Practically Perfect PA

MAY 11, 2014

You can then use your initiative to appreciate what your manager’s typical week involves to enable you to deal with emails and phone calls and plan engagements into their calendar, without having to always consult your boss. Tip 2: Personal Effectiveness and Assertiveness. One top tip is to not be afraid to say “no”.

Assertiveness 100

Assertiveness Confidence Negotiating Skills 100

Office Dynamics

JULY 10, 2018

Update phone extension list to ensure callers are directed to the appropriate person. Create email templates for responses to most frequently asked questions to save time. Discuss the importance of a calendar time block for your manager to focus on emails, presentations, budget, etc.

Goals 202

Goals Stress Filing Email 202

Office Dynamics

APRIL 8, 2016

email, instant chat, phone, text messaging, etc.). There are days when I have 15 calendars open on my computer in an effort to schedule meetings with elected officials, developers, executive team members, staff, and members of the general public. Find out who else has information related to the project.

Management 100

Management Administrative Professionals International Mentoring 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

We need to be assertive and show our bosses how much better they can function if the administrative jobs are taken care of by us. I could see him looking after himself, trying to organise his diary and all his emails etc, and he wasn't sure what to give me. I of course ignored him and went about providing the best service I could.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100

Jen Lawrence

MARCH 25, 2019

Access to email means your boss can find you wherever, whenever. Throw in collaboration and communication tools like Slack, workflow managers, chat, text, *gasp* the phone… and the idea of unplugging becomes downright laughable. and you can even use color coding in your calendar to indicate task types. Sustainable.

Customer Service 69

Customer Service AT&T Assertiveness Social Media 69

Jen Lawrence

MARCH 25, 2019

Access to email means your boss can find you wherever, whenever. Throw in collaboration and communication tools like Slack, workflow managers, chat, text, *gasp* the phone… and the idea of unplugging becomes downright laughable. and you can even use color coding in your calendar to indicate task types. Sustainable.

Customer Service 40

Customer Service AT&T Assertiveness Social Media 40