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Things Assistants Do That Executives Appreciate

Office Dynamics

Watch Joan present the top 12 during her Facebook Friday video, 12/7/2018). Takes the initiative and has the comfort level to proactively review documents in preparation for my meetings. My assistant looks at my calendar weeks away and helps me think about the time needed to complete projects or get ready for presentations.

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Your Roadmap to Effective Office Systems

All Things Admin

A good system is documentable, sharable, and repeatable. The best way to explain how to document your systems on paper is to show you. Review calendars and compile date and time options. Review calendars and compile date and time options. Check with all participants on availability for the options presented.

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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

Office Dynamics

And yet assistants help file digital documents and manage calls through their cell phones, so the skills required for these tasks haven’t completely gone away. They are not paid the big bucks to manage a calendar and book flights. A great executive assistant looks at the entire calendar for a month—what happened last week?

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Why the Right Executive Assistant is Crucial to a CEO or Founder’s Success

C-Suite Assistants

This includes the ability to manage your calendar by coordinating your work and personal calendars, schedule meetings, and, most importantly, determine scheduling priorities on your calendar Organization: An executive assistant helps set up standard operating procedures and improve business processes, including “electronic” organization.

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Why an Executive Assistant is One of the Most Important Hires You Can Make

C-Suite Assistants

Time Management : manage your calendar as well as coordinate your work and personal calendars, schedule meetings, and most importantly help you set scheduling priorities on your calendar Organization : Help you set up standard operating procedures and improve business processes including “electronic organization.

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

Allwork

Present them with situations to see how they think through problems. She shares an onboarding document with every new freelancer. “It Set up a calendar for regular check-ins and deadlines. Ask for referrals (and work samples). Slowly introduce them to the team and clients. Give them a few paid projects first to see how they do.

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An Introduction to Google Workspace

All Things Admin

Google Workspace is a collaboration and productivity suite, similar to Microsoft 365, that allows you to create and share documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, manage your email, and attend virtual meetings. What is Google Workspace? It’s browser-based, which means everything is done directly from your web browser.

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