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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. One of the things they recommended to executives was to use their electronic calendar to leave themselves reminders. . -- Wait a minute! I guess he thought I needed the help.

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3 Ways to Create a Better System for Information Management

All Things Admin

If you’re going to implement this across calendars and digital tools that overlap with others, it’s important to discuss it and create something that makes sense to everyone on your team. In Microsoft Office, categories carry across email, tasks, and calendar. When I see a red block on my calendar, I know it’s a speaking event.

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Ep 143: Liza Roman – Executive Assistant to the CEO at Sanctuary for Families

Go Burrows

She’s held EA positions in the Legal field, music industry, accounting with one of the Big 6, the fashion industry, and more. For international and custom gifting solutions, reach out to the Loop & Tie team here. Liza Roman is a seasoned executive assistant with over 25 years in the field. Max 20 gifts per personal account.

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1099 vs W-2: The difference between employees and contractors

BMT Office Administration

Is the worker treated as a supplemental resource to the business’ internal staff or are they working alongside them during similar hours and on similar projects? Part-time staff, interns, and temporary employees can all be classified as W-2 workers. You’ll need to list the employee’s full legal name and address. Control number.

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When your boss arranges meetings behind your back.

Laughing all the Way to Work

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. So what can you do when your boss is ruining your perfectly scheduled calendar? Internal meetings can usually be changed more easily so start there.

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Preparing your boss for meetings away from the office or at home

Laughing all the Way to Work

Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. State the purpose of the meeting in the calendar appointment as well as who will be at the meeting (i.e. If it is an internal meeting, has a meeting space been booked? Enter it in calendar. Dealing in real time.

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Meeting preparation.

Laughing all the Way to Work

My favourite to-do list is a calendar timeline so I can see at a glance where I am at and what I need to do to get there. It is simply using an on-line calendar with space on each day to enter what needs to be done. To generate a calendar in Word 2007, click on the Office Button (in the top left-hand corner). No surprises!

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