Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

This can be as simple as having hanging file folders marked from January to December and then you just put items in the appropriate month that you need to bring forward for your boss. He can ignore e-mails, but it is hard to ignore me :) When you are copied on an e-mail, read the whole message, don’t just skim it.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

I use hanging file folders labelled from January through to December. They are legal-sized folders, because I like a lot of space, but letter size would work just as well. Every afternoon before I leave for the day, I go through the hanging file for that month to see if there is anything I need to bring forward for the next day.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

When a meeting is finalized, I put the scheduling sheet in a completed file. After the meeting happens, then I can safely throw it in the recycling bin or shredder as appropriate. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. (New Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 13, 2010

I mentioned this to our team of admins at one of our meetings so when one of my co-workers found out how to do something they thought to share it with the team. This is useful if you want to file the email and change the Subject line to something that better describes what the email is about or to put notes in the email.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Here are some things I would suggest to help: Have regular meetings with your boss. Remind them verbally as well when you meet with them. Keep an organized filing system and file list. If your boss tends to misplace things when they get it, make an extra copy for your file before giving it to them.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 23, 2009

I was in back-to-back Committee meetings and I decided to use two different colours of folders, a blue one for the Committee members, with an attendance sheet stapled to the inside cover for my purposes, along with their meeting packages, and a red one for the Chair with everything the Chair was going to need. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 26, 2009

Or if you want to attach a file, choose Attach File. Sometimes I find a simple procedure can be made more complicated than it really is so responded that a cut and paste from Excel to Word should do the trick. She was amazed. All this time she had been right clicking and choosing Insert row each time she needed another row.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 11, 2009

And sometimes it isn’t, but from my experience if you read an administrative or executive assistant job description there is usually a phrase something like this, “providing administrative support.&# Whatever you are doing as an administrative assistant, don’t be afraid to try new things and expand your knowledge.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 13, 2009

In some organizations raises are tied to how well you do and it is also a record that is kept on your personnel file. Normally, I put something about needing to get my filing system up to date, but I think I may have missed the point when I have done that. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 29, 2009

If you are the minute-taker for meetings, you will be better prepared to take the minutes and use the correct terms in the right context because you will actually know what they are talking about. Get any files they may need as a result of the e-mail correspondence. This in turn makes us very busy as well. Happy trolling!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 24, 2009

Is the clock on the wall deciding how much effort you will put into finding an answer? Or do you just not want to try? I have found that in most situations there is usually a way around it. Why not start looking at your roadblock as a hurdle instead? You should view it as a momentary setback to be overcome.

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