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Ask the Admin: Records Retention

Administrative Arts

I got this e-mail from Kelly: What is the business standard for the length of time to keep meeting minutes? You didn’t specify what type of minutes you need to keep. How long you retain meeting minutes will depend on the type of meetings you are referring to. 10 Tips for Effective Meeting Minutes.

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Managing your Boss's Inbox

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 29 August, 2009 Managing your Bosss Inbox Nowadays our bosses are busy almost 24/7 and in order to cope they need our help managing their e-mail account. Get any files they may need as a result of the e-mail correspondence. Lets enjoy our day together.© Very good article Patricia!

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Routine Procedure – Thursday

Practically Perfect PA

I’ve managed to finish the slide deck without any interruptions. Spend time reading through some of the emails I’ve filed over the last week, including LinkedIn updates and other networking emails. This takes 15 minutes of me running from one floor to the next until I manage to find him. Filed under: Motivation.

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Routine Procedure – Friday

Practically Perfect PA

Most of the jobs are small but there are a lot of them, including booking rooms, answering email queries and setting up meetings. 1130 – One of the Directors comes out of the Board meeting to ask if I can photocopy some documents for him. It takes 10 minutes to photocopy the documents and take them to the Boardroom.

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10 E-mail Etiquette Pet Peeves and How to Handle Them

Office Dynamics

The “oops” factor: If you need more than two paragraphs to cover your topic, you’re better off using the phone, or attaching a Word* file. Sometimes people feel that they need to send me every document at once. Getting a few items is fine – but who wants an email with a dozen files attached?”. I never regret doing this.”.

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Routine Procedure – Monday

Practically Perfect PA

The train turned up on time, I managed to get a seat and was able to check my emails and calendar for the day ahead. My Directors are all in a meeting so no chance to connect yet. 0930 – I seem to be back on track with the routine, I managed to check my emails and follow the procedure. This takes 10 minutes.

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Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Try to anticipate the need so you can have the file or the answer your boss needs, before he or she even knows they need it. The assistant is also the gatekeeper to manage the flow of paper through the boss’s office. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Be one step ahead of your boss.