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It’s time to review (or create) your document retention policy

BMT Office Administration

Worried that your company might not have a particular document on hand if the IRS conducted an audit? They create a document retention policy that clarifies what needs to be saved, where, and for how long. Courts and government agencies frown upon individual employees selectively keeping or tossing important documents.

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An Admin’s Guide to Documenting Systems

All Things Admin

However, because systems are so automatic, many people don’t have them documented. So why should you document something you already know how to do? Documented systems: Allow someone else to fill in for you. A documented system allows you to mark your place so you know exactly where to begin when you return to it.

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How to Deal with Non-Negotiable Unrealistic Expectations

Eat Your Career

Additionally, make sure people know that your commitment to service cannot come at the expense of your well- being. Document and Reflect Keep a record of situations where expectations were unrealistic and how they were handled. There are normal, natural limitations that everyone must work within.

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5 reasons every assistant should attend external training

Practically Perfect PA

There have been so many times over the years that I have received an email about a fantastic training course or conference that I would love to attend. It really is unheard of in any other profession: so why don’t assistants attend training courses? I’m sure many of you have had a similar experience. The list is endless.

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Is Project Management Certification Right for You?

Eat Your Career

But I do train on the topic of project management, and I manage a lot of projects on behalf of my clients. It requires formal training, proven project management experience, and passing a challenging exam. It requires fewer hours of training, no documented experience, and a smaller (perhaps less challenging) exam.

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Make Procedures Development a Habit, Not a Project

All Things Admin

How are you supposed to document everything for reference, as well? If you want to make consistent progress on procedures documentation, you need to make it a habit, not a project. So, the trick is to find a way to integrate procedures documentation and process improvement into the natural flow of your daily work.

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Travel Blogger Karen Akpan Shares How She Journeyed From Debt to Economic Freedom

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Karen Akpan, known as @themomtrotter across social media, started her blog in 2017 to document and share budget travel hacks for people. With an expensive California mortgage, car payments and student loans, the emergency fund she and her husband, Sylvester, had dutifully built quickly depleted. Then, in 2019, she lost her job.

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