Tips From T. Marie

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Wake up, drink coffee (non-negotiable), check emails, and get to work. Block it off in your calendar and treat it like it’s non-negotiable. When your brain knows what’s coming next, it’s less likely to spiral into an existential crisis before noon. Action Step : Create a loose routine for yourself.

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Success

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Admittedly, that’s not much of a time difference, but then again, somehow it’s almost time to bring out the 2023 calendars. No matter what the calendar says, it’s always a great time to focus on the foundational pieces that lead to success.”. It’s going to get more challenging next year.”.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 6, 2017

He asked me to find a location, negotiate a lease, remodel the space if needed and take care of all interior decorating and procurement. Three months later I selected the location, negotiated the lease, remodeled the space and purchased new furniture, office equipment, and supplies. Negotiators. I said, “Mr. Facility Managers.

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Success

APRIL 25, 2024

I have a calendar full of the total time I’ve moved each month on my desk. She says, “Having the confidence log so close to you acts like a mirror, so the next time people think ‘I can’t ask for more,’ or ‘I can’t negotiate this,’ or ‘I can’t reach out to a Fortune 500 client,’ they have evidence that they’ve done a lot already.”

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Success

MAY 3, 2023

If you’re traveling to a different time zone, always double check your calendar to make sure any meeting times are correctly noted. Sometimes, while a discounted rate is not offered, we are able to negotiate the inclusion of other amenities for longer stays, such as spa treatments or food and beverage credit,” Fischer-Rosenthal says.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 18, 2020

Earlier this month you may have been scheduling business trips, events and negotiating with vendors. Fast forward to now; you’re vigorously putting out fires, redoing your Executive’s calendar, receiving cancellations and making them too. Working from the office is just as complex.

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Success

JUNE 2, 2023

Checking your boss’ calendar in advance to see what they have before and after your conversation can help you pick an ideal time, and make sure they can devote the appropriate amount of time and focus to the conversation,” Abrahams says. Timing and context are important in all communication.

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On The Job

JANUARY 11, 2008

The key, they say, is being able to negotiate and debate with others so that it is clear to everyone what the priorities must be and what you have going on. For example, you should should have a calendar or planner to list the top three tasks for a day with the highests risks and payoffs, weighed against your goals. del.icio.us.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Rocket Money may help you lower some of your monthly bills through their bill negotiation service. With bill negotiation, Rocket Money checks if the same billed service is available for a lower price. This saves time and the headache of negotiating and lowering your bills yourself. Money Manager Cost: $2.49 per month/$19.99

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Competencies – Calendaring, travel, task organization, projects. o Negotiation. Succession Planning for Senior-level Executive Assistants – These need to be in place; companies are beginning to see the value of these as they anticipate the departure of their most experienced assistants within the next few years. Propose ideas.

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The Office Professionals Place

JULY 29, 2009

Their duties include (but are not limited to) answering and screening calls, meeting and greeting clients and customers, maintaining executives calendars, writing correspondence, generating reports, meeting planning, filing, travel arrangements, maintain client/customer data records, supervising others, and the list goes on.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 13, 2008

I was so excited about getting a steady salary that I wrote the amount in my calendar on each payday. I was told they do not give the salary range out, but that it was something potential employees negotiated with them when an offer was made. I remember when I started my first job in the mid 70s. I was making $137 every two weeks.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

AUGUST 11, 2011

Have you negotiated some tricky issues with difficult clients or team members, financial snafus, or equipment/technology failures? Help an entrepreneur develop a marketing plan and calendar. If they happened to you, they are likely happening to others. Let your experience guide them during times of crisis. Are you a marketing guru?

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 11, 2014

You can then use your initiative to appreciate what your manager’s typical week involves to enable you to deal with emails and phone calls and plan engagements into their calendar, without having to always consult your boss. One of the crucial elements in ensuring a successful relationship is communication.

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C-Suite Assistants

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Complex travel arrangements, calendar management, and keeping up with technical innovations are only part of what an excellent executive assistant needs to do for you. Time-Consuming Recruitment Until you have done it, it’s hard to imagine the amount of time hiring executive assistants can take.

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The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Some bad bosses believe that what they say goes and there is no room for negotiation. How to deal with it: If you keep your bosses calendar, you can ask him ahead of time if he needs anything in particular for the meeting or if you know the agenda you can suggest information your boss can take to the meeting and have it prepared.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 1, 2014

This means everything from drafting memos and managing calendars to calling in prescriptions and rescheduling dental appointments. Last September I successfully negotiated a change in title and salary, but am still the lowest-paid manager in our company, even though I have more management experience than several other managers.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

I knew we were going to go back to that city the next year so negotiated with the hotel that if I booked the next event at their venue would they waive the cancellation fee. Negotiation As you saw above, negotiation is possible. Fortunately, they were able to waive it and we only lost our $500 deposit. It is always worth asking.

