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It Takes Courage: Building Administrative Support Teams

Office Dynamics

At my very first meeting which took place in my second month of employment, the leader of the group asked if anyone would be interested in helping out as a recording secretary. I looked around the room and no hands went up. The budget also provides money to underwrite a portion of the annual conference.

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Mentoring a Young Executive - Jodith Allen

Office Dynamics

They are used to managing their own e-mail, making their own travel arrangements, and setting up their own appointments. We know how to set and monitor a department budget, take meeting minutes, research topics and write reports, and that’s just for starters. If they need a database, they create one themselves.

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Mentoring a Young Executive - Jodith Allen

Office Dynamics

They are used to managing their own e-mail, making their own travel arrangements, and setting up their own appointments. We know how to set and monitor a department budget, take meeting minutes, research topics and write reports, and that’s just for starters. If they need a database, they create one themselves.

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Sticks and stones will break my bones.but names will never hurt me

Laughing all the Way to Work

Imagine, if we had assistants at home to pay the bills, do the budget, organize dinners, answer our calls and follow up with reminders -- it is starting to sound pretty good. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on.

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Breaking down Minutes: The Art of Minute Taking

Who's the Real Boss?

However, every type of minutes will always serve the same purpose at a very high level and will always capture – who was there; what was said; and what the actions were. And it doesn’t matter if they’re good minutes or not, as the more you read, the more you’ll realise what you should and shouldn’t do.

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Pros and Cons of Going Paperless

Office Dynamics

Whether your business has “taken the plunge” to going paperless recently, or you’re currently weighing up if you should do so, it pays to fully understand what this means and how you can manage the both the process of change as well as the way you work in future. Governance Improvements.

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