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OCTOBER 31, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Tips on Handling Deadlines By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D o you hate deadlines? Then there are times when I am bored out of my mind and start either asking others for work or updating the company database.

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DECEMBER 29, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Save Time Doing Simple Things that ADD UP to Major Time Savers | Main | 5 Tips for Productivity, Organizing and Changing Your Life » Tips to Go Almost Paperless "Steph, do you have some ideas for how I can go paperless?    However, the tip is still valid for many! 

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Personal Productivity Time & Priority Management Company/Group/Department Connect Today! family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Archive Network with Steph Is This You? Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Work With Stephanie « 5 Simple Steps to Eliminate Fear and Even Use it as an Asset | Main | 106 Thoughts on Overcoming Overwhelm in a Freaked-Out World » Communication Productivity Tip: Dont Make People Search for You.   Do you have a tip or trick that works well for you?  To your success!   Let me know! 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

» 6 Tips to Save You Time and Wasted Effort We are really close to wrapping up time management month!  PS - Do you have a great tip or idea about working from home?  Personal Productivity Time & Priority Management Company/Group/Department Connect Today! Archive Network with Steph Is This You?

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JANUARY 4, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Work From Home Mother - How to Organize Your Life and Home to Succeed | Main | Office Organization - 5 Steps to Setting Up Your Core Systems » Life Coaching Tips to Organize Yourself For Success (Guest Post: Natalie Dee) Nothing succeeds like success.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 10, 2009

This will save your company time and money. You really have to be careful with these, as pertinent company information could leak out into the wrong hands. You would either have to spend time shredding the papers yourself or hire a shredding company to do it for you. Whats next? Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

» 7 Tips for Organizing Your Home-Based Business Home based businesses are more than a passing fade.    The following items are provided as tips for your success.   The following items are provided as tips for your success. Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Work With Stephanie « Mon.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 11, 2010

Whether you’re traveling for business or pleasure, the automobile is still the most common means of getting to your destination. To avoid traveling in a perpetual mess, do a little pre-planning. Now that you’re car is empty, it’s time to stock it and organize it for stress-free travel. It’s a place to store traveling essentials.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Tips to Go Almost Paperless | Main | Listen Live to Stephanie Share Her Story on #WIBRadio on Jan 3 @ 1pm CST » 5 Tips for Productivity, Organizing and Changing Your Life Have you ever had one of those days or weeks where nothing goes as you originally planned? Archive Network with Steph Is This You?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 8, 2011

Personal Productivity Time & Priority Management Company/Group/Department Connect Today! family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today! Feel free, but please give me proper credit and let me know so that I can thank you!

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 17, 2009

Would it also be nice for the client to call every so often to commend your company on something that they did right and went above and beyond the call of duty? How would you feel? Would you prefer the client to calmly and rationally give you information on their issue? Were all human and should treat each other that way. Whats next?

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2008

Now picture how many people would have a negative image of your company? Here are some tips to consider: Even if you dont know the answer to their question, tell them that you will get back to them via e-mail, phone, etc. For more great tips on customer service, check out my post entitled 7 Ways to Great Customer Service.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets So why do companies continue to do it? Fax Blasts I remember someone from my IAAP Chapter asked me to fax the notice of our Chapter dinner to a list of about 60 companies to promote it.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Global)     February 14, 2011 Stephanie LH Calahan is interviewed for the expert tip of the week by Michele Price (@prosperitygal) of Breakthrough Business Strategies on BlogTalkRadio. Personal Productivity Time & Priority Management Company/Group/Department Connect Today! Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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OCTOBER 21, 2008

There are some companies that, unfortunately, don’t allow for purchases such as stationary , fax machines , toner , etc. Do you feel that you could find better buys, not just by going to the different stores such as Staples or Grand & Toy , but online as well? Since I work for a large corporation, this is my case as well.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 13, 2010

  It seems that every time I give a workshop to business owners there are at least one if not two new companies that are specializing in creating programs for your phone.  Personal Productivity Time & Priority Management Company/Group/Department Connect Today!   What does that mean? 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Personal Productivity & Organizing Link Lineup | Main | Handbook for Life: 52 Tips for Happiness and Productivity » Oh No! Personal Productivity Time & Priority Management Company/Group/Department Connect Today! Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   That is just not our style!

