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MARCH 9, 2010

Office Managers E-Learning Modules Outline E-Learning Modules: Part 1 Contact Us Enrollment Login All Posts, Tales from the Trenches, (6) Comments From Executive Assistant to CEO Submitted by Ethan on February 22, 2010 at 04:36 PM The New York Times has a great article about Ursula Burns, the new CEO for Xerox.

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MARCH 29, 2022

Using your phone, tablet or computer in bed. Most of our favorite evening devices—laptops, tablets and mobile phones—emit short-wavelength blue light brightly and right in your face. Checking your phone during a conversation. Nothing turns people off like a mid-conversation text message or even a quick glance at your phone.

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OCTOBER 3, 2024

AI has the potential to significantly enhance organizational culture and learning by capturing, storing, and sharing the collective knowledge and expertise within a company. We have all explored various AI tools and have learned how to write prompts to receive dumps of information (or pictures, or music, etc.).

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AUGUST 6, 2024

While you’ll have to pick up a copy of Tech-Life Balance: 101 Ways to Thrive in a Digital World to learn all 101 ways, here are five first steps toward achieving a successful tech-life balance. Making a conscious effort to leave our phones in our pockets keeps us present and engaged with those around us.

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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. 2 A Business Phone. Why it was a wise choice: When I first started my out, I just used my cell phone as my business phone too.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Learning to use your time wisely is super important. Set a time to make/take phone calls. Instead of answering the phone whenever it rings consider setting aside an hour or so each day specifically for taking and making phone calls. I’ve written before about how much time can be consumed in your day by a phone call.

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MARCH 27, 2024

Learning how to deal with digital distractions is really more about training and strengthening that muscle over time. When the first thing you do is grab for your phone, you’re rewiring your brain for two things that are hurting your productivity or performance.” “The art of success is really the art of attention.”

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APRIL 25, 2024

Utilize phone calls for connection and to get stuff done Make a phone call? Phone calls from nurses increase survival rates in patients after discharge. Phone calls from nurses increase survival rates in patients after discharge. After all, 76% of millennials feel anxiety when their phone rings. Is this 1998?

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

A 2023 survey from online learning platform ELVTR found that 68% of respondents said they worked while on vacation. Plus, “ researchers found that using phones to capture experiences for future memories actually worsens memories of those experiences in the moment,” she says. I’ve tried to exercise self-control and failed each time.

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JULY 5, 2022

I admit it, I’m pretty addicted to my phone. I am trying to lessen my phone dependence for Lent. This is a great way to learn more, focus on gratitude and stay centered. Don’t sleep with your phone. If you are multitasking on important things with important people, it seems like fighting a losing battle. Enjoy them!

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MAY 3, 2024

Keep reading for our best solo travel tips, whether you’re learning how to travel solo for the first time or you’re a seasoned traveler. Keep these documents in the cloud and on your phone to easily access them from the road. Pack a sheet and pillowcase Consider packing a flat sheet and an empty pillowcase in your suitcase.

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APRIL 10, 2024

Commons: An area that embodies collaboration with a moderate sound environment, perfect for team discussions without the distraction of phone calls. Switchboard: These partitioned spaces offer privacy for uninterrupted phone conversations, providing peace in a shared environment.

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MARCH 14, 2023

Learn a new language. Activities available on the app include improving gratitude, overcoming harmful thinking patterns and learning to manage stress. According to Discovery’s annual credit health survey from 2020, younger generations are being proactive in learning and improving their credit score. Learn from others.

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

In-person interviews are considered the most frightening (57%), followed by video interviews (29%) and phone interviews (14%), possibly due to changes in work environments post-pandemic. Being ghosted isn’t the only scary part of job seeking. This can give you an idea of when to follow up and reduce your uncertainty.

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MARCH 19, 2023

I like to take an hour a day on the treadmill while reading and learning something. Put e-books on your phone. You can always find time to read as long as you have reading material with you—and what better way to do that than through your phone? Learn to say no to make time for reading. —Scott Baxter, PlayYourCourt 3.

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JULY 25, 2022

I learned this lesson the hard way. She seemed willing to learn, grow and accept any challenges; I felt confident she would be able to handle the day-to-day tasks while I focused on the big picture. I worked longer hours, held shortened meetings and conducted business over the phone. Shifting perspectives.

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APRIL 10, 2024

We have so much love for taxes because we get to help filers maximize returns and learn about their finances. I recently learned that structures on my home office property including greenhouses are eligible for tax deductions,” she says. I work from home and use my home garden for nutrition education a lot.

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MARCH 18, 2024

Offices should be designed to facilitate both team collaboration and individual concentration, with spaces like quiet zones and phone booths complementing group work areas. In addition to meeting rooms, offices should incorporate single-person phone booths offering the proper lighting, acoustics, ergonomics, ventilation, and adjustability.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Although he works in entertainment, entrepreneurs looking to level up can learn something from Evans’ inspiring journey. Put your phone away and give people your full attention. So once you’ve mastered the grind, spend some time learning the art of collaboration. Be relentlessly positive. Starting a business is hard.

