Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 11, 2008

This August will be my one-year anniversary of starting my blog. Over 250 articles later and here I am still blogging. What I have learned as a blogger Blogging about your career is an excellent way to present yourself to a potential employer. It is hard to believe it has been a year already.

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

bulliedbyboss: Anonymous author of ‘Bullied by the Boss’, blogging & raising awareness of bullying in the workplace. The club offers great networking opportunities. Lucybrazier: Owner of Executive Secretary Magazine and the VA magazine. thepahub: A great professional network in Yorkshire for PAs and EAs.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 25, 2017

Over that time, I have seen the blog grow and grow and grow! There are now over 11,000 of you signed up to the blog posts and newsletters and we attract over 90,000 visitors each month on the website. I am Founder and Chair of Assistant Community EMEA (ACE) which is the assistant network for the EMEA region at BlackRock.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 9, 2014

In fact, there is an event called #AdminChat that’s just for assistants – a free event that happens with a select resource, weekly, hosted by Executive Secretary Magazine (another phenomenal administrative resource). IAAP International Association of Administrative Professionals – The largest association for administrative professionals.

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A Great Day's Work

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

Why did you start the blog, A Great Day’s Work ? I started my blog A Great Day’s Work to share resources with administrative professionals in an effort to help them be successful in their career and inspire them to lead in the workplace. What is your favorite magazine subscription? I have many magazine subscriptions.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 25, 2017

Over that time, I have seen the blog grow and grow and grow! There are now over 11,000 of you signed up to the blog posts and newsletters and we attract over 90,000 visitors each month on the website. I am Founder and Chair of Assistant Community EMEA (ACE) which is the assistant network for the EMEA region at BlackRock.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. The article looks at how companies with a large exposure to international markets are faring versus companies that are dependent on the US.  and burger giant McDonald's Corp.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

Internal training and graduate programmes. If your company has an internal training programme which could be online do take the time to have a look at the options. Networking Groups. There are PA networking groups springing up all over the place these days, which is absolutely brilliant! Blogs (like this one!).

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Small Business Labs

MAY 6, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   They're an award winning magazine with a rich history and an international reputation for outstanding reporting.  "  Evidently Newsweek is not worth much. 

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 11, 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 This is where an assistant network can come in handy.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Companies should bring together their social CRM, internal communications and collaboration, and public social site initiatives into a coordinated strategy. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 11, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Large companies are doing well because of their exposure to stronger international markets and better access to credit and government stimulus spending.  They've

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Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP). Check out this list hosted by Executive Secretary Magazine. Webinars, books, magazines, courses. Executive Secretary Magazine. This blog post was not sponsored but may contain links as part of an affiliate program I participate in. Want more options?

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Service Untitled

AUGUST 26, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. I started as a publisher for Departures Magazine. We have a global network, and one of the neat things about the organization is that for the first time in the history of the company, it is managed globally.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 2, 2015

Networking – Establishing / Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships in person & online. Lucy Brazier – Executive Secretary Magazine April 23, 2105. Jennifer Corcoran is an Office Manager with 20 years’ admin/PA experience working with Senior Executives at international level. Life does not come with a rule book.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Large companies have been able to grow revenues primarily because of their exposure to stronger international markets.    So far, most small businesses are not. 

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 19, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   The chart below wasbuilt by Nielsen using regional economic forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).   This is 3x the growth rate of developed countries. 

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Small Business Labs

JULY 14, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Is Facebook Replacing Traditional Websites? When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 16, 2007

As I was doing research for other articles on this blog I came across the International Association of Administrative Professionals' website ("IAAP") and was reminded of the advantages of being part of a professional organization. This article is not intended to be an endorsement of any one particular organization over another.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

I work for a magazine and we hire freelancers for all sorts of reasons. Think of it this way: You can only do so much and getting a helping hand will get those extra tasks completed when the need to be completed – on time and right the first time. You only have to hire a freelancer for the jobs that need urgent attention.

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The Small Business Blog

AUGUST 31, 2010

Whether your target market is local, national or international, the only way you are going to get customers and make profit is by making sure that people know about your business. Use the Internet : Long gone are the days when a simple magazine advert or television ad would make a mark with potential customers.

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 29, 2008

Build your own network! Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? One I would add would be to blog as we. How to be successful and eco-friendly. Making your small business carbon neutral.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 20, 2011

So, recycle those papers you have written and turn them into your next blog or book! To begin, write a very detailed blog with several parts to it. So a story in an Active Rain Blog has parts linked to parts of a Wordpress Blog and a another part included in the content of your website linking to parts of a facebook content.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

Home About Me Advertise The E-tiquette of E-mail By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Outlook E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing all the Way to Work: The Ultimate Secretarial Survival Blog. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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Men With Pens

APRIL 27, 2010

Nathan Hangen´s last blog. Anyway ‘good post’ and well done you for holding your breath long enough to address this the right way TheInfoPreneur´s last blog. We have none of that in email, on forums, even in comments on blogs. Melinda | SuperWAHM´s last blog. Todd´s last blog.

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