Tips From T. Marie

OCTOBER 4, 2023

For me, seasonal overwhelm is a combination of my granddaughter’s soccer practices and games, seasonal activities like apple picking and pumpkin carving parties, increased client projects, and trying to plan for the fast-approaching holiday season. Plus, the end of the fiscal year coincides with the holiday season.

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On The Job

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Right now, we don’t have two employees in the same state, so we schedule weekly team meetings, and I make myself available at regular times by phone. Huhman says some members of her team battle the lack of personal interaction during their work day by taking their laptop computers and going to a local coffee shop.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JANUARY 30, 2013

Employee discounts to local businesses and the performing arts -Executive retreat or seminar based on Jim Loehr’s The Power of Full Engagement or The Power of Story -A team of volunteers to promote a fun culture at the office with a nominal budget allocated by the company for game nights, Halloween costume contest prizes, talent shows, etc. -On

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

If you can prove yourself as a good worker you can go up through the ranks and because they already know how you work, they are more apt to promote you. If a more experienced assistant comes alongside you and provides mentoring - dont refuse it. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.

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Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

This is the fourth and final part of my interview with Rob Siefker, the Director of the Customer Loyatly Team at Zappos. You know in the call center we have different ways for our team leads to provide feedback. So they have manageable team sizes. We don’t really do formalized reviews like most companies do anymore.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 26, 2014

It says a lot when your boss wants to grow you within the company and promote you. I would also volunteer at work and socialize with my co-workers during the holiday gift wrapping parties. I mentored other younger assistants. I will find a job with a boss that is humble and smart and a team that is friendly and kind.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Successful executives are rarely lazy and slow if they earned their title from being promoted through hard work and not nepotism, etc. Can you work on weekends and/or holidays? This also could be an objective assessment from anyone. You mentioned: I really would like to align myself with this new senior leader. Who knows?!

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