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Empowering Tips for the Administrative and Executive Assistant – Part 2

Office Dynamics

One thing I hear Joan encourage during conferences, webinars, and one on one conversations is to be courageous. To borrow a quote from Joan’s Greatest Administrative Secrets Revealed book – “Success is about expanding yourself where you are currently planted.”.

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Emotional Intelligence Meets Travel Planning

Office Dynamics

Are there nice restaurants in walking distance? Is there a full-service restaurant in the hotel so when they arrive late from their flight, they can just stay at the hotel to eat? I even document which restaurants I liked and why I liked them. P.S. If you currently don’t book any travel, still keep my words of advice.

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Tips for Planning Someone Else’s Travel

Office Dynamics

Booking the perfect flight is not as simple as one, two, click. Try to book the traveler in their preferred hotel chain. Except in the case of “foodie” travelers, most people will pick restaurants based on convenience and location rather than the hottest artisanal eats. Here are some of their tips to help you stay on top!

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Whose meeting is it anyway?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Do you ever get a meeting request and an agenda has not been provided, or if it is a teleconference the call-in details have not been given or the boardroom hasnt been booked for an internal meeting? When booking meetings ownership of the meeting has to be established. Is the boardroom booked? Whose responsibility is it anyway?

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Calendar "ah ha"

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 January, 2010 Calendar "ah ha" I was participating in a Harvard sponsored webinar with my boss the other day. How many times I have booked a meeting thinking the day was free, only to notice later that an all-day event was put in unnoticed at the top. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Contest!

Laughing all the Way to Work

Just before my book was published I promised I would have a contest on my blog and someone could win a copy of my book. Here is how you can win: The tenth person to e-mail me at pattyannrobb@rogers.com will receive a free copy of my book. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. I am remiss.

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When your voicemail goes awry.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I have never used this escape route, but was reminded about it at a webinar I participated in recently and will keep these instructions close at hand. February 26, 2010 Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. They said it works with most phone services.