Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

When the results were in, I met with the person who administered it and one of the things it showed, other than the fact that I ranked very high in administration, was that I work best on short-term projects where I can see the end in sight. I will have all kinds of energy to work on a project if I know it is ending at one point. (for

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Allwork

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

But I think that when you cross borders or more importantly, time zones, you really have to rethink how you’re going to organize a company. But actually what we ended up doing is just send a lot more emails and communicate a lot more. Oh, I don’t need to write long emails anymore. You had to show up early.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2008

In order to get your tasks completed on time and in a proficient manner, there is a little trick that I use to make sure that I only focus on one project at a time and give it my undivided attention (when I possibly can). For example, you want to spend one hour on a particular project.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 28, 2008

Do you have a big project coming up and want to show your boss that you can handle this type of task ? Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Recently, someone asked me how this is done. It’s actually quite simple.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

Make sure that tasks directly associated with clients come first, consider the financial impact of a project and its completion date on the company, don’t let deadlines control the priority list (expense reports can wait when there are more important tasks), and consider cause and effect (do A to enable B, which accomplishes C).

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 20, 2009

I just finished watching the DVD they made of my presentation and came to the following conclusions: I should have started my diet six months ago rather than only last week; I will never wear a sleeveless dress again without a jacket; I really need to spend a little more time styling the back of my hair and not just the front.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

They leave them free to handle tasks that really do demand their attention rather than waste time doing mundane duties that can be taken care of by an able and efficient assistant. And make sure you ask your employer to provide honest feedback about your work, both throughout the project and once you’re done. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 28, 2007

Here are the basic rules to do this: Start off with something positive, such as you have been working hard on whatever project you want to mention and show some results of this. Mention to your boss (in a professional manner of course) that you have X number of tasks, projects, etc. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Another time I wanted to try a career in the travel business. I have become familiar with time zones, airport codes and international holidays to avoid. I helped my husband occasionally with his Event Management Projects and when it came to graphics I always took his help, I still do. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 14, 2008

One office I worked in together sponsored a child as a workplace charity project. We all participated by writing to our sponsored child and contributed money towards supporting her. There are many things we can do as employees to better our world, even while at work. (for 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 11, 2009

The admin profession lends itself to taking on new and sometimes challenging projects. Sometimes we just need someone to be our sounding board and an outsider to the situation can often see things more clearly. If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 31, 2008

I have shared access to 4 different mailboxes for various products and projects. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Do you share these other mailboxes with other staff members? We use these mainly for e-mail campaigns and has shown to be very successful. Since this is a shared mailbox, its considered acceptable.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 30, 2008

If you need to do this for other functions, make sure to change the "Use function:" section to whatever type of calculation you need to do for your particular project. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! If you like this post, please subscribe to my feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you.

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Professional Assistant Blog

APRIL 1, 2008

Thanks for the tip, Richard Posted on 1 April, 2008 12:33 PM Anonymous Google docs is the best way Ive found to do this. You can share documents, spreadsheets, and photos across computers and networks: since your document is stored on Googles server, its accessible from anywhere ! Also, a fun feature is you can chat (i.e.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 29, 2008

Next, add a time frame to each task. This will keep your project/goal in a manageable time frame, where you know how much time will be left once youve accomplished these tasks. For example, I will try to work on task A for 1 hour. Then I will work on Task B for 30 minutes and so on and so forth.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2008

Are you willing to take on new projects and new challenges? The answer to all these questions is "we just dont know", but if your company is downsizing there is something you can do to show that you are someone they should keep around? Dont brown nose, but you do want your boss to see you as someone who is not afraid of hard work. Be noticed.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

I do however use my Tasks and Reminders in Outlook throughout the day for my own deadlines and projects, but for organizing someone else, this system beats even that for simplicity and it just plain works! If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 10, 2008

Projects wouldn’t be moving forward and my goals and plans would be lagging behind… or so it seemed. At the height of my furore for being an efficient to-do list completing machine, I was regularly finding work to do. If I didn’t have a full day’s worth of tasks to complete I wasn’t being efficient enough.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 24, 2009

I am part of the project management office at my company and I hear the term roadblocks all the time. Posted by Patricia Robb at 11:18 AM Labels: Administrative Assistant , creative solutions , going forward , problem solving , professional assistant Reactions: 4comments: Anonymoussaid. Hi Patricia: What an encouraging message this is.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 23, 2007

And remember, always break down your entire project or tasks into manageable chunks. Once you have completed all of your tasks, lavish in the fact that you are done! You will find information on Microsoft Outlook Tasks section by clicking here.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

The guy really is oblivious to how far his voice projects. We are a constantly on the phone all day working with clients and even from the other side of the department he drowns out conversation in my cube. Combine that with a very combative personality and a propensity for the dramatic and it’s no wonder the guy drives everyone crazy.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

And as I climbed the admin ladder, when I got recruited for a project manager role, the person who referred me was also someone I had met when I was “just a temp” stuffing those thousands of envelopes. That one unassuming, non-meaty, first temp gig got me my first CEO EA job and eventually my promotion to project manager down the road.

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Brilliantly Better

JULY 17, 2010

When I started to work for this project (and yes, it was just a pet project in the beginning), all I did was to log daily my progress. Learned how to create a project and what the folder structure means. Can be tricky at times. Did a few tests with some sample projects to see how the building process works.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

I have to keep accepting these projects!” DO NOT look at a single work email after that. Your quick email check becomes a written response, some analysis, and finally that little voice says, “What the heck. Then you are not being realistic when it comes to your business. And you can’t keep it up. But I have to!”

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