Allwork

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

ABW also requires a more intentional approach to managing space, including the implementation of booking tools and protocols to ensure that spaces are available, clean, and promptly ready to be used. They have become an accepted means of communication, including screen sharing and live editing, rather than marking up and emailing.

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Success

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Usually after the oldest heads to the bus stop, the youngest will bobble downstairs, hair frazzling out in about 40 directions, rubbing sleep out of his eyes with balled-up fists and looking as if he’d ask me for coffee if he wasn’t 5. The kids would go to bed, the dishes would be put away, and I’d grab a book and sit down and think, Oh wait.

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Success

MAY 8, 2023

It’s a major upgrade from the sad coloring books and lack of sippy cups in airport stores. Don’t fight over charging ports Kids and their devices can take up all the plugs in the car. But strollers specifically meant for traveling with kids offer convenient features you won’t want to give up when you get home.

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C-Suite Assistants

JULY 26, 2021

Virtual assistants can give you a lot of freedom by taking on repetitive and administrative tasks and freeing up time to attend to other aspects of the business. If you plan to hire a virtual executive assistant, you must decide if you need someone in the same time zone as yourself. Lower overhead and training.

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Office Organization Success

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

I’ve worked with many clients over the years who have wanted me to help them set up their client scheduling system — whether it’s creating a system for existing clients or one for booking strategy sessions. And an area that has come up regularly is that of using a service such as TimeTrade to get clients to self-schedule.

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Worxbee

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

From other executive assistants to business owners, travel agents, corporate event specialists, the IT people, even the person who has connections for hard-to-get tickets or bookings can all be great “tools” in your network. You can seamlessly switch between devices and always have an up-to-date version of your task lists.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 27, 2008

Home About Me Advertise 4 Steps to Setting up E-mail Distribution Lists By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, March 27, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity D o you find yourself having to write each persons e-mail address over and over again for certain e-mails ? All e-mail distribution lists are bolded.

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C-Suite Assistants

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

They schedule both business and personal appointments, maintain the calendar, and are responsible for a full range of administrative and personal duties—from managing correspondence and making appointments to booking speaking engagements and event planning. What Are the Responsibilities of an Executive/Personal Assistants?

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My EA Career

JULY 27, 2020

They included: Do you go to bed at a decent time and still wake up tired? At the best of times I am the queen of procrastination and this predisposition was made much clearer to me after I read the book “The Four Tendencies” by Gretchen Rubin. Do you feel paralyzed by not knowing what task to do first?

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My EA Career

JULY 27, 2020

They included: Do you go to bed at a decent time and still wake up tired? At the best of times I am the queen of procrastination and this predisposition was made much clearer to me after I read the book “The Four Tendencies” by Gretchen Rubin. Do you feel paralyzed by not knowing what task to do first?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 16, 2010

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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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 20, 2010

It works well when it is a co-worker who sits closest to you, but depending on how your office is set up that might not be possible. If it is a planned time off then you can meet with your buddy and give them any instructions or information they will need to handle in your absence and any contact names and numbers. Excellent material!

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 5, 2010

He will have a quick conversation with a staff member and set up a meeting, but not tell me anything about it. That makes it difficult when I am supposed to be organizing his calendar, but since I am responsible to organize his time and in spite of my frustration, I have to make it work. 411 Look Up 411.ca Excellent material!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Some people in the office were trying to get the remote working as we had a PowerPoint presentation coming up and were calling it things like remote thingy , remote slide clicker, wireless mouse so I finally asked, "Does anyone know what the official name for that thing is?" 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca " Warning!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 9, 2008

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. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. I am remiss.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 21, 2014

Participants do have to concentrate on a conference call so think about the time of day when your manager seems particularly focused. Do ask if they are in a different time zone to you. Conference calls do actually take a little more time to organise than a usual face-to-face meeting but the basics should be the same.

