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Want to Participate in Giving Tuesday? This Guide Explains Everything About Donations, Deductions and Volunteering

Success

As the holidays approach, we set up decorations, plan for holiday gatherings and buy gifts. How to participate in Giving Tuesday: Start local A good first step is to comb your social networks. Of course, they also take financial donations. We become more generous to our family and friends but also to others in need.

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8 Tips for Getting Back in the Work Groove

Office Dynamics

We all know how hard it is to mentally get back in our work mode after a holiday—especially a long holiday like Christmas season. Touch base with teammates and anyone who may have covered for you if you were out of the office during the holiday. Here are some tips to help assistants refocus on business and their priorities.

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20 great networking questions for assistants

Practically Perfect PA

With The Office* Show coming up in a few weeks I’ve been thinking about my networking plan for the few days that I am there. It was quite a detailed post about my networking experiences so do check it out if you are going to any events this year. Did you manage to get a holiday this year? Where did you go?

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Will The Future Of Work Require Mandatory Time Off?

Allwork

Aruna Ravichandran: At Cisco, we instituted a company-wide shutdown between Christmas and New Year’s Day a few years ago, and mandated the use of PTO for certain days between the paid holidays. Of course, there are countries where this is not allowed, so we ask employees to consider taking time off if they can.

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Administrative Professionals Day is Just Around the Corner

Office Dynamics

This holiday was created by the president of the National Secretaries Association – Mary Barrett – in the late 1940s and early 1950s. In 1981, the day was changed from Secretaries Day to Administrative Professionals Day to incorporate not only secretaries into the holiday but a myriad of professional and administrative assistants.

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Building Your Network

Ian's Messy Desk

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Building Your Network Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on July 14, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. The courses you take in school that shape your career are often at the instigation of a friend or counselor. The best networkers are never unemployed for very long.

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A Great Outlook: Adding Holidays to Microsoft Outlook

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise A Great Outlook: Adding Holidays to Microsoft Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize D o you often wonder how you can add your countrys holidays into your calendar in Microsoft Outlook ? In the Calendar Options section, click Add Holidays.