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Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgate, 2010 Stevie.

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 12, 2010

Lynn was in good company as some notable winners of the 2010 Stevie® Awards included: - Executive of the Year: Lawrence J. Ellison, founder and CEO of Oracle - Best Overall Company of the Year: Apple Inc. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Morgan Chase & Co. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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The importance of having someone to talk to

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 11, 2009

Below are some things that I have found helpful to build my network: Join a professional association such as the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP). IAAP is a group of assistants who get together and encourage each other in our jobs and careers. Read professional magazines when you get the opportunity.

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Now that is dedication.Executive Assistant donates kidney to her.

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 28, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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We don't know what we don't know

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 1, 2010

I have always been a believer in sharing ideas and have received my best education from other assistants. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I

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Just a secretary.

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

There are many teachers in my extended family and it seemed like something I could do well, but our family did not have any money to further my education and I became a secretary instead. The company I work for has a great attitude toward staff professional development and hiring from within for open positions or new position needs.

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What ever happened to the "us" in Service?

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

It's up to us to educate them on the benefits of an assistant. They won't know what we're capable of if we don't tell them, nor will they realize that letting us do some of the work actually saves the company money in the long run. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.

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Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

When I looked on Google different companies were calling it different things, but PowerPoint Remote or Presentation Remote does help. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Thanks Patty. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. Excellent material!

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When your boss arranges meetings behind your back.

Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 5, 2010

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Go with your gut feeling!

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 31, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Admin Buddies

Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 20, 2010

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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We did it Canada!

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Happy Administrative Professionals' Day!

Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 22, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Dealing in real time.

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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When your voicemail goes awry.

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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I gave at the office

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 23, 2010

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Thanks for a noble cause!!

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Spring cleaning on the blog

Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 1, 2009

Under My Favourites, I have added a Meeting section with some useful sites and combined many of my travel related links under one title simply called Travel. I have also combined all the tutorials, training and other education-related links under the title Training. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.

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Taking the time to acknowledge someone and say thanks.

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2010

The cards are all made with recycled paper and you can even include a gift if you like and this company will send it off for you. It is an American based company and I am in Canada, but the cards I sent were all received within a week. To send to clients of your company. What a convenient way to send cards. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Different spellings: British, Canadian and American

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Getting your foot in the door.

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

She saw the importance of this training to help her daughter know the workings of an office from the bottom up and the office benefitted from her educational training. The administrative position can be a springboard for a management position if you want to go in that direction and have the right educational background.

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A twelve step program to survive as an Admin

Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 31, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Taking stock

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 9, 2010

My idea of relaxing is reading a book on my new deck so I will leave the chopping to those better qualified than me :) Posted by Patricia Robb at 2:10 PM Labels: checklists , meeting preparation , planning ahead Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept.

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Atlanta, Georgia: The City that Smiles

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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We have a winner!

Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Congratulations Tammy!

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Contest!

Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 9, 2008

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 22, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Playing nice in the sandbox

Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 4, 2010

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Whose meeting is it anyway?

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 16, 2010

Posted by Patricia Robb at 9:54 AM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , booking meetings , professional assistant Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.

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Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 9, 2010

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Calendar "ah ha"

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 15, 2010

For instance if I was going to be away to attend a conference I would put: Pat off site (IAAP/Toronto) This way we can keep track of who is going where, when. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Guest Post: What Makes Virtual Administrative Assistants Work?

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Administrative assistants do more than just assist with the day-to-day activities of a company – in fact, for most employers, they’re Person Fridays without whom nothing gets done. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on.

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How to get Office fat fast.

Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 21, 2009

My company has a cafeteria which is also very dangerous to the waist line. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I I agree with all these.

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A funny thing happened on the way to the office.

Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 27, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Colour Coding Works.

Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 23, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Are you prepared?

Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 13, 2010

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Great article!

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Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check and Maximize.

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

Make sure that tasks directly associated with clients come first, consider the financial impact of a project and its completion date on the company, don’t let deadlines control the priority list (expense reports can wait when there are more important tasks), and consider cause and effect (do A to enable B, which accomplishes C).

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When taking initiative isn't the best thing.

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 1, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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When you suspect a co-worker has a substance abuse problem.

Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 6, 2009

does the company have random drug testing. ? EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I in my experience. This is one way to snag folks.

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That is not in my job description.

Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Her office encouraged her when they saw her knack for numbers and she pursued further education and is now a junior accountant. Very educative!! EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. very informative entry!

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Do you like what you do?

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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The Advertising Game

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

So why do companies continue to do it? Fax Blasts I remember someone from my IAAP Chapter asked me to fax the notice of our Chapter dinner to a list of about 60 companies to promote it. To me this shows me the company has not done their homework on updating their contacts and are not considering the environment.

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. That is a good site too.

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The Little Engine That Could.

Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 21, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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

Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Posted by Patricia Robb at 10:28 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , board meetings , professional assistant , questions to ask yourself Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.

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