Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 24, 2017

Ensure you turn up to the meeting having read the agenda, any background papers, the minutes of the previous meeting and with all the tools you need to take the minutes whether that be pen, highlighter, paper, recording device, laptop or iPad. These skills are transferable into other parts of an administrator’s role. Organisation.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 23, 2015

Most administrative professionals are intimately familiar with “emergency” business situations and sky-high stress—their own, as well as the stress that practically radiates off of others. How to manage stress. they face each day. After all, it’s never too early to kick the stress habit and nurture a spirit of resilience.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 24, 2015

Coming together is better than fighting for your own agenda. When you are trying to create change, whether in a process or for the administrative community in your organization, it is much easier to be persuasive when there is a group. Far too often, administrative professionals have a reputation of displaying jealousy.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 27, 2016

Coming together is better than fighting for your own agenda. When you are trying to create change, whether in a process or for the administrative community in your organization, it is much easier to be persuasive when there is a group. There is strength in unity. Learn simplification techniques from each other. Gain a new perspective.

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Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

”) and the on-site training seminars. This piqued my interest as he outlined how cross-training helped boost employee morale and retention. “How do you invest in your administrative staff? So you may be thinking, “Does offering training really counterbalance a less than stellar salary?”

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 1, 2009

Every administrative professional must deal with the challenge of prioritizing. And more challenging, is managing 5 "A" priorities. Here are some tips that many administrative assistants live by and then I will share with you my Secret Weapon. Sound familiar? So what do you do? Ask for specific deadlines. Joan Burge.

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 12, 2015

But there aren’t a lot of things in life I can say I have loved and devoted my life to and been as passionate about as being a visionary for the administrative profession. While many times, it was an uphill battle, I really have loved serving the administrative career community and the executives those individuals support.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 16, 2010

Do you ever get a meeting request and an agenda has not been provided, or if it is a teleconference the call-in details have not been given or the boardroom hasnt been booked for an internal meeting? ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Bonnie Low Kramen

JANUARY 27, 2021

Send a note to a manager about their direct report. Find the people who have no other agenda besides your success. This article first appeared in Executive Secretary Magazine, a global training publication, and must read for any administrative professional. I wish that we publicly validate and celebrate others.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 1, 2009

Every administrative professional must deal with the challenge of prioritizing. And more challenging, is managing 5 "A" priorities. Here are some tips that many administrative assistants live by and then I will share with you my Secret Weapon. Sound familiar? So what do you do? Ask for specific deadlines.

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Agenda Administrative Professionals Management Skills 100

The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

If you become timid when it comes to speaking in a group meeting, provided you know what the agenda items are prior to the meeting, put them in writing in proposal form and give them to the Chair before the meeting or slide them to him during the meeting. This shows that I am interested in improving and that I am watching her work ethic.

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Eat Your Career

JANUARY 13, 2020

As many of my regular readers already know, I am a proud former administrative professional. I have a deep admiration and appreciation for those who dedicate themselves to support roles, which is one of the reasons I now focus a large part of my corporate training business on working with administrative teams.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

To prepare a minute template simply use your agenda and put it in minute format. Under each agenda heading you can then record the appropriate information when you are in the meeting. I use the meeting agenda as an index with each item as a tab number. Great blog, Patricia. June 16, 2009 Ericasaid. This is a great post.

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The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

How to deal with it: These types of managers believe in facts and statistics. How to deal with it: If you keep your bosses calendar, you can ask him ahead of time if he needs anything in particular for the meeting or if you know the agenda you can suggest information your boss can take to the meeting and have it prepared.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Follow up with the meeting organizer to request agenda and/or meeting materials, pre-reading, etc. If outside the city, make travel arrangements: are flights required, train or will he or she be driving. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" Meeting with Mr. Brown and Ms.

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Time Zones IAAP International Calendars 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Click on that and you will find a wealth of templates from a resume, cover letter, minutes, agenda and many others. Confessions of a Micro-Manager ▼ September (3) The Advertising Game Atlanta, Georgia: The City that Smiles We live in an Acronym Happy World. I believe someone mentioned there were almost 500 to choose from.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 8, 2016

When I was an assistant 40 years ago we complained about not getting time with our executives; we complained about not getting enough information from our managers; we complained about not getting support for training. Revolutionary ways to gain true manager support for your ongoing professional development.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 13, 2010

The night before I go to a Board meeting, I review all my templates, agendas, binder, attendance sheets and everything I am going to need or might need. Posted by Patricia Robb at 4:45 PM Labels: adminisrative assistant , administrative professional , being organized , being prepared Reactions: 1 comments: Anonymoussaid.

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Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

I tend to keep my scheduling sheets in chronological order and each morning I go through them to see if there is any action I need to take, i.e. follow up to ask for an agenda or see if I can start scheduling. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" 23, 1 p.m. . " Warning!

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Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 5, 2009

She had an agenda and was going to let him have it. Posted by Patricia Robb at 11:29 AM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , bad moods at the office , crankogram Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 13, 2010

I also drag items from my Inbox if someone sends me an email to advise they will be sending an agenda or some other item by a certain date. Share any special training you have received with others in the office or online. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" " Warning!

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

For example, you may allocate specific time periods throughout the day to check email or send out meeting agendas and reminders. Report how many procedures you started to your accountability partner or your manager at the end of each week. Routines tend to fall apart if a single action in the sequence is missed or goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 6, 2008

Being organized helps de-clutter any task and makes it more manageable and doable. Posted by Patricia Robb at 4:16 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , agenda , checklist , executive assistant , minutes , motions , professional assistant , to-do list , voting Reactions: Newer Post Older Post Home Join me for a Webinar, Sept.

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Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

Posted by Patricia Robb at 8:41 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , being professional , professional assistant , working smart Reactions: 4comments: Evesaid. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" " Warning!

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Time Zones IAAP International 2009 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

For a boss who is on the road a lot you can use the electronic method of dragging the e-mail or whatever they will need for their meeting into the calendar date, including directions on how to get to the meeting, flight numbers and times, call-in numbers for teleconferences, agendas, e-mails, etc. " Warning! Incoming text message. (for

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Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

We sat down with an extraordinary group of Admin panelists who spoke on the Power of the Strategic Partnership: – Major difference between serving as an Administrative Professional and one who also serves as a Strategic Partner. – How do you prepare yourself to become a Strategic Partner? – The Power of the Strategic Partnership.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Below are a few tips so the task is not as daunting: Filling in the blanks I take minutes on a laptop so it is easy to make a template ahead of time which is based on the agenda. I put the items from the agenda on the template in the same order and with a space to put the discussion and decisions/actions from the meeting.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 24, 2009

Under Leader, click the leader option that suits your needs i.e. ……1 or --1 Click OK Type text you want i.e. Agenda as in example below. Confessions of a Micro-Manager ► September (3) The Advertising Game Atlanta, Georgia: The City that Smiles We live in an Acronym Happy World. spacing To insert a document i.d.

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