Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 11, 2009

I had a big learning curve going into it and I didnt know any of the other assistants so I felt all alone with my challenges. Below are some things that I have found helpful to build my network: Join a professional association such as the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP). We can all help each other.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 1, 2010

I have been on some interactive sites where assistants ask questions and get answers and I learn from them as I have some of the same questions. Lunch n learns are also a good way to learn from each other. Administrative newsletters or bulletin boards where you can post tips or suggestions is a good way to learn.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 12, 2010

Holgate is the Executive Assistant to the President, she also reports to the Director of Human Resources and manages a staff of four. On the night of the awards Lynn reports she was sitting at a table with nine of her colleagues from HPTI including the Senior Vice-President. Her family and friends were also very excited for her.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 23, 2010

There was one particular group of orphan children that was brought to our attention by a Canadian news reporter. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! All they want is to be taken care of and be loved by someone.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 17, 2008

They work initially as an assistant-in-training and report to a senior assistant for mentoring and help with anything that comes up on the job. I shared at a recent IAAP dinner meeting my reasons for joining this professional association and one of the reasons I gave were the mentoring opportunities. Be open to learning from others.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I vs. i.e.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 31, 2009

I know the newness of it all will be gone soon and it will just be a normal thing that he is a little walker, but for now it is cute to see him learn this new skill. Admit your mistakes and try to learn from them. When I told my boss he said it must be my grandsons version of the 12 step program. Excellent material! 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I vs. i.e.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 31, 2009

Lesson learned and will now put me on high gut alert. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! In both of my situations, it would have been helpful if I had given my input. 23, 1 p.m. (New Excellent material!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

But, as I learned the hard way it doesn't work on all systems. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! This happens to me at least once a week and I use that exact same technique to rescue myself. 23, 1 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 1, 2009

If you are a new hire, take the time to learn and ask questions. The first months on the job are a learning and growing experience. Take advantage of this time to learn as much as you can and ask, ask, ask. 23, 1 p.m. (New I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Excellent material!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

I had a notepad and pen with me so continued the minutes by hand, but it was a lesson learned to check in the bottom right hand corner of my computer to see if I actually have power. I have been learning on the job as far as minute taking goes, but I love writing so it is something I really enjoy doing. It is interesting work. (New

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 5, 2010

Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I vs. i.e.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 20, 2010

Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I vs. i.e.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I vs. i.e.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I vs. i.e.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 22, 2009

Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I vs. i.e.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I vs. i.e.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 15, 2010

For instance if I was going to be away to attend a conference I would put: Pat off site (IAAP/Toronto) This way we can keep track of who is going where, when. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! vs. i.e.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

Make sure that tasks directly associated with clients come first, consider the financial impact of a project and its completion date on the company, don’t let deadlines control the priority list (expense reports can wait when there are more important tasks), and consider cause and effect (do A to enable B, which accomplishes C).

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I vs. i.e.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Depending on how acronym happy your office is, it can be like learning a new language. I suppose we better get used to it as it seems to be a trend and start to learn the language of acronyms and initialisms. Just when I think I am starting to understand my new offices language they throw in a new one that I have never heard of before.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 9, 2010

Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I vs. i.e.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I vs. i.e.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I vs. i.e.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 9, 2008

Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I vs. i.e.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 22, 2009

Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I vs. i.e.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 4, 2010

Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I vs. i.e.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 16, 2010

Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I vs. i.e.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 9, 2010

Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I vs. i.e.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Never underestimate what you can learn from other assistants. Learning from each other is a necessity. (New Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Keep a lookout what your colleagues are doing. vs. i.e.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 31, 2009

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 31 December, 2009 Office Confidential: Just for fun to start your New Year off with a laugh These are excerpts from a presentation I gave to my local International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) Chapter dinner meeting. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did in the telling. vs. i.e.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 27, 2009

Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I vs. i.e.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 23, 2009

Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I vs. i.e.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 13, 2010

Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I vs. i.e.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 17, 2010

What I learned very quickly was that I had to finish one room at a time. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Excellent material!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 18, 2008

One thing Ive learned over the years is that an arsenal of compelling stories and anecdotes related to my career can be extremely useful. I choose to tell stories that I know others can relate to and maybe even learn from listening. Theyre more likely to get something back when they ask for it. 23, 1 p.m. (New Excellent material!

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