OK, it’s been said we lose 1.5 months a year, one hour a day, and it’s lost to people who interrupt us.
Here are some ideas of what you can do about getting some of that time back:
1) Look at your physical space.
If you’ve candy or other foods on your desk remove them. People gravitate [...]
Is multi-tasking a skill we really want to improve upon? In a two-day seminar I recently taught the administrative professionals in the class spent a lot of time debating the pros and cons of multi-tasking. For instance, while participants said they were overworked and had to be five places at the same time or get [...]
Negotiating with multiple bosses is a losing cause because it’s always necessary to let them choose priorities among themselves.
I’ve worked with more people over the years who tried to keep peace with multiple bosses or make decisions on priority projects. Instead of wrestling with the situation, there are much better ways to deal with [...]
I once knew a CEO who would completely lose it if something crucial happened. As soon as this happened his executive assistant would lose it, and together they wasted a lot of time being flustered and upset. After he regained his composure, she would come back around as well.
Does that happen to you? If [...]
If you find your task list getting too full, it’s easy to put off doing important tasks. Here are 4 quick ways to make sure you get things done.
1. Take Action. Here the best approach might be to break it into sections, perhaps only 10 minutes at first. You can go back to it later, [...]
It’s undoubtedly true that if you worked in a vacuum, managing chaos wouldn’t be an issue. I’m guessing you can manage time pretty well and have a handle on priorities, deadlines and all the other skills necessary to do what you do. Even so, you don’t exist in a vacuum, and there are many variables [...]
Hi,
I ran across this link yesterday and thought you’d be interested:
Thinking Outside the Job Description Box
Be sure to scroll down the page to see the actual post.
Best regards,
~ Jennifer
The other day I was talking to a woman in a Chicago seminar I was teaching. She said she and a friend had worked side by side with a great sense of camaraderie, until she got promoted over her friend. Since then the friendship disintegrated and everything in the world she had tried to make [...]
He’s thinking you’re a mind reader. She believes you are the original miracle worker. Always staying five steps ahead of them might make bosses think you are part Svengali, and certainly incredibly valuable. So how do we really look into the future to see what to expect from bosses?
Start off by doing a profile and [...]
As an administrative professional, sometimes you are required to work with and around angry people. These are the times you can really shine by remembering a few basic rules.
First of all, remember anger is always a need not being met. Every time you are dealing with an angry person, see if you can notice what [...]
