Workplace Insight

MARCH 22, 2023

American employees are wasting hundreds of contracted work hours a year using their work equipment for personal tasks and activities, according to a new survey from ExpressVPN. This pressure to consistently work overtime may be part of the reason why so many employees are using their work equipment for personal activities.

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Tips From T. Marie

JUNE 1, 2023

Utilize task management apps, time-tracking tools, or the Pomodoro Technique to boost your efficiency. These tools can assist in prioritizing tasks, improving time management, and enhancing your overall productivity. Ensure this space is clean, clutter-free, and equipped with the necessary tools and technology for your work.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

MARCH 28, 2024

This resource is intended to equip you with the knowledge and tools to streamline the hiring process, ensuring a successful addition to your team. Traditionally, executive assistants were seen as secretarial staff, making copies and answering phone calls. What is the Role of an Executive Assistant?

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BMT Office Administration

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Managers and supervisors kept track of employee performance and productivity by directly monitoring them throughout the workday. This fed the need for new ways to track employee activity, as managers could no longer directly monitor their teams in person. Before the pandemic, only 6% of employees were remote workers.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Equipment does burn out or needs maintenance. Call the front desk from your hotel room phone and state your issue. Request to speak to the “Manager on Duty.”. You may find the task light at the bedside table or desk area is necessary in order to enjoy reading in bed or to check emails at the desk. Remain calm.

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Jen Lawrence

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

When are you best equipped to work? How will you measure and manage capacity constraints? Consider how connected you are via phone, text, chat, emails, and task management tools. Instead, it creates hyper-awareness around possible relationship tension that you may not want to welcome into your space.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Perhaps you spend too much time recreating every proposal or contract, every form, every letter or email each time you need it. Look at everything— the RFPs and email inquiries you respond to, requests you send out for different things, contracts, invoicing forms, etc. Factor in time to check your social media, emails, and voicemails.

Social Media 100

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Assistants can also recommend all of the apps to their manager. This app is slightly expensive but worth paying for if your manager travels a lot. Whenever you receive confirmation emails from any bookings you can forward it to plans@tripit.com and they will add the details to the itinerary. FlightTrack: £2.99 for Pro version.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Both times I’ve replaced my phone as quickly as is humanly possible because I am just lost without it (sometimes I am literally lost without it thanks to my dependence on Google maps to get me about London!). This app is slightly more expensive but worth paying for if your manager travels a lot. Love this app for myself and my manager.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Both times I’ve replaced my phone as quickly as is humanly possible because I am just lost without it (sometimes I am literally lost without it thanks to my dependence on Google maps to get me about London!). This app is slightly more expensive but worth paying for if your manager travels a lot. Love this app for myself and my manager.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

APRIL 11, 2013

Perhaps you spend too much time recreating every proposal or contract, every form, every letter or email each time you need it. Look at everything— the RFPs and email inquiries you respond to, requests you send out for different things, contracts, invoicing forms, etc. Factor in time to check your social media, emails, and voicemails.

Social Media 100

Social Media Equipment Forms Email 100

BMT Office Administration

JANUARY 31, 2023

While that’s great news for employees who enjoy the increased flexibility of working from home, it poses a significant challenge for managers. There are many ways to go about this, including time-tracking apps, project management software, timesheets, screenshots, spreadsheets, and asking team members to track their own progress.

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Payroll Project Management Email 2020 52

Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 1, 2013

I worked hard at that job and was rewarded with a promotion to Account Manager in 2006, yay! The Account Manager role was a little side step along my career path but required the same skills I would need in my next role as a PA and Administrative Manager. Learning how to use and fix a variety of office equipment.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 30, 2014

Skype allows meetings to take place in multiple locations around the world and the use of tablets means emails can be responded to anytime and anywhere (including the beach!). Not an ideal situation for either of you, especially if you’re on different time zones – the last thing you want is a panicked phone call in the middle of the night!

Holidays 100

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

The staff are really focused on providing a quality events management service. I thought this would be really helpful for me, as an Executive Assistant, because I have so much to manage when it comes to organising my company’s events – and obviously all my other work! I really liked the Auditorium. I was really impressed.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 11, 2013

If only all our managers could be so complimentary and aware of how useful we can be. In fact, I know of one senior director that has decided to go it alone and is at this very moment using his smart phone and tablet as his very own Miss Moneypenny. Using voice recognition software can be temperamental.

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Productivity Bits

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Although our email inboxes may be constantly brimming with unread messages, the benefit of email and computers is that there is little need to print out excess papers. Most of the time, presentations and documents can be sent via email instead of giving a hard copy to the intended person. Tip #2: Manage Your Papers.

