October, 2007

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Tips on Handling Deadlines

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise Tips on Handling Deadlines By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D o you hate deadlines? Do you feel jittery each time you receive a task that needs to be completed yesterday? There are times when people come up to me and expect things to be done right away.

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When the Blues Won't Go Away

On The Job

I've written about hundreds of workplace issues over the years, but one of the subjects that brought in the most mail when I wrote about it more than a decade ago was a column on depression. In the story, I outlined some signs of depression that may be evident on the job. The mail flooded in -- not only from those who believed they recongized they were suffering from depression -- but from those who already had been diagnosed.

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10 minute power meeting technique. | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

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The Office Fridge

Laughing all the Way to Work

The office fridge can be a mess Something has spilt, something's been left That plastic container has been there a year No one will open it, out of fear Expiry dates have long been ignored Drinks are lined up on the door Is it yours or is it mine? I can't remember if I brought that kind Lots of lunches there to see That one's green though - should it be?

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Office Politics Can't Be Ignored

On The Job

As the race heats up for the presidential nomination, it’s a good time to remember that politics isn't confined to just those running for office. In fact, some of the most sophisticated politicking takes place in the workplace. Who hasn’t been on the receiving end of some on-the-job political maneuvering that would put even the most savvy national campaign strategist to shame?

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Skype + 3 = 3 Skypephone, but is it for small business? | THE.

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What's in a Name?

Laughing all the Way to Work

When I am asked what I do for a living, I usually say I am an Administrative Assistant (or a Legal Assistant). As an old-timer, however, I still sometimes use the name Secretary when describing what I do. A friend of mine thinks that since our title change to Administrative Assistant our duties and workloads have increased and she longs for the day she could be a “Secretary” again.

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Keeping Words Together in Microsoft Word

Laughing all the Way to Work

A quick way to keep words together in a Word document is to use the Shortcut Keys. For example, I never like to split a name up in a letter i.e. Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Instead of pressing the Spacebar after ‘Mrs.’, press Shift Ctrl Spacebar and then type Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Smith will now stay together. Tags: splitting up names Keeping words together shortcut keys Administrative Assistant.

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Working From Home a Challenge

On The Job

There are a lot of things I don’t know for sure in this life. I don’t know if I’ll ever get to grocery shop on the moon (my second grade teacher swore to my class that we would some day), I don’t know if I’ll ever figure out how to boogie board (I nearly drowned last time and made a lifeguard fall out of his chair he was laughing so hard), and I can’t say for sure if I’ll ever understand how Billy Mays got a job selling anything (why is he always yelling?

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Elevating the Virtual Interviewing Experience

Sharing your authentic self in a virtual interview can be an unwanted challenge. How do you break through the digital barrier when conducting a virtual interview and share your exceptional self? Think in unconventional ways to elevate the virtual interviewing experience.

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Face up or Face Down?

Laughing all the Way to Work

I received some blank faxes and then got a phone call from an apologetic manager saying she was sorry for the faxes but she rarely had to send a fax and when she did she was never quite sure whether to feed the paper face up or face down. I suggested a simple solution would be to get her staff to put a label on the fax machine to indicate "Feed face up" or "Feed face down", whichever was appropriate.

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Outlook Quick Tip

Laughing all the Way to Work

Outlook has a feature that when you type an email address in the To section it remembers it and when you go to type another email address it will bring up similar choices in a drop-down, assuming they might be the one you want to use. But sometimes these are email addresses that have come back undeliverable as you had a typo in the address, or it's an old email address for someone who has since moved to another company and you don't want these old addresses to pop up.

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Locking Your Computer

Laughing all the Way to Work

I found this quick tip for locking your computer on Richard Rinyai's blogsite The Professional Assistant. "Hold down the "Windows" key (located between the CTRL and ALT keys) and hit the "L" key. Your account will be locked and only people that know your password as well as any Administrator can log into it. This function will only work with Windows Professional versions.

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The Replacement Assistant (or the Floater Assistant)

Laughing all the Way to Work

We all take holidays and when we are gone someone needs to fill in for us. One of my pet peeves when I have used a replacement assistant is when I come back nothing looks the same as before I left; my toolbars no longer look the same; my Outlook has a different look; documents are saved in a way I would never think to find them again and none of the filing is done.

