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How Administrative Professionals Can Prepare for the Office of the Future

Office Dynamics

Today’s administrative professionals have anything but an easy and boring job. In recent Office of the Future research from OfficeTeam and the International Association of Administrative Professionals, 50 percent of survey respondents feel they have skills that are not being tapped at work. Technology.

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What is business acumen and how do you get it?

Practically Perfect PA

Over the last few weeks I have been developing a twitter strategy for one of my company’s clients. I love Julie Perrin’s blog on business acumen for administrative professionals because it really goes into detail on what assistants should be reading and how to actually create the time to read. Read everything!!

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Job descriptions for Personal Assistants – Merited or inherited?

Practically Perfect PA

The global tribe of administrative professionals is largely female at 98%. Strategic Research – Compile data and prepare papers for consideration and presentation by executives, committees and boards of directors. The role has changed and so must we. Event Management – Deductive and Inductive Reasoning.

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Colour Coding Works.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I was in back-to-back Committee meetings and I decided to use two different colours of folders, a blue one for the Committee members, with an attendance sheet stapled to the inside cover for my purposes, along with their meeting packages, and a red one for the Chair with everything the Chair was going to need. (for 411 Look Up 411.ca

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The Future of Work Whitepaper

Admin Awards

In times like these, it is unclear what the future of work will look like for Administrative Professionals – at home, at the office or a mix of both? “Create committees within the team, partner with HR and/or executives, and take ownership of your office processes,” Hayes says. Twitter.

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Meeting preparation.

Laughing all the Way to Work

To-do lists I have to-do lists for the Board and Committee meetings and a to-do list for the Board Reception and Dinner. Posted by Patricia Robb at 10:02 AM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , board meetings , checklists , preparing for a meeting , to-do lists Reactions: 3comments: Foley-In-Charge said.

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Going Checklist Crazy

Laughing all the Way to Work

On Day 1 we have Committee meetings so there is a list of things I need for those. Making a List, Checking it Twice The Board meeting I am preparing for is a two-day event and I dont want to forget anything that I need to do leading up to it, or anything that I need on the day of. 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca