October, 2009

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Effectively Utilize Outlook to Increase Productivity and Save Time with These 5 Simple Tips

Office Organization Success

Members of my Easy Office Organization program and my private clients know that I’m a die-hard Outlook fan. I’ve tried many email and contact management systems over the years, but keep coming back to this one tool. Why? Because it does everything that I could possibly need in order to effectively run my business. It’s my: Email manager. Contact manager.

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This is your world.

Virtual Moxie

Virtual Moxie - The Cure For The Common Virtual Assistance Practice I Want Moxie! And you can also join in the conversation about Moxie posts happening over on my Facebook page Recent Comments Stephanie on Speed is the enemy of many good things. Anastacia on Speed is the enemy of many good things. Renee on Speed is the enemy of many good things. Pam Ryan on Speed is the enemy of many good things.

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Preparing for Your Annual Review

Office Dynamics

A segment from the seasonal segments titled : "4th Quarter Success Series". Preparing for your annual review can be somewhat nerve wracking but not if you are prepared! Just think the three P’s: Packaging – how are you going to package your information that you plan to present to your executive? You should provide this information to your executive at least 3 weeks prior to your review.

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10 Scariest Excuses to tell your supervisor when you call off work

The Office Professionals Place

The Office Professionals Place by Elite Office Concepts The purpose of this blog is to educate, enlighten, motivate, inspire, and strengthen office professionals to grow in their professional development. Lets grow together! Monday, October 26, 2009 10 Scariest Excuses to tell your supervisor when you call off work In honor of Halloween, here are the top 10 scariest excuses to call off work this week…… 1. “In order for me to not go postal on anyone today, I would rather not com

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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Climate change and the 6 Americas

Loosely Speaking

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Climate change and the 6 Americas Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 7:55 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging , Business Strategies/Perspectives , Life of the Virtual Assistant What do these things have in common? 1. failure to use a condom 2. volcanic eruptions 3. buying imported foods 4. the earth’s tilt 5. leaving the lights on when leaving a room 6. wildfires 7. running unnecessary errands in your car Though some are n

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Why I Procrastinate

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Are the relationships you have the partnerships you want?

Virtual Moxie

Virtual Moxie - The Cure For The Common Virtual Assistance Practice I Want Moxie! And you can also join in the conversation about Moxie posts happening over on my Facebook page Recent Comments Stephanie on Speed is the enemy of many good things. Anastacia on Speed is the enemy of many good things. Renee on Speed is the enemy of many good things. Pam Ryan on Speed is the enemy of many good things.

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Help! An Admin Peer Needs Your Ideas

Office Dynamics

Tracy wrote us a little while ago and wanted to know several things so I will address her questions in 2 blogs. This one, though, I need your assistance on as she wants to hear the admins worldwide. Here is what she said to us: "I would be interested in hearing from other executive assistants with ways they “provide excellent service.” Whether it is communication, new and innovative ideas, or ways to work a program we use daily.”.

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Choose Your Method of Communication Effectively – Email, Phone, In.

The Office Professionals Place

The Office Professionals Place by Elite Office Concepts The purpose of this blog is to educate, enlighten, motivate, inspire, and strengthen office professionals to grow in their professional development. Lets grow together! Monday, October 19, 2009 Choose Your Method of Communication Effectively – Email, Phone, In-person, “Snail&# Mail/Memos Have you ever received an email from someone who just started at the company asking you to do something and you haven’t been introduced?

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Your blog's role in your professional visibility

Loosely Speaking

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Your blog’s role in your professional visibility Monday, October 12, 2009 at 11:11 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging Ever wonder where blogging is headed now that social media web sites have become mainstream tools? If you’ve decided that blogs are so 2008, think again.

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Mastering Remote Onboarding: Proven Strategies for Seamless New Hire Integration

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.

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Are you Doing Important Stuff, or Just Urgent Stuff?

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Podcast Creation in 3 Easy Steps

Office Organization Success

For a long time I was reluctant to add podcasting to my list building arsenal thinking it was simply another task on my already long To Do list and, to be honest, it sounded tedious … manually submitting my podcast episodes to the various podcast directories so that people knew they were there; I didn’t have time for that! Little did I realize how easy it was to implement this strategy, and reach a whole other audience too – those who prefer to learn by listening!

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Take care of yourself to take care of your relationships

Virtual Moxie

Virtual Moxie - The Cure For The Common Virtual Assistance Practice I Want Moxie! And you can also join in the conversation about Moxie posts happening over on my Facebook page Recent Comments Stephanie on Speed is the enemy of many good things. Anastacia on Speed is the enemy of many good things. Renee on Speed is the enemy of many good things. Pam Ryan on Speed is the enemy of many good things.

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There Is Nothing Better Than a Woman

Office Dynamics

As we approach the holiday season, there is nothing better than a woman. What do I mean by that? I’m glad you asked. Joan and I will be celebrating our 33rd wedding anniversary on Sunday Nov 1st and let me tell you I am the luckiest man on earth. Joan has been the rock for all those years. Having our children Lauren & Brian and going right back to work.

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Unlock Your Productivity: Simple Steps for Every Professional

Unlock your full potential with our comprehensive guide on productivity. This detailed resource explores the three fundamental pillars of effective task management: Todo List Mastery, Time Management, and Habit Optimization. Learn to capture and prioritize your tasks effectively, schedule them using proven strategies like the Pomodoro Technique, and maintain your productivity through consistent habit tracking.

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Bosses Day - October 16

The Office Professionals Place

The Office Professionals Place by Elite Office Concepts The purpose of this blog is to educate, enlighten, motivate, inspire, and strengthen office professionals to grow in their professional development. Lets grow together! Thursday, October 15, 2009 Bosses Day - October 16 Bosses Day is a day to celebrate and appreciate your superior or superiors.

