Ian's Messy Desk

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Just because the weekly sales report has been produced for the past 10 years doesn’t mean that you need to keep generating the data. If a regular sales report is needed, perhaps an assistant can prepare the information. Does it need to be done ? Perhaps you’re duplicating work being done by another department.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 13, 2013

Just because the weekly sales report has been produced for the past 10 years doesn’t mean that you need to keep generating the data. If a regular sales report is needed, perhaps an assistant can prepare the information. Does it need to be done ? Perhaps you’re duplicating work being done by another department.

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BMT Office Administration

APRIL 25, 2022

Taking notes by hand is a great way to keep track of information. It also gives you something to reference later if you need to study the information, send out meeting notes, or verify the instructions that you were given. It is best for scenarios when you want to note down information quickly and accurately.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 16, 2008

My boss tells me I should be able to write a letter or a report on something even if I dont know the subject that well. I wrote the article The Art of Minute Taking and I had only taken minutes a few times about 25 years ago. Read their letters and reports and see how they craft their words. There is usually a pattern.

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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. Lynn has organized strategic events such as the companys internal trade show, all-hands meetings, the annual awards banquet, internal events and leadership off-site meetings. Too much information.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 12, 2010

We know how to set and monitor a department budget, take meeting minutes, research topics and write reports, and that’s just for starters. Check out the OfficeDynamics home page for updates and new information about upcoming events. We know a wide variety of software for many different functions.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 12, 2010

We know how to set and monitor a department budget, take meeting minutes, research topics and write reports, and that’s just for starters. Check out the OfficeDynamics home page for updates and new information about upcoming events. We know a wide variety of software for