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Volunteers Needed - Productivity Experiment

Posted by Maggie Langley on Friday, November 30, 2012, In : Productivity

I have developed a productivity system. I am currently writing a book about productivity featuring this simple system to get more done.

I know from supporting a variety of personality types as a Personal Assistant that accountability is a key ingredient to implementing plans. I am looking for 12 volunteers to participate in a Productivity Experiment.

My system called "The Planning Game" is a simple set of rules to help you better plan how you spend your time on a daily basis. I will send you ...
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The Productivity Holy Grail

Posted by Maggie Langley on Thursday, May 10, 2012, In : Productivity

How to choose productivity tools that get the job done

Every business has to manage information.

The Essentials
Contacts
Calendars / diaries
Email

The Usuals
Invoices
Tasks / To Do Lists

The Should Haves
Social Media
Time Tracking
Shared space for Team

The Advanced
Ticketing system
Gant Chart
Project Management system
Real time collaboration tools

Although every business needs to use some kind of tool like Outlook or Google Apps to manage The Essentials, choosing the best productivity tools depends on the...
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CRM Myths that Stop small businesses from being organised

Posted by Maggie Langley on Thursday, March 22, 2012, In : Productivity

Imagine a world where your small business had processes in place that meant that you never had to search through your email inbox to find an important email. Every time you need to call a new lead or customer, you're able to quickly search for their phone number and refresh your memory of the last communication your or your team had with this person. The call results in you scheduling a meeting which you then record in your electronic diary. You send a meeting invitation to your colleague. Th...

How to make 2012 a more productive year

Posted by Maggie Langley, OfficeHounds Virtual Assistant Services on Tuesday, January 10, 2012, In : Productivity

If you want to make this a productive year, get control of your email.

Some scary stats

•    “One of the biggest time-wasters reported by office workers is managing email.
•    39% of office workers feel lost and even frustrated when it comes to organizing and managing email.
•    Over half of the participants surveyed said they receive up to 75 emails each and every day, and felt that a number of those emails were a result of being CC’d unnecessarily.
•    48% of the respondents s...

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Maggie Langley

Founder | Virtual Assistant, Officehounds

American ex-pat living in England with hubby & hounds. Love helping businesses to get organised and offload those time consuming tasks that my Virtual Assistants do efficiently.

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