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Too much information.

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 7 November, 2009 Too much information. Do you have a question or do you want to pass information along to the person. For example, "Further to our conversation this morning, attached is a template letter that should meet your needs." Does it require any further information or explanation?

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Mentoring a Young Executive - Jodith Allen

Office Dynamics

We know how to set and monitor a department budget, take meeting minutes, research topics and write reports, and that’s just for starters. As Administrative and Executive Assistants, it is our role to help gently, and sometimes not so gently, educate our executives on our role and how we can best provide support.

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Mentoring a Young Executive - Jodith Allen

Office Dynamics

We know how to set and monitor a department budget, take meeting minutes, research topics and write reports, and that’s just for starters. As Administrative and Executive Assistants, it is our role to help gently, and sometimes not so gently, educate our executives on our role and how we can best provide support.

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We don't know what we don't know

Laughing all the Way to Work

I have always been a believer in sharing ideas and have received my best education from other assistants. The web also has anonymity and sometimes people receive information better from people they dont know. Try starting your own information sharing at work. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.

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Just a secretary.

Laughing all the Way to Work

There are many teachers in my extended family and it seemed like something I could do well, but our family did not have any money to further my education and I became a secretary instead. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on.

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Getting your foot in the door.

Laughing all the Way to Work

She saw the importance of this training to help her daughter know the workings of an office from the bottom up and the office benefitted from her educational training. The administrative position can be a springboard for a management position if you want to go in that direction and have the right educational background.

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Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog

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EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK ON THE IMAGE Subscribe To Posts Atom Posts Comments Atom Comments Subscribe to the blog here Search This Blog Loading. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Too much information.