Workplace Insight

JANUARY 17, 2024

A 2008 study found that people are distracted every four minutes in the office , with the top offenders being our co-workers, noise, smartphone notifications, and emails. The same study concluded that it takes the average employee 23 minutes to get full focus back on a task after they are interrupted.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 20, 2013

Although few respondents expect to invest in soft skills training, the results show a greater emphasis on this area than in 2008 , when only 8 percent of CFOs planned to support interpersonal skills development. There are a wide range of training options , including in-person and online courses, conferences, and workshops. Management.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

A video montage played, with Joan explaining how the Conference for Administrative Excellence began 20 years ago. We heard about the first conference, which had 16 attendees from 6 companies, and also about the conference that took place during a Hurricane! The conference emphasis was on thriving during the economic slowdown.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

We have a whole generation of millennials and college grads who have come out of college seeing how their parents were perhaps treated in 2008 and are choosing income security over job security” by freelancing, temping and so forth. It’s more important to be employable than, maybe, to be employed full-time.”.

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Make or Break Moments

APRIL 14, 2010

Here is a PDF of the marketing materials for the conference. Yours truly will be presenting a workshop on Creating an Effective Marketing Strategy using Social Media. For more information visit SA-consulting group.

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 27, 2008

Monday, October 27, 2008 at 9:03 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging Successful and Outstanding Blogger, that is! Liz Strauss , the original SOB is hosting her blog’s 3rd birthday party tomorrow, October 28, 2008. Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs I am such an SOB!

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 4, 2011

I heard a speaker at Office Dynamics’ Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence refer to a negative style of administrator as “transaction based.”. Nancy runs a creative writing and editing business, “Phrase, Ink” and published her first poetry book, “Paper Wait” in 2008. And return to their work.

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Make or Break Moments

MAY 6, 2010

It was a wonderful conference! You were so thougtful to share with other hundreds of women to learn and grow. Rita Singh Founder of Elite Women Around The World Deborah Chaddock Brown said, Thanks for the visit and the comment, Rita.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Here’s what happened: Following a 2-day business conference I had planned and organized, I was seated at dinner along with three attorneys, one of whom worked in Australia. Nancy runs a creative writing and editing business, “Phrase, Ink” and published her first poetry book, “Paper Wait” in 2008.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 20, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Thinking Outside the Job Description Box By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, March 20, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing All The Way to Work: The Ultimate Secretarial Survival Blog.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 30, 2007

We need to open new administrative files for 2008. It will be a busy week when we get back to work in 2008. Happy New Year everyone and remember to date all your letters and documents "2008". A good suggestion would be to write "2008" on a yellow sticky and stick it on your computer where you can see it as a reminder.

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Energage

AUGUST 23, 2017

We will be at California HR on Monday, August 28th and HR Florida Conference & Expo on Tuesday, August 29th. If you had a job in 2008, you held onto it. Next month, Doug Claffey and I will be co-presenting some new research with Moritz Kothe, CEO of the workplace ratings site Kununu. Well before the recession, 2.2%

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BioTeams

APRIL 8, 2011

The manifesto is the foundation of the Bioteams book, published March 2008, and is a comprehensive conceptual framework for the effective management of today's Virtual Teams , Multi-Enterprise Teams and Cross-Functional teams. This week marks the 6th anniversary of the publication in April 2005 of The Bioteaming Manifesto by ChangeThis.

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BioTeams

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Leading IT Projects: The IT Manager's Guide by Jessica Keyes, 2008. Kennedy, Tom Mighell, 2008. The 9th European Conference on Knowledge Management , 2008. Microscopes: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases , 2008. Where in the World is My Team by Terence Brake, 2008.

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Make or Break Moments

MARCH 21, 2010

How do offline meetings or conferences influence your online identity? How do you know who to trust when you can’t look them in the eyes? How do you define your own identity? What tools, techniques and sites do you find most useful in creating your online brand? A pretty powerful collection of ideas – wouldn’t you say?

