Success

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

This means if we are constantly inundated with messes, lost files and forgotten tasks, it can take a toll on our mental state and bring on unnecessary stress. Maybe you start with a desk drawer, closet, the fridge or your email inbox. Things like trash or files from years ago will be easy to toss or place. One bite at a time.

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 2, 2017

I’ve written a few blogs in the past about maximising Outlook for productivity and filing paperwork , but today I wanted to focus specifically on organising your outlook folders. I think the way people structure their email files can be quite a personal thing! So for me, I like to keep them filed away, just in case!

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Productivity Bits

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

After purging the unnecessary stuff that mounted in your desk and anywhere else, it’s now time to prepare your filing system. Chaos can easily break anywhere in your living space if no filing system is set up to hold the different materials that you accumulate as you work. Physical File System.

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Tips From T. Marie

OCTOBER 7, 2016

One of the most popular excuses many businesses give for needing ‘in office’ personnel is access to files. Some businesses have whole rooms full of metal filing cabinets. Within those metal behemoths are file folders stuffed with paperwork that may or may not be needed in the daily running of the business.

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 16, 2012

Last week I was on annual leave and as I’m sure you can imagine on my first day back in the office I was confronted with a shed load of emails and a pile of paperwork **cough cough junk cough** that had been left on my desk. I have five different types of filing systems that I use everyday. My email filing system.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Today I share a simple method to create your own ACTION/Quick Reference system. Create Your Action/Quick Reference System 1 -- Start with what is on top of your desk.  Call, write, pay, scan, enter data, read, file and write are all examples of the verbs you might have. Video of the Paper Pile to Action System.

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Success

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

office professionals surveyed agreed that they spend more time searching for documents and files they need than responding to emails and messages,” according to a 2021 survey conducted by Wakefield Research for Elastic. Don’t save an email or a phone call to deal with later. They don’t respond to emails as they arrive.

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Success

MARCH 27, 2024

When controlling our awareness and where our attention is going, Kwik explains that the brain’s reticular activating system (RAS) controls a great deal. With social media, texts and emails, it’s easy for our brains to suddenly switch into defense mode to fight fires. Hope is not a great strategy.” Technology is a tool for us to use.

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Office Organization Success

APRIL 24, 2009

Building a successful long-term profitable business isn’t about “marketing&# your business, it’s about “managing&# your business – the marketing comes once you have your management systems in place… this is a really important concept, and once you’ve got to grips with this, marketing becomes a whole lot easier!

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Success

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Email is probably the easiest form of communication between team members; it’s also easily misinterpreted. You shouldn’t avoid email, but you shouldn’t use it as your sole mode of communication either. Collaboration usually involves a lot of revisions and file updates. Create a file management system.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 27, 2018

The problem is it is now filed in the back burner of my mind. I find with the volume of work admins deal with throughout the day, week and month, we need some system to keep things straight. When I receive an email relating to a meeting, I create a meeting sheet and cut and paste the email in there and make any relevant notes.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 6, 2010

Building a successful long-term profitable business isn't about "marketing" your business, it's about "managing" your business - the marketing comes once you have your management systems in place. So what I'd like to share with you today are my top 5 steps to setting up your core office organization systems.

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Office Organization Success

APRIL 9, 2014

Like your desk becoming overrun with paper piles, or your PC becoming littered with folders and files, so too can you ecommerce system become disorganized and out-of-control. Your system will quickly become cluttered with all of these different lists, and it will make finding specific lists harder. ” at [link].

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 12, 2017

So it goes without saying that you get tons of emails, oh and your Executive probably gets tons of emails too! One area that is my absolute weak spot is email. I am guilty of being an email addict and spending unnecessary amounts of time reading, replying and filing my emails.

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Success

JULY 13, 2021

To create my outline, I use a system knowable only unto myself that involves scraps of paper, many different colored pens, and files that sometimes get lost. My imperfect but functional system for noting the things I’ve gathered involves: Emailing the idea to myself: I include enough context so I’ll understand it months later.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2017

Just forward your confirmation emails to the app (hotel, rental car, airline tickets, etc.), Cloud-Based File Storage: Tired of attaching documents to emails and relying on track changes to keep up with multiple people editing the same files? Need to access your work from any device, anywhere?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Finding the right CRM software/system -- like many purchases we make for our business -- is not always simple and I'm sure that I can't solve this question in one blog post. single entry from my mobile phone, online or via my email  integration with social media (e.g.   8 - Email Management.   (e.g.

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Tips From T. Marie

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

This can be done both in person, with a physical intro packet or via email or messenger with a digital file. Often the free alternatives to popular programs don’t always play nice with other computer systems or the programs a client might be using. You could even create your intro packet on video and share the link!

