Workplace Insight

JUNE 19, 2023

Due to the wide breadth of employees in large global companies, everything from time zones and language barriers to country culture and local business norms can create sticking points. A core tenet to building global company culture is understanding who makes up your employee base.

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Success

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

With many looking to work remotely in locations other than their home country, governments are setting up visa plans for remote workers. time zones. Medellín, Colombia Colombia is a popular South American city for digital nomads as the country offers a digital nomad visa up to two years. Meet the income requirement?

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Productivityist

APRIL 26, 2021

In fact, traveling has now become the best time to catch up on your work. However, working and traveling at the same time can sometimes prove to be challenging. Before you embark on your trip, ensure that you create plans of meetings and events in advance. Utilize your flight time strategically to get enough sleep.

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Worxbee

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

From other executive assistants to business owners, travel agents, corporate event specialists, the IT people, even the person who has connections for hard-to-get tickets or bookings can all be great “tools” in your network. You can seamlessly switch between devices and always have an up-to-date version of your task lists.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 19, 2016

I don’t usually do this for my events but I thought I would do what they call in the business…apparently… a ‘call for papers’ A call for papers is basically a shout out to the readers of Practically Perfect PA to see if any of you might be interested in speaking on either session.

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Allwork

MARCH 4, 2024

Her dedication to fostering positive workplace relationships and resolving conflicts shines through her career, which also includes hosting financial literacy events and speaking at theme conferences. But my first, I would say, grown up job was at Wells Fargo, where I spent 13 years. And so I interned there. So I think.

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Falling Behind on Your Follow-Ups? By The Professional Assistant on Monday, December 03, 2007 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity A re you falling behind on your follow-ups? Do you want to improve the efficiency of following up with clients? It was a life saver!

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Elevator Etiquette 101: Going Up? This, of course, can be a nightmare, since you could be walking up many flights. If you end up standing right near the buttons, people expect you to be the conductor.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Co-Workers Not Cleaning Up After Themselves? Do you get annoyed that you are always the one that has to clean up after them? Do you know of any other ways to get your staff members to clean up after themselves? Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! right away. right away.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Power Up Your PowerPoint With Templates! Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 4comments for this post Feng Liang I stumbled upon this corporate presentation template at Cone Trees that I can actually use for my work, it wasnt cheesy types that usually come up in the search, so it thought id share :D.

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Office Organization Success

JANUARY 22, 2015

Easy to set up. But a couple of the downsides, and probably why many solopreneurs don’t take advantage of this simple marketing strategy, is that: You need to spend some time preparing the material and organizing the event. How long will the event last for? Also consider the different time zones too.

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C-Suite Assistants

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

They schedule both business and personal appointments, maintain the calendar, and are responsible for a full range of administrative and personal duties—from managing correspondence and making appointments to booking speaking engagements and event planning. What Are the Responsibilities of an Executive/Personal Assistants?

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 30, 2014

Depending on where you are in the world, working on different time zones to your clients can be tricky but with plenty of planning and preparation in the lead up to your trip, your service needn’t be compromised. This may sound obvious but check time zones before you go to ensure you operate as you would from home.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 27, 2008

Home About Me Advertise 4 Steps to Setting up E-mail Distribution Lists By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, March 27, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity D o you find yourself having to write each persons e-mail address over and over again for certain e-mails ? All e-mail distribution lists are bolded.

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Productivityist

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

However, doing so can lead to scheduling conflicts and forgotten events. It will also sync up with other apps. You can easily forget simple tasks like picking up groceries or attending your child’s play. The app can organize collaboration around availability, events, and even time zones.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

I arrange quite a few events and have realized the importance of reading and reviewing the contracts carefully, highlighting key dates. I had an event for November 7th and the contract was signed, sealed and delivered, but then I noticed the hotel had put the wrong date on the contract. Hold the space please?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 15, 2010

The topic was on personal branding and they were making recommendations to executives on how to polish up their image. I think if Microsoft asked me what I would like to see in an electronic calendar, I would suggest not to bother with the all-day event option. I guess he thought I needed the help. Another one I never use.

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All Things Admin

MARCH 15, 2021

Referencing the wrong time zone is something almost everyone does. For most people, using the wrong time zone or misunderstanding Daylight Saving Time (DST) just results in running an hour early or late. There are 24 regions of the world, and 39 different local times in use. Time zone converter – [link].

