Time management is really self-management. So finding more time in a day means making better choices about how we spend the 24 hours allotted to us each day. And we all know that’s easier said than done! At the end of December, I started participating in the Mel...
Time management is a struggle for many administrative professionals. It can often seem like there just aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done. And when we’re sidetracked by colleagues asking for favors and urgent, unscheduled requests and interruptions...
To multitask or not to multitask … that is the question! Today's world demands you juggle multiple processes and priorities, and respond to imposed deadlines. That's why it's absolutely essential for you to know how to successfully balance your job responsibilities in...
How often do you miss family functions because you stayed late at work? Do personal responsibilities ever keep you from focusing on your job? Are you struggling to find balance between your work and home life? A lot of admins overextend themselves, both at home and at...
You’re short staffed at work. The boss just asked you to work late on Friday. That looming deadline is fast approaching. You’re late to the office … again. All these scenarios feed the vicious beast that is workplace stress. Job-related stress is a growing epidemic in...
Do you find yourself running in circles around an executive who thinks outside the box, flows with the river and catches a curve? Does he ricochet around, fly by the seat of his pants, or shoot from the hip? Does she make it happen by floating a raft of measures in...
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Daylight Saving Time started this weekend for most of the U.S. and Canada. Several other countries will also switch before the end of March. Use this infographic to brush up on your time zone knowledge and ensure your meeting times are communicated correctly with the...
Daylight Saving Time begins in the U.S. this weekend. That means for the next eight months, our time zone abbreviations also need to change if we want our meeting invites to be accurate. What am I talking about? Let me explain. We are currently operating in Standard...
We’ve all heard it before: If you’re feeling overwhelmed by unreasonable demands, you have to start saying "no." That’s easier said than done. In reality, if something is within the scope of your responsibilities and capabilities, you shouldn’t be saying "no" in the...
Think about how you manage your executive’s time each day. Are you helping him or her make the most out of their working hours? Could both of you benefit from some more effective calendaring strategies? As an admin, you’re likely responsible for booking meetings and...
On a recent webinar I hosted, we asked assistants where they struggled the most with organization. Resoundingly, the answer was with managing interruptions and distractions – 63% of our participants rated this as one of their top two biggest challenges of staying...
“There’s never enough time!” It’s a common refrain for many administrative professionals, heard in break rooms and around water coolers in offices across the world. It’s also false. Everyone is allotted the same 60 minutes per hour and 24 hours per day. It’s how you...