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SURROUND yourself with a team of experts to make you and your organization SHINE!

Office Dynamics

Not all people who plan meetings are “meeting planners,” nor do all meeting planners start out their careers as meeting planners. Not only did I set the meetings up, but I also took notes (in shorthand no less), transcribed the notes and prepared final reports for dissemination. Procurement and Legal.

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Effective Committee meeting management

Practically Perfect PA

Look through the previous set of minutes and add items to the agenda that have been carried over to this meeting. Also if there have been any relevant work or news within the company that needs to be discussed by this Committee and is part of their overall objective this should be added to the agenda. The timing of meetings.

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Effective Committee meeting management

Practically Perfect PA

Look through the previous set of minutes and add items to the agenda that have been carried over to this meeting. Also if there have been any relevant work or news within the company that needs to be discussed by this Committee and is part of their overall objective this should be added to the agenda. The timing of meetings.

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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. I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles.

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Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time

Laughing all the Way to Work

Knowing assistants and having a working relationship with them is very important and can make the difference when you need to set up a meeting or if your boss needs to have a quick phone call with their boss. They are a valuable resource and I appreciate them. I have found this practice to pay off big just when you need it!

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The importance of having someone to talk to

Laughing all the Way to Work

Having the opportunity to hash it out with another assistant is a great resource. I can tell you my friends and colleagues got a lot of phone calls in those early days and it was a wonderful resource and help to me. I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles.

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We did it Canada!

Laughing all the Way to Work

Hello Patricia, You have some great resources at [link] Given your interest in country codes, I wanted to make you aware of my site, [link] for possible inclusion as well. I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. a great game and I'm happy for my Canadian friends.