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Assistants Must Excel at the Fundamentals

Office Dynamics

From Joan Burge’s new book, Joan’s Greatest Administrative Secrets Revealed (2018). They feel they have been managing calendars or planning meetings forever so why pay attention. There are always new ways of doing things and you can always streamline or fine-tune your current processes. This is not smart.

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Successful Assistants Combine Left and Right Brain Thinking

Office Dynamics

Let’s take for example the task of meeting planning or calendaring for your executive. To achieve your best results, you would schedule meetings or appointments for your executive using both sides of the brain. Can you really fit in another meeting on Wednesday? Are you being practical about meeting scheduling?

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12 Days of Christmas Webinar: The Organized Admin with Julie Perrine

Office Dynamics

What was the inspiration for writing your new book, The Organized Admin? So I wanted to provide a plan of action for these assistants that would help them get and stay organized. Travel Planning. Event/Meeting Planning. Comprehensive-Business-Travel-Planning-Guide-Office-Dynamics. Filing – paper and digital.

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Preparing your boss for meetings away from the office or at home

Laughing all the Way to Work

If the meeting is accepted -- What does your boss need for the meeting and who will be in attendance? Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. State the purpose of the meeting in the calendar appointment as well as who will be at the meeting (i.e.

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Word and Outlook 2007 tips

Laughing all the Way to Work

I find it really slows down the process and I have the Check Grammar While You Type on so feel that is enough. To set a recurring 9-5 meeting (as opposed to clicking all-day meeting) I dont like the all-day meeting settings as they are out of sight at the top of the calendar and easily missed. Excellent material!

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A twelve step program to survive as an Admin

Laughing all the Way to Work

He takes about 12 steps, squats and rejoices in his accomplishment, then he gets up and walks another 12 steps and squats again to repeat the process. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. He has a unique way of walking. Excellent material! Congratulations on this achievement/labour of love!

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Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time

Laughing all the Way to Work

If I hear from the assistant I know I am going to get answers and the process of setting up a meeting will go smoothly, but should I try to develop a working relationship with them? I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Excellent material! Congratulations on this achievement/labour of love!