.

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Success

JANUARY 4, 2023

The stress-reducing power of assertiveness. Paterson advises composing sensitive emails in a word-processing program so you can’t accidentally send them too soon.) Joy then could have reminded him that, as a contractor, he works for her, the project manager. That was nine years ago, and Fanning has never been the same.

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Jen Lawrence

AUGUST 8, 2022

Simply put, bookending means you check in with your task management systems at the beginning and end of your day. Your task management system could be a physical planner, digital calendar, or wall of post-it notes. In the market for a task management system that truly is one tool to replace them all? Try ClickUp!

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C-Suite Assistants

AUGUST 31, 2021

Startups are all about keeping up this momentum and energy, putting systems in place to manage rapid growth and a lot of hard work and innovation. Without the right support, it can be incredibly difficult to manage all these contending responsibilities and still focus on your business goals.

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Small Business CEO

JULY 20, 2010

Sometimes you can manually do the tasks but they often lead to added pressure and stress. Many business managers are on the lookout for software that can help them do the tasks while improving their business. You can also purchase a project planning software. You can find several customer management software programs online.

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Worxbee

MARCH 22, 2021

There was a scramble to ensure technology was in place to keep staff connected and able to do their jobs, but more than that, companies discovered they needed clear systems and processes to ensure work went smoothly. Remote systems and processes might look a lot different. Click To Tweet. Implications for going virtual. Final thoughts.

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Productivity Bits

MAY 5, 2016

A hectic day now and then is manageable. It’s not a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of good time management skills. The recipe must be handled as a process, or you’ll end up with a sticky mess. Each complex project consists of several small components. You won’t stress out as much about finishing. Assignments.

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Eco-Office Gals

JULY 9, 2013

The best solution is to seek SaaS services such as an online accounting program, word processing tools, graphical editors, video recording, audio production, and other related to business. Suddenly your costs, environmental impact, and stress take a dive because these factors are now a fraction at where they were prior.

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Allwork

APRIL 3, 2023

Guest Episode Video Transcript  Andrew Filev Founder And CEO of Wrike Andrew Filev is the founder and CEO of Wrike, a leading collaborative work management platform. About this episode Andrew Filev was running a successful micro multinational company in 2000 and adopted an agile methodology to speed up the projects.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 22, 2016

A few of the stupid things I tried to manage the e-mail: * Folders. What follows is the process that I now follow everyday. Before I jump into my process, there are a couple of points worth noting. A major part of my processing speed is in keyboard shortcuts in my e-mail program. The Process. Archiving everything.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 6, 2013

When we were a smaller agency, I was the EA and Office Manager for a smaller facility. I'm really interested in progressing and developing my skills but feel that managing the office is hindering my ability to focus on the core of being an EA. Producers: these people execute a repeatable process. This is the fourth job.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 31, 2014

” Blogging can be as stressful as it is rewarding. The project management triangle applies very well to blogging: you’re always looking for the sweet spot between speed and quality content to provide great value to your readers. In print, there are several people involved in the editing process.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 31, 2014

Blogging can be as stressful as it is rewarding. The project management triangle applies very well to blogging: you''re always looking for the sweet spot between speed and quality content to provide great value to your readers. Writing one thousand words can be intimidating, but not if you tackle manageable chunks at once.

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Andrea Kalli

APRIL 27, 2010

this time, the event we’re … Top 10 SEO Tips and Tricks | Keyword Research Tip 1 : Search … – Keyword research is critical to the SEO process. search marketing’s new account interface and platform continues.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 10, 2021

If something isn’t working with your system, having the process documented allows you to see where the breakdown occurred. Systems are ordered and proven processes that save you time, effort, and stress. You can create systems for everything you do, but I recommend starting with these five key areas: Time and task management.

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Brilliantly Better

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

The ultimate project management victory: I crossed off my own death today. The graphical representation of a project in Assess – Decide – Do will look more like a spiral than like a Gantt diagram. Introducing Assess - Decide - Do my life management framework. For A Liveline Philosophy Forget deadlines.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

To Do Lists – Task Management. There are 5 core systems I encourage assistants to look at first: Time and Task Management. Project Management. Her system for email management is outstanding. When we launched All Things Admin in 2009, we asked every person who visited our website – what are your top two challenges?

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Yes – started with the basics after raising family i.e. college courses – typing, word processing then on the job training. Bachelor in Management. Such as time management and organisation – although as I mentioned above I did hone these skills at university. Business Administration and typing courses.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 8, 2016

I was stressed out from the pace of work and also the length of a couple of special projects with a long lead time. We also get a mini break when our boss is traveling as the stress level is generally lower and we can catch up on our workload. During the interview process ask about the company culture.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 18, 2011

  [link]   When I would get a new manager on my team, I'd encourage them to flip through the book and flag items that appealed to them.  Burnout and stress are morale killers that cost USA businesses $300 Billion per year. It makes my meditation practice much easier because peace is cumulative like stress.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Use it to manage overwhelm when your world is freakin'! " The playing field of the world is leveling off which means that the competition, pace and stress levels are at maximum. But ironically, all that unfinished "little stuff" can stress us out more than the big projects we haven't gotten around to yet.

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