Category: Time Management
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Weekend Poll Results: Where Assistants Turn for Development
With thanks to all who participated, here are your responses to my question … What resources do you tap into for professional development? 53% of you dedicate time each week to…
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Weekend Poll Results: Multi-Tasking
With thanks to all who participated, here are your responses to my question … Is multi-tasking beneficial, or counter-productive? It varies, but multi-tasking is generally counter-productive That’s what 73% of respondents…
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Weekend Poll: How Are You Doing With Work-Life Balance in 2017?
Some say that work-life balance is a myth. Others have it down pat. When it comes to talking about achieving such balance, articles I’ve been reading seem to focus on…
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Digital Disruption: Do You Need A Digital Mentor?
… or are you one of the people who shares such expertise and helps colleagues adapt? Our Digital Disruption series continues today, with a look at how admin. professionals are…
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Digital Disruption: Dialing for Dollars
… or, in today’s terms, tapping that key pad to make last minute travel bookings for your CEO Our Digital Disruption series continues today, with a look at how admin.…
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Weekend Poll: How Are You Doing With Work-Life Balance?
In my Real Careers interviews, admin. professionals share insights into both their work lives and how they spend time away from the office. Those who read my interview yesterday with Louise Cope can…
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Burning the Midnight Oil: Weekend Poll Results
With thanks to all who are participating in my Weekend Polls, here are the results of this past weekend’s poll, which I’ve now closed. The focus of this past weekend’s poll: How…
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Weekend Poll Results: What You Really Think About Supervising Other Staff
With thanks to all who participated, here are your responses to my question … Do you have supervisory responsibilities? More than 60% of you supervise other employees … and 35% of…
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Weekend Poll Results: Guess Who Has More Experience in the C-Suite?
With thanks to all who participated, here are your responses to my question … Have you ever worked with a rookie executive? Almost half have worked with their principal for three…
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Weekend Poll Results: Procedures Manuals
With thanks to all who participated, here are your responses to my question … Have you created a procedures manual for your current role? You’ll remember that this question follows on…
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Weekend Poll Results: A Desire for Effective Onboarding Practices
With thanks to all who participated, here are your responses to my question … How extensive an orientation did you receive when commencing your current role? 55% are unimpressed with the induction/onboarding/orientation…
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Weekend Poll Results: Now We Know Where All Those Hours Go – It’s Email!
With thanks to all who participated, here are your responses to my question … How much of your work week do you spend on email? In my poll, I’d included a…
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Weekend Poll: How Much of Your Work Week Do You Spend on Email?
If you follow American politics, you’ll know that email has been in the news lately, and not in a good way. Political parties aside, email is also a hot topic on…
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Weekend Poll Results: Recognition on Admin. Professionals Day
With thanks to all who are participating, here are the results of this past weekend’s poll, which I’ve now closed. This poll’s focus: What do you think of the recognition…
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Weekend Poll Results: Peak Productivity
With thanks to all who are participating, here are the results of this past weekend’s poll, which I’ve now closed. This poll’s focus: At what point in your work day…
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Real Careers: Time Management 5
This month, we’re celebrating admin. professionals’ accomplishments and strategies. This week, we’re focusing on time management and strategies shared by Real Careers alumni. Diana; Germany: I usually finish little things first. The…
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Weekend Poll: When Are You Most Productive?
This week’s focus on time management strategies has highlighted the strategies skilled admin. professionals use on a regular basis. One of those strategies goes to self-awareness. Jacqui Quigley encouraged people to…
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Real Careers: Time Management 4
This month, we’re celebrating admin. professionals’ accomplishments and strategies. This week, we’re focusing on time management and strategies shared by Real Careers alumni. Joanna Campbell, Canada: Using the task list in Outlook…