Practically Perfect PA
JANUARY 13, 2016
Hi everyone, how are you guys doing? It has been a while since I last wrote a personal blog so I thought I would send you an update on what has been happening over the last ten months. Firstly I should give a big shout out to the wonderful William who has been running things on the website during my maternity leave. As some of you may or may not know I did indeed have a little boy back in March.
Office Organization Success
JANUARY 12, 2016
You’ve written a fabulous article … you publish it in your newsletter … and that’s it! It just sits there, never to see the light of day again. Too often this is what business owners do. They don’t realize that they can take that ONE article and really leverage it to: get more subscribers and clients; position themselves as an expert in their niche; and. build their content library.
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Small Business Labs
JANUARY 14, 2016
We were asked the other day what books we thought best explain how the economy and jobs have changed over the past couple of decades. We came up with these 3: 1. Supercapitalism by Robert Reich. The former labor secretary provides a historical view of how over the past few decades Americans as consumers and investors have gained power, while as citizens and employees we have lost power.
Laughing all the Way to Work
JANUARY 13, 2016
This summer I will be presenting at the AdminPro Forum 2016 in Florida and am really looking forward to it. Keynote speakers include Joan Burge, Lucy Brazier, Julie Perrine and Laura Stack. I have enjoyed the teachings of most of these ladies over the years and am thrilled to be participating with them and look forward to learning from them too. Recently on Facebook on the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) page they had a question on what would be the ideal gift fr
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!
Practically Perfect PA
JANUARY 14, 2016
With just over a month to go until the Assist Conference kicks off on Friday 26th February at The Forge in Camden I am putting the final touches to the event. I must say I am really looking forward to the day. We have fantastic speakers and the programme is packed full of thought-provoking, relevant and informative content. We have great networking opportunities for all of the delegates and we are adding a few creative details to make the conference fun and engaging.
Office Dynamics
JANUARY 11, 2016
Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful holiday and have settled back into work. We are already 11 days into January 2016 and I am asking myself, “What is truly going to make this year different than 2015?” I know it is a new year. And I know I am ready for a year of good health and well-being. That is the most important on my list. But when I sit here and think that I have been doing this job as CEO of Office Dynamics and being a trainer, speaker and coach for more than 25 years, I wonder “W
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On The Job
JANUARY 13, 2016
If you love your job but find some people at work have gotten on your last nerve, you're not alone. There is the guy with the bad breath. The woman who is so negative she makes Debbie Downer look like an optimist. Or what about the motor mouth who won't shut up? Yes, these are challenging things to deal with at work. But the important thing to remember is that these aren't bad people.
Professional Assistant Blog
JANUARY 11, 2016
No matter if you eat white or brown rice, long or short grain, it is not easy to get it right when cooked traditionally in a pot. Thanks to the electric rice cooker, cooking rice is a piece of cake – set it at the right settings and leave it to cook. Not only can it cook rice, you can easily cook porridge, stew and oatmeal in a pot. Electric rice cookers these days are smart that it can determine and adjust the cooking time and temperature for cooking the fluffiest rice.
Productivityist
JANUARY 14, 2016
Melissa Steginus is the Operations Assistant at Productivityist. She is also a talented juggler of jobs: y oga instructor, ESL teacher, community network facilitator, writer, and magazine content coordinator. Connect with Melissa on Twitter @melsteg. For my first Productivityist blog post, I figured I should write about a topic on which I’m an expert: hitting the snooze button.
Clutter Coach
JANUARY 14, 2016
by Well, these bars don’t come with any cute monkeys to entertain you, but they’re cleverly designed. I really like the way you can have two layers of items hanging parallel to the wall; very creative maximization of space. I corresponded with Paige Norton of the Monkey Bars Company and she sent me some more info about them: If you’re ready to rid yourself of the need for an off-site storage unit, or just ready to take back control of your garage, consider the unique Monkey Bars Gara
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Practically Perfect PA
JANUARY 11, 2016
Follow the popularity of my blog post on Excel Hacks I thought I would write a follow up – 40 Word Hacks! I bloody love MS Word which is handy as I use it all the time as do most assistants. These tips will save you loads of time and might just impress your most geekiest of colleagues! To search for auto recovered documents on the File menu, click Open , and then click Recent Documents.