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Mandatory COVID Vaccination Policy Template

New vaccine mandates and testing policies will affect employers with more than 100 workers. Get Paycor’s free, customizable vaccination policy template to communicate critical details and new requirements to your employees. Get Paycor’s Template today!

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Q & A: What is “Staff Turnover” and how large or small would it be.

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Q & A: What does “Fixed Costs” mean and why should they be as low.

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E-Mail me or follow me. Effective Small Business Planning Strategy Planning your small business is the best way to avoid costly mistakes. Outsourcing Options For Small Business Focus on your business, timeshare professionals. Enhance Your Work-Life Balance Have it all your way – family, friends, work and most of all a life! Starting a Small Business?

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Birth Order: Science or Fiction?

On The Job

I once interviewed a man who had written a book on how birth order affected the way a person behaved, the careers chosen and even how punctual that person would be. When I called him, he answered on the first ring and said: "You must be a first-born.probably an only child. You're calling right on time." "Uh, no.," I said. "I'm the youngest of three.

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Business Card Window Envelopes

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise Business Card Window Envelopes By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 Filed Under: Networking , Productivity H eres an interesting envelope that I found on this website. Here are some of the benefits for it: You can place your own customized business cards in the clear window part to use as a mailer. Website hosting is to provide websites easily accessible online by World Wide Web to clients.

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Is Training the Right Solution?

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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Undermanagement an Epidemic?

On The Job

Welcome again to this latest installment of Tidbit Tuesday, where I've rounded up the latest in career news and put it in one convenient corral for you to take a look at. As always, you little doggies should feel free to herd any good workplace tips my way. (Can you tell I watched "High Noon" last night?) I'm so outta here: The Miami Herald reports: "Not long ago, workers considered midcareer sabbaticals perks for those who could afford time off to indulge in trips to Australia or backpacking th

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Sabotaging Your Own Career

On The Job

I've spent two decades writing about career challenges and how to get ahead. I've interviewed hundreds of experts and read thousands of pages of research material, trying to find the best information I can to help others be successful in their careers. And here's the one thing I've come to realize: Some of you simply don't want to get ahead. That's right.

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Humour and Job Stress

Laughing all the Way to Work

Is there room for humour at the office? Can office humor help relieve stress in the workplace? I think so! I work in an office where laughter is the best medicine. We are extremely busy, but we have a sense of humour and that has gotten me through many stressful work situations. But I think there needs to be a balance and we need to know when to inject some humour and when to NOT.

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Meeting Scheduling Tip

Laughing all the Way to Work

A friend of mine gave me a tip for scheduling meetings when you are going back and forth with dates and times and haven't confirmed a date yet. She has created a table that is very easy to use and keeps everything neat and you can see at a glance where you are at with the scheduling. Set up a table with four columns across, four rows down (or however many people that are partipating in the meeting).

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.

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The Little Yellow Sticky

Laughing all the Way to Work

What would we do without the yellow sticky? Here are a few things I use them for: flagging pages in a book reminder notes to myself which I stick on my computer quick instructions on correspondence or a file if a co-worker is not at their desk and I need them for something, I leave a sticky on their computer screen with a quick note at home I put a reminder on my alarm clock or front door if I need to remember to do something that day If you have other uses for the yellow sticky that might help

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Commuting to Work

Laughing all the Way to Work

The Wheels on the Bus go Round and Round. I look forward to my bus commute to work each day. It is my time to wind down and read a book or just shut my eyes. At first I hated taking the bus to work. I love reading, but I suffer from motion sickness and was unable to read so I found the commute very boring and long. But I was determined to make good use of my commute and so I started to read a little bit each day until now I can read the whole 30 minutes without any motion sickness at all.

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Signing on Someone's Behalf

Laughing all the Way to Work

This is the normal practice I have seen for signing on someone's behalf: Type their usual signature line, sign your name above it and handwrite ‘for’ beside their typewritten name. It is also acceptable to use ‘per’ or ‘p.p. Some Things to Consider: Have you been given authority to sign on their behalf? Does your company have a policy on what style they want used for signing for someone else?

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Q & A: What Is A Sole Trader? | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

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Brain Fog HQ: Memory Enhancement Techniques for Professional Development

Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion

In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha