Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

When you feel certain that you’re physically projecting an image you are pleased with, you can walk into events and meetings with your head held high…and you may even sound different over the phone. Always ask yourself, “Does my physical presence reflect the professionalism I want others to see?”. Perfect Your Handshake.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 24, 2015

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On The Job

MAY 19, 2017

And when you're competing for a job or a big project or a new client, being seen as thoughtful and ready to put out extra effort can really help you. While etiquette rules say you can wait about three months to send a thank-you note for a wedding gift, it needs to be much sooner than that after a job interview. Stay professional.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 2, 2015

Admin Assistant Training Assertive Assistant Training Attitude Career Management Communication Skills Cost Effective Creativity Current Events Difficult People Etiquette Executive Blog Interpersonal Skills Just For Fun Leadership Mgr/Asst Team Motivators Multiple Managers Networking Organizational Skills Problem Solving Professional Image Projects (..)

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Worxbee

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Project management tools (including the ability to leave notes and assign tasks). It’s not generally good etiquette to try calling in without a booked meeting. Any tasks should be assigned by tagging the appropriate person or people in your project management tool. Your first step is to agree on what those channels should be.

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Allwork

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Additionally, an explanation allows you to assume control of the narrative and not provide colleagues the opportunity to project their (sometimes negative) assumptions onto you. Establishing the ground rules for call culture, including typical etiquette and protocols, can help.

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Worxbee

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Exciting projects? While you might not be a fan of being on camera, it’s about etiquette and setting a professional tone. The description just doesn’t sell the role well. Try to give examples of why the role is desirable. Does it involve developing new skills? Opportunities for advancement? Ongoing professional development?

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BioTeams

JUNE 30, 2020

Personally, I never logged into Zoom prior to the global pandemic as my user adoption trajectory favours platforms that unify productivity apps within collaboration, communication and project management tools like Slack, Microsoft Teams and JIRA CORE.

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BioTeams

MARCH 11, 2020

Companies are being forced to look at ways to support their workers through virtual technologies that foster remote working and collaborative project engagements in distributed, non physical environments. Ultimately this leads to effective team communication etiquettes in virtual settings, more of which can be read here.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Who has helped you in your career or even just on a project? I, too, can think of many people who have influenced my life and they didn’t even know it until I wrote a thank you note. Who are you grateful for? Think of the people at work who have been kind to you; have spoken up on your behalf; been your champion or friend.

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Worxbee

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

You probably have plenty of other reasons to have meetings, including specific project updates. Having cameras on is a basic virtual meeting etiquette. Perhaps you really don’t have much to say at a daily startup and those can be knocked back to twice a week. Basically, if it doesn’t need a daily (or weekly) update, don’t book one!

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Office Dynamics

MAY 23, 2012

We are often asked about doing etiquette seminars/programs onsite for administrative professionals across the country. Etiquette expert, Anna Post, Emily's great-great granddaughter will present this program via our friends at Business Management Daily. Emily Post's Guide to Business Etiquette for the 21st Century.

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Eat Your Career

AUGUST 22, 2012

Communicating professionally is an essential part of workplace etiquette. When I participate in group projects, I…. It can be difficult to keep your emotions in check , especially when things are busy and stressful. But how you communicate with co-workers and superiors can truly make or break your career. Take this quiz and find out!

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Step It Up VA Coaching

OCTOBER 25, 2012

When talking with your client, never say things like, “I’m busy working on other client projects” or “I’m handling other client work first; then I’ll get to yours.” And email etiquette is a big deal, so always use complete sentences, etc., Clients don’t want to know, and it makes them uncomfortable.

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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. Having a timer at your desk can be a great tool.

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BMT Office Administration

OCTOBER 4, 2022

This type of employee monitoring is excellent for project management, as it makes tracking progress on individual tasks a breeze. That can also save money, as a supervisor can quickly see if an employee is on the right track with a project or not. File tracking uses and benefits.