Virtual Moxie
JANUARY 12, 2016
At AssistU , we curate content into a weekly brief that’s delivered to our folks each Monday morning. Yesterday, we shared some of our best “2016” lists. You’ve seen them—the 25 best business books for 2016, the 19 top iPhone apps for 2016, 465 things to get rid of in 2016—those sorts of lists. Shortly after we delivered the brief, one of the VAs forwarded it to me and asked why she’d never seen such a list come from me for VAs.
Productivityist
JANUARY 11, 2016
In this episode I speak with the founder of Nerd Fitness and the author of the book Level Up Your Life, Steve Kamb. We talk about what it takes to take your life to the next level in a variety of ways and go over what’s happened in both of our journeys since the very first interview we ever had over 7 years ago. (Note: I said 9 years ago on the podcast, but that was because I got caught on the fact we spoke in 2009.
Clutter Coach
JANUARY 14, 2016
by I wrote a whole little book full of these. Here's one: It's so frustrating The intractability Of solid objects. Block photo by me. Originally posted 2010-11-18 12:21:05. Republished by Blog Post Promoter The post Haiku about Clutter appeared first on Clutter Coach.
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Office Dynamics
JANUARY 12, 2016
HR Managers Say Posting Negative Comments Is Most Common Deal Breaker. MENLO PARK, Calif. , Jan. 5, 2016 / PRNewswire / — The advice “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all” holds especially true in today’s digital age, suggests new research from staffing firm OfficeTeam. When asked about the most common social media mistakes that take job seekers out of the running for a position, 45 percent of human resources (HR) managers cited wr
Small Business Labs
JANUARY 11, 2016
Burson-Marsteller, The Aspen Institute and Time Magazine released survey results last week on the sharing/gig/on-demand economy. Time's Exclusive: See How Big the Gig Economy Really Is covers the study results, which indicate the gig economy is quite big. Key quote: 44% of U.S. adults have participated in such transactions, playing the roles of lenders and borrowers, drivers and riders, hosts and guests.
Productivityist
JANUARY 12, 2016
One of the best things you can do to clear your head and to improve your level of self-awareness is to journal. There is nothing quite like being able to empty out your thoughts in a place that is for you and you alone. Journaling allows you to reflect and then adjust your plan for tomorrow and beyond. At first glance, you may think it takes too much time to journal.
Clutter Coach
JANUARY 14, 2016
by Could you use a little more time in your life? Do you find yourself. wondering where the day went? If so, read on. You could be a lucky winner! What you’ll win: An hour long, one-on-one Make Time Now session with me, Claire Tompkins, the Clutter Coach. In this session, I’ll determine your three biggest time wasters and provide personalized strategies for you to stop losing precious time and start getting things done.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn
Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.
Office Dynamics
JANUARY 13, 2016
Improve Your Organization’s Efficiency. An efficient business is one that uses the best technology to help it keep its edge. Maintaining the best tech solutions is critical, and failure to do so can lead to a plummet in efficiency. Salesforce cites data from a paper published by Forrester stating that 42 percent of customer service representatives are unable to efficiently deal with customer issues due to outdated user interfaces and other forms of archaic systems.
Clutter Coach
JANUARY 14, 2016
by I read an excerpt from Sandra Felton's recent book, Organizing for Life , on Amazon today (and I put it at the top of my Amazon list in the left column). I have quite a few of her books and I like all of them. As a reformed "messie," she brings insight and compassion into the problems disorganized people face. Felton's theory is that messy people treat themselves poorly by not being organized.
