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Snuff Out the Burnout

Office Dynamics

If you can’t take a few days off, even just one day, in a relaxing environment with no computers, faxes, e-mails, phone calls or any thoughts of work, can help renew you. If you are feeling snowed under at work, sit down with a boss and prioritize your projects. Set realistic objectives. Categorize them and then attack!

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What does it take to be a successful office manager?

Page Personnel

Those in an office manager role need to know how to manage processes, procedures, documentation, project management and communications. Interpersonal & Communications skills Communication is essential to being successful with office manager responsibilities. They may also be required to offer secretarial support to senior stakeholders.

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9 Steps to Quickly Increase Team Productivity

Office Dynamics

Do you touch base with your assistant every morning (face-to-face or by telephone) to discuss the day’s priorities, appointments, meeting preparation, department issues, phone calls, and project updates. An example is a red file for urgent mail and faxes, yellow for interoffice reports, green for general mail, blue for junk mail, etc.

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3 Steps Toward a Paperless Office

Productivity Bits

Organize your folders by project, client, document or by any other means necessary. It is entirely possible for you to essentially eliminate the use of paper faxes by using electronic faxing, in which you generate an in-bound fax to the computer system you use. Back them up to an external hard drive off-site.

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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. A lot of Job Specs tend to focus on a standard set of skills rather than the actual responsibilities. CPD – Active learning in relation to both hard and soft skills. The role has changed and so must we.

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How to Organize Your Desk

Office Dynamics

Organizational Skills - Clean Up Your Stuff! There is more stuff on office desks: computers, printers, faxes and other new technologies. Activities: Cluster phone calls to make; cluster items to copy; cluster computer work; cluster large projects, etc. Messy desks are no longer just an office eyesore. Love the “round file!”

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9 Steps to Quickly Increase Team Productivity

Office Dynamics

Do you touch base with your assistant every morning (face-to-face or by telephone) to discuss the day’s priorities, appointments, meeting preparation, department issues, phone calls, and project updates. An example is a red file for urgent mail and faxes, yellow for interoffice reports, green for general mail, blue for junk mail, etc.

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