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Upping your A(ssisting) game when you work with a Board of Trustees

Executive Leadership Support Blog

Offer to help put together the agenda for meetings, offer to tackle a project for a committee. Cultivating this relationship can relieve stress from your Chairperson and you will not only have a seat at the table, you can push your chair into the table and be ready to participate.

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Take the “Jingle” out of Holiday Stress

The Office Professionals Place

The Office Professionals Place by Elite Office Concepts The purpose of this blog is to educate, enlighten, motivate, inspire, and strengthen office professionals to grow in their professional development. Wednesday, December 9, 2009 Take the “Jingle&# out of Holiday Stress Are you planning the holiday party in your office?

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Getting the Most Out of Your Next Performance Evaluation

Office Dynamics

Scheduling a performance evaluation meeting and setting measurable goals can be stressful or even seem unproductive to some. I have personally experienced stress in the past too! There are ways to decrease the stress levels and frustration though! You can read and follow Dana’s blogs at Success Encourager.

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More minute taking tips

Practically Perfect PA

A few years ago I wrote a blog post about minute taking which has proven to be really popular so I thought I would write a follow-up post with 10 more minute taking tips. It can be quite daunting taking minutes for a Committee that you have never met. The Committee can help you. Remembering names. Be prepared. Action tables.

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Getting People to Notice You: Cultivating High Self-Esteem Webinar Replay

Office Dynamics

Great EA Blogs… www.officerenegade.com ; practicallyperfectpa.com; audaciousadmin.com and more. Participate in employee committees in your office. I’ve been asked to participate in a committee focused on implementing Microsoft Office 365. Thank you for the www.audaciousadmin.com shout out. It helped me get the job!

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The devil is in the detail: The importance of creating a thorough event brief

Practically Perfect PA

Returning to Event Management, and we’re sure many PAs with event planning experience may not be surprised to hear it was voted by a Career Cast poll as the 5th most stressful job in the world in 2014, trumped only by Soldiers, Military Generals, Firemen, and Airline pilots. It’s a heartfelt & passionate story, which resonates.

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Have You Reached A Career Plateau? How to Regain Control

Office Dynamics

Other times, we’re simply drained after being tapped for a major undertaking or high stress project. Ask to join or form a workplace committee. Turn to peer networks, blogs and books to support your turnaround. We may feel under-appreciated, wish our job was more challenging, or have lost out on a promotion. Take the initiative.

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