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When your boss arranges meetings behind your back.
Laughing all the Way to Work
APRIL 5, 2010
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 5 April, 2010 When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. Does your boss ever organize a meeting behind your back? That makes it difficult when I am supposed to be organizing his calendar, but since I am responsible to organize his time and in spite of my frustration, I have to make it work.
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April 22nd - Administrative Professionals' Day
Laughing all the Way to Work
APRIL 8, 2009
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 8 April, 2009 April 22nd - Administrative Professionals Day It often amazes me that a day is set aside for our profession. How often I have organized a conference or arranged a Board meeting and after all the organization and planning it goes off without a hitch. Lets enjoy our day together.©
20 Apps to Organize Your Thoughts | Men With Pens
Men With Pens
APRIL 8, 2010
Please welcome today’s guest poster, James Adams, and his collection of apps to organize thoughts. (We Regardless if you are a freelance writer, a business executive, a graphic artist or if you are working a part-time job, you surely could use a bit of help in organizing your thoughts so that your days run more smoothly.
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Are you prepared?
Laughing all the Way to Work
MARCH 13, 2010
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 13 March, 2010 Are you prepared? I like to be prepared and I find life just works better for me at home, work and even on the bus, when I am organized and ready for whatever is coming up. I organize my desk so everything is within easy reach and makes sense to the way I like to work.
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Calling all Northern Arizona Virtual Assistants: Is there anyone.
Loosely Speaking
JANUARY 16, 2009
Please feel free to forward this information to any other VAs you know who do meet our guidelines as stated above. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. If you are just starting out as a VA, we recommend you join networking groups that may be more suitable to the challenges experienced by other novice VAs. . *
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Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right?
Laughing all the Way to Work
DECEMBER 17, 2008
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 17 December, 2008 Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right? Here are the top qualities that an assistant must have: Be organized. Can I say that again – BE ORGANIZED! An assistant’s job is to organize the boss and in order to do that we must be organized ourselves.
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Making Your Words Count
Ian's Messy Desk
JUNE 25, 2010
Unfortunately, I think because we use our communication skills so continuously, we take them for granted and don’t work to develop them after we begin to achieve success in an organization. Here are some Guidelines for you to consider when Making Your Words Count: 1.
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Meetings Plus: Taking them offline
Laughing all the Way to Work
DECEMBER 19, 2009
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 December, 2009 Meetings Plus: Taking them offline I organize a lot of meetings in a day, week, month; heck, even into next year. There are a lot of good organizing tricks out there and whenever I find one that works, I pounce on it and it becomes something I cant work without.
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Laughing all the Way to Work
JULY 12, 2010
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 12 July, 2010 Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgate, 2010 Stevie® Award winner Lynn Holgate, an Executive Assistant at High Performance Technologies, Inc. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca
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Getting your foot in the door.
Laughing all the Way to Work
MAY 10, 2009
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 May, 2009 Getting your foot in the door. Would you take a job just to get your foot in the door of an organization you really wanted to work for, even if it was a position that you didnt want to make a career out of? Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? 411 Look Up 411.ca
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Whose meeting is it anyway?
Laughing all the Way to Work
MAY 16, 2010
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 May, 2010 Whose meeting is it anyway? The person sending out the request for the meeting and asking for dates would usually be considered the meeting organizer. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca
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We don't know what we don't know
Laughing all the Way to Work
JULY 1, 2010
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 2 July, 2010 We dont know what we dont know We really dont know what we dont know do we? One person can be great at software programs and know all sorts of tricks to get things done quickly and another might be excellent at organizing and managing their email account. Lets enjoy our day together.©
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Working for the Disorganized.
Laughing all the Way to Work
OCTOBER 10, 2008
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 October, 2008 Working for the Disorganized. The argument could be said that the role of the assistant is to assist and keep your boss organized so we shouldnt complain when we have to do it. I have found the best way to cope is to keep yourself organized. Lets enjoy our day together.©
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Going Checklist Crazy
Laughing all the Way to Work
SEPTEMBER 6, 2008
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 6 September, 2008 Going Checklist Crazy I am organizing a Board meeting and I have checklists and to-do lists coming out of my ears. Being organized helps de-clutter any task and makes it more manageable and doable. Using a Bring-Forward System to Help Organize Your. 23, 1 p.m. .
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I gave at the office
Laughing all the Way to Work
JANUARY 23, 2010
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 23 January, 2010 I gave at the office Years ago when I was a child, I would canvass door to door with my sister for a charity for cancer research. Another office raised almost $1,000 in a fundraising effort they organized. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? 411 Look Up 411.ca
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Stephanie LH Calahan
MARCH 12, 2010
Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! The rhizomes are the organism's growth system. Many people keep things -- papers, reports, emails, books -- because they don't have set guidelines around how long something should stick around. Archive Network with Steph Is This You?
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Laughing all the Way to Work
NOVEMBER 8, 2009
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 8 November, 2009 Preparing your boss for meetings away from the office or at home I had a good tip from my boss that I have used to help me prepare him for meetings whether they are away or at home. Follow up with the meeting organizer to request agenda and/or meeting materials, pre-reading, etc.
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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. My boss is now organized for the day and I can relax and get on with my other work.
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Keep your Inbox running on empty
Laughing all the Way to Work
APRIL 10, 2009
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 April, 2009 Keep your Inbox running on empty There are so many e-mails coming at us these days that e-mail management is very important. I find the best way for me to keep my Inbox organized is to immediately deal with the e-mail when it arrives. Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca
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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
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 July, 2010 Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check and Maximize Time Management Photo from Flickr: Public Domain It’s not always about giving the boss her money’s worth – sometimes, it just feels great to know that work time is being managed well. Lets enjoy our day together.©
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Laughing all the Way to Work
FEBRUARY 14, 2009
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 14 February, 2009 Just a secretary. I love the planning, organizing and running around that goes into bringing a conference from a thought to a successful event. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Lets enjoy our day together.© When I was young I wanted to be a teacher.
