Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 1, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 August, 2010 Oh where or where is my password? I logged onto my computer last week and put in my network password, then to open my Outlook account I had to put another password in for that. If someone scans your computer or network for that word, they'll find your file right off.

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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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MAY 31, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 31 May, 2009 Go with your gut feeling! Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca would versus could You are what you read.

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APRIL 22, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 22 April, 2009 Happy Administrative Professionals Day! Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Lets enjoy our day together.© 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. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca

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MARCH 20, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 20 March, 2010 Admin Buddies I like to have someone at work that I can buddy with. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 February, 2010 Wheres the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca

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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. (New Lets enjoy our day together.©

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FEBRUARY 13, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 13 February, 2010 Dealing in real time. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Lets enjoy our day together.© I like to work with fixed dates. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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FEBRUARY 7, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 7 February, 2010 When your voicemail goes awry. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Lets enjoy our day together.© 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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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. 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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NOVEMBER 21, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 21 November, 2009 The Little Engine That Could. Ask your network of assistants for their opinion and feedback and then believe them! Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style!

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OCTOBER 31, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 31 October, 2009 A twelve step program to survive as an Admin My grandson has started walking. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Lets enjoy our day together.©

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NOVEMBER 10, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 November, 2008 We have a winner! Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Lets enjoy our day together.© Well that didnt take long. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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NOVEMBER 9, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 9 November, 2008 Contest! Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! 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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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. 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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OCTOBER 14, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 14 October, 2008 October 15th, Blog Action Day: Poverty I am participating in Blog Action Day and the theme this year is Poverty. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style!

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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. (New Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca

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AUGUST 22, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 23 August, 2009 Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Lets enjoy our day together.© I hate waiting! 411 Look Up 411.ca

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JULY 9, 2010

Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! 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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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? Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Lets enjoy our day together.©

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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. (New 411 Look Up 411.ca

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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. (New 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 27, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 June, 2009 A funny thing happened on the way to the office. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca

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JUNE 23, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 23 June, 2009 Colour Coding Works. I have never been a fan of colour coding, until recently. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Lets enjoy our day together.©

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MAY 16, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 May, 2010 Whose meeting is it anyway? Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca would versus could You are what you read.

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MAY 1, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 May, 2009 When taking initiative isnt the best thing. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca

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MARCH 13, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 13 March, 2010 Are you prepared? Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca would versus could You are what you read.

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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. Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca

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MARCH 21, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 21 March, 2009 How to get Office fat fast. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca would versus could You are what you read.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 24 February, 2009 Guest Post: What Makes Virtual Administrative Assistants Work? Develop your networking skills: Keep in touch with employers who have used your services in the past and ask them to recommend you to their colleagues and partners who are looking to hire a virtual administrative assistant. (New

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JANUARY 31, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 31 January, 2010 Taking the time to acknowledge someone and say thanks. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca

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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. (New 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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JANUARY 10, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 January, 2010 What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca

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JANUARY 31, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 31 January, 2009 Housecleaning in Word 2007: Customizing your Dictionary Something you should do every once in awhile is to clean up your dictionary in Word. (New 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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JANUARY 19, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 January, 2009 Training On-line Recently someone asked me a question about training on-line so I thought I would share the answer in a post. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style!

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