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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 ? Home About Me Advertise Copying Pictures To and From Microsoft Word By The Professional Assistant on Monday, January 28, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Word , Productivity H ave you ever wondered how to copy pictures from and to Microsoft Word ?

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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. This will show that you are being pro-active.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Emily Post's Guide to Business Etiquette for the 21st Century. The truth is, multimillion-dollar deals (and people’s jobs) can be LOST as a result of poor etiquette. Introducing Emily Post's Guide to Business Etiquette for the 21st Century. Introducing Emily Post's Guide to Business Etiquette for the 21st Century.

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Allwork

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Quite a lot of people come into the industry and sometimes it’s a passion project, but really to get it to scale, it is then going what is repeatable and replicable? It’s very much often found a lead, maybe they’ve had another business that they’ve been successful and sell. What do people need?

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 15, 2016

He can then pick the person he’d like to invest in by project and country. For the Philanthropist. For the person who truly doesn’t want a gift, consider a gift card to a micro-lender like Kiva. The best thing about it is that once the loan is repaid, it can be reinvested in another deserving borrower. For the Traveler.

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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. Now you have the total for each firm as well as the grand total listed. 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

AUGUST 29, 2008

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. Next, add a time frame to each task. 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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On The Job

APRIL 20, 2012

That means any great project spearheaded by a woman may omit such a man. She notices smells – whether it’s your onion breath or the backpack that smells like the bottom of a gym locker – and that doesn’t encourage her to stop and chat with you about a big new project. read more here. ).

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Service Untitled

JANUARY 29, 2010

He pays personal attention to details and never lets his less experienced workers make the decisions, and when, as in this case there was a problem, Tom went over to admit and apologize explaining that projects can go wrong, but he would take full responsibility and rectify the problem.

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Professional Assistant Blog

APRIL 1, 2008

IM or iChat)with collaborators while working on the project. 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. Posted on 2 April, 2008 6:28 PM The Professional Assistant This is a great idea.

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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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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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Eat Your Career

AUGUST 9, 2010

You won’t make any friends in business if you don’t respect the basic rules of etiquette, and this is certainly one of the most important. If it is an 18-month project, start with 18-months. Bosses change, projects get extended, coworkers go away. There is simply no excuse for failing to do so.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The Pepsi Refresh Project gives away millions of dollars each month to fund refreshing ideas that may change the world. Dr Pepper scored a few points higher, and according to ACSI may indicate a loyalty and enthusiasm for the underdog.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 12, 2010

It highlights the need to smile, help fellow workers, delegate projects as a team player, and have a positive outlook. The course traditionally goes on to warn agents about the possible negative impact on the company and business. Many agents politely listen, but consider the training course just a supplement to common sense.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 9, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 9 July, 2010 Taking stock Whenever I finish a project I always ask myself, or get together with those who assisted me, and ask the question, "What went well and what could have gone better?" My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets

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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.

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Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

The client’s 5th grade child called to tell her mother she had forgotten an important piece of her class project that was involved in the school fair and needed it immediately. The client had very long hair; the foils were almost all applied, and her cell phone rang. The mom couldn’t leave the salon with bleach and tin foils.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

If it is a big project I use a calendar and write down all my required to-dos on the dates I need to get them done to make my deadline. There are different styles of to-do lists and you can use the one that suits your work style and the type of project you are doing, but the main thing is to have one.

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Service Untitled

JULY 15, 2009

2 Responses to “Improving a Department in 4 Steps&# Virgilio Paralisan said: Jul 20, 09 at 5:30 am What you did in this situation is a simple and very effective approach in project management applied to customer service: Stakeholder Consultation. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

But there are some people who don’t need a full-time assistant; they need such services only when they’re on a certain project or burdened with too many short-term responsibilities. And make sure you ask your employer to provide honest feedback about your work, both throughout the project and once you’re done.

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