Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

Some of the younger bosses are certainly qualified and know how to do some things administratively, but is it an efficient use of their time and is it good job security for us? I of course ignored him and went about providing the best service I could. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 1, 2009

Of course there will come a time when questions about certain things will not have to be asked as it is hoped the new hire will catch on to the office procedures and their initiative will kick in and they will take on these tasks on their own, but in the beginning please ask. I dont see it as a weakness, but as a strength.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 10, 2010

They say when you do something for 30 days it becomes a habit, so try some of these and make it a new habit that will save you a lot of time. Of course these are only a portion of the shortcut keys that are out there, but unless they are easy you wont remember them. Excellent material!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 20, 2009

Of course, the reason could have been that I was up all night with a sick child or wasnt feeling well myself or I just had an argument with my spouse and was still stewing about it. I was actually just reading a chapter of the book "The Art of Extreme Self-Care" by Cheryl Richardson which speaks to some of this.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 21, 2009

If you keep telling yourself you cant do it, then of course you wont be able to, but if you say I dont know if I can, but I am going to try anyway, or I know I can do that because it was what I was trained for and then go ahead and do it, it will open all kinds of doors for you. Excellent material!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 8, 2009

I was eager to open my brand new book bag and get my pencil and write the first words in my new scribbler. Of course you have to be prepared and know your stuff, but knowing you look good when you walk in the door will do wonders on how you present yourself. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 6, 2009

They seemed surprised that I didnt know she had an alcohol problem because they told me you could smell the booze off her every day, but of course I hadnt noticed. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Excellent material! Congratulations on this achievement/labour of love!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

I am planning a local fundraiser to help the family with the costs on November 15th, but of course it will be in Ottawa, Canada and I know most of you are elsewhere. In the meantime, I have decided to donate the royalties on any sales of my book to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. My book is currently available on Amazon.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Take for instance on my first day in my new job, these were the acronyms that were being tossed about in conversations at a meeting where I was taking minutes: DOCAS, DRE, LHINS, NAGWD, OCRI and DAC to name a few and these of course are all pronounced as words. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Give the task to an assistant and we will work with everyone involved and not only set up the meeting date and time, but book the boardroom, photocopy and distribute the meeting materials and arrange the flight and hotel if necessary. Of course if you are not licensed to do a particular job, or qualified, then you should not do it.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 4, 2008

Of course we know that people like this are not the Queen and their self-importance is only from themselves, but they can sure make your life miserable while you are in their kingdom. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. How can you survive in this kind of a working environment? Excellent material!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

Of course before I recommend anything I try it out so I picked up the phone and it asked me what I was looking for and what city and province. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. I have loved it ever since and that is when my list of handy Favourites was born. Excellent material!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 10, 2009

Of course what works for me will probably not apply to you so you need to set up folders that apply to your working situation, but the fewer the better. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. For instance, I have folders for the Board of Directors, International, Personal and one for Work Information.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 31, 2009

I booked one of my former bosses on a flight to Toronto. Years ago, when I worked for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), I took a training course on a Telex machine. Again, when I worked at the RCMP, I went on a training course for a machine to do criminal record checks. Of course I had to tell everyone at the office. *

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 23, 2009

Of course there were four Karens and three Bobs. the phone book, standard filing practices etc.) Choose the Address Book Tab at the far right. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Or if I was delivering mail to someone I had to stop, re-think and look for their first name.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 19, 2009

The switchboard can get so busy at times that its just not possible to introduce every call that comes through (except, of course, for those calling for the big bosses). I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. January 19, 2009 Patricia Robb said. I am happy to hear from a receptionist.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 3, 2009

If you have to P.S. this far you have missed the point of the P.S. * POSTSCRIPT TO MY POSTSCRIPT ARTICLE My boss read my blogpost and pointed out to me that he thought the correct way to write the post script is: PS or PPS Of course, he sent me a link to prove his point. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 1, 2008

Of course there is a down side to being able to do that. About Me Ottawa, Canada View my complete profile Click on the image to order my book Laughing All The Way to Work from Amazon All royalties go to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation What some people are saying about the book. Excellent material!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

There are courses on minute taking and Board governance, but also you can learn alot by reading books and asking others who are in this field. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. It is interesting work. Excellent material! Congratulations on this achievement/labour of love!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

It is usually a business I am interested in and I want to know when new courses or products are offered. I still get some flyers by regular mail and I do still appreciate them when it is a menu from a fast-food restaurant, money-back coupons or notices of courses in my area, but otherwise I throw them in the recycle bin.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 18, 2009

The members of my team of course didnt want to even be near me because of the germs I was spreading and I not only felt sick, but understandably rejected by my co-workers. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Or so I thought. Excellent material! Congratulations on this achievement/labour of love!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 29, 2009

Many times I need to proof text and comment with my thoughts before he even looks at it. Of course my comments are limited because the subject matter is not my expertise, but he relies on my input and corrections to make the document look good. Do I have to make a reservation, book a boardroom, call someone or bring something forward?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 15, 2009

The first day of each month, I go through the monthly folder and sort the items into the appropriate numbered file to be processed through the course of the new month. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. If it something that needs attention after the month ends, then it goes into the monthly folder.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

I opened the phone book and signed up with every single one in town. Any recruiter who sees your resume will silently wonder the following questions. Whether based on your cover letter or resume, recruiters only take 6 seconds to see if you are match. If the fit isn’t close enough, they toss or file your resume.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 23, 2010

This sounds like the generic stuff you put on your resume when you’re just out of college and don’t realize that your resume shouldn’t sound like everyone else’s, and also that everyone in the world is lying when they say they are “goals-oriented.” LOLOLOL And yes, there needs to be a time limit set before the call.

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