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Laughing all the Way to Work
MARCH 15, 2009
.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 15 March, 2009 When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System My boss likes me to keep him organized and the way I do that is to have a system to bring forward items, which I then bring to his attention when he needs to see it. The system I use is quite simple and has been around for a long time.
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. A tip she passed along had to do with the bring-forward system and has been a great tool for me.
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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.
Laughing all the Way to Work
JULY 9, 2008
I find this is a good back up system so we are both aware of upcoming appointments and commitments. If the meeting is by teleconference you should have call-in numbers typed in the meeting notice. If the participants are in different time zones it would be beneficial to put that information in the meeting comments.
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. In Word, choose Insert, Date and Time and then highlight the date format you like and press OK. Until you remember on your own what year you are in, this is a good back up system. " Is it that time of the year already?
Laughing all the Way to Work
DECEMBER 17, 2008
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 17 December, 2008 Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right? Maintaining a good bring-forward system is important to have things ready when needed. Having a good filing system and keeping the file list up to date is something every assistant needs to be able to do. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.
Laughing all the Way to Work
JANUARY 15, 2010
I have a similar system with my boss. I put travel in red and action reminders in yellow, but that is our own system and it works for us. but I don't use that system or know what the colours mean. January 16, 2010 Patricia said. Some people use the Outlook assigned colours and they each mean something.
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