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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? as follows: 1.Free

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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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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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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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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 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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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. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010

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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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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 1, 2009

The reality is that germs can travel with the handshake. That actually is a selfish gesture as germs spread quickly in the workplace. I became acutely aware of the seriousness of this as my husband underwent 7 months of bi-weekly chemotherapy in 2007 and 2008. We discussed the importance of the handshake as a good business tool.

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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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OCTOBER 1, 2009

The reality is that germs can travel with the handshake. That actually is a selfish gesture as germs spread quickly in the workplace. I became acutely aware of the seriousness of this as my husband underwent 7 months of bi-weekly chemotherapy in 2007 and 2008. We discussed the importance of the handshake as a good business tool.

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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 Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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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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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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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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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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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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JANUARY 10, 2010

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. Holidays (Public) in Canada and the United States Canadian Holidays U.S. Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine."

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DECEMBER 28, 2009

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. Holidays (Public) in Canada and the United States Canadian Holidays U.S. Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine."

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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. Endless hours of travel to and from the work place, meetings, office heating, and so on could be a thing of the past.

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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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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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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

I am now leaving Atlanta to travel to Birmingham and the impression I am left with is I have never been in a city that smiles so much. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Click on that and you will find a wealth of templates from a resume, cover letter, minutes, agenda and many others.

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APRIL 5, 2010

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. Holidays (Public) in Canada and the United States Canadian Holidays U.S. Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine."

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MAY 31, 2009

Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Introducing Goo. Getting your foot in the door. When taking initiative isn't the best thing. Holidays (Public) in Canada and the United States Canadian Holidays U.S. Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine."

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MARCH 20, 2010

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. Holidays (Public) in Canada and the United States Canadian Holidays U.S. Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine."

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NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. If outside the city, make travel arrangements: are flights required, train or will he or she be driving. If the meeting is accepted -- What does your boss need for the meeting and who will be in attendance?

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MARCH 1, 2009

Under My Favourites, I have added a Meeting section with some useful sites and combined many of my travel related links under one title simply called Travel. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? You will notice on the side bar I have put a lot of the reading sites (My blog list etc.) the next day!

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FEBRUARY 28, 2010

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. Holidays (Public) in Canada and the United States Canadian Holidays U.S. Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine."

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

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. Holidays (Public) in Canada and the United States Canadian Holidays U.S. Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine."

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JANUARY 15, 2010

I use this all the time on my calendar and my boss's calendar, and it helps us both to know which events are phone calls which he can take in the office or on the road (yellow) or which events will require travel (blue). I put travel in red and action reminders in yellow, but that is our own system and it works for us.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2010

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. Holidays (Public) in Canada and the United States Canadian Holidays U.S. Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine."

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APRIL 22, 2009

Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? . ► June (3) ► May (7) ▼ April (4) New Hire Overload Happy Administrative Professionals' Day! Holidays (Public) in Canada and the United States Canadian Holidays U.S. Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine."

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JANUARY 31, 2010

The art of saying thank you can sometimes get lost in our busyness, but here are some examples of times it would be nice to send a card from work: To thank presenters who speak at your workplace. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? To thank an employee for showing initiative and going the extra mile.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2010

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. Holidays (Public) in Canada and the United States Canadian Holidays U.S. Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine."

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JANUARY 23, 2010

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. Holidays (Public) in Canada and the United States Canadian Holidays U.S. Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine."

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DECEMBER 19, 2009

Once the date and location is finalized, if it requires flight and hotel, then I put a travel sheet on top of the meeting sheet and start to go through that checklist to see what I need to do, from getting the passport ready, contacting the travel agent and arranging for a purchase order, etc. I'm in a bad mood, pass it on.

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