Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

I just received this article written by Lynn Gaertner-Johnston of Syntax Training and wanted to pass it along to you as it has some great tips for holiday messaging. In my blog article " Giving Thanks to Customers, Employees, and Others " you will find 10 sample thank-you messages. Read my article " How to Say Thank You " for ideas.

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APRIL 5, 2010

That makes it difficult when I am supposed to be organizing his calendar, but since I am responsible to organize his time and in spite of my frustration, I have to make it work. So what can you do when your boss is ruining your perfectly scheduled calendar? Internal meetings can usually be changed more easily so start there.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 3, 2011

  Also, when you come across papers that are date driven, make sure to add an entry to your calendar/planner to remind you to do things.    I personally LOVE how easy it is to manage all of the complex medical information we have in our family.    Avoid backlog. 

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 September, 2008 Using a Bring-Forward System to Help Organize Your Boss Of all the articles I have written, the one I wrote on the bring-forward system by far gets the most views. Looking ahead on your bosss calendar will be important so that you can put the appropriate information in the folder.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. State the purpose of the meeting in the calendar appointment as well as who will be at the meeting (i.e. Enter it in calendar. Meeting with Mr. Brown and Ms. If it is an internal meeting, has a meeting space been booked?

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AUGUST 13, 2010

I wrote an article called We Dont Know What We Dont Know. So why dont we share and better yet, how can we share? I think the first reason is what I put in my original article. The tip she sent me was how to edit an email that you have received. So how can we know what we dont know? We dont know what we dont know.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

My favourite to-do list is a calendar timeline so I can see at a glance where I am at and what I need to do to get there. It is simply using an on-line calendar with space on each day to enter what needs to be done. To generate a calendar in Word 2007, click on the Office Button (in the top left-hand corner). No surprises!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 16, 2008

I wrote the article The Art of Minute Taking and I had only taken minutes a few times about 25 years ago. How did I do it? At the end of it, I knew how to take minutes and could write about it. At the end of it, I knew how to take minutes and could write about it. I interviewed my friend who is a minute taker.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

If it is a big project I use a calendar and write down all my required to-dos on the dates I need to get them done to make my deadline. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 21, 2009

I just recently read an article on it and was surprised when I really paid attention to the messages I was sending myself that some of them were negative. I know so many people who are great at what they do, but when I hear them talk about themselves they are very negative and keep telling me how they cant do it. Dealing in real time.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 10, 2008

In todays working world it is probably the norm that we are going to work for more than one person, the question is how to balance it? If that is not happening, schedule yourself in their calendar. Keep up to date on their calendar and look ahead to see what is coming up and what your boss might need to prepare for that.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Once a date is finalized I put it in my bosss calendar and confirm the meeting with the other participants. Another benefit to writing it down is if your boss asks you to cancel it or to quickly tell you when the meeting is, you can look at the sheet rather than trying to search for it in your calendar. Minute taking made easier.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 14, 2008

I previously wrote an article on Charities in the Workplace and have seen an increase in the participation in charities at offices I have worked in. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Minute taking made easier.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 18, 2008

I hope you enjoy her article. Sometimes, its hard to know how to begin networking. Earlier in this article, I shared three tips to keep in mind while networking. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Be confident.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 28, 2009

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 26, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 26 October, 2008 Repeating Headers and Footers while in Sections Someone was asking on another site how to repeat a footer for just one section in a document, i.e. a table. I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

After reading the article on the "remote clicker", which is what I used to call it, I asked John in the cubicle beside me. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Reactions: 2comments: Patty said. Dealing in real time.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 1, 2009

I have removed the Google Ads as I thought it took up a lot of space and wasnt very useful and included the index of my articles instead so you could easily scroll through and see a list of the articles that have been posted by date. How to get Office fat fast. I hope this will be more user friendly and accessible to everyone.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 31, 2009

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 22, 2009

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 20, 2010

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 23, 2010

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

From the young cadet who waited while I got my subway pass and directed me to the downtown core, to the man who recommended the High Museum and Atlanta Aquarium and gave me directions on how to get there. I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Dealing in real time.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 13, 2010

Great article! I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. Minute taking made easier.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 27, 2009

I remember throughout the first week that I was there, when I asked a question on how to do something, someone would say, "its in the manual, did you not read it?" I think people forget how overwhelming everything can be when you start a new job. Thanks for a great article. Patty Buckner April 28, 2009 Anonymoussaid.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 31, 2009

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 9, 2008

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

INCOMING MAIL: As with e-mail, you should read the letter to see if there are any action items for your boss (or yourself) and diarize them or put the appropriate dates in the calendar. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 29, 2009

If there are any deadlines or appointments, put them in your boss’s calendar or task list with appropriate reminders. Very good article Patricia! Hi Patricia ~ Good blog article with some great tips! Although, I must say I rarely get telephone calls anymore -- everything comes in the e- mail! THanks for sharing!

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JANUARY 10, 2010

Some of the younger bosses are certainly qualified and know how to do some things administratively, but is it an efficient use of their time and is it good job security for us? Many young executives have never had an assistant before and are so used to not having one, that they don't know how to utilize one. Dealing in real time.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

I wrote an article awhile back called On the Outside Looking In. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 22, 2009

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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