Success

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In a 2018 study on the psychology of ultra-marathon runners, researchers found that mental toughness helps overcome the perception of physical, psychological, emotional and environmental obstacles. Sometimes all the best plans fail, and you have to use whatever time you have to train, run or work. Ask for help.

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Calendars 2018 Goals 2015 325

Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

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. They are the foundation on which everything else is built.

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Calendars 2018 Negotiating Skills 223

Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 7, 2018

I love reading these letters as 1) I see the training we provided truly worked, but more importantly, 2) I learn what executives appreciate—what executives look for in an assistant—and what executives value and observe. Watch Joan present the top 12 during her Facebook Friday video, 12/7/2018). This course is only taught onsite.

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Assertiveness 2018 Calendars Confidence 180

Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Look at your calendar between now and year-end. Make a training wish list for next year and plan how you will persuade your executive to support you. I hope so as the next eight weeks should be filled with enthusiasm as we see the year come to an end and we eagerly greet 2018! It does no good to hold grudges. Let’s do it!

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2017 Holidays 2018 Stress 150

Allwork

MARCH 7, 2023

This was one of the things that concerned me most about the workplace in 2018 and 2019 is that we’ve been seeing desk utilization rates drop for a decade. We’ve already had flight simulation training in VR decades ago. The physical objects that once run our desk, a calendar, pictures have become apps.

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AT&T Environment Collaborate Restaurants 246

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

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. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service?

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Time Zones IAAP International 2009 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 28, 2015

Training budgets were ample; opportunity for advancement sparkled like diamonds for the taking. Administrators handled many tasks, and had backups, cross training, and team-shared projects. Training budgets dissipated, opportunities dried up, and assistants had larger workloads without staffing backups.

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