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The 43 Folders Method (Paper System)

Office Dynamics

Keep the daily files in front, beginning with the file for tomorrow’s date. For example, if today is the 10th, the first folder will be labeled “11.” The files that follow all represent the rest of the days of the month in the correct order (12 through 31). Behind the “31” file is the folder for the next month.

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How to Track Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to Maintain Professional Certifications

Eat Your Career

For example, PACE is a certification for administrative professionals provided by ASAP. For example, the content of the learning needs to be directly related to the body of knowledge used for the certification and cannot be a sales-oriented presentation. For example, I have the PMP certification.

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Your Roadmap to Effective Office Systems

All Things Admin

Procedures show you, step-by-step, how to perform a specific task – for example, completing an expense report or submitting a check request. Let’s use meeting and event planning as our example, and focus on creating a system for planning monthly staff meetings. Determine the agenda and who is presenting. Meeting Agenda.

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Time Is Money: Get More of Both with an Executive Assistant

Worxbee

EAs can take notes, file or organize, do proactive research, meet clients, and arrange meetings. She/he drafted an agenda for discussion and sent it out earlier in the morning. The conversation meanders like in the first example. A seasoned co-pilot can be the secret weapon that makes you look good – even great! –

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Avoid Conference Call Catastrophes

The Office Professionals Place

Give attendees "conference call house rules" for example, if they need to mute themselves, inform them of how to do so. Always start on time and do your best to end on time by following the agenda and "table" topics that require more discussion. Distribute the agenda/handouts prior to the meeting.

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What a performance!

Practically Perfect PA

Now you may think this is a terrible thing and an example of bad management. You have control of their diaries so make sure you schedule in time with them and have an agenda with you so you can stick to what you want to discuss. Store all of your feedback, good or bad in a file throughout the year.

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Calendar Clarity

Laughing all the Way to Work

You can add the agenda to the meeting request by attaching it. To add an attachment, click on the Insert tab and choose Attach File or Attach Item. For example if he is travelling to Vienna I will start a meeting request for each part of the journey and categorize it as Red.

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