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FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Work With Stephanie « 19 Tips for Managing Your Email Even When You Dont Want To | Main | Mon Motivation - Do You Believe What You Are Told, or What You Know to be True? Personal Productivity Time & Priority Management Company/Group/Department Connect Today! Archive Network with Steph Is This You? » Rather Listen?

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 21, 2008

You would think that higher paying jobs would be the first ones to go, since companies would be losing more money by keeping the executives on board. You can find Administrative jobs in your area here. What are your thoughts on this issue? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 5, 2010

Personal Productivity Time & Priority Management Company/Group/Department Connect Today! family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today! Feel free, but please give me proper credit and let me know so that I can thank you!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 8, 2010

That question occurred to me after reading findings from the company Leadership IQ. That question occurred to me after reading findings from the company Leadership IQ. Personal Productivity Time & Priority Management Company/Group/Department Connect Today! Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today!

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Professional Assistant Blog

APRIL 1, 2008

" One of the most productive ways to update information on files is to either create or move a file into a shared folder on your companys network drive. This cuts down on you having to do the same job twice and saves you and the company time and money. Thanks for the tip! Leave a comment! I completely forgot about that.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2008

If you feel that you want to remain anonymous, please note that I never disclose any personal information such as your name, company, etc., If theres something you cant find, dont hesitate to contact me by e-mail here or click on the Submit A Question link at the top of this page. unless you specify that you would like me to. Whats next?

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

Whether you need help fixing up that company website, proofreading a report that your boss needs right away or even compiling reports that your boss gave you today and is asking for you to complete it yesterday. Hiring a freelancer can have great benefits. Truths of a Shy Writer can help you when you’re in a bind.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 24, 2010

Go to [link]  and sign up to get resources such as e-books, tip sheets, audio programs, complementary consulting and more!  Personal Productivity Time & Priority Management Company/Group/Department Connect Today! family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665

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NOVEMBER 5, 2008

That makes sense, but can this system be applied to other information, like monthly bills, tax returns, staff, legal issues, normal company information? You can find more filing tips by reading my article entitled " 7 Steps to Improve Your Filing System ". This way, you can keep track of all files in any way, shape or form.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 13, 2008

However, I did work in another company where the family was of a particular religion and they were the ones that owned the entire company. Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips Update: Please make sure to delete the current holidays that you have in your Outlook. Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter!

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 16, 2008

She is the largest share holder of the company, obviously. Heres the link: www.findaseminar.com/administrative-seminars.html Also, one other thing I wanted to mention is that the company that I work at has online courses that I can take. Check with your company to see if they have a similar program in place. Thanks in advance.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2008

for your company, click here. Did your boss just decide to install it on his/her system and yours then told you, "Read the manual, were going to be using this from now on"? If you’re looking to purchase ACT! This same thing happened to me as well as one of my readers. Whats next? Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

Personal Productivity Time & Priority Management Company/Group/Department Connect Today! family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today! Feel free, but please give me proper credit and let me know so that I can thank you!

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 18, 2008

It would be interesting to see how many companies would allow for this type of dress code, since quite a lot of places have client visits on a regular basis. Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 2comments for this post Jodith I have no problems with shorts in the office if its a casual environment (and I mean casual, not business casual).

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Go to [link] You’ll be able to sign up for free resources such as e-books, tip sheets, audio programs and more, all on the subject of time management! Personal Productivity Time & Priority Management Company/Group/Department Connect Today!   Just choose whatever appeals to you and that expert will send it to you!

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

all over the place, there is no consistency and makes everyone look bad, especially the company. Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 2comments for this post soruba Very informative. Someone needs to take over your responsibilities during that time. Also, if people are writing e-mails, memos, etc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Personal Productivity Time & Priority Management Company/Group/Department Connect Today! family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today! Feel free, but please give me proper credit and let me know so that I can thank you!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Work With Stephanie « 6 Tips to Save You Time and Wasted Effort | Main What is Your Done List Telling You? Lately, I have been watching on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn as various coaches share quotes and tips on TAKING ACTION.  Personal Productivity Time & Priority Management Company/Group/Department Connect Today!

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

Depending on what floor you are traveling to, your journey will be short so your introduction should be the same- short and too the point.  An exchange of business cards Here’s an example from someone who is employed as a sales representative from a company that sells crystal products. Hi, my name is Kim Harwood.

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