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BioTeams

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Read The Networked Enterprise Book by Ken Thompson - published in June 2008! Read The rise of the networked enterprise: Web 2.0 finds its payday. Interesting to see also Gartner Research discovers bioteams and swarms. click here for more details ).

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Revenues that are partially leveraged include group programs such as classes and events like webinars and conferences as well as hourly consulting that your staff performs with your limited oversight. She is the former Treasurer for the International Virtual Assistants Association serving on their Board of Directors for the term 2005-2008.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 17, 2006

I thought it would be interesting to insert here my notes from the Software Luminaries Panel at TiEcon 2006, a Silicon Valley, California Entrepreneurial Conference I attended last weekend. I see that Stefan started a mini-series on the benefits of SaaS – the Software as a Service model. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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BioTeams

NOVEMBER 24, 2012

and a Manifesto for a Better Way by John Seddon published by Triarchy Press 2008. Read Systems Thinking in the Public Sector: The Failure of the Reform Regime.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 18, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 18 October, 2008 Guest Blog: Networking Like a Pro This is a guest post from JEM over at [link]. Networking at a conference does little good if you never speak with the person after the event. If you discussed a need at the conference, be sure to address it. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Denise Aday

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Press Conference followed by City Plan Commission Mtg. Dallas Residents at Risk, the alliance of groups that we work with on this issue, will be holding a press conference at 1:00 pm – just like we did before the much-publicized January 10th reconsideration vote - and then heading into the CPC meeting at 1:30.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

It was an amazing conference. New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010! 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 1, 2009

As we head into the New Year it will be easy to forget and put 2008 instead of 2009. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? .© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 January, 2009 Happy New Year! Now dont forget to put the correct year on your documents. After all, weve been doing it for a whole year now. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 15, 2010

Recently, we wanted to see who was off site and at what event, so we decided when people are away at conferences, etc. For instance if I was going to be away to attend a conference I would put: Pat off site (IAAP/Toronto) This way we can keep track of who is going where, when. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 8, 2009

How often I have organized a conference or arranged a Board meeting and after all the organization and planning it goes off without a hitch. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Administrative professionals usually go about doing their work with little or no recognition. We do the behind-the-scenes work.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 September, 2008 Using a Bring-Forward System to Help Organize Your Boss Of all the articles I have written, the one I wrote on the bring-forward system by far gets the most views. September 19, 2008 Patricia Robb said. September 20, 2008 Anonymoussaid. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

If a conference comes up and they are looking for someone to do the registration, we can step in and do that or we can organize it from start to finish. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? I have noticed in my role as an assistant that I can be called upon to do a lot of things. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. Just a secretary.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 10, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 October, 2008 Working for the Disorganized. A good bring-forward system is a must for this as you will want to bring forward items they will need for meetings and conference calls. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Lets enjoy our day together.© 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 31, 2009

I recently met with another administrative assistant and as we were discussing an upcoming admin conference, we started to talk about our role and how we are the do-all and go-to position in our offices. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? How do we keep it all together? 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 November, 2008 We have a winner! New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 9, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 9 November, 2008 Contest! New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 17, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 17 December, 2008 Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right? Americanfolder.com Custservice@Americanfolder.com December 18, 2008 Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Smith to discuss strategies for upcoming marketing conference). New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010!

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

I have the Assist Conference up and running and I can not begin to tell you the amount of lists I have produced to help me keep on top of all of the details. You can view more information on the Assist Conference website or you can book directly using the details below. The post The Assist Conference: So much to do so little time!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 14, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 14 October, 2008 October 15th, Blog Action Day: Poverty I am participating in Blog Action Day and the theme this year is Poverty. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010! Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 4, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 4 October, 2008 Kings and Queens of the Office A friend was telling me about an Executive Assistant who has taken on a superior attitude at work and seems to think she is the Queen, looking down her nose on all her subjects, the other assistants. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy?

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