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Success

MARCH 30, 2022

Often it’s the everyday things that prove most difficult—managing your schedule, treating people the way you ought to, and keeping things in perspective when chaos is at hand. Without a strong ability to recognize and manage our emotions as they occur, old habits are sure to die hard. Time Management. Change Tolerance.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 23, 2014

Secretaries file, administrative professionals manage and organize data for efficient retrieval of corporate records. Secretaries un-jam the copy machines, administrative professionals maintain high-tech equipment vital to day-to-day business. You can just write “Thx!” or something! :) As always, I usually tweet any new posts I have.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

" That is what I heard from her as we were talking on the phone.  Wordpress is not just a software, but a platform for managing, creating and publishing information on the Internet without having any technical and programming skills. " Stephanie you are such a geek."   OK!    I'll own that. 

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 9, 2013

I mentioned that I spent a lot of time working from home so I thought I would delve a little more into what I actually do at home and some of the myths that assistants might have about working remotely from their manager. I also work remotely from my manager which brings it own draw backs but is also brilliant.

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Success

JULY 27, 2022

Virtual tools and resources can help you hire, manage projects, collaborate with far-flung team members and even make it look like you really do have an office. She recommends Elance.com [now Upwork] as a virtual human resources department for hiring and managing people. For that matter, who needs to travel to a meeting?

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Although I didn’t manage to follow the routine most days I do feel that having something in place to remind me of what my day could look like was very beneficial. I was more organised and did manage to get a lot done, so I will definitely keep the routine in mind for the future. Ensure you have everything at your finger tips.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 22, 2010

" Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp. PS -- If you've enjoyed this post and want to see more, why not subscribe to our daily emails ( Feedblitz ) or through the RSS Feed ( click here )?  " Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? "But what. is it good for?"

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 20, 2012

Equipment does burn out or needs maintenance. Call the front desk from your hotel room phone and state your issue. Request to speak to the “Manager on Duty.”. You may find the task light at the bedside table or desk area is necessary in order to enjoy reading in bed or to check emails at the desk. Remain calm.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Travel Training Restaurants 100

Office Dynamics

MARCH 20, 2012

Equipment does burn out or needs maintenance. Call the front desk from your hotel room phone and state your issue. Request to speak to the “Manager on Duty.”. You may find the task light at the bedside table or desk area is necessary in order to enjoy reading in bed or to check emails at the desk. Remain calm.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Travel Training Restaurants 100

The Small Business Blog

MARCH 28, 2010

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk WinWeb – Your Office Online Simply the best way to manage your small business! Many equipment manufacturers offer free training to companies that purchase their products. External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk Sponsors Advertise Here?

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 20, 2008

Some examples would be managing a company website, creating, editing and writing a company newsletter or creating promotional materials, invitations and brochures for marketing events. Some assistants regularly manage small budgets when planning functions or have bookkeeping responsibilities and work regularly on spreadsheets.

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Allwork

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The companies that embrace hybrid work and human-centric workplace practices at scale will be best equipped to support continuous workplace change over time. . The companies that embrace hybrid work and human-centric workplace practices at scale will be best equipped to support continuous workplace change over time.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

There were charges for audio visual equipment that we never ordered. There is value in getting to know people, even if it is just over email or the phone. Confessions of a Micro-Manager ► September (3) The Advertising Game Atlanta, Georgia: The City that Smiles We live in an Acronym Happy World. " Warning!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 27, 2009

I was taken on a tour of the premises and they pointed out the office equipment I would need to use and introduced me to everyone we met. They have about 9 lawyers, 2 paralegals, 1 receptionist (me), and a office manager. I basically know how to answer the phones and take messages. May 04, 2009 Peachon said. " Warning!

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Time Zones IAAP 2009 Administrative Professionals 100

The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2007

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk WinWeb – Your Office Online Simply the best way to manage your small business! by Stefan Töpfer on Oct 25, 2007 I’m answering three questions here, emailed to me during last week, so excuse the long headline. Sponsors Advertise Here?

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Loosely Speaking

AUGUST 6, 2009

Location: Candy and Doreen will be joining us from remote locations and the session will be accessible by either long distance phone and/or computer, headset and wifi connection. Participants will either use a conference call or other online meeting room to attend, so computer and/or phone access will be necessary.

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The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

If I know one thing about entrepreneurs, it’s that iPhones have made checking email on turkey day even easier than ever before. Some of my most successful clients do their best business planning while they’re running – you should see the post-workout emails I get! It’s multitasking that everyone can manage.

Holidays 40

Holidays Suppliers Email Equipment 40

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2008

Get knowledgeable on how to work the various office equipment. My former boss gave me an excellent reference on paper and by phone. I read an interesting article on what management can do to prevent lay offs. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" Be a team player.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk WinWeb – Your Office Online Simply the best way to manage your small business! A company which takes your dead electronic equipment and smashes it until it becomes modern art! External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 20, 2008

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk WinWeb – Your Office Online Simply the best way to manage your small business! If you already own all the necessary computer equipment, scanner and printer then your only start-up cost will be the design and hosting of your website.

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