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A Day in the Life of an Admin

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Their duties include (but are not limited to) answering and screening calls, meeting and greeting clients and customers, maintaining executives calendars, writing correspondence, generating reports, meeting planning, filing, travel arrangements, maintain client/customer data records, supervising others, and the list goes on.

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Digital Detox

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I have a Blackberry and would hate to lose my contacts and calendar, but stuff happens. My contacts, tasks, and calendar are updated if there are any changes. As an office professional, we are charged with maintaining and managing the office, this includes preparing for worst case scenarios and having an alternative plan.

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Do Bad Bosses Breed Bad Bosses?

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How to deal with it: These types of managers believe in facts and statistics. How to deal with it: If you keep your bosses calendar, you can ask him ahead of time if he needs anything in particular for the meeting or if you know the agenda you can suggest information your boss can take to the meeting and have it prepared.

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Are you Ga Ga For Google?

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GOOG-411 –Find and get phone numbers, addresses, etc for businesses iGoogle – personalize your homepage with things you can use (games, weather, horoscopes, tips for the day, to do lists, calendar, and for you sports fans get updates of scores from your favorite sports games). Worklife Line Chat Every Monday at 7 p.m

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Bosses Day - October 16

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“Thought Appropriate Gifts&# One year I got my boss an interchangeable, 3-D calendar to put on her desk. Upcoming topic: Dealing with Workplace PMS - Poor Management System - September 6, 2010 Dial-in#: 1-712-432-3030 Passcode: 346621 Become a member of the Elite - Subscribe today! She is really date and deadline conscientious.

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Happy Hump Hour!

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For those who manage their boss’ calendar, realize what time of the day is your boss is most productive. Upcoming topic: Dealing with Workplace PMS - Poor Management System - September 6, 2010 Dial-in#: 1-712-432-3030 Passcode: 346621 Become a member of the Elite - Subscribe today! Worklife Line Chat Every Monday at 7 p.m

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Self Defense for Admins

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Soft Skills Soft skills include being able to handle customer service issues and basic, appropriate, and effective interaction with co-workers, clients and customers, and management. A good office professional must be able to greet clients, answer phones, and interact pleasantly, politely, and cordially. A new topic each month.

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