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Procrastination at Work: How to Practice Better Time Management

BMT Office Administration

A little bit of procrastination at the office is surprisingly common, with 88% of workers reporting that they put off important work tasks for at least one hour each day. Over half of the participants reported using their smartphones the most to avoid work, while 44% cited browsing the internet as their biggest distraction.

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Need To Create a PDF? Don't Have the Software? Don't Panic!

Professional Assistant Blog

By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Access , MS-Excel , MS-Outlook , MS-PowerPoint , MS-Word , Productivity Y ou receive an e-mail from your manager. Your manager asks you to create a report of some sort and wants you to send it to a client, but making sure that they cannot manipulate the information.

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Overworked? Unload Your Workload to a Freelancer!

Professional Assistant Blog

By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 Filed Under: Prioritize , Productivity D o you need extra help with your workload ? Do you feel overwhelmed by the number of tasks that keep getting piled on your desk like a never ending mountain of files? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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"Excel"ing to Create Subtotal Row Totals

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise "Excel"ing to Create Subtotal Row Totals By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, September 03, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Excel , Organize , Productivity Y our manager sends you an e-mail with a spreadsheet attached. I was able to put the entire report together within a matter of minutes.

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Work From Home? Want to be More Productive?

Professional Assistant Blog

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, February 29, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Excel , Organize , Productivity A re you a Virtual/ Professional Assistant or want to become one? This lessens the time you have to spend on the phone. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work? Want to be More Productive?

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How to Write Effective E-mails

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise How to Write Effective E-mails By The Professional Assistant on Saturday, August 25, 2007 Filed Under: A re you the type of person that likes to ramble on and on about something? You want to tell your co-worker that you need to get a report from them within the hour.

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Elevator Etiquette 101: Going Up?

Professional Assistant Blog

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, October 17, 2008 Filed Under: Travel Y ou’re standing in the elevator and everyone is crammed like a can of sardines. No one wants you to report the weather. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work? That’s what The Weather Network is for.

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