Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 31, 2010

10 Simple and Inexpensive Christmas Gift Ideas – Gifts for the teacher, babysitter, hockey coach, or for the hosts of your holiday parties, don’t have to be expensive. Here are 10 gift ideas in small packages. Advent Calendar Resources On-line – November 28 marks the start of the Advent season.

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Holidays Gifts Calendars 2010 100

Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 25, 2010

Make an appointment - Don’t just hope you find the time to clean up, set a calendar entry and stick to it. Organizer ( paper or electronic) to enter to-dos, addresses or calendar data. Use the right tools: Set a timer for the length of time you have decided to work on this project. Boxes or storage containers to use for sorting.

Calendars 100

Calendars Ergonomics Filing Health 100

Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Shop for Christmas Year Round Anytime you are out shopping keep an eye open for Christmas gifts. At the least, you spread the cost of buying gifts over twelve months rather than breaking the bank at the end of the year. Order Christmas gifts online to save time and avoid the local shopping crowds.

Gifts 100

Gifts Holidays Stress Ergonomics 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 16, 2010

YOU CANNOT MANAGE TIME! This is a powerful gift and must be used wisely. How you manage to focus your attention (or how long you keep your attention focused) will make or break your ability to get things done. WANT MORE ON TIME MANAGEMENT? Archive Network with Steph Is This You? How do we get it all done? Not really.

Management 100

Management Twitter Networking Fax 100

Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 3, 2010

Smart managers never overlook this fact: loyal, productive employees are one of your biggest assets. As a manager, your words, body language, even your facial expressions make a huge difference in how employees perceive your opinion of them. What you need? You know I got it! R-e-s-p-e-c-t Everyone wants to be treated with respect.

Gifts 100

Gifts 2010 Ergonomics Cubicle 100

The Office Professionals Place

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Often times it is difficult to think of appropriate gifts for your supervisor, especially if the relationship has not been a positive one. Gift Cards You can’t go wrong with a gift card to Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts. Gift Cards You can’t go wrong with a gift card to Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts.

Gifts 100

Gifts Clothes Filing Restaurants 100

Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 25, 2010

Have a Centralized Calendar. A family calendar can help you track what is going on for all family members. The Mind Mapping Manifesto The Bubble Planner GoalPro Goal-Setting Software Christmas gift ideas shipping furniture Chicago Leather Furniture www.spacify.com/family-room-furniture.htm - for any room of the house.

Clothes 100

Clothes 2007 Ergonomics Calendars 100

Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 30, 2010

My mother has gotten things done by using heavily annotated paper calendars. Related articles by Zemanta Manage Your Tasks Online Using GTD Methodology With PlanCake (makeuseof.com) Does GTD work? The closest she ever came to digital organization was an electronic address book she used until it became too difficult to read the screen.

Ergonomics 100

Ergonomics Health Medical 2006 100

Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Your manager’s perception is reality. Review last year’s calendar to determine what may come up in the next few months, then meet with your boss about what she hopes to accomplish. While there have been improvements in the economic climatic, we still face challenging times in every industry, serious effect on job security.

Stress 100

Stress Ergonomics Health Medical 100

Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Unfortunately, our calendars and to-do lists often get in the way of common sense. Where you live, how much money you make, your job title and even your health have surprisingly small effects on your satisfaction with life. The following eight points summarize her findings. There’s a lot of common sense wrapped up in these steps.

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Mentoring 2010 Health Ergonomics 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 10, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Major Meltdown in Time Management - Tips to Avoid it Happening To You | Main | 6 Areas of Your Business Life that You MUST Have Flow to Make More Money (be like Bamboo) » What if You’re Working Harder Than You Need to Be? Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Archive Network with Steph Is This You?

Gifts 100

Gifts Goals Calendars Networking 100

Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Put pen to paper (or finger tips to keyboard) and record important dates in a calendar, notebook or on your mobile device. Many people overlook this crucial step and end up missing important appointments, deadlines or details. Get hooked on mnemonics. Leather Furniture www.spacify.com/family-room-furniture.htm - for any room of the house.

UPS 100

UPS 2006 Keyboards Ergonomics 100

Practically Perfect PA

JULY 20, 2016

Apps World (April 20th-21st) is next up on the events calendar. THEN DRINK: Das Gift (Donaustraße 119, 12043 Berlin, Germany). For the Health and Fitness Conscious. Apps World, Berlin. CityCube Berlin, Messedamm, 26, 14055 Berlin. And simply put, they have the best darn Kimchi Fries ever (yes, they’re a thing!).

Travel 100

Travel Clothes Restaurants Gifts 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 3, 2013

Surely, as executive assistants we may feel this way when we have to do all the boring stuff - filing, expenses, travel, calendaring, and phones. Sure, it was based around time management and efficiency to better his/her life, but that also meant I helped their life and health overall.

Customer Service 40

Customer Service Gifts Finance Calendars 40

Success

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Alan Dwelle , former SUCCESS production manager. I’m working on taking time off for visits, but in the meantime I’ll reconnect the old-fashioned way by writing, sending cards throughout the year; little gifts the family might enjoy, too. For health? Schedule a regular date night on your calendar with your spouse.

Mentoring 345

Mentoring Goals Clothes Expenses 345

Jen Lawrence

MARCH 25, 2019

Throw in collaboration and communication tools like Slack, workflow managers, chat, text, *gasp* the phone… and the idea of unplugging becomes downright laughable. Along with health, time and energy are our most valuable resources. and you can even use color coding in your calendar to indicate task types. Don’t go.

Customer Service 69

Customer Service AT&T Assertiveness Social Media 69

Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

Initially it may take you longer to catch up if you have a large pile, but 15 minutes is manageable. Add dated or calendar items to a tickler file system or a diary as soon as they arrive. To be more productive, allocate 15 minutes each week. We all can find this much time in our schedules. What’s in My Blogging Toolkit?

2007 100

2007 Filing 2009 AT&T 100

Jen Lawrence

MARCH 25, 2019

Throw in collaboration and communication tools like Slack, workflow managers, chat, text, *gasp* the phone… and the idea of unplugging becomes downright laughable. Along with health, time and energy are our most valuable resources. and you can even use color coding in your calendar to indicate task types. Don’t go.

Customer Service 40

Customer Service AT&T Assertiveness Social Media 40

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. Use it to manage overwhelm when your world is freakin'! Utilize your calendar to schedule tasks. Sit down at your calendar and block out the time for your tasks. In the calendar.

AT&T 100

AT&T Calendars Social Media Stress 100