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Will Google ever stop amazing me? Introducing Goog/411

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 May, 2009 Will Google ever stop amazing me? Introducing Goog/411 I was introduced to Google when I went back to work as an assistant in a law firm in Ottawa. It was then she introduced me to Google. Recently, a temp worker at my job gave me another Google tip. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Virtual Assistant…10 Years Later

Tips From T. Marie

In January of 2007 I was working as a real estate paralegal while going to school for medical coding and billing. At the time, I wasn’t certain about branching out into the medical office field, but anything looked better than the stress levels I was dealing with at the time. Literal tears. It’s what prompted me to go back to school.

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Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek — now 

Ideas.Ted

Flocc alternates heads-down “red time” with Swedish fika ( a coffee break), while Glasgow call center Pursuit Marketing offers workers free breakfast before they hit the phones. Synergy Vision, a London-based medical and health care communications company, introduced a four-day week in late 2018.

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Podcast 105: Desk triage

Clutter Coach

Google Play. In the medical world, triage is used when there are many patients and limited resources. Becoming skilled at triage (AKA, ruthless decision making) means more of your time and energy goes to the important stuff. by Subscribe: iTunes ? Soundcloud ? You can leave a review here! Can you spare half an hour?

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

Professional Assistant Blog

Administrative assistants are highly skilled in many areas and sometimes we take it for granted, not recognizing where we could go with our skills. Event Planning: Event planning is a big industry that looks for people who are skilled in planning big events without a hitch. One of our main duties is to keep our bosses organized.

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Warning! Warning! Incoming text message.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Sometimes I wish I had something to warn me when I am with someone with a cell phone so I can know that we are going to be interrupted. I find it frustrating when people either text while in a conversation or are constantly taking phone calls. Apparently not, when its by phone. In an emergency, the cell phone is a useful tool.

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Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check and Maximize.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Good time management skills can help reduce confusion, stress, and even workload levels, so there are many benefits to making sure that time is well spent. Check: Are phone calls planned? For each one, write down what you hope to accomplish with the phone call to help you stay focused. Check: How much time is spent on e-mail?