Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JANUARY 8, 2013

“Hello – I feel like I found my life vest now that I found your blog. I’m going to keep reading your blog regularly. I think along with this question I would also like to know if you have etiquette tips about emailing with the other EA’s on the client side of things. Thanks again for taking the time to write your blog.

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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.

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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 Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 22, 2013

Hello Readers - 8 months ago, a reader asked me a question about fraternization and social etiquette at work. And what is the best way to present it? Some events, I understand, if you host yourself are not socially acceptable - like to have a birthday party and demand presents or a baby shower and ask for things from a registry.

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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.

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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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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Ford claims that going to a dealer for work outside of the new warranty period may initially present as being more expensive, however in the long run the dealers have better processes, training, and parts as to Ford products.

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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

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.

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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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Service Untitled

MAY 26, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. A month or so ago, I was fortunate enough to be in the audience of a presentation from a company leader who sets a fabulous example for the employees and franchise owners of his company, Biggby Coffee. Find out more at www.whosyourgladys.com/blog.

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Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Customer Experience Management should be the voice of the customer, and senior management have to be present and listen to what the front lines find as worrisome or what specific issues need to be addressed.

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Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Especially interesting to readers are customer comments and suggestions, and here presents the opportunity to create customer loyalty. Where would I be if I didn’t recommend that organizations create a blog?

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Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Instead of ever saying no, a business should always be able to present options or alternatives, but in order to encourage employees to perform in such positive ways as the above examples, the company has to empower employees and coach them in positive ways.

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Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. In order to gain a customer’s loyalty, the brand has to be trusted and presented as trustworthy, competent, efficient, and intelligent. Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives What creates customer loyalty?

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Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. It’s more or less a judgment call, and higher profit margin products have been making their presentations. The $100 million will be used to increase in-store staff by 10% annually over the next four years. .&#

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Service Untitled

JUNE 14, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. We need to nurture different opinions, respect each others points of view and have open communications where people are not afraid to present their opinions. Check out my blog post about empowering employees at [link].

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Service Untitled

APRIL 2, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. With more than 14,000 square feet, the new store features direct views to each department, more visible department signs and at center stage, a brightly displayed presentation of cosmetics designed to appeal to female customers.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. No longer do customers just call and speak to customer service representatives; customers speak to each other, comment on articles, research common opinions, and blog. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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Service Untitled

AUGUST 24, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. As an example, my son (who you know as Douglas, the founder of this blog) was recently traveling and stayed at a well-known hotel chain, but was disappointed that the accommodations were less than stellar.

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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 Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

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Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Americans are known to be litigious; would have allowing the customers to stay in the store present a future law suit for the company? It can become a liability issue for the store.

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Service Untitled

JANUARY 15, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Look at each complaint as special since each customer can amount to more business and be prepared to modify standardized procedures when exceptions present themselves as practical and realistic. (In

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Service Untitled

APRIL 30, 2009

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 4comments for this post Feng Liang I stumbled upon this corporate presentation template at Cone Trees that I can actually use for my work, it wasnt cheesy types that usually come up in the search, so it thought id share :D.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 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 It's called a Presentation Remote. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 20, 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 I just have to tell you that I LOVE your blog. Keep up the good work!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 15, 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 However, I think our etiquette hasnt caught up with the technology.

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Tips From T. Marie

AUGUST 19, 2011

The questions arise, when we begin to think about applying traditional etiquette rules to this progressive style of communication. If your e-mails or blogs, tweets or other materials are unprofessional, chances are the professionals are not going to want to do business with you. Can we text an RSVP? Is it ok to e-mail an invitation?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 19, 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 What is the proper etiquette when addressing or writing to a President?

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Joan first focused on the five components of Adminology’s Formula for success: past/present, skill set, optimization and the future. Joan first focused on the five components of Adminology’s Formula for success: past/present, skill set, optimization and the future. In a recent survey, 624 respondents presented 230 different titles!

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Joan first focused on the five components of Adminology’s Formula for success: past/present, skill set, optimization and the future. Joan first focused on the five components of Adminology’s Formula for success: past/present, skill set, optimization and the future. In a recent survey, 624 respondents presented 230 different titles!

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 18, 2008

If you are on a training course via your computer (WebEx) and listening in to the presenter, you want your full attention on the seminar or workshop that you are attending at your cubicle. You usually are the main source of contact for any and all questions in your department, including clients asking questions.

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The Office Professionals Place

OCTOBER 19, 2009

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. Need a speaker/presenter? Lets grow together! DO NOT leave a voicemail longer than a 1 or 1 ½ min. Contact Ms.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

The downfall of outsourcing is that youre not sure if the quality of the work will be presented, since you are relying one someone or a company to do the work for you and might not be to your standards. 2comments for this post Anonymous HI Richard, Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog. Heres an example of what happened with me.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

If you present yourself as a neat freak or an in-between, people most likely will perceive you as a good worker. You start to wonder how they keep their personal items at home organized. But in the office, you have to show that you are a neat person, since you are showing people how well you perform at your job.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 1, 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 I love your blog. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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