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All Things Admin

JUNE 23, 2021

Many believe that the terms “procedures” and “systems” are interchangeable, but that’s not exactly true. A system contains all the information you need to handle the accounting functions for your job. Procedures, forms, and checklists combine to create systems for how you get things done efficiently. Systems have many benefits.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Productive & Organized Goes Audio in 3 Different Ways » 19 Tips for Managing Your Email Even When You Dont Want To E-mail, it is the form of communication that we love to hate and love to love.    Multiple studies on business productivity will tell you that huge amounts of time are wasted on email.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Productivity in Bite Sized Pieces - Weekly #Cinch Audiocast Review | Main | Caffeine-Free Ways to Increase Focus & Attention » You Can Steal Time Back From Email A few days ago I received an email from a reader.  " Email is something that many of us struggle with. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 5, 2011

Work With Stephanie « Start the New Year off with a New Focus on Your Personal Affairs | Main | Listen Live to Stephanie on Edge of Change - Interview with the Experts #Productivity #Organization » Procrastination, Email, Multi-Tasking, Family Management, Soc Media Backup Etc. Link Lineup! Link Lineup! : Link Lineup!

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 2, 2017

I’ve written a few blogs in the past about maximising Outlook for productivity and filing paperwork , but today I wanted to focus specifically on organising your outlook folders. I think the way people structure their email files can be quite a personal thing! So for me, I like to keep them filed away, just in case!

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Jen Lawrence

AUGUST 4, 2022

Most business models today require an email marketing system to communicate with clients and customers. Whether a product or service-based business, you need to collect email addresses and provide engaging content to your subscribers. . Collect Personal Email Addresses. Clean Your Subscriber List.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 4, 2017

IFTTT has the ability to connect to just about any application and even has a platform that allows app developers to integrate new apps with the IFTTT system, making it easier for clients to see the new app, download and use it. Mint is an app that is highly effective for integrating your accounting system.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Over the course of a working lifetime an office worker will drink an average of 24,684 cups of tea, disagree with colleagues 479 times and send a staggering 400,816 emails. So, getting organised and implementing policies or a filing system to help life in the office run a little more smoothly could be very worthwhile in the long run.

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Office Organization Success

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

For most business owners there will be a physical client file that you’ll need to create. One of the simplest ways of creating this file is by using a manila file folder in which you simply drop your paperwork into. Physical: Create a Client Contact Sheet. Click here to activate your Membership.

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Eat Your Career

JANUARY 31, 2023

Files, photos, passwords, apps, emails, and more fill our virtual space. As modern-day professionals, we are all overloaded with electronic stuff! Everything (the useful and the useless) gets mixed together, and it’s nearly impossible to find anything. This kind of digital clutter is mentally draining and physically distracting.

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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). In fact, I’m going to give you a complete overview of my brand new time management system. I moved to electronic systems after I lost my paper planner on an airplane in 2010.

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Success

JANUARY 8, 2024

This Apple-only app offers comprehensive tracking systems to monitor good and bad habits, helps you set up SMART goals and provides charts and graphs to see your progress over time. But if you only need a way to check off that you went for a daily walk, you might not need (or want to pay for) all the premium features.

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Office Organization Success

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

For most business owners there will be a physical client file that you’ll need to create. One of the simplest ways of creating this file is by using a manila file folder in which you simply drop your paperwork into. Physical: Create a Client Contact Sheet. Digital: Create Client Folders. In your main client folder.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 4, 2016

Organising and maintaining multiple email inboxes. Devising and maintaining office systems, including data management, CRM system and filing. Website maintenance, organising marketing emails and social media posts using mail chimp and Hootsuite. Including corresponding on behalf of the CEO when required.

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Success

JUNE 27, 2024

Watching out for the bad actors Some companies that aren’t paying freelancers on time don’t have a proper business management system in place to ensure that freelancers are treated fairly. They wrote an email, and I got paid. She also advises adding late fees to contracts to prevent missing and outstanding payments.

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Allwork

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The cons of expert freelancers They can be tough to integrate into existing systems. Maybe it’s a 10% increase in email sales in Q1 — but is that a year-over-year increase, or a quarter-over-quarter one? Develop a file-sharing system. Don’t have a time management system? They’re agile hires. They can quit suddenly.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 3, 2012

Managing your boss’ emails is one of the crucial tasks that we as assistants are asked to perform. It has taken a while to confidently manage emails on behalf of someone else but I feel now with a few years experience it is easer than you think. Action emails as appropriate. DO: Make use of the email systems technology.

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BMT Office Administration

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The IRS is so serious about IRIS, its new simplified e-filing platform for information returns, that it’s convening monthly working group meetings over the internet. You can e-file through FIRE and IRIS, but don’t file the same returns through both platforms. TCCs, Crawford said, are your e-filing credential.

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The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 22, 2010

Sunday, August 22, 2010 Miscommunication, Misfiled, and Misplaced = Misrepresentation A work day consists of filing, answering phones, greeting visitors, and a host of communication efforts with coworkers, supervisors, and customers, plus other duties and responsibilities that can get overwhelming. Lets grow together!

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