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Mentoring a Young Executive - Jodith Allen

Office Dynamics

We know how to set and monitor a department budget, take meeting minutes, research topics and write reports, and that’s just for starters. We can monitor industry publications for items of importance, give feedback on personnel matters, monitor social media for company mentions, and update the department website.

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Mentoring a Young Executive - Jodith Allen

Office Dynamics

We know how to set and monitor a department budget, take meeting minutes, research topics and write reports, and that’s just for starters. We can monitor industry publications for items of importance, give feedback on personnel matters, monitor social media for company mentions, and update the department website.

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Just a secretary.

Laughing all the Way to Work

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

Laughing all the Way to Work

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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Getting your foot in the door.

Laughing all the Way to Work

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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What ever happened to the "us" in Service?

Laughing all the Way to Work

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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We don't know what we don't know

Laughing all the Way to Work

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. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. I'll be posting it later to my tweeps. hope you had a wonderful Canada day.