By Laura Stack This article was originally published on TheProductivityPro.com and is reprinted here with permission. Everyone has a productivity personality. It’s the collection of strengths, weaknesses, and day-to-day habits that come together to determine how a...
This article was originally published on TheProductivityPro.com and is reprinted here with permission. More than ever, modern workers are bedeviled by distractions and interruptions that pull us away from the key activities of our jobs. If it's not your noisy...
Time is precious, productivity is critical, and your Outlook inbox is overflowing. What’s wrong with this picture? One way every professional can recapture precious time in their day, and increase their personal productivity by up to an hour a day, is by becoming a...
As a whole, administrative professionals are usually a pretty put together group – we have to be to do our jobs well! But we all have our trouble spots. As organized as we may be in one area, there’s always an area or two that plague us. So why do so many of us,...
Administrative assistants are invited to join All Things Admin's Julie Perrine and other influential admin leaders for in-depth discussions on the most top-of-mind issues and challenges facing them at the Chicago Executive Leadership Support Forum, January 20-21,...
After years in the admin industry, I’m still shocked at the number of administrative professionals who come to networking events or conferences without business cards. I know in this day in age, a lot of people use apps in lieu of business cards. But not everyone is...
In our first session on the Productivity Workflow Formula, we looked at reducing your to-do lists, addressing time wasting behaviors, and determining exactly what we need to be working on. (We’ll be covering other steps in the formula in coming months.) Now you just...
Do you sometimes feel like your desk should be armed with a fire extinguisher and EMT kit? Are you losing valuable time managing office emergencies and other crises throughout the day? Do you need a better way to get things back on track when the crises pass? As much...
Have you created a procedures binder but need a better solution for sharing it with team members? Maybe you’ve heard of Microsoft OneNote but don’t know where to get started using it in your job? Are you looking for a tool to help you streamline and organize all of...
August 13, 2015 - United Kingdom – The BakerWrite Speedwriting training program is now available in the United States and Canada via its newest licensed affiliate, All Things Admin. All Things Admin is a leading provider of breakthrough products, training, mentoring,...
Are you... Tired of feeling guilty every time you need a day off? And returning to the office only to find a pile of work? Sick of worrying that you’re the only one who knows how to do certain critical tasks? Ready to create an office procedures binder but just don’t...
Life happens — the good stuff, the bad stuff, and the mundane stuff. And it can all zap your energy and kill your motivation if you aren’t taking care of yourself. Resilience and focused self-care aren’t just for the trials in life. It’s a necessary life skill to get...