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Zoe Ellis Moore Founder of Spaces to Places | Navigating the Changing Needs of Today’s Professionals: Trends in the Flexible Workspace Industry

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NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The Instant Office report was fascinating from this year, this of September, and it was all about service and just basic things of great customer service there. Even that is ending up that sort of mark and the McKinsey report, actually, it was interesting. It’s got to be. Is it worth the commute? So it is huge range there.

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AT&T Environment Travel Restaurants

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Warning! Warning! Incoming text message.

Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 15, 2009

Here is some common-sense etiquette: Screen your calls: Subscribe to call display. However, I think our etiquette hasnt caught up with the technology. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. I usually snap my fingers and say "Hey, over here!" We joke about it, but it is distracting.

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Welcome to Canada, Mr. President.

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

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. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Everyone up here calls him Obama and our Prime Minister is called Harper. Why do we not use their full name?

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

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 12, 2010

Holgate is the Executive Assistant to the President, she also reports to the Director of Human Resources and manages a staff of four. On the night of the awards Lynn reports she was sitting at a table with nine of her colleagues from HPTI including the Senior Vice-President. Her family and friends were also very excited for her.

2010

2010 Interviewing Time Zones IAAP

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

Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 16, 2008

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. Read their letters and reports and see how they craft their words. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. I used to call that BS when I was young, but maybe he has a point.

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I gave at the office

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 23, 2010

There was one particular group of orphan children that was brought to our attention by a Canadian news reporter. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. It is so sad, because you know children so young have no idea what is going on. All they want is to be taken care of and be loved by someone.

Time Zones IAAP AT&T 2010

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Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Posted by Patricia Robb at 6:13 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , etiquette for addressing officials , professional assistant Reactions: 2comments: Carol Bory said. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out?

Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International

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Now that is dedication.Executive Assistant donates kidney to her.

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 28, 2009

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

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Go with your gut feeling!

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 31, 2009

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International

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When your boss arranges meetings behind your back.

Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 5, 2010

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

Time Zones IAAP 2010 International

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Atlanta, Georgia: The City that Smiles

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

I am now leaving Atlanta to travel to Birmingham and the impression I am left with is I have never been in a city that smiles so much. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Click on that and you will find a wealth of templates from a resume, cover letter, minutes, agenda and many others.

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Admin Buddies

Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 20, 2010

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

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Happy Administrative Professionals' Day!

Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 22, 2009

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

Administrative Professionals

Administrative Professionals Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes

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We did it Canada!

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

Time Zones IAAP 2010 International

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Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

PowerPoint Time Zones IAAP 2010

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Dealing in real time.

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International

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When your voicemail goes awry.

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

Time Zones IAAP 2010 Meeting Minutes

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We live in an Acronym Happy World.

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Coming from a legal background, we were always taught if you are using an acronym or initialism in writing, on the first use you should spell it out and then put the acronym in brackets, which makes a lot of sense and saves a lot of head scratching and searching the document to figure out what the person is referring to.

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Different spellings: British, Canadian and American

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

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Spring cleaning on the blog

Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 1, 2009

Under My Favourites, I have added a Meeting section with some useful sites and combined many of my travel related links under one title simply called Travel. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. You will notice on the side bar I have put a lot of the reading sites (My blog list etc.)

Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International

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Preparing your boss for meetings away from the office or at home

Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. If outside the city, make travel arrangements: are flights required, train or will he or she be driving. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Meeting with Mr. Brown and Ms.

Time Zones IAAP International Calendars

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A twelve step program to survive as an Admin

Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 31, 2009

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International

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Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check and Maximize.

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).

Time Zones IAAP 2010 International

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Calendar "ah ha"

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 15, 2010

I use this all the time on my calendar and my boss's calendar, and it helps us both to know which events are phone calls which he can take in the office or on the road (yellow) or which events will require travel (blue). I put travel in red and action reminders in yellow, but that is our own system and it works for us.

Calendars IAAP Time Zones 2010

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What ever happened to the "us" in Service?

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

I travel far to try and find a full-serve station, but they are becoming extinct. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. The incentive was you saved.002 002 cents a litre. That was never enough to get me out of the car! Recently, I bought a new laptop.

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Meetings Plus: Taking them offline

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Once the date and location is finalized, if it requires flight and hotel, then I put a travel sheet on top of the meeting sheet and start to go through that checklist to see what I need to do, from getting the passport ready, contacting the travel agent and arranging for a purchase order, etc.

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We have a winner!

Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International

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Contest!

Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 9, 2008

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International

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Taking stock

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 9, 2010

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

Time Zones IAAP Holidays International

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We don't know what we don't know

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 1, 2010

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

Time Zones IAAP 2010 International

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 22, 2009

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

Time Zones IAAP Holidays Meeting Minutes

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Playing nice in the sandbox

Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 4, 2010

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

Time Zones IAAP 2010 International

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Just a secretary.

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Another time I wanted to try a career in the travel business. I make travel arrangements, do desktop publishing (well, I usually get my sister to help me), organize events and now I am even going to be speaking at an Admin event in April (which I will pretend is sort of like teaching).Yes,

Time Zones IAAP Holidays International

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Whose meeting is it anyway?

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 16, 2010

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

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Agenda Time Zones International IAAP

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Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 9, 2010

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

Time Zones IAAP 2010 International

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A funny thing happened on the way to the office.

Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 27, 2009

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

Time Zones IAAP Holidays Meeting Minutes

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Colour Coding Works.

Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 23, 2009

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

Time Zones IAAP Staples Meeting Minutes

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The E-tiquette of E-mail

Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

Here are Some Good-Sense E-mail Etiquette Tips E-mail Salutations: Although e-mail is less formal than writing a letter it is still polite to open with a greeting. It is too easy to press Send and then regret what you have written or find yourself in some legal trouble. Be Angry but Send not!

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2008 2007 Cubicle Fax

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Are you prepared?

Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 13, 2010

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

Time Zones IAAP 2010 International

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When taking initiative isn't the best thing.

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 1, 2009

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International

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Taking the time to acknowledge someone and say thanks.

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2010

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

Time Zones IAAP 2010 International

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How to get Office fat fast.

Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 21, 2009

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International

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Do you like what you do?

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

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