Office Dynamics

MAY 18, 2009

Hello, Blog Readers! Joan is away so this is Jasmine today posting this blog entry. One question I recently received was about tracking multiple calendars. Being in a small office, I only need to track a few calendars and use Outlook exclusively. Perhaps you can help me with suggestions for this reader. Suggestions?

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Success

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

For example, “Create a 30-day social media calendar and captions for five posts per day. Experiment #3: Write 10 blog posts I like to think I have a great work ethic, but I’ll admit I only created three posts. It takes a while to see a payoff from blogging—if ever—and as a perfectionist, I can spend hours editing. And, voilà!

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Allwork

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The co-founder and CEO of SparkToro , who previously co-founded Moz, gives consultants an edge over agencies and full-time employees in a recent blog post. Companies who want to have successful working relationships with contractors should find out exactly what their skill sets are and then leverage those skill sets.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 15, 2010

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Lets enjoy our day together.© I guess he thought I needed the help.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 18, 2009

Hello, Blog Readers! Joan is away so this is Jasmine today posting this blog entry. One question I recently received was about tracking multiple calendars. Being in a small office, I only need to track a few calendars and use Outlook exclusively. Perhaps you can help me with suggestions for this reader. Suggestions?

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Tips From T. Marie

JUNE 14, 2023

Visualize your schedule using colorful charts or digital calendars, and be open to the art of flexibility, for life often throws unexpected adventures our way. Embracing the Magic: To truly grasp the power of time blocking explore additional tips and hacks to enhance your skills.

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All Things Admin

APRIL 17, 2024

If you’re going to implement this across calendars and digital tools that overlap with others, it’s important to discuss it and create something that makes sense to everyone on your team. In Microsoft Office, categories carry across email, tasks, and calendar. When I see a red block on my calendar, I know it’s a speaking event.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 21, 2017

I look for ways to develop/enhance strong people skills and master my emotions. The aim is to be able to synergise with the Execs and colleagues, using emotional intelligence skills to achieve a thriving and motivating work environment and build solid partnerships. Also, having full access to each person’s calendar is a must.

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Andrea Kalli

JUNE 17, 2010

Check out the great online training lineup for the VAClassroom Summer Skill Camp – and bring along your camp songs! VAClassroom has opened its registration doors to their “Summer Skill Camp 2010″, which will begin on July 6th. 10 in-demand skills over 10 weeks. What could be more perfect? I’ll see you there.

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Andrea Kalli

JUNE 17, 2010

Check out the great online training lineup for the VAClassroom Summer Skill Camp – and bring along your camp songs! VAClassroom has opened its registration doors to their “Summer Skill Camp 2010″, which will begin on July 6th. 10 in-demand skills over 10 weeks. What could be more perfect? I’ll see you there.

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Loosely Speaking

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Building on your skills Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 8:46 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Virtual Assistant Resources It’s the time of year when we all do some self assessment and then look ahead to changes we want to make in the coming year.Â

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 2, 2015

If you are an assistant reading this blog, check off the ones that describe you. If you are a manager reading this blog, check off the ones that apply to your administrative partner. Good communication skills. Organization skills. Interpersonal communication skills. Interpersonal communication skills.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 24, 2015

Join our April Blog-A-Thon. In honor of Administrative Professionals Week (4/20 – 4/24) and Office Dynamics 25th Year in business educating administrative professionals and their executives, we are bringing back our Blog-a-Thon. Feel free to respond to our blogs every day! Administrative Assistants Rock!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

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Allwork

AUGUST 9, 2023

International Coworking Day takes place on this day to mark when the self-proclaimed pioneer of coworking and American programmer Brad Neuberg published a blog post on August 9, 2005 announcing: “This week is the first week of coworking, something I am setting up.” Why August 9?

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 6, 2017

The role of the administrative assistant requires a diverse skill set, high emotional intelligence and strong business acumen to get through the day to day environment of today’s demanding environment. At any given moment we are asked and expected to be: Calendar Managers. This blog is part of our 2017 Blog-A-Thon.

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Andrea Kalli

MAY 25, 2010

Of course, the hardest part of blogging is promotion. Gaining exposure in the blogosphere is something that troubles even the most skilled writers. From technology to self-improvement, every part of the blogging world is packed with insular, difficult groups that can prove a difficult promotional target.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 1, 2009

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

Time Zones 100

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Blog Action Day 2008 Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 1:00 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging As a participant in Blog Action Day 2008, I asked everyone I know for information on programs (actual or planned) which combat poverty.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 18, 2008

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Lets enjoy our day together.© I hope you enjoy her article.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 14, 2008

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

Time Zones 100

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Alexis Bonari is a freelance writer and blog junkie.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 18, 2015

Daily Calendars. It is easy to place a wrong time or wrong date on a calendar. Or because so many executives are independent, they place events on their own calendars and forget to inform their administrative partner. You may want to have weekly or monthly one-on-one time with some of the key executives you support.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 28, 2017

I literally write these into my weekly calendar to make it a priority. No one has your unique set of skills, gifts and ideas. Get published in a trade pub or start a personal blog. It is about making a lifelong commitment to continual personal development. How do you do this? A few ideas: Attend industry conferences.

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Andrea Kalli

MAY 25, 2010

Of course, the hardest part of blogging is promotion. Gaining exposure in the blogosphere is something that troubles even the most skilled writers. From technology to self-improvement, every part of the blogging world is packed with insular, difficult groups that can prove a difficult promotional target.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2016

I hear managers or Human Resource Professionals say it doesn’t take any special skill to be an administrative assistant. A stellar Executive Assistant must think of every detail for every function such as calendar management, travel planning, meeting preparation and execution, and e-mail management. Or has it been a struggle?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Lets enjoy our day together.© I do this for each day of the week.

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Success

AUGUST 19, 2022

On her blog, GoneForLunch.com , she shared her experiences and challenged others to explore a range of sitting, active, indoor and outdoor activities. What used to be months of endless work became a calendar full of activities Archer could reflect on with joy, like the times she learned to knit or speak a little Italian.

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 3, 2017

Each meeting room had its own electronic calendar. I wrote a blog a few weeks ago about setting ground rules for meetings , which is worth a read and can be applied to managing meeting rooms. The front end is a simple calendar system and the back end is easy to use and has lots of useful data to help you manage the process.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 23, 2014

I have written a lot about diary management over the years, which is not surprising when you think assistants spend at the very least a third of their day organising their manager’s calendars. So I thought I would put all of my favourite tips together in one blog… here is my ultimate guide to diary management.

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My EA Career

APRIL 26, 2023

I wanted to share my thoughts in The Linchpin Assistant Blog as well for those of you that prefer reading to listening! The author devised a list of common responsibilities of an executive assistant, such as meeting preparations, note-taking, travel planning, and calendar management.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

Time Zones 100

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 22, 2009

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Great blog - just found it via twitter! Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 30, 2017

There are so many facets of the executive and assistant partnership that I’d like to spread my tips and advice over 2 or 3 blogs. To prepare for my one-on-one coaching sessions with the executives and their assistants, each person had to complete our Office Dynamics Administrative Skill Competency Assessment.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Blocking his calendar to work on his projects. Talking about calendar and upcoming meetings. 3 Struggle: Executive’s calendar. . #2 3 Struggle: Executive’s calendar. Doesn’t let assistant control his/her calendar. Finding the time to “corner” him for input on issues that pop up throughout the day.

Calendars 100

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

Time Zones 100

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