Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Doing so will help you avoid the hassle of rushing to get things done during the holiday season. Whether you work as an executive assistant or a file clerk, do these things now to reduce your stress level during the fourth quarter. Once the holiday season hits, you may be too busy to prepare for the review session.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

If your desk harbours mounds of papers, books, files and personal accessories, you may be adding unnecessary stress to your day. Set up a good filing system. Colour–coded files are especially helpful — they show you at a glance where something should go. Put items that must be looked at in a special folder or file.

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Filing Ergonomics 2010 Health 100

Tips From T. Marie

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Online technology is my thing, so I utilize electronic files, cloud storage, social media and email on a regular basis. Even so, when it comes to the personal touches in client relationships like holiday cards or birthday greetings, I’ve tended to stay away from the ecards and gone the more traditional paper route. I’m not sure.

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Holidays Gifts Purchasing Social Media 100

Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 25, 2010

Sort – everything into boxes/containers according to what needs to be done: file , shred, recycle , refer, toss, etc. Process the paper – take the items you sorted into boxes and put them where they belong: filing, your tickler or reading folder or delegate/refer to a more appropriate person, etc.

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Calendars Ergonomics Filing 2007 100

Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 16, 2012

In the commercial world this is generally known as corporate hospitality with most companies giving and receiving such things as gifts, tickets for sporting and social events etc. Instead the Act looks at corporate hospitality and asks is the event or gift being offered standard and reasonable or is it excessive and lavish ?

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Suppliers Gifts Agencies Training 100

Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 9, 2010

Delete unnecessary files: With a computer, you can free up space by sending unnecessary files to the trash. How about all those “junk files” on your mental hard drive? Download: Many “must keep” files that don’t need to reside on your hard drive can be downloaded onto a disk. Do yourself a favour – delete them.

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UPS Filing Holidays Ergonomics 100

Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 5, 2010

This feature lets users load and save HanDBase files to and from their desktops and import/export CSV files for transfer from/to other desktop applications. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action!

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Microsoft Access Ergonomics Filing Health 100

Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Each day we think of something new to surprise our attendees plus give away some great gifts such as on-line learning and conferences on demand. Especially during this busy year-end and holiday season you need to delegate wherever possible. This is a great time of year to organize your workspace and digital files.

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Facebook Gifts Holidays Filing 100

Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 30, 2010

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. That was just before my mother’s 78th birthday. She understands the first measure of an effective productivity system: 1) You can find things that need to be found.

Ergonomics 100

Ergonomics Medical Health 2006 100

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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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 19, 2010

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Ergonomics 2010 Health 2006 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 7, 2012

Where will you get flowers, baby gifts, birthday cakes, catered lunch, a venue for the holiday party, wine, a list of all the hot restaurants in town? Filing Set up a great filing system now. While you have the time, bust out the label maker, order all the supplies and prep for what all the filing you will have to do.

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Holidays Calendars Credit Card Restaurants 40

Bonnie Low-Kramen

JUNE 19, 2024

I went to the Philadelphia Human Rights Commission and filed a discrimination lawsuit. Also, holiday gifts that include make-up, flowers, lotions/body butter, perfumes, hair accessories, coupons for spa and facials. The company was required to have bias training as part of the settlement.

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Administrative Professionals Interviewing 2024 Gifts 52

Tips From T. Marie

JANUARY 27, 2022

Why it was a wise choice: Storing my files in the cloud rather than on a physical hard drive or flash drive makes it easy to access them from my desktop, laptop, iPad, and phone. It’s also super easy for me to share files with others. Soon after that a client gifted me with Adobe Acrobat because we used it so often together.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Create email folders same as you would for word doc and paper files. If you need to write/send your holiday cards then look at your calendar and schedule it in. Review your tickler file, "to do" lists, Outlook tasks, or whatever you use to track your action items. Create a file folder January through December.

AT&T 100

AT&T Calendars Social Media Stress 100

Productivityist

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Some days it might be an accumulation of small tasks — like sending emails, printing reports, locating files for colleagues — other days I might be able to finish an entire project in an hour. Related Stories The Rise of The Smart Magazine The 2013 Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide How to Avoid the Bad Meeting Trap.

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Telecommuting Filing 2013 Email 40

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

In instances where people have directly helped me get a job by making an important introduction or went out of their way for me, I will give a gift, if appropriate. The timing of the gift is also crucial. When I got promoted, I actually gave a gift to the person who got me my first job at the company.

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Job Hunting Resume Cover Letter Interviewing 40

Productivityist

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

When your main client files for bankruptcy and declares that they cannot pay you (despite the fact you have completed a large amount of work) this definitely falls into that bracket. Related Stories The 2014 Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide Contextually Speaking 15,000 Feet: The Space Between Projects and Areas of Focus and Responsibility.

2014 40

2014 Gifts Holidays Training 40

Men With Pens

JANUARY 10, 2010

Over time, however, the business failed and the professor had to file for bankruptcy and lost his credibility. The professor, who is also a gifted public speaker, is also well-received in the “lecture circuit.&# Then, one day, this professor decided to start his own business. What do you think is the moral of the story here?

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