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Your Roadmap to Effective Office Systems

All Things Admin

Procedures show you, step-by-step, how to perform a specific task – for example, completing an expense report or submitting a check request. Every office needs different systems to run smoothly, but most administrative professionals will require most or all of the systems in this core group: Time and task management. Travel planning.

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Managing your Boss's Inbox

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 29 August, 2009 Managing your Bosss Inbox Nowadays our bosses are busy almost 24/7 and in order to cope they need our help managing their e-mail account. For example, Patricia Robb on behalf of [boss’s name]. Lets enjoy our day together.© This in turn makes us very busy as well.

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Under a Bushel

Office Dynamics

While the opportunity to shine while fulfilling these duties is undeniable, it is an uncomfortable reality that speaking up to actually request proper compensation for this extra work seems almost disloyal, and at the very least, can bring an unwanted spotlight onto us, our positions, or our managers. Tags: Career Management.

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Under a Bushel

Office Dynamics

While the opportunity to shine while fulfilling these duties is undeniable, it is an uncomfortable reality that speaking up to actually request proper compensation for this extra work seems almost disloyal, and at the very least, can bring an unwanted spotlight onto us, our positions, or our managers. When does pitching-in become martyrdom?”.

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

Laughing all the Way to Work

Some examples would be managing a company website, creating, editing and writing a company newsletter or creating promotional materials, invitations and brochures for marketing events. Some assistants regularly manage small budgets when planning functions or have bookkeeping responsibilities and work regularly on spreadsheets.

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

Professional Assistant Blog

Some examples would be managing a company website, creating, editing and writing a company newsletter or creating promotional materials, invitations and brochures for marketing events. Some assistants regularly manage small budgets when planning functions or have bookkeeping responsibilities and work regularly on spreadsheets.

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Housecleaning in Word 2007: Customizing your Dictionary

Laughing all the Way to Work

You would be surprised how many misspelled words get in there by mistake; for example, instead of pressing Change you press Add to Dictionary when you are going through your SpellCheck. Confessions of a Micro-Manager ► September (3) The Advertising Game Atlanta, Georgia: The City that Smiles We live in an Acronym Happy World.

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