Archive for Time Management

Keeping a Time Log

Over at Laughing All the Way to Work, Patricia wrote a very good post on how to prepare for your annual evaluation.
I’ve found that many times, my bosses don’t really have a real understanding of what I do all day. So it is my habit to keep a time log so that at […]

Posted by: Jodith on Friday, April 4th, 2008

Creating Recurring Tasks in Microsoft Outlook

In my last post, I showed you how to create tasks in Microsoft Outlook to provide reminders and help you track your tasks. Today, I’ll cover creating recurring tasks in Outlook.
We all have those tasks that we do on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. However, if you have a short attention span […]

Posted by: Jodith on Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Never Lose Track of Another Task

Over the years, I have used a number of different methods to track tasks, from sticky notes stuck to my monitor, to a steno pad to write down tasks. While I still use a steno pad to write down tasks as they come to me, my main organizational tool is Microsoft Outlook. Using […]

Posted by: Jodith on Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Organizing Your Desk for Optimum Efficiency.

While I am not a stickler for a neat desk (anyone who works with me will tell you that my desk is not the epitomy of neatness), a certain amount of organization is necessary in our field. We generally have so many daily, weekly, and monthly tasks, not to mention special projects going on, […]

Posted by: Jodith on Monday, March 24th, 2008

Never Forget Another E-mail

A fairly common occurrence in the life of an administrative assistant is getting an e-mail requesting a task to be performed. It is very easy to set a reminder on that e-mail so you don’t forget to complete the task.

Right click on the e-mail
Choose Follow Up on the shortcut menu and then Add Reminder.
Next […]

Posted by: Jodith on Monday, February 18th, 2008
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