Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Some people in the office were trying to get the remote working as we had a PowerPoint presentation coming up and were calling it things like remote thingy , remote slide clicker, wireless mouse so I finally asked, "Does anyone know what the official name for that thing is?" 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca " Warning!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

Another time I was trying to find a full-serve gas station to fill up, but there was nothing to be found. It was expensive,but when I brought it home I had to do all the work to get it up and running. He loved it and I believe ended up doing his job better because of it. 411 Look Up 411.ca What is wrong with this picture?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 31, 2009

He takes about 12 steps, squats and rejoices in his accomplishment, then he gets up and walks another 12 steps and squats again to repeat the process. Schedule meetings with your boss regularly, but at the very least annually, to identify areas that need improvement and also for encouragement in areas you are doing well.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 13, 2010

I take the bus to work and I often see people getting on a busy bus and then going through their backpack or purse looking for their bus tickets and holding up the line. I like to be prepared and I find life just works better for me at home, work and even on the bus, when I am organized and ready for whatever is coming up. no tickets.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 26, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 26 October, 2008 Repeating Headers and Footers while in Sections Someone was asking on another site how to repeat a footer for just one section in a document, i.e. a table. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 31 January, 2009 Housecleaning in Word 2007: Customizing your Dictionary Something you should do every once in awhile is to clean up your dictionary in Word. I have the software at home, but havent gotten the gumption up to load it yet. 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 4, 2009

And always checking up on you. A manager has to have confidence that you know how to do your job. I also worked by myself for many years and wondered if I would know how to share. So how did I handle it the second time around? ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!"

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" It's all in how you feel ► July (5) Monty Python Officeland Frustration Busters! 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca " Warning! Incoming text message. I look like that!!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

She saw the importance of this training to help her daughter know the workings of an office from the bottom up and the office benefitted from her educational training. She was a smart kid and picked up the tasks assigned to her very quickly. I have seen admin assistants climb up the corporate ladder just that way.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 28, 2009

► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" It's all in how you feel ► July (5) Monty Python Officeland Frustration Busters! 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca " Warning! Incoming text message. I look like that!!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

I started this blog to share the knowledge I had picked up over the years either from other administrative assistants, my bosses or from trial and error. Bring Forward System or Using Tasks in Outlook Have a system to follow up on items your boss has asked you to do or things you know you need to do. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

If a conference comes up and they are looking for someone to do the registration, we can step in and do that or we can organize it from start to finish. Who better than the admins to come up with something that works. Sometimes scheduling meetings can be a headache with no end in sight trying to get all the parties together.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 5, 2009

I was at the cottage with a friend and she was cranky and started to get wound up about something to do with her husband. Hi, how are you? By the end of the call her husband had caught her crankiness and it ended up with them both being angry. She ended up calling her husband back and apologizing for her bad mood.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 27, 2008

I am busy, busy this week preparing to leave because I dont want to leave any loose ends and I want to cover off on anything that might come up in my absence. I also know that when I come back I will have to work twice as hard to make up for the time that I am away. 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca " Warning!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

If I am told that I should have it in the next few weeks, or can expect to receive it in a couple of months, that doesn’t really help me with my follow up as it is not a definite date. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 31, 2009

► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" It's all in how you feel ► July (5) Monty Python Officeland Frustration Busters! 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca " Warning! Incoming text message. I look like that!!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

What a blast the last two weeks have been, but I dont think I could have taken any more late nights staying up to watch the Olympics in Eastern Standard Time. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca National pride -- all time high.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

A good tip if you flub up your voicemail is to press # and it should give you prompts to get out of it. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" It's all in how you feel ► July (5) Monty Python Officeland Frustration Busters! 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 22, 2009

► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" It's all in how you feel ► July (5) Monty Python Officeland Frustration Busters! 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca " Warning! Incoming text message. I look like that!!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

This time I came up with a site called Karens Linguistics Issues. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" It's all in how you feel ► July (5) Monty Python Officeland Frustration Busters! 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca " Warning!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 22, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 23 August, 2009 Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" So how do you word your follow-up e-mail so as not to come across as impatient? Put it in your Outlook Tasks with a reminder to follow up. ▼ August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!"

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 23, 2010

► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" It's all in how you feel ► July (5) Monty Python Officeland Frustration Busters! 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca " Warning! Incoming text message. I look like that!!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 9, 2010

I was in a meeting all day taking minutes and then had a side meeting scheduled at 4 that I had to take minutes at, but in this case the minutes had to be transcribed, printed and put in the meeting packages for the next day. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!"

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 13, 2010

I mentioned this to our team of admins at one of our meetings so when one of my co-workers found out how to do something they thought to share it with the team. The tip she sent me was how to edit an email that you have received. I drag it to my Tasks and set a reminder so I can follow up whether the item was received.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 4, 2010

It is frustrating to the rest of the team because they are trying to meet certain goals and when there is a problem it takes time away from the manager who has to deal with it, but also the whole team as they see the time ticking and production at a standstill. 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca " Warning!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 1, 2009

at the bottom and moved the My Favourites up so it would be convenient for your use. Under My Favourites, I have added a Meeting section with some useful sites and combined many of my travel related links under one title simply called Travel. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!"

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 9, 2010

If I hear from the assistant I know I am going to get answers and the process of setting up a meeting will go smoothly, but should I try to develop a working relationship with them? ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" It's all in how you feel ► July (5) Monty Python Officeland Frustration Busters! 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca " Warning! Incoming text message. I look like that!!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 9, 2008

► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" It's all in how you feel ► July (5) Monty Python Officeland Frustration Busters! 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca " Warning! Incoming text message. I look like that!!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 12, 2010

► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" It's all in how you feel ► July (5) Monty Python Officeland Frustration Busters! 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca " Warning! Incoming text message. I look like that!!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 27, 2009

My friend said it didnt seem to faze her and she quickly pulled up her skirt and kept talking like nothing happened. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" It's all in how you feel ► July (5) Monty Python Officeland Frustration Busters! 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 1, 2010

► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" It's all in how you feel ► July (5) Monty Python Officeland Frustration Busters! 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca " Warning! Incoming text message. I look like that!!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 21, 2009

The next time a new challenge or opportunity comes up at work, pay attention to what you tell yourself -- are you being positive or negative? The little messages we send ourselves each day can have an impact on what we think about ourselves and how we perform in our jobs. (Or 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2010

No, its not e-cards (I am not a fan of e-cards as one more e-mail cluttering up my Inbox is not a welcome thing), but these are actual hard copy cards that you can customize and send out with your own special message. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 16, 2010

► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" It's all in how you feel ► July (5) Monty Python Officeland Frustration Busters! 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca " Warning! Incoming text message. I look like that!!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 23, 2009

► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" It's all in how you feel ► July (5) Monty Python Officeland Frustration Busters! 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca " Warning! Incoming text message. I look like that!!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 1, 2009

A colleague and I were discussing this very thing as we have seen it time and time again with new hires trying to succeed and who end up making some avoidable mistakes by jumping in too quickly and making decisions before having enough information. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!"

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