Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Your boss calls you up and tells you that you need to add an agenda to this meeting, but you don’t want everyone to get the meeting request again and have to accept/decline it. Trust me, people start to get irritated when this happens over and over again. Having Trouble Planning A "Non-Religious" Office Party?

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

Plan out an agenda of all points that will need to be discussed. The Timekeeper would make sure each topic is covered within the amount of time mentioned on the agenda. If the person isnt responsible for any of the items discussed in this meeting, dont invite them. Delegate a person to be a a Facilitator, a Timekeeper and a Scribe.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2008

In my case, I am lucky, since I only have to track calls for myself and use my daily journal or agenda (call it what you will) to make notes. Do you wish that you could be able to track calls and make sure that you have all of the details in place? This happens to everyone from time to time.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 9, 2010

If you’re holding a meeting, draw up an agenda and circulate it to the staff attending beforehand. If you have an open-door policy, place your back to the entrance, or face away from your cubicle entry to indicate your unavailability. invite as few people as possible to limit discussion. Keep the office door closed.

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