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03/19/2023

Start small … even the experts agree

03/19/2023

No one believes you when you say you forgot about the meeting. Everyone is getting the same alert.

02/28/2023

Calendar management is both an art and a science and one that an executive assistant can manage with ease and grace.

Don't panic! You are NOT alone. Many people overbook in the hopes of attending a meeting, if only in part to show they are invested in their teams' projects and colleagues' work. Although this is very obliging it is detrimental to your work, your teams' and colleagues' projects, and to the people in...

02/21/2023

Calendar management is just one responsibility of an executive assistant. Proper scheduling can add value and time to your day and help you refocus your priorities.

Organizing meetings is just part of an executive assistant's responsibilities. Looking at this graphic you can see how much time is involved in getting meetings on your calendar, to say nothing of the tricks to ensure that your meetings are scheduled correctly, taking into account other commitments....

01/22/2022

Think of it this way ... If you read the email quickly and leave it in your inbox saying you'll answer it later, you'll be reading the same email twice, that alone is a waste of your time.

Thank you again David Allen . For the next two weeks make a pact with yourself to immediately deal with any emails, and chats that require a quick 2-minute turn around. Scanning your emails and chats without taking care of what you can immediately will mean that at the end of the day you end up....

01/09/2022

21 years after David Allen's 'Getting Things Done' was first published, GTD is still a respected system and reference for all those interested in productivity and time management. Adopt just one tool and see where that leads you.

David Allen's 'Getting Things Done' system is a game changer. There's a reason why his books are consistently on best-selling book lists and are recommended to everyone interested in productivity, organization, and upping their time management game. There are many take-aways in his books; his system...

01/02/2022

Start the year with small changes to your habits and

10/23/2020

This article was shared by The Growth Institute recently. You don’t have to be a ‘leader’ to appreciate it. There is wisdom and teachings in this for everyone.

Learn what Scaling Up alumni and companies are teaching us about how you can best prepare your team to dive confidently into 2021 as a business.

07/19/2020

Thank you Farnam Street for this timely reprint of John Gardner's presentation to McKinsey & Company. After the long slog of the last few months, personally and professionally, it was exactly what I needed ...

Delivered to McKinsey & Company, Phoenix, AZ November 10, 1990 Transcript I’m going to talk about “Self-Renewal.” One of your most fundamental tasks is the renewal of the organizations you serve, and that usually includes persuading the top officers to accomplish a certain amount of self-renew...