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APRIL 18, 2010

« How Working From Home Can Work For You Women In The Workplace » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Monday, April 19th, 2010 at 7:00 am and is filed under Business Checklists , SME-Blog. Don’t forget about your existing customers – offer them great deals and incentives to stay with you.

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AUGUST 1, 2010

Discrimination or harassment in the workplace will result in big trouble. We may send you a confirmation email to check you are a real person We are sorry but any violation of the above rules will mean an automatic removal of your comment. Make certain that you have strong, unconfusing policies on employment. Sponsors Advertise Here?

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity D o you want to become healthier? Ok, at times, it can get cold, since Im located in Canada , but most of the time, I take a brisk walk around my workplace. Home About Me Advertise Walk Into A Better Life! Organize a walking club.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, September 08, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D o you wake up in the morning and think to yourself, "What do I have to do today? You have to take care of yourself first; otherwise, you will be ineffective and inefficient to others and your workplace.

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JANUARY 10, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, January 10, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , Networking , Productivity A re you stuck at home because youre sick? At my workplace, the setup wasnt too difficult. Home About Me Advertise Got the Flu? Work from Home! Dont you wish you could be where they are (to the left) instead?

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 14, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, August 14, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity , System Security F orgetting your Windows password happens to everyone from time to time. Unfortunately, at my workplace, I have to contact IT for this, so they can take a bit of time. Home About Me Advertise Forgot Your Password?

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

The San Francisco Examiner states that “ American companies experienced the largest drop in workplace productivity this spring in nearly four years and a rise in labor costs, suggesting businesses may no longer be able to squeeze more work out leaner staffs.&# percent, the biggest rise in labor costs since late 2008.&#

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 5, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Microsoft Office Poll Results By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, March 05, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Access , MS-Excel , MS-Outlook , MS-PowerPoint , MS-Word , Productivity I am sure that all of you use Microsoft Office in your workplace. This definitely will help quite a bit.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, February 11, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity D o you find that staff members leave their garbage around the kitchen area? I should suggest that at my workplace as well. Home About Me Advertise Co-Workers Not Cleaning Up After Themselves?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 15, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Going Above and Beyond "Work" By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Filed Under: Networking , Productivity D o you find yourself going into work day after day, week after week, feeling like you could do just a little more? But that’s another story.

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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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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2007

This actually happens quite a bit at my workplace as well. There have been instances of where employees that sit a few cubicles away from each other prefer to e-mail rather than walk over or call the other on the phone. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 22, 2010

« Women In The Workplace Top 5 Tips for Safe Business Travel » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Friday, April 23rd, 2010 at 7:30 am and is filed under SME-Blog. Keep your eyes peeled, and let us know what you think! You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Sponsors Advertise Here?

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DECEMBER 4, 2007

Common Courtesy in the Workplace Keep Your Enemies Close & Your Colleagues Even Closer If you like this post, please subscribe to my feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you. Try following these 4 simple steps and you will find that your work performance will increase and hopefully, so will your salary!

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Email Basics For Every Small Business : Email is the most powerful business branding tool in your online marketing arsenal, providing you get the basics right. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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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. I previously wrote an article on Charities in the Workplace and have seen an increase in the participation in charities at offices I have worked in. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

If you would like more tips such as these, please read my articles on gossiping in the workplace. Posted on 11 December, 2008 6:06 PM Anonymous Right now I'm sitting in my cubicle and the "new person" has turned on her radio and is humming loudly off-key.I'm Overhearing phone conversations is a no-no.

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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.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 15, 2010

People are struggling to meet the competing demands of a workplace that can reach out to them 24/7, caring for children and aging parents, and their own need to refresh body and mind. Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Comments No comments yet.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 13, 2010

I had no idea this could be done, but I was thrilled when I got her email, but it just proved to me once again that we are all holding on to things we take for granted that others know about. The tip she sent me was how to edit an email that you have received. Close out of the email and you will be asked to Save the changes.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 24, 2010

From Human Resources and Skills Development Canada There are myths or assumptions about what the family-friendly workplace really means. Hours at work = results (notion of “face time&# ) In a traditional workplace, managers could always see their employees and so considered them to be working and productive. Thanks for visiting!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 1, 2010

One person can be great at software programs and know all sorts of tricks to get things done quickly and another might be excellent at organizing and managing their email account. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? The importance of having someone to talk to Psst! I'm in a bad mood, pass it on.

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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

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 November, 2008 We have a winner! ► June (3) ► May (7) ► April (4) ► March (5) ► February (7) ► January (8) ▼ 2008 (215) ► December (3) ▼ November (6) Can you afford not to take a vacation? Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 9, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 9 November, 2008 Contest! ► June (3) ► May (7) ► April (4) ► March (5) ► February (7) ► January (8) ▼ 2008 (215) ► December (3) ▼ November (6) Can you afford not to take a vacation? Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 20, 2010

You hear something while walking down the hall or are copied on an email and know something about the purpose of a meeting coming up. Many times I am so thankful I had that quick chat or read that email that I was copied on as that was the exact information I needed when they were away. I'm in a bad mood, pass it on.

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JANUARY 10, 2010

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DECEMBER 28, 2009

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MAY 16, 2010

They are responsible for canvassing the participants for dates and determining the date everyone is available and coummunicating that information to the participants by sending out a meeting request to everyone or emailing the date (depending on how you or your organization prefers to send notices of meetings).

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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. Lets enjoy our day together.© 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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APRIL 5, 2010

If you have to reschedule, send an email apologizing, but advise that your bosss schedule has changed. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Depending on the importance of the impromptu meeting, it may need to be changed to another timeslot to accommodate his or her calendar. I'm in a bad mood, pass it on.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 6, 2009

One of the biggest issues surrounding substance abuse in the workplace are the lies required to keep up the front that everything is ok. link] Posted by Patricia Robb at 7:49 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , alcohol , professional assistant , workplace Reactions: 1 comments: Foley-In-Charge said. This is one way to snag folks.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

i.e. My boss will send an email with a cc to me and on the last line or buried in the message he will write something like “I have copied Patricia to set up a teleconference at a mutually convenient time.&# Some organizations like you to list the attachments, i.e. Enclosure: 2008 Annual Report. There could be a message for you.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2007

To many work is the central activity in their lives and the stresses and pressures of todays workplace are enormous, overtime, project pressure, sales targets, travel to and from the place of work, to name but a few. Social issues are clearly centered around the work-place, work life and private life. Great info and knowledge base this blog.

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OCTOBER 2, 2007

Should our camera pick up motion we are sent an email, SMS and phone call – which is great for us. Oliver - Business Coach Said on April 22nd, 2008 at 12:34 pm Spending quality time with your family and taking part in activities you enjoy – and for many business owners this idea seems out of reach.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 31, 2009

Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Dates (Writing out dates) Diagnosis or Diagnoses Dictionaries Due to Electronic dictionaries Email Salutations Exclamation marks versus question marks Expressing Currencies Expressing Time Fewer vs. Less Further vs Farther Grammar or Style Hope: the Word?? Introducing Goo.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 22, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 22 November, 2008 I got an e-slap on the wrist - Ouch! Patty Buckner November 24, 2008 Anonymoussaid. In response to the email comment "why do we feel the need to answer an email/ or get an answer so quickly." Lets enjoy our day together.© Keep up the good work.

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