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Assistants Must Excel at the Fundamentals

Office Dynamics

From Joan Burge’s new book, Joan’s Greatest Administrative Secrets Revealed (2018). They feel they have been managing calendars or planning meetings forever so why pay attention. This is not smart. This is not smart. Every career has certain core fundamental skills. I have been a professional speaker since 1990.

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On the job tips for new Admins.

Laughing all the Way to Work

INCOMING MAIL: As with e-mail, you should read the letter to see if there are any action items for your boss (or yourself) and diarize them or put the appropriate dates in the calendar. Next week I would like to talk about meeting planning and give you some scheduling tips that have worked well for me. Minute taking made easier.