Professional Assistant Blog

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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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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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2008

If youre looking for more ways to be productive, take a look at my large library of articles on productivity. So the next time your boss asks you to do something around 4:30 pm, let them know that you will try to get it done quickly, but it not be your best work, as this article states. will do you wonders as well. Whats next?

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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 looking to take sticky notes to a new level, you can read more information about it on this article. It even covers electronic sticky notes. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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OCTOBER 20, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Kallout To Research Information By The Professional Assistant on Monday, October 20, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Word , Productivity , Research Y ou’re reading an article for some research that you are doing for our boss. You come across a piece of text that you are unfamiliar with.

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DECEMBER 5, 2007

More and more firms are allowing their employees to blog, whether it be internal or external. Internal blogging refers to employees writing blogs that are stored on an intranet or company server. Heres another article on blogging about work: Do Your Vent About Work on Your Blog? Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Heres an article I found on this issue, which shows quite a few peoples e-mails about some of these very problems. Do they end up talking loud on the phone while you are trying to do some work? Are you being bombarded with people walking up to your cubicle and dont have the decency to see that you are busy?

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JANUARY 14, 2008

Using e-mail is a great tool, especially if you are trying to cut down on company costs via international phone calls and postage fees. You can read about this on an article I wrote entitled “ 8 Steps to Archiving E-mails &#. One of the downfalls of it is not getting the message across between yourself and the receiver.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2008

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. People have been asking me questions from time to time and I try to respond as quickly as I can to all of them.

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The Office Professionals Place

JULY 27, 2010

In order to effectively deal with the backstabbers, stubborn, mean-spirited, micromanagers, gossips, and the host of others that make the list, we must evaluate our own perceptions of these people. Enjoyed this article? Read more articles from Dewoun on Examiner.com! This means changing your attitude. Need a speaker/presenter?

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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. 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. 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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AUGUST 18, 2008

Without further a due, here is The New York Times featured article entitled, “ Shorts Crack The Code &#. It does help to wear something more comfortable, since you do feel that you can be more productive each and every day.

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DECEMBER 11, 2007

If you read my recent article on blogging at work, read on. Home About Me Advertise Blogging Tips for Company Blogs By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 Filed Under: Client Service , Productivity D o you blog for your company? Do you feel like you want to voice your opinion about other topics?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 11, 2009

Below are some things that I have found helpful to build my network: Join a professional association such as the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP). IAAP has a magazine that comes with being a member called OfficePro and it has very useful articles. Read professional magazines when you get the opportunity.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

You can find more filing tips by reading my article entitled " 7 Steps to Improve Your Filing System ". Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips My answer to this is: 1 comments for this post American Folder Company Great Article--As we at American Folder Company understand the challenges that many office environments face each day.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2007

Here are some more articles on job seeking tips. If you ever feel discouraged, just remember that there have been and are people out there just like you right now. You have to make yourself shine through the crowd. Check them out and see what else you can learn! Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 5, 2009

I wrote about it in an article called I got an e-slap on the wrist. I wouldnt recommend talking about a co-worker with someone at the office or it ends up being gossip and spreads a bad feeling about that person. The worst time to write an email is when you are angry. My boss calls these types of e-mails "crankograms." 411 Look Up 411.ca

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NOVEMBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Cubicle Etiquette 101 By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, November 01, 2007 Filed Under: Office Gossip , Productivity D o you find that your colleagues are hovering around you when youre on the phone? If you would like more tips such as these, please read my articles on gossiping in the workplace.

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2007

Here are some more articles on e-mailing and productivity , for your reading pleasure. E-mail can be a productivity drainer, since you have to write messages back and forth so many times, yet if you call or talk to the person face to face, the issue at hand can be resolved much faster. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2008

You can also read some more articles on System Security here. You can create as many macros as you wish, but remember that macros can attract viruses, so be careful when you open documents that contain macros. Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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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? Don’t let your work performance suffer. Try following these 4 simple steps and you will find that your work performance will increase and hopefully, so will your salary!

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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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SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

Even if you are the type of person that exercises regularly, you could still benefit from this article. Do you feel that you can do a little extra each day to exercise? Do you feel that you deserve to have more energy during your work day? I have been working in an office setting for over a decade now.

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2007

If youre interested in finding out more, read more articles on system security and e-mails. Another tip is to install anti-virus and internet security software, such as Symantecs Norton products. These types of software even include spam blockers. If you like this post, please subscribe to my feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 24, 2013

So just wanted to say hello to all my international readers too! :) This is her question: “ I am located internationally and I've been reading your articles. It’s best not to gossip or form secret alliances. Today’s reader question comes from a young woman who does not live in the USA. Just be a good person and be you.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

If you like this post, please subscribe to my feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 7, 2010

The Pros and Cons Written by Agent X - 30 Comments Here’s a great slam-dunk post for you from my respected friend and international copywriting authority, Dean Rieck of Direct Creative and Pro Copy Tips. It’s not like moving heavy oak furniture with your neighbor Phil (another article entirely). Enjoy – it’s a good one!

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 4, 2010

Don’t Gossip Talking behind other people’s back is like putting your exhaustion pipe to somebody else door, while pretending you’re looking in a different direction. ’ Even people who avoid gossiping don’t realise that talking bad about yourself makes you believe it eventually. Great post. Stay Motivated!

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Brilliantly Better

JULY 6, 2010

But after working a few years in the traditional media world – which, by the way, is not a very friendly place to be, always challenged, filled with gossip and back talking – I felt the need for a change. The process will be based on this very article. Assess This Article Was it useful for you? Make your pick.

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AUGUST 3, 2021

These benefits make it tempting to want to “type” your co-worker, but Enneagram teacher and coach Casey McCollum , who helps executives and leaders of organizations improve their team dynamics through the Enneagram, emphasizes that observed behavior and internal motivations are not the same. Type Three: The Achiever.

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