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Office Organization Success

JULY 17, 2015

Setting up your teleclass is relatively straightforward too – all you need is a: Registration page. Follow-up system usually via an autoresponder. If it’s a hot topic you’re presenting on, people are usually clamoring to sign up … great! Teleconference bridge line. And you’re good to go. Add class notes.

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Worxbee

APRIL 5, 2021

The two minute rule states that if a task comes up that will take you two minutes or less (a phone call, responding to an email, quick data input etc), then you should drop what you’re doing and take care of it. Besides that, what would your day look like if a series of two-minute tasks came up while you were trying to work on a big project?

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Jen Lawrence

OCTOBER 17, 2019

You’ve read an email and thrown your hands up asking, “What the hell do you want?” This is the fastest, most effective way to get a response because you’re setting the expectation right up front. If you can follow up later or are asking for a response acknowledgement in the body of the email, do not use this.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Events and meetings. Meetup Time: £0.69. This is a great app for conference call planning that allows you to schedule calls and meetings from all over the world without having to check all of the various time zones. This is a great app for event registration, reception desks and parties. Zwoor Event HD: Free.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Events and meetings. Meetup Time: £0.69. This is a great app for conference call planning that allows you to schedule calls and meetings from all over the world without having to check all of the various time zones. This is a great app for event registration, reception desks and parties. Zwoor Event HD: Free.

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Allwork

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

His perspective and knowledge are sought after by leading industry events and publications, making him a prominent figure in shaping the future of work. Frank Cottle 00:09:45 ]: I think you need to add one more word to that, and that’s responsibility went up. Frank Cottle 00:07:35 ]: No. It’s funny.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 22, 2009

I am speaking this morning at an administrative event so looking forward to meeting some new assistants. The one good thing about speaking at an event where nobody knows me is, they have no idea whether my hair is supposed to be this dark. Some good advice to pass along: Never colour your hair the night before an event.

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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 have seen some contracts for event planners and it seems like a lucrative career to get into. Now I am glad I stayed in this career because I can do all these things.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 13, 2013

It is great if you have time to kill at the airport and want to know where to eat, where the shops are and other services like cash points. If your manager needs to pick up a souvenir for their kids this app will tell them (or you!) Great Apps: Events and meetings. Meetup Time Lite: Free. Zwoor Event HD: Free.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 18, 2015

Or because so many executives are independent, they place events on their own calendars and forget to inform their administrative partner. It’s always best to review the day’s events together. Discuss any events that external visitors will attend and anticipate actions to be taken before and during their visit. Follow-up Items.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 12, 2010

Lynn has organized strategic events such as the companys internal trade show, all-hands meetings, the annual awards banquet, internal events and leadership off-site meetings. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Office Organization Success

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Easy to set up. But a couple of the downsides, and probably why many solopreneurs don’t take advantage of this simple marketing strategy, is that: You need to spend some time preparing the material and organizing event. How long will the event last for? Also consider the different time zones too.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 15, 2015

With Assist Travel coming up in September in London I wanted to share one of our most popular blogs with you – The Ultimate Travel Itinerary. This is a free to attend event for Practically Perfect PA subscribers. I will be presenting on this very topic at the conference. Assist Travel. Why should you attend Assist Travel?

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2008

Then a bunch of co-workers show up in costumes. Do you like to dress up in fancy or scary costumes for this occasion? Do you want to dress up at the office, but not sure what to wear or if you even can? You dont want to end up at work and be the only one wearing a costume. What are you dressing up as? What a sight!

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 13, 2008

Do you follow particular religious holidays, but arent showing up in your calendar? In this case, I dont have to worry about taking extra days off, since I dont really follow the religious holidays that I was brought up with, which in turn, are part of the regular holidays that come up each year.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

A good tip if you flub up your voicemail is to press # and it should give you prompts to get out of it. I thought I would pass this tip along in the event you find yourself wishing you could take your words back. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 9, 2010

By using the template I was able to accomplish everything with enough time to change, touch up my make up and hair and then off to the next event. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca " Warning!

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Office Organization Success

JANUARY 22, 2010

Setting up your teleclass is relatively straightforward too – all you need is a: Registration page. Follow-up system usually via an autoresponder. Again, knowing that they can listen to the recording at their leisure will make the difference between them signing up and not signing up. Teleconference bridge line.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 8, 2009

Have you ever been at an event that isnt well organized? The last Board dinner I arranged the person from the hotel who was assigned to us came up to me and said, "It is so nice when things are organized. He then proceeded to tell me about a previous event he was at where there was no organization. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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