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Ten tips on preparing board papers

Practically Perfect PA

Constantly chasing people for supporting papers, printing thousands and thousand of pieces of paper only to be told that the documents have been amended, stapling through massive reports – god I hated it. Then add the number of each board paper to the correlating agenda item. At least you know they have received it.

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So you’ve been asked to organise an event… now what?

Practically Perfect PA

Considering this task is not the staple part of our profession I can still imagine your answer to be ‘quite often’. The agenda. A pre-event agenda should look something like this: What is the purpose of the event? Similar to the outcomes, what does your manager want to gain from this event?

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How to take meeting minutes like a professional

BMT Office Administration

Meeting minutes are a staple of all Board meetings, and many internal company meetings, as they serve as an official written record of a meeting to aid in future decision-making and fill in employees who couldn’t attend. Instead, you’ll be able to easily provide effective meeting minutes , all while not missing a beat of the meeting agenda.

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The 2012 Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide

Productivityist

I’m also fond of the Fujitsu ScanSnap (mainly because of its ability to seamlessly integrate with Evernote), but I’ve managed to make Evernote and the NeatDesk get along just fine. With the recent news of the MailDrop feature now in beta – which is very slick, I might add – there’s a lot to like about this powerful task management app.

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