Clutter Coach
JANUARY 14, 2016
by Here’s the second chapter of my new book. Simple Way #2. Donations. Make it easy to give things away to charity. It’s one thing to decide that your old green sweater or the picture frame you got as a gift and never used can go. It’s another thing to get it out of the house. Here’s how. Put an empty shopping bag in your closet. Whenever you come across an item of clothing you don’t want anymore, chuck it in there.
Clutter Coach
JANUARY 14, 2016
by More time for fun. More time with family. More time with friends. More time to read. More time to relax. More time to make a dress. More time to drink your morning coffee. More time to be outdoors. More time to smell the roses. More time to take a road trip. More time to cuddle up. More time to pet the cat. More time to dance. More time to send a card.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.
Clutter Coach
JANUARY 14, 2016
by I live in California near the Golden Gate Bridge (which celebrated its 75th birthday last year). To protect it from corrosive sea salt, it needs to be touched up all the time. As long as the ocean winds blow, the bridge will need new paint. I’m talking about maintenance , my friends. There’s really no way to get around it. Once you organize your space, you have to maintain it or, like that bridge, it will fall down.
Clutter Coach
JANUARY 14, 2016
by Do you make notes and lists of all you have to do but still end up falling down rabbit holes of activity that weren’t on any lists? Have you got so much to do that you feel overwhelmed and defeated before you even start? In a world where things are moving and changing constantly, we all need help with this one. I’ve just created a an audio program called Five Ways to Seriously Get Things Done to do just that.
Clutter Coach
JANUARY 14, 2016
by A software engineer reached out to me last week to let me know about an app she and her partner developed to increase their own productivity as they worked on their start up. It’s called 52 Wins. There’s a companion blog that will record the successes of the app users as they build a skill, try something new, stick to a plan or whatever it is they choose as a goal over the coming year.
Clutter Coach
JANUARY 14, 2016
by I went clothes shopping last week with a friend who had volunteered to help me upgrade my image. I haven't been completely happy with my professional look and she has a great eye for clothes. First she asked me to find pictures of clothes that I liked and identify what colors I liked and hated. We got together over coffee and she made some notes based on my choices, then we went to the shops.
Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion
In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha
Clutter Coach
JANUARY 14, 2016
by The upside to having waaaay too many folders on your Mac desktop is that you can win a contest for most artistic creation using said folders. Last month, Gizmodo sponsored such a contest. Here's my favorite, the 2nd place winner, with a lovely rendition of a MacBook Air by Daniel Lagin: The post Desktop Clutter Made Artistic appeared first on Clutter Coach.
Clutter Coach
JANUARY 11, 2016
by. Won't being organized make me dull and boring? No! Many people have an instinctive aversion to being organized. When they think “organized,” they think of an accountant with a pocket protector sitting at a bare desk in a room full of filing cabinets. Or they think of gleaming supermarket shelves, with rows upon rows of evenly spaced, carefully lined up items.
Clutter Coach
JANUARY 11, 2016
by. Has this happened to you? You lovingly create a wonderful sandwich to take to work and then when you go to the company fridge to retrieve it, it's gone! Some larcenous, sneaky coworker has made off with your fabulous lunch! Well, fret no more. You can now deter potential bandits with these repellent, green moldy-spotted plastic sandwich bags.
Clutter Coach
JANUARY 11, 2016
by. This adorable wall socket cover provides a spot to park your phone while it's charging. The antlers are rubber, so they'll grip the phone, plus there's more antler space for draping the cord. And they come in three deer varieties!!! There's another model to cover a light switch. Those antlers would be a great spot to hang your keys, your shopping tote and maybe a lightweight handbag.
Clutter Coach
JANUARY 11, 2016
by Getting yourself organized is not rocket science. Unless the Muppets' game "One of These Things Is Not Like the Others" left you scratching your head, you can sort stuff into categories. You're also capable of making decisions instead of adding to your teetering pile of things you'll decide on at some later, unspecified date (which, honestly, may never come).
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