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Whoops! What now?

Loosely Speaking

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Whoops! What now? Friday, October 9, 2009 at 5:08 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Business Strategies/Perspectives , Life of the Virtual Assistant There are many scenarios that can derail your well-oiled SOHO operation. These’ll getcha, just like a change up in baseball. And next thing you know, you’re out.

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Get Organized: Are We Consumed By Stuff?

Get Organized!

Organizing Tips | Organizing Products | Organizing Services Monday, October 5, 2009 Get Organized: Are We Consumed By Stuff? Ive been reading A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Daniel Pink, and its really been an eye-opening experience. Inside the book, theres a section devoted to abundance, and how its now easier than ever to get your hands on "stuff.

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A biology lesson for bankers

BioTeams

Thanks to Jo Jordan for pointing out research on how biological systems such as the animal kingdom or the environment can offer lessons on how we might have predicted and controlled the behaviour of bankers and thus avoided the financial panic that has rocked our financial system to their core. Image from EDUInReview.com. "There is common ground in analysing financial systems and ecosystems, especially in the need to identify conditions that dispose a system to be knocked from seeming stability

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Elevating the Virtual Interviewing Experience

Sharing your authentic self in a virtual interview can be an unwanted challenge. How do you break through the digital barrier when conducting a virtual interview and share your exceptional self? Think in unconventional ways to elevate the virtual interviewing experience.

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Dot connectors--I'm looking for you!

Virtual Moxie

Virtual Moxie - The Cure For The Common Virtual Assistance Practice I Want Moxie! And you can also join in the conversation about Moxie posts happening over on my Facebook page Recent Comments Stephanie on Speed is the enemy of many good things. Anastacia on Speed is the enemy of many good things. Renee on Speed is the enemy of many good things. Pam Ryan on Speed is the enemy of many good things.

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Executives and Assistants as Drivers of Change

Office Dynamics

(Excerpt from a session at our 16th Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence). The audience was ready to hear from Erin, again; this time on a different subject that I had chosen. The overview is as follows: "When executives and assistants create a synergistic relationship, they can actually drive change rather than wait for change to happen to them.

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Pandora's Office May Have Been Worse than Her Box

The Office Professionals Place

The Office Professionals Place by Elite Office Concepts The purpose of this blog is to educate, enlighten, motivate, inspire, and strengthen office professionals to grow in their professional development. Lets grow together! Thursday, October 8, 2009 Pandora’s Office May Have Been Worse than Her Box Do you know the story of Pandora’s Box?

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Prepare now for when business picks up again

Loosely Speaking

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Prepare now for when business picks up again Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 12:54 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Business Strategies/Perspectives Here’s a list of things to do now, if you are in a work slowdown, so that when things pick up again you’ll be ready! 1. Recommit to your core services It’s easy to get off track when you are slow.

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Mandatory COVID Vaccination Policy Template

New vaccine mandates and testing policies will affect employers with more than 100 workers. Get Paycor’s free, customizable vaccination policy template to communicate critical details and new requirements to your employees. Get Paycor’s Template today!

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Call Abandonment Basics

Service Untitled

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Call Abandonment Basics Douglas October 21, 2009 Behind the Scenes , Customer Service Experience 4 Comments Phone systems (also called IVRs or PBXes) usually measure something referred to as a call abandonment rate.

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TheMarq: Social Media Not a Panacea

The Marq

TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life Social Media Not a Panacea Some will find this as no surprise: social media is NOT the answer to every challenge in business. However, it is something you need to be aware of and know how to use. This became especially evident with me tonight when I had dinner with a friend. He, like many others, said he didnt understand the purpose of microblogging in sites like Facebook and Twitter.

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Clients love us!

Denise Aday

It takes me awhile to get these posted – because I’m hard at work for our clients – but I’m so proud to share our three latest testimonials. Look who’s talking about us HERE. Tags: uncategorized.

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The Visible Administrative Assistant

Office Dynamics

(Excerpt from a session at our 16th Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence). We had two exciting presentations by Erin O'Hara Meyer, PHR, and President of Administrative Excellence. Erin worked in the administrative profession and Human Resources for several years before starting her business so she knows this career first hand. She covered many wonderful themes but I will just give you a glance.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Google Voice: Wave of the Future & Love at First Sight

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I love Google. I FINALLY got my new Google Voice number. It's invite only and low and behold, I got home late last night and saw in my Google mail box that I was granted to pick my own phone number! After searching for a really long time (an hour), I finally picked the perfect number. I'm very pleased as it has meaning and is easy for me to remember, and should be for those that know me well!

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Get Organized: Fabulous Organizing Freebies!

Get Organized!

Organizing Tips | Organizing Products | Organizing Services Thursday, October 1, 2009 Get Organized: Fabulous Organizing Freebies! I stumbled across 30 Fabulous Freebies on Kiplinger.com, a wonderful site for personal financial advice. The special report highlights "primo goods and services" that are available at no cost. (Woohoo!) From the list, here are the freebies thatll help you get organized: 16.

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Small Business world News Round-up - 2009/10/27

The Small Business Blog

E-Mail me or follow me. You ask a question, I answer! Ask me your small business questions, I will answer them ASAP. Build your own network! Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Small Business Bootstrapping How to start your own small business with no or little money. What is Small Business Infrastructure? How to be successful by focusing on your core business.

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That is not in my job description.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! 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 enjoy our day together.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 11 October, 2009 That is not in my job description.

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Is Training the Right Solution?

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.