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Elevating Your Role As An Executive Assistant

ProAssisting Blog

Engage in discussions about long-term strategies, actively seek ways to align your support with these overarching goals, and be able to voice potential conflicts, concerns, as well as opportunities based on your view of the calendar and logistical objectives - a key part of your domain.

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Calendar Management for Executive Assistants

Office Dynamics

You must keep these things in mind when you are managing your executive’s calendar. Calendar management is an important skill. When scheduling travel or appointments, VIEW the calendar in terms of: What was my leader’s schedule like last week? It is more than dropping in appointments on blank dates and times. COGNITIVE task!

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Ep 185: Calendar Management for Executive Assistants

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

If you look at your role through this lens, then you’ll stop viewing “calendar management” as an uninteresting part of your job. THE LEADER ASSISTANT PODCAST IS PRESENTED BY GOODY. This episode features an excerpt from my audiobook, The Leader Assistant: Four Pillars of a Confident, Game-Changing Assistant.

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‘4ugust’ Initiative Invites U.K. Companies to Embrace Four-Day Weeks in Summer Experiment

Allwork

It also presents a unique time in the calendar year for companies to test the waters with minimal risk. As businesses across the U.K. experiment with a work model that promises to improve employee well-being, the success of the trial could inspire other business outside the U.K. to do the same.

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No-vember Challenge: Redefine Holiday Gatherings With These 5 Alcohol-Free Event Ideas

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The link between work and alcohol has led to a recent research that revealed the increasing numbers of sexual harassment at work parties where alcohol was present. London-based Runway East has introduced “Cake Wednesdays” into its social calendar as an alternative to drinking socials. “We

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Ep 216: Claudette Clayton on Calendar and Email Management, Delegating, and Evolving as the Assistant Role Evolves

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

In this episode, Claudette talks about her journey as an assistant, tips for calendar management, delegating, evolving as the job evolves, email management, and dealing with difficult executives. Claudette Clayton has over 25 years of experience as an executive assistant, has a dog named Thor, and loves the Lord of the Rings.

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Humor in the Workplace: How to Be Funny at Work Without Crossing the Line

Success

Instigate laughter around the office by hanging a joke-of-the-day calendar in a common area or having a contest to name office equipment in humorous ways. “I Finally, adding comedy to otherwise mundane presentations can really make a difference. Insert funny memes and videos into the presentation. “I