Allwork

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Why you should (or shouldn’t) work with freelancers After learning about Fishkin’s past hiring experiences, we decided to do our own analysis on the subject — comparing full-time marketing employees to outsourced agency and freelance talent. She shares an onboarding document with every new freelancer. “It Develop a file-sharing system.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 25, 2016

Today, going mobile means having instant access to all documents, content and colleagues, and the tools to get any job done – anywhere, anytime. Learn more by using the guides. Backup and store your files via a cloud service. Files will be accessible from any device you have installed the app on. Cloud Storage.

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BMT Office Administration

DECEMBER 13, 2022

For instance, if a task has complicated instructions, you can attach a Word file to the card that explains the work in more detail. For instance, Asana and other programs offer Gantt charts, calendar views, and time-tracking, whereas Trello does not (unless you pay for power-ups, but more on that in a bit). Calendar view.

Management 52

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Success

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In a world of Google Docs and learning Zoom etiquette , pen-and-paper to-do lists leave a lot to be desired. Recurring tasks, delegation, comments, calendar integration, kanban-style productivity visualizations and subtasks are some of the most notable features of Todoist. Trustpilot : 4.3 Google Play : 4.7 Aggregate : 4.5.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Try This Instead | Main | Be Smart About Using the Telephone » The Great Calendar Debate - Paper or Electronic - 21 Experts Weigh In We are in the home stretch of 2009 -- bring on 2010!!    One item frequently purchased at this time of year is a calendar or planner for the upcoming year. 

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Virtual Moxie

JANUARY 12, 2016

Rules and routines are freeing; make some I’ve learned that there’s immense freedom in rules and routines. When it comes to managing your time and being more productive, the ONLY way to do that efficiently and effectively is by using a tool that addresses time and dates—that’s a calendar. A calendar. And realistic.

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BMT Office Administration

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

While individuals have until April 18, 2023, to file their personal income taxes, businesses have to start thinking about tax requirements a bit sooner. If you’re not quite sure about the differences between a 1099 and a W-2, keep reading to learn which form to send and how to fill out and file them. What is a W-2?

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Page Personnel

AUGUST 26, 2022

Those in an office manager role need to know how to manage processes, procedures, documentation, project management and communications. For example, answering phones, taking messages, purchasing office equipment, working with relevant software and filing paperwork. Low-cost training courses are available online.

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The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 13, 2009

You have to be able to create a PowerPoint presentation, merge a document in Word, or create a report in Excel. Take a course, if you already know the basics, go to the next tier and learn at the intermediate and expert levels. Always proofread a document prior to sending it, good proofreading includes printing the document for review.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Clean Out Your Files It’s easy for your cabinets and folders to become overstuffed with outdated paperwork, so it’s important that you take time once a year to purge the old and make room for the new. Start with your reference, client, and financial files. When January 1 hits, you should be able to file any new document in seconds!

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 23, 2013

But before I get into all that, I want to share what I learned about the pros and cons of electronic time management systems since this is one of the most common questions I receive regarding organization. And anything stored on your hard drive can be retrieved from backup files (I use Carbonite for those who are interested).

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Make or Break Moments

JULY 19, 2010

The first project – transcribe a one hour speech from an audio file. I thought I would prefer someone from the United States and Canada but I soon learned that they were the highest cost and not all had experience. It was simple to set up the account and post the job and before long I had 40 people apply for the job.

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Loosely Speaking

JUNE 24, 2009

The only remaining big mess was the admin panel which wasn’t seeing its intended CSS and image files. A colleague recommended reinstallation of the wp-admin files. A reinstall of the wp-includes files seems to have been the answer. This is a good learning opportunity for me when I’m working with my own site.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

Schedule filing time at least once per week. Add dated or calendar items to a tickler file system or a diary as soon as they arrive. anything you need reminded of on some future date goes into your tickler file. Add dated or calendar items to a tickler file system or a diary as soon as they arrive.

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The Office Professionals Place

JULY 16, 2010

The ability to be organized allows you to focus and easily find documents and supplies you will need to complete projects. Learn something new. There are many websites that offer free online learning. If you can’t take a class, learn how to complete a new task or project at work. Learn from mistakes.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JUNE 17, 2011

We differ from what I call the "digital filing cabinet" solutions in the market in that we're not only focused on helping you save and access what you want to remember, but also to help you out when you're ready to take action.   So you are kind of like a virtual assistant, to do list and data storage tool all rolled into one?

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 30, 2010

I learned from my mother. Not only did she remember the name of the antibiotic from four years previous, within 45 seconds she had pulled a copy of the prescription from her files. My mother has gotten things done by using heavily annotated paper calendars. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail.

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Virtual Moxie

APRIL 15, 2013

I calendar everything and work from my calendar. Controlling yourself without an eye on the "containers" you have that dictate time for us humans (the clock and the calendar), is to try to control chaos--and also useless. To that end, everything I do is calendared during my work days. I plan my work around time away.

Calendars 100

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The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

How to deal with it: If you keep your bosses calendar, you can ask him ahead of time if he needs anything in particular for the meeting or if you know the agenda you can suggest information your boss can take to the meeting and have it prepared. Log Files As with most other websites, we collect and use the data contained in log files.

