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All Things Admin
JUNE 23, 2021
Many believe that the terms “procedures” and “systems” are interchangeable, but that’s not exactly true. Procedures show you, step-by-step, how to perform a specific task – for example, completing an expense report or submitting a check request. Systems have many benefits. A good system is documentable, sharable, and repeatable.
Laughing all the Way to Work
JANUARY 15, 2010
.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 January, 2010 Calendar "ah ha" I was participating in a Harvard sponsored webinar with my boss the other day. The topic was on personal branding and they were making recommendations to executives on how to polish up their image. I have a similar system with my boss.
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Office Dynamics
DECEMBER 9, 2016
Meetings/Events. Travel Planning. Most assistants know better organization would benefit them, but many struggle to actually get started or worse yet – how to maintain it. So I wanted to provide a plan of action for these assistants that would help them get and stay organized. Travel Planning. Project Management.
Laughing all the Way to Work
MARCH 15, 2009
.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 15 March, 2009 When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System My boss likes me to keep him organized and the way I do that is to have a system to bring forward items, which I then bring to his attention when he needs to see it. The system I use is quite simple and has been around for a long time.
Laughing all the Way to Work
MARCH 21, 2009
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 21 March, 2009 How to get Office fat fast. How to gain weight in six easy steps: Do not eat breakfast before going to work. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Dealing in real time.
Laughing all the Way to Work
SEPTEMBER 19, 2008
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 September, 2008 Using a Bring-Forward System to Help Organize Your Boss Of all the articles I have written, the one I wrote on the bring-forward system by far gets the most views. A tip she passed along had to do with the bring-forward system and has been a great tool for me.
Laughing all the Way to Work
DECEMBER 12, 2009
Bring Forward System or Using Tasks in Outlook Have a system to follow up on items your boss has asked you to do or things you know you need to do. I love this system and at the end of each day I go through my folder and pull out what I need for the next day. I also use Tasks in Outlook to follow up on electronic items.
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