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A day in the life: Matthew Want, PA, Marcham Publishing

Practically Perfect PA

Meeting and greeting visitors, liaising with clients, suppliers and other staff in a professional manner. Devising and maintaining office systems, including data management, CRM system and filing. Including using interacting with customers, and suppliers. Taking phone calls, enquiries and general requests, handling all queries.

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Employee Monitoring: How to (and not to) track employee productivity

BMT Office Administration

Time tracking and file tracking. Another way to monitor remote employees is to use time tracking or file tracking software. As such, they’re free to clock out to take a break whenever they need it (with managers having the ability to track work hours and breaks, of course). File tracking uses and benefits.

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OneNote Must-Knows: Color Coding and Custom Tags

All Things Admin

Vendors/Suppliers – Orange. With OneNote, I can color code my digital notebooks on these topics to match the file colors on my desk. This three-part course will make you a OneNote pro in no time! Here is the color code I use in my office: Speaking Engagements – Red. Training – Yellow. Business Development – Navy Blue.

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What does it take to be a successful office manager?

Page Personnel

They coordinate schedules, handle employee issues, negotiate with suppliers and work hard to ensure everyone gets along within the company culture. For example, answering phones, taking messages, purchasing office equipment, working with relevant software and filing paperwork. Low-cost training courses are available online.

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Getting buy in from the boss

Practically Perfect PA

I grew up in a different age where working hard and being humble were par for the course for the PA. Over time I managed to add several hotels to our Globally Approved Travel Program, which enabled all global staff to benefit from discounted rates and also obtained supplier discounts for our intranet company benefits portal.

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The Bribery Act – what do assistants need to know?

Practically Perfect PA

Although I have already attended a training course on Financial Crime through work I thought I’d refresh my memory and go along to a session on the Bribery Act and how it specifically affects Assistants. Due diligence procedures should be in place for all new third-party suppliers. Filed under: Regulation , Training and Guidance.

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How can assistants stay on top of the scene?

Practically Perfect PA

I spent a lot of time researching great venues, restaurants, hotels and suppliers and I really enjoyed it. So… anyway… my point is that I did want to find the cool and unusual places for my boss to visit so that they could impress the clients they were entertaining.