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Laughing all the Way to Work
OCTOBER 4, 2008
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 4 October, 2008 Kings and Queens of the Office A friend was telling me about an Executive Assistant who has taken on a superior attitude at work and seems to think she is the Queen, looking down her nose on all her subjects, the other assistants. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy?
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Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time
Laughing all the Way to Work
MAY 9, 2010
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 9 May, 2010 Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time Assistants are in contact with other assistants on a daily basis. If I deal with someone and can see that they have organized something well, I will make sure to ask them about it. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy?
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Laughing all the Way to Work
OCTOBER 11, 2009
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 11 October, 2009 That is not in my job description. There are some assistants however who enjoy the organizing and the business of being an administrative or executive assistant and they are good at their job and get great satisfaction in what they do. Lets enjoy our day together.©
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Laughing all the Way to Work
SEPTEMBER 7, 2009
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 7 September, 2009 We live in an Acronym Happy World. Each organization we work for will have their own acronyms that we have to get familiar with fairly quickly if you want to know what they are talking about. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Lets enjoy our day together.©
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It's all in how you feel
Laughing all the Way to Work
AUGUST 8, 2009
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 8 August, 2009 Its all in how you feel Remember when you were younger and got a new pair of running shoes? Is everything organized and in the proper place so when you need it you can just grab it? Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Lets enjoy our day together.©
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Cystic Fibrosis
Laughing all the Way to Work
SEPTEMBER 29, 2008
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 29 September, 2008 Cystic Fibrosis Hello Readers, My great nephew Owen has recently been diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. Using a Bring-Forward System to Help Organize Your. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Lets enjoy our day together.© Why I love my job?
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Is it that time of the year already?
Laughing all the Way to Work
JANUARY 13, 2009
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 13 January, 2009 Is it that time of the year already? In some organizations raises are tied to how well you do and it is also a record that is kept on your personnel file. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca
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Laughing all the Way to Work
FEBRUARY 21, 2009
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 21 February, 2009 Thats not my job! If a conference comes up and they are looking for someone to do the registration, we can step in and do that or we can organize it from start to finish. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca
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Laughing all the Way to Work
OCTOBER 4, 2009
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 4 October, 2009 Confessions of a Micro-Manager Who would want to work for a micro-manager? Show your boss that you want to contribute to their success and to the organization. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Lets enjoy our day together.© Did you do this?
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The importance of having someone to talk to
Laughing all the Way to Work
JULY 11, 2009
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 11 July, 2009 The importance of having someone to talk to Recently, I met with a former colleague for an inpromptu lunch. Check out some of the sites and organizations and see which you would find to be most useful. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? I understand!
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Laughing all the Way to Work
JULY 5, 2009
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 5 July, 2009 Psst! I find talking it over with a friend can be a good way to organize your thoughts. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too!
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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. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy?
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Why I love my job?
Laughing all the Way to Work
SEPTEMBER 13, 2008
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 13 September, 2008 Why I love my job? Using a Bring-Forward System to Help Organize Your. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too!
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Stephanie LH Calahan
APRIL 12, 2010
Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Work With Stephanie « Get Organized and Lose Weight! Related Posts : My 5 Guidelines for a Productive Day and 5 Easy Ways to Start a Productive Day are great reads. Archive Network with Steph Is This You? To your success!
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Laughing all the Way to Work
SEPTEMBER 17, 2010
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 17 September, 2010 Whats all the fuss about reading contracts? Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! Lets enjoy our day together.©
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Sticks and stones will break my bones.but names will never hurt me
Laughing all the Way to Work
FEBRUARY 8, 2009
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 8 February, 2009 Sticks and stones will break my bones.but names will never hurt me Depending on where you work and the work culture, it can determine what you are called at the office. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca
On the job tips for new Admins.
Laughing all the Way to Work
DECEMBER 12, 2009
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 12 December, 2009 On the job tips for new Admins. If the letterhead has the name of the organization on it you do not have to repeat it again under the name and title, unless that is your boss’s preference. Some organizations like you to list the attachments, i.e. Enclosure: 2008 Annual Report.
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Managing your Boss's Inbox
Laughing all the Way to Work
AUGUST 29, 2009
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 29 August, 2009 Managing your Bosss Inbox Nowadays our bosses are busy almost 24/7 and in order to cope they need our help managing their e-mail account. Going through some major organizing and filing here at our office and this is another 'a propos' topic that hits home. THanks for sharing!
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Laughing all the Way to Work
DECEMBER 31, 2009
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 31 December, 2009 Office Confidential: Just for fun to start your New Year off with a laugh These are excerpts from a presentation I gave to my local International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) Chapter dinner meeting. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy?
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Your Etiquette Practice Could be Killing Your Productivity
Stephanie LH Calahan
APRIL 14, 2010
Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! There are many unwritten and written rules and guidelines for etiquette, and it is a good idea as a business person to learn them. Archive Network with Steph Is This You? Last month I presented and emceed at a College of Business event on business etiquette.
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How to Organize Writing Projects | Men With Pens
Men With Pens
FEBRUARY 23, 2010
It’s more difficult to organize a coherent train of thought through 50 pages than it is through 5. I thought I’d share my personal method for organizing much longer projects just in case one of you gets hit up tomorrow for a ghostwriting project. If you have colleagues, get them to come in and help you organize. Little ebooks.
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