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Office Organization Success

JULY 17, 2015

Setting up your teleclass is relatively straightforward too – all you need is a: Registration page. Follow-up system usually via an autoresponder. If it’s a hot topic you’re presenting on, people are usually clamoring to sign up … great! Teleconference bridge line. And you’re good to go. Add class notes.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 31, 2009

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. Come up with a plan on how you are going to improve in the areas you identified as needing improvement. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 13, 2010

I take the bus to work and I often see people getting on a busy bus and then going through their backpack or purse looking for their bus tickets and holding up the line. They had enough time as they saw the bus approaching, they know they will need it, but time and time again, they are searching for it. no tickets.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

Another time I was trying to find a full-serve gas station to fill up, but there was nothing to be found. It was expensive,but when I brought it home I had to do all the work to get it up and running. He loved it and I believe ended up doing his job better because of it. Recently, I bought a new laptop.

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All Things Admin

MARCH 15, 2021

Referencing the wrong time zone is something almost everyone does. For most people, using the wrong time zone or misunderstanding Daylight Saving Time (DST) just results in running an hour early or late. Do you know that Hawaii and most of Arizona doesn’t observe Daylight Saving Time?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

What dates and times does he or she have available (keeping in mind time zones for away meetings)? Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. Follow up with the meeting organizer to request agenda and/or meeting materials, pre-reading, etc.

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Time Zones IAAP International Calendars 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 15, 2010

The topic was on personal branding and they were making recommendations to executives on how to polish up their image. 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. I guess he thought I needed the help. Another one I never use.

Calendars 100

Calendars IAAP Time Zones 2010 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

The 10th person was someone by the first name of Tammy and once I get her address I will be sending her a copy of the book. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

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. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 28, 2009

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. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Time Zones IAAP Gifts Meeting Minutes 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 9, 2010

By using the template I was able to accomplish everything with enough time to change, touch up my make up and hair and then off to the next event. His job is all about thinking and strategizing so a task that is not related to work, seems like time out because it is not what he normally does week to week. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Time Zones IAAP Holidays International 100

Practically Perfect PA

JULY 15, 2015

With Assist Travel coming up in September in London I wanted to share one of our most popular blogs with you – The Ultimate Travel Itinerary. For example I always include the following contact details: The out of hours telephone number for the travel agent you booked through. Book your place now. Powered by Eventbrite.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 31 January, 2009 Housecleaning in Word 2007: Customizing your Dictionary Something you should do every once in awhile is to clean up your dictionary in Word. I have the software at home, but havent gotten the gumption up to load it yet. 411 Look Up 411.ca Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

If I am told that I should have it in the next few weeks, or can expect to receive it in a couple of months, that doesn’t really help me with my follow up as it is not a definite date. Think about it the next time you give someone a timeline. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.

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Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

National pride -- all time high. What a blast the last two weeks have been, but I dont think I could have taken any more late nights staying up to watch the Olympics in Eastern Standard Time. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

If a conference comes up and they are looking for someone to do the registration, we can step in and do that or we can organize it from start to finish. Who better than the admins to come up with something that works. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. February 22, 2009 Patricia Robb said.

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Time Zones IAAP 2009 International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

A good tip if you flub up your voicemail is to press # and it should give you prompts to get out of it. 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.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2010 Meeting Minutes 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

They had booked the space for November 8th. I called them and thankfully they had space available on the date I needed and we were able to amend the contract, but imagine if I hadnt noticed and we showed up on the 7th? One time we had to cancel at the last minute, but we were a few days past the cancellation date.

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Time Zones IAAP Negotiating International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 23, 2010

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. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. 411 Look Up 411.ca

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP AT&T 2010 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 4, 2009

And always checking up on you. Ask yourself what things really matter to you and ask questions to bring those things up in the interview. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 4, 2010

It is frustrating to the rest of the team because they are trying to meet certain goals and when there is a problem it takes time away from the manager who has to deal with it, but also the whole team as they see the time ticking and production at a standstill. She would spend more time complaining about it and whining than cleaning.

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Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100