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NOVEMBER 3, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, November 03, 2008 Filed Under: Networking , Organize , Productivity D o you find articles on this site intriguing? You can also use these services to organize yourself by adding "tags" or keywords to the articles that youve saved. Home About Me Advertise Organize With Social Bookmarking!

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OCTOBER 27, 2008

People have been asking me questions from time to time and I try to respond as quickly as I can to all of them. There are over 200 articles of information so far and growing. I have been running this blog for just over a year now and it has grown quite a bit, as you can tell.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2007

Heres an article I recently found on office fridge etiquette. Heres an excerpt on the article: Do not eat or drink foods that do not belong to you. Are you in a constant battle to get your food into a pint-sized fridge because others leave their food there for days on end? Do not leave food in the refrigerator to rot and smell.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2007

Heres an article I found on a fellow Administrative Assistants website for some great uses. If you are booking a meeting for yourself, for others or both, give everyone ample time to respond to the meeting and provide a reminder (theres a check box for this in the meeting set up page) of at least 15 minutes.

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DECEMBER 3, 2007

You can read more about using Outlook for tasks in this article. Also, heres a great article about time management. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! If you cant complete the task that day, move it into the next day. Be weary though, you dont want it to pile up, so remember the 2 - 3 business day rule.

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AUGUST 18, 2008

Without further a due, here is The New York Times featured article entitled, “ Shorts Crack The Code &#. How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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JANUARY 14, 2008

Another point I would like to stress is to archive your e-mails for a certain period of time that either you or your company feels would be appropriate. You can read about this on an article I wrote entitled “ 8 Steps to Archiving E-mails &#. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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DECEMBER 17, 2007

There have been instances of where employees that sit a few cubicles away from each other prefer to e-mail rather than walk over or call the other on the phone. Here are some more articles on e-mailing and productivity , for your reading pleasure. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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MARCH 10, 2008

In my weekly recap last Friday I pointed out a Lifehack.org article arguing that the current climate for hyper-productivity isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. By The Professional Assistant on Monday, March 10, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by James of Organize IT.

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DECEMBER 4, 2007

Here are some more articles on dealing with difficult co-workers: Cubicle Ettiquette Former Colleagues - Good or Bad? How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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NOVEMBER 21, 2007

Here are some more articles on job seeking tips. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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NOVEMBER 5, 2008

You can use Microsoft Access to create a database of all of your files criteria and the software assigns a "key" or number that corresponds with your files. You can find more filing tips by reading my article entitled " 7 Steps to Improve Your Filing System ". Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Whats next?

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DECEMBER 11, 2007

If you read my recent article on blogging at work, read on. How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

Even if you are the type of person that exercises regularly, you could still benefit from this article. How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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DECEMBER 5, 2007

Heres another article on blogging about work: Do Your Vent About Work on Your Blog? Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Helping your company grow will show your boss that you are trying to think outside of the box. In turn, watch your performance review sky rocket to new limits.

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DECEMBER 14, 2007

If youre interested in finding out more, read more articles on system security and e-mails. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Another tip is to install anti-virus and internet security software, such as Symantecs Norton products. These types of software even include spam blockers.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

Home About Me Advertise What Its Like to be a Male Admin By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, September 13, 2007 Filed Under: H ere is a little blurb about myself in an article that I wrote recently: Being a male administrative assistant in a predominantly female profession is something everyone asks me about.

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MARCH 6, 2008

First of all Ive worked for an organization as an admin asst for years and during this time I have seen many co-workers leave and have had to put up with a lot. Currently there is a clerical staff person, sitting in a cubicle right across from me who has made my daily work experience miserable.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2008

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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