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3 Tips for Organizing Your Executive & Team Members. You can’t make others work the way you work. This is the first thing you have to accept if you want to help someone, such as your executive or team member, get and stay organized. Chances are the person you’re trying to help doesn’t have the same style preferences as you do. But if you’re willing to learn a person’s preferences, and not foist your own on him or her, you can help this person develop systems to stay organized by following th
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This is for Jane, Marie, and all the other women like them who think the way to success is to work whenever possible, and when not possible, to fill the time with motion. Just stop. There is nothing that can't wait till tomorrow--or even next week. And take it from me, rest helps you do more than pushing through ever will. ♥. . .
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by Okay, so maybe it is time to declutter than closet. This basic technique works for desktops, drawers, cupboards and any other spots where you keep a lot of stuff together. It’s not for attics or out of the way storage spots where you’re allowed to keep things that are rarely used and off-season clothes. This is for high traffic spots.
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by Okay, so maybe it is time to declutter than closet. This basic technique works for desktops, drawers, cupboards and any other spots where you keep a lot of stuff together. It’s not for attics or out of the way storage spots where you’re allowed to keep things that are rarely used and off-season clothes. This is for high traffic spots.
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Next Avenue's Gig Economy: Better for Boomers Than Millennials covers the growing trend of retirement age Americans choosing to work in the gig economy. Key quote: The lure of job flexibility and part-time income may be too hard to resist for millions of older Americans. This is borne out by the research on the on-demand economy (ODE) we conducted with Intuit. We found about 18% of all ODE worker are aged 55 or older.
So many of you will be reading this blog sitting in your office with the heating on and a small layer of snow on the ground outside. You are probably thinking it is January, why oh why is Practically Perfect PA teasing me with thoughts of summer parties? Well it is not my way of torturing you… honestly! Although summer may not just be found the corner people are starting to think about their events schedule for the year and well the office summer party is a pretty big deal.
by This year, don’t let your New Year’s resolutions be just another list of to do’s that you never get to and feel guilty about. Here are some tips on how to make some resolutions that you can actually keep. Don’t pick too many. Challenging yourself is a great idea, but be kind to yourself too. Keep in mind that a resolutions typically involve major changes in lifestyle and habits, and those don’t occur overnight.
In the climb from contributor to leader, the rules quietly change. If you’re aiming for the summit, the air gets thinner—and what got you here won’t be enough to get you to the top (a concept first popularized by Marshall Goldsmith in his book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There ). What made you successful early in your finance career—technical accuracy, sharp analysis, flawless execution—won’t be what carries you to the next level.
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by It's time to rehabilitate the much-maligned junk drawer. In the unlikely event that you don't have one, this is a drawer, usually in the kitchen, that acts as a catch-all for small items and pieces of other items that you don't have time to put away or don't know where to put. People are often embarrassed to admit that they have junk drawers, but I say using a drawer for this purpose is a heck of a lot better than letting those doohickeys clutter up the rest of the house.
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I’ve been reading a lot of books on leadership lately, something that I really haven’t done all that much before. Historically, I’ve read mostly time management, productivity, and technology books. While these have helped shape my skill set and knowledge, I’ve recognized that anyone who is interested in boosting their productivity needs to read leadership books as well.
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In this episode of the podcast I chat with the author of The Productivity Project, Chris Bailey. We talk about Chris’s new book, the process of writing the book, why quantitative and qualitative data are both needed to measure productivity, and whether or not Chris identifies as an early riser or a night owl. Relevant Links. The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy by Chris Bailey | Amazon.
I’ve been reading a lot of books on leadership lately, something that I really haven’t done all that much before. Historically, I’ve read mostly time management, productivity, and technology books. While these have helped shape my skill set and knowledge, I’ve recognized that anyone who is interested in boosting their productivity needs to read leadership books as well.
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