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Executives and Assistants are Struggling Today

Office Dynamics

[This article was originally posted at Executive Secretary Magazine.]. We are bombarded with information. While technology and the Internet is amazingly wonderful, we are flooded with information. Information is floating in the “cloud”. Executives are working from multiple devices. Employees feel time-compressed.

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Job descriptions for Personal Assistants – Merited or inherited?

Practically Perfect PA

When the printer/scanner/fax breaks down I am ultimately the person who troubleshoots and fixes the machine in question. There was less sharing of information and limited collaboration. Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards – for e.g. Gifts and Entertainment Policy.

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Showing Initiative When Using Your Letter Opener

Laughing all the Way to Work

Although I rarely get anything of real importance by regular mail, I still receive a lot of mail by courier and by fax. Sometimes the date a letter is received can be very important to your boss, especially if it is time sensitive information. Is there opportunity in the mail? Can we show initiative in this seemingly menial task?

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Free Yourself From Car Clutter: Five Easy Ways To Keep Your Car.

Stephanie LH Calahan

We do this by organizing space, information, and time. family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 What is this disorganized place? A college frat house, a mad scientist’s office? What is this disorganized place? A college frat house, a mad scientist’s office?

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Tips to Go Almost Paperless - Productive & Organized

Stephanie LH Calahan

"  Determine what steps you would need to take to get the information again should you need it.    Statistics show that 80 percent of the information we keep, we never refer to again.    Make sure that you still look at the statements to ensure that the information is correct! 

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6 Areas of Your Business Life that You MUST Have Flow to Make More.

Stephanie LH Calahan

  Entrepreneur magazine's " Become a Follow-Up Fanatic " shared the following: "Findings from a recent study by lead-generation firm Resource Nation support his contention.   The most frequently accessed items should be in the easiest reach and work out from that. 

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The E-tiquette of E-mail

Professional Assistant Blog

The following information should be included in your message: The start and end dates of your absence. The name, contact information, and office hours of someone to contact if they require immediate assistance. Of course, be sure to check with your co-worker first before providing his or her information. Who are you?

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