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Quick Tip: First thing to do to fix office equipment

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For me, I’m usually under the gun with my hair on fire because I need to get this work done ASAP before my boss heads out the door for their business trip… and my computer freezes or the printer stops working or my fax machine won’t send. Home Blog About Us Who we are About the Program Program Specifics Execs, HR Depts.

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What does it take to be a successful office manager?

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For example, answering phones, taking messages, purchasing office equipment, working with relevant software and filing paperwork. Office managers may also draft documents, help with payroll, keep an organised office environment and communicate via phone, email and fax (yes, some companies are still using fax machines).

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New job, new culture, new language

Laughing all the Way to Work

You have to learn a whole new way of doing things, from how to log onto the computer to filling out a purchase order form. He cautioned that I was running a marathon, not a sprint and I should give myself time to learn and not be too hard on myself if I didn't know everything right away. That has been good advice.

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Simple Things You Can Do to Go Green in Your Business

Stephanie LH Calahan

  I learned this first hand when I spent some time with Karen Hanrahan this past month.  When purchasing new equipment, pay attention to the energy rating.   Start with something like electronic faxes.    Most of the time we look at the fax and file it electronically, or delete it. 

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Mon Motivation - 16 Failed Predictions - Limiting Your Beliefs Can.

Stephanie LH Calahan

" Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp. Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today! family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 " Marechal Ferdinand Foch, Professor of Strategy, Ecole Superieure de Guerre, 1904.

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New Hire Overload

Laughing all the Way to Work

Your co-workers are probably all new to you, you dont know how to use the photocopier or fax machine and more importantly "where is the bathroom?" 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. The first week on the job can be very overwhelming.

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Start 2011 off Organized! - Productive & Organized

Stephanie LH Calahan

Go around the room and collect up every homeless item you find, creating a set spot for each: Supplies and equipment: Only keep what you use on a regular basis at your desk - then store the “extras” in a cabinet or closet.  Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today! Are You as Productive as You Could Be?

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