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Recruit CRM

JANUARY 4, 2022

I would love to collaborate and share more about this position and learn a few things about you as well. I would love to meet you in person and learn more about you and what you’re expecting out of this job. Subject line: Did you receive the calendar invite for your interview with [Client_company_name] today?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

It's a great way to save files and photos on the "cloud." You have access to your documents and photos no matter where you are. No need to load and check USB flash drives or email documents back and forth from work to home. Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today! No problem!

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Dropbox Filing Networking Fax 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 30, 2010

  The Esselte company conducted a study of over 2,600 executives and found that the average executive wastes 6 week a year just looking for lost documents and information.    We learned back in pre-school that trying to fit a square peg into a round hole just does not work.    Why is that? 

Filing 100

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 12, 2010

  Rather than having sticky notes all over your desk for things you want to get done, put the tasks on your calendar.    For some people that is a traditional filing cabinet system, but others might find more success with cubbies in their office.  Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today!

Networking 100

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BMT Office Administration

DECEMBER 5, 2022

That’s why I’m comparing ClickUp vs. Trello to see which program offers the best features, customer support, and pricing — so read on to learn more. calendar view, Gantt charts, etc.). They’re Trello’s version of add-ons that add new features such as Gantt charts, a file viewer, calendars, threaded comments, and many more.

Project Management 64

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Our organization uses Google Apps for our e-mail, calendar and cloud solution. By using labels in combination with filters, I am able to automatically sort and label (file) most of my e-mail before it arrives in my in-box. I'll read and delete and save those of interest in a file. Act on the e-mail. so then do it.

Email 100

Email Management Filing Monster 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 7, 2012

Now's a great time to set a foundation and train your executive (if they are willing and learn to trust you) so a precedent can be set. Here are some things to work on for projects and what to figure out when learning to work with a new C-Level Executive during your first year. Filing Set up a great filing system now.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 10, 2010

I have gotten in the habit of doing this frequently during the day and hardly even think about it until the system shuts down for some reason and then I breathe a sigh of relief when I open the document (by pressing Ctrl + o by the way) and find that I have not lost any of my work. Ctrl + a - Selects the whole document.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 17, 2008

Try to anticipate the need so you can have the file or the answer your boss needs, before he or she even knows they need it. A good assistant knows just where to find the document or file needed, or they won’t stop looking till they do. Be one step ahead of your boss. Be protective of your boss’s time. 23, 1 p.m. (New

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 26, 2009

Recently I was working with someone on an Excel document. They sent an e-mail wondering if any of the assistants could help them export a document from Excel to Word. She wanted me to show her other tips and thought I really should do a lunch and learn on these shortcuts. Or if you want to attach a file, choose Attach File.

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Time Zones IAAP 2009 International 100

BMT Office Administration

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

You can manage your workflows visually via kanban boards, Gantt charts, calendars, and checklists. That’s why I’m pitting Asana vs. ClickUp in a head-to-head comparison of their primary features, learning curve, customer support, and pricing. In addition to calendar and board views, ClickUp features the following: Digital whiteboard.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 15, 2009

Tried and True Method: I set up 12 hanging file folders labelled January through to December. I then put the items in a two-fold file folder with his calendar printed out on the one side and the items he will need for the day on the other side. The system I use is quite simple and has been around for a long time. Thats great!

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

BMT Office Administration

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Without further ado, read on to learn more about Asana and Monday.com to see which project management system will work best for you. Asana also uses kanban boards, Gantt charts, calendars (timeline views), and list views to visualize your workflows in a way that’s easy to understand. File attachments. Collaboration.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 8, 2010

Google Calendar Use this Google calendar tool to track events, set reminders and share with others. iGoogle With iGoogle, you can keep your most important information in one location by personalising your homepage with Gmail, news, Google calendar, Google reader and more. ThinkFree Office offers file sharing and storage.

2010 40

2010 Dropbox Google Calendars 40

Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 20, 2011

When I was a graduate student, I was mildly surprised to learn that a thesis statement could expand into an entire thesis. I take my best content and turn it into workshops and allow people to play with and I hope learn from the ideas. Blog posts and articles can turn into: ebooks, presentations, calendar/tip-of-the-day.

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Social Media PowerPoint Facebook Gifts 100

Andrea Kalli

APRIL 27, 2010

In addition to locating your competitors backlinks, focus on learning about them organically. The most successful websites, particularly those that generate their traffic through multiple methods, are built with research and planning behind them. Observe their website and see what features keep people coming back and back.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

This can be as simple as having hanging file folders marked from January to December and then you just put items in the appropriate month that you need to bring forward for your boss. I thought it would be helpful for those just entering the administrative field to know some of the things I have learned over the years.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International 2009 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

JULY 8, 2011

I know that I have attended conferences, invested in coaching and learned from the best in the industry. Remember regular admin time for completing routine tasks like filing, returning phone calls and follow-ups. All of my tasks are assigned time slots in my calendar, so when something new comes along it also has to have a timeslot.

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