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Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgate, 2010 Stevie.

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 12 July, 2010 Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgate, 2010 Stevie® Award winner Lynn Holgate, an Executive Assistant at High Performance Technologies, Inc. Holgate is the Executive Assistant to the President, she also reports to the Director of Human Resources and manages a staff of four.

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Answering Reader Mail: 7 Tips on Attire, Scheduling & Etiquette

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Only I used the US guest code and host code while inadvertently providing the international dial-in numbers which aren’t compatible! I suggested it to the person organizing the event so I could help out and work it, but also to meet the direct reports of my CEO and the rest of the team at the headquarter office there.

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Warning! Warning! Incoming text message.

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Here is some common-sense etiquette: Screen your calls: Subscribe to call display. However, I think our etiquette hasnt caught up with the technology. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. I usually snap my fingers and say "Hey, over here!" We joke about it, but it is distracting. Oh where or where is my password?

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Do you like what you do?

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INTERVIEW WELL Make it a conversation. You are interviewing them too so ask questions. Take notes during the interview so you don’t forget what you wanted to ask. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. CONFUSCIUS SAID, “Love what you do and you will never work a day in your life.&#

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Whose meeting is it anyway?

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Do you ever get a meeting request and an agenda has not been provided, or if it is a teleconference the call-in details have not been given or the boardroom hasnt been booked for an internal meeting? Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Whose responsibility is it anyway? Oh where or where is my password? 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Welcome to Canada, Mr. President.

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What is the proper etiquette when addressing or writing to a President? Here is a video link on the proper etiquette to address a President. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Everyone up here calls him Obama and our Prime Minister is called Harper. Why do we not use their full name? 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Writing when you don't know what you're talking about.

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My boss tells me I should be able to write a letter or a report on something even if I dont know the subject that well. I interviewed my friend who is a minute taker. Read their letters and reports and see how they craft their words. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. How did I do it? 411 Look Up 411.ca