Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 28, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 28 December, 2009 Now that is dedication.Executive Assistant donates kidney to her boss My assistant sent me a link to a story about an Executive Assistant in British Columbia, Canada, who gave the gift of life by donating a kidney to her boss. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 27, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 April, 2009 New Hire Overload I remember starting a new job at a law firm and on my first day I was handed a 3-inch white binder and told to read it. The Human Resources Director pointed me to a small office and I was left alone to read what must have been 200 pages. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 15, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 January, 2010 Calendar "ah ha" I was participating in a Harvard sponsored webinar with my boss the other day. The topic was on personal branding and they were making recommendations to executives on how to polish up their image. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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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. Holgate is the Executive Assistant to the President, she also reports to the Director of Human Resources and manages a staff of four.

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Brilliantly Better

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

But the most important part of the question is not “how” but “why”. That’s a key point and a very important question for every blogger who had been wrecked more than one keyboard writing. That, if you read the previous articles. Unfortunately, this is not enough. You have to push more. This is the wall of self-sufficiency.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 31, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 31 May, 2009 Go with your gut feeling! Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Lets enjoy our day together.© Oh where or where is my password? 411 Look Up 411.ca

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FEBRUARY 22, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 22 February, 2009 Protocol for addressing Canadian and foreign dignitaries A reader asked if I would post on the proper protocol to address Canadian dignitaries such as the Prime Minister or other Ministers in the government. This is a must-have resource. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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OCTOBER 26, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 26 October, 2008 Repeating Headers and Footers while in Sections Someone was asking on another site how to repeat a footer for just one section in a document, i.e. a table. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Lets enjoy our day together.© Oh where or where is my password?

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DECEMBER 5, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 5 December, 2009 Do you like what you do? How true that is! It works better if you have a whole pool of resources with different strengths to call upon. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Lets enjoy our day together.© We are not an island. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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APRIL 5, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 5 April, 2010 When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca

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APRIL 22, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 22 April, 2009 Happy Administrative Professionals Day! Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Lets enjoy our day together.© Oh where or where is my password?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 20, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 20 March, 2010 Admin Buddies I like to have someone at work that I can buddy with. It works well when it is a co-worker who sits closest to you, but depending on how your office is set up that might not be possible. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 February, 2010 Wheres the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Lets enjoy our day together.© Oh where or where is my password?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 13 February, 2010 Dealing in real time. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Lets enjoy our day together.© I like to work with fixed dates. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 7 February, 2010 When your voicemail goes awry. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Lets enjoy our day together.© Oh where or where is my password?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 February, 2009 Different spellings: British, Canadian and American I was proofing a document the other day, but since Ive been reading documents from the United States and Canada, I couldnt remember if behaviorial was the American or the Canadian spelling. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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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. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Lets enjoy our day together.© Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 18 September, 2009 Atlanta, Georgia: The City that Smiles I recently arrived in Atlanta, Georgia to attend OfficeArrow s Lift Summit on Social Media. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Lets enjoy our day together.© It was an amazing conference. Oh where or where is my password?

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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. Having the opportunity to hash it out with another assistant is a great resource. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 31, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 31 October, 2009 A twelve step program to survive as an Admin My grandson has started walking. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 May, 2009 Getting your foot in the door. I used to work with someone who was an assistant in the Human Resources Department of a major law firm and has now become the Director of Human Resources in that same firm. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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NOVEMBER 10, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 November, 2008 We have a winner! Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Lets enjoy our day together.© Well that didnt take long. Oh where or where is my password?

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NOVEMBER 9, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 9 November, 2008 Contest! Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. How to properly write telephone numbers However and punctuation Hyphens Hyphens - Part I Hyphens Part II I feel good, I feel well I was versus I were In appreciation In versus Into Irregardless Is it I, Or is it Me?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 January, 2010 What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Some of the younger bosses are certainly qualified and know how to do some things administratively, but is it an efficient use of their time and is it good job security for us? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 22, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 23 August, 2009 Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Lets enjoy our day together.© I hate waiting! Oh where or where is my password?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 9, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 9 July, 2010 Taking stock Whenever I finish a project I always ask myself, or get together with those who assisted me, and ask the question, "What went well and what could have gone better?" Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca

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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? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 4, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 5 June, 2010 Playing nice in the sandbox When I was younger I had a bicycle with a chain that would skip a link after about ten pedals and then it would fall off. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Lets enjoy our day together.© Oh where or where is my password? 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 16, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 May, 2010 Whose meeting is it anyway? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Lets enjoy our day together.© Oh where or where is my password? 411 Look Up 411.ca

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JUNE 27, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 June, 2009 A funny thing happened on the way to the office. How do you plan to be funny in December? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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JUNE 23, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 23 June, 2009 Colour Coding Works. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Lets enjoy our day together.© I have never been a fan of colour coding, until recently.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 1, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 March, 2009 Spring cleaning on the blog It is a very sunny day today with a promise of spring in the air so I thought it was a good time to spring clean the blog. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. How to get Office fat fast. Lets enjoy our day together.© the next day!

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JULY 20, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 20 July, 2009 I look like that!! I now have to do another presentation on Monday, but this time with my new knowledge on how to do it better. A resource like this is great for anyone that either works in the administrative field or wants to. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 13, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 13 March, 2010 Are you prepared? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. How to properly write telephone numbers However and punctuation Hyphens Hyphens - Part I Hyphens Part II I feel good, I feel well I was versus I were In appreciation In versus Into Irregardless Is it I, Or is it Me?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 1, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 May, 2009 When taking initiative isnt the best thing. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Lets enjoy our day together.© Oh where or where is my password?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 31 January, 2010 Taking the time to acknowledge someone and say thanks. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca

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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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