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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. One of the things they recommended to executives was to use their electronic calendar to leave themselves reminders. . -- Wait a minute! I have a similar system with my boss.
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.
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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.
Laughing all the Way to Work
OCTOBER 10, 2008
If that is not happening, schedule yourself in their calendar. If you do arrange to meet with them, be prepared with questions and information so they will see the benefit. Keep up to date on their calendar and look ahead to see what is coming up and what your boss might need to prepare for that. Minute taking made easier.
Laughing all the Way to Work
AUGUST 1, 2010
Even if you phone the bank they need your secret passcode or they wont speak to you about your account. Thank goodness I get three tries to pick the right one before the system locks me out. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service?
Laughing all the Way to Work
JULY 16, 2010
Check: Do you have a system for prioritizing your workload? Check: Are phone calls planned? For each one, write down what you hope to accomplish with the phone call to help you stay focused. Managing messages in bulk, but still in a consistent fashion, can help save time. Doing too many things can actually waste time.
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