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Jen Lawrence

AUGUST 8, 2022

Your task management system could be a physical planner, digital calendar, or wall of post-it notes. It also allows you to make informed negotiations about your time and energy, which is essential to setting boundaries. Simply put, bookending means you check in with your task management systems at the beginning and end of your day.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Get better payment terms by negotiation. To orchestrate this approach, you have to have a carefully monitored calendar to get your timings right. It’s obviously fine to try and negotiate payment terms, but I think that deliberately paying your bills late is just bad business. Get better payment terms by non-payment.

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Worxbee

MAY 18, 2023

Utilize project management software, synchronized calendars, and establish clear workflows and processes to maintain seamless organization within your virtual team. Embracing Technological Proficiency In your capacity as a virtual manager, embracing technology is non-negotiable for seamless team collaboration.

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Page Personnel

AUGUST 26, 2022

They coordinate schedules, handle employee issues, negotiate with suppliers and work hard to ensure everyone gets along within the company culture. They are proficient use of all Microsoft tools and have great calendar management experience. What does it take to be a successful office manager?

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BMT Office Administration

MAY 9, 2024

Tax Regulations E-filing corporate and partnership returns S corps, C corps, and partnerships with at least 100 partners must e-file their income tax returns if required to file at least ten returns of any type during the calendar year ending with or within the entity’s taxable year. Religious and other types of waivers are available.

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Small Business CEO

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Every January, thousands of professionals and entrepreneurs gather in Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES)—one of the biggest trade expos in the technology calendar. During the daytime, some of the biggest companies and most exciting startups in the world put their new products on display.

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Men With Pens

JULY 21, 2011

Advance your blogging swagger : Check to see if the site you are targeting has an editorial calendar. Often these calendars provide valuable clues to future themes and designated deadlines – which gives you a better chance of getting the right article in front of the blog owner at the right time. More than your “15 minutes of fame”.

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Karen Vivarelli

JULY 27, 2020

MAP OUT YOUR HOURS Block out the time in your calendar or planner and decide on the hours you are going to work on your biz and let that time be non-negotiable for change. Now map out the hours you’ll be working with clients.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Her skill set it basically calendar and coffee. Her skill set it basically calendar and coffee. If her boss LOVED her maybe her boss really only needed calendar and coffee help, but we won’t know for sure what her boss thought and all the performance reviews HR has for her 30+ years vs your 2 years.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 6, 2013

EA work is typically admin work - phones, travels, calendars, expense reports, mtgs/luncheons, etc. However, if you know how valued you are and what unique things you bring to the table, it does mean there may be some room for negotiating.

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Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

‘I have this big project, he’s not letting me on his calendar, how can I remedy that?’ Then, keep personal feelings out of hard conversations by negotiating from the point of the data. I would see a leader from one division talking to an Admin from another division about how best to deal with that person’s leader.

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 21, 2020

They are not paid the big bucks to manage a calendar and book flights. On top of that, these leaders don’t do a very good job of managing their schedules because they don’t have time to look at their calendar from a holistic perspective. A great executive assistant looks at the entire calendar for a month—what happened last week?

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Success

DECEMBER 14, 2024

One minute, I was at my desk, working and checking emails like any other Monday morning, when a sudden calendar invite for a “quick meeting” with my manager popped up. Few experiences are as gut-wrenching and emotionally devastating as getting laid off.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Most achievers have no trouble codifying clear goals but then let time-sucking “opportunities” creep into calendars. Set regular, non-negotiable shipping goals that leave you not quite enough time to finish. The Latin origin of decide , decidere, means “to cut off,” and cutting the nonessential is as important as selecting priorities.

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Brilliantly Better

JULY 17, 2010

You have to subclass Calendars, Time Zones and Time Components if you want to do some fine grained date comparisons. No more arguing or negotiating, I just started to code it. Frustration Level (0 – 1oo): 45 – UIDatePicker is still a nasty thing, not to mention that working with time in Objective C is a pain in the arse.

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Productivity Bits

JUNE 10, 2011

Blocking out these times on a calendar, turning off the phone and pronouncing ourselves unavailable helps keep any distractions away. 9 – Negotiate Flexibility. Or perhaps negotiating to work some days from home and use teleconferencing software works well for some people too. 3 – Acknowledge Your Accomplishments.

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C-Suite Assistants

OCTOBER 10, 2024

PAs can assist with various tasks, from coordinating private and business calendars to running errands, handling personal correspondence, and managing household staff at multiple residences. Many PAs work in the individual’s home office. Improving workflow efficiency enables busy executives to concentrate on the most critical tasks.

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Success

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Sooner or later, every entrepreneur discovers that negotiation is an indispensable skill. Work gets whatever space is left in our calendars. If your Facebook ads aren’t delivering the ROI you expect, read this book to find out why. Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss and Tahl Raz. Try it; this will change your world.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Just follow these simple steps: Check your workload calendar or spreadsheet and write down when you’ll start your project. If they then want you to complete the job, you re-negotiate a price. All you need to do is write everything down. You might want to consider coming up with this type of policy. Eliza´s last blog.

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