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DECEMBER 23, 2022

Digital subscriptions for learning, social media management, taxes and more are perfect choices for last-minute gifts. . Learn more in our website policy here.   . Digital learning subscription . For anyone who loves reading or learning new things, this is a perfect gift. Travel adaptor .

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JANUARY 2, 2022

What’s there to learn about the mindset, skill set and willpower that allows them to achieve in any economy? He routinely surrounds himself with opportunities for learning. I preceded to take my phone out and snap a selfie but noticed an entourage closing in, so I politely put my phone back in my pocket and returned to the table.

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JANUARY 24, 2023

Employees make mistakes, and it’s important to allow them to learn from those mistakes rather than blame them. When you critique an employee in a harsh or passive aggressive way, the only thing they’ll learn is to play it safe rather than play to win. A good boss should never ask their employee, “What were you thinking?”

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NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Necessary telephone skills for assistants include how to answer the phone, take accurate messages, carefully screen calls, protect corporate and personal information, seamlessly transfer callers, use a polite and proper tone of voice, and know-how to tactfully handle difficult callers.

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MARCH 19, 2022

Learn to say no. Take care of a few phone calls that keep getting shuffled from one day to the next. You file the notes, write the thank-you cards, make the phone calls. At the breakfast table, concentrate on the family. Wherever you are, be there. Don’t be somewhere else. Give whatever you’re doing the gift of attention.

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

You’ll be sitting in front of that phone thinking, I can’t wait to pick up the phone and start telling people how good this is. Learn about your competitors and their shortcomings. To develop enthusiasm, start truly believing in your industry, your company, your product and your ability to serve your customers.

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AUGUST 1, 2022

Foster says he learned a few things after the company’s first eight years of growth. A major lesson learned at Excel in the early days is the virtue of hard work. We were making a lot of cold calls, just pounding the phones, to try and convince people to work with us. Still, he kept his eyes on the prize—making Excel viable. “I

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JULY 23, 2022

Because Long can’t neglect his other work entirely, he allows himself an hour in the middle of each day to respond to emails and phone calls. Learn to say no. Learning to turn down work was huge for me,” she says. “I You’re spinning enough plates—what’s one more?

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Knowing your tendency (you can take Rubin’s online quiz to find out) is essential for learning how to break your own habits. Initially, I tried to cut back my phone usage drastically, but I found myself constantly reaching out for it as a habit. Next up, you can spend five to 10 minutes every day learning about the stock market.

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MARCH 31, 2023

Block out specific times to initiate phone calls, personally take incoming calls and meet people in person. Learning from others’ successes and setbacks will inevitably improve production of any kind. Memorize and repeat this motto: “Action TNT: Today, Not Tomorrow.” Handle each piece of incoming mail only once.

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JUNE 20, 2022

This app utilizes machine learning based on the user’s interests, values, and connections with other travelers. . Origin also allows members to unlock self-service support within the app, helping members avoid the necessity of phone calls and other old fashioned self-help tools. .

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OCTOBER 3, 2024

“There are Facebook groups for everything now,” Papa says, and they can “normalize the idea that I’m not alone if I join a group of people with similar experiences and learn from their burnout strategies.” Zoom is better than phone calls because you also see someone.”

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MARCH 25, 2022

Sync all contacts to your cell phone. Over the course of a week, you can easily squeeze in an extra dozen calls simply because you have the phone numbers easily accessible. Salespeople learn to make cold calls. They learn to be relentless. They will help you produce better results now. I am sending you an email now.

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JUNE 30, 2024

As we’ve learned from the Cornell study, even if a client has taken the time to research your competitors and visit aggregators before coming to you directly, they could still go back to an aggregator to book. Learn more SEO basics for centers here. Learn how we can help your workspace drive revenue and build corporate value, here.

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AUGUST 5, 2024

“Mom, can I get a phone? Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt made waves for his opinions in his book, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness , blaming phones and social media for the rise in teen anxiety and depression. Dad, can I get social media?”

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

. – Outreach Marino is more excited to get on the phone than your average person. Before a keynote or collaboration, she initiates several calls to determine a client’s biggest pain point, to plan breakout sessions and, especially, to learn more about their company. Another benefit: “You can delete it right after.”

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MARCH 10, 2024

Effective learning and mentoring require physical proximity; remote work can limit these, especially for junior employees, leading to reduced feedback and learning opportunities which impacts organizational competitiveness. To learn “how we do things around here” needs in-person proximity. Image courtesy of AJ Brown Imaging.

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JULY 6, 2021

A big part of that growth was learning to understand that fulfillment isn’t something to be achieved or won, but rather a continuous process—one that lasts our entire lives. I love to learn new things. But what I’ve learned is that becoming a lifelong learner isn’t really about devouring as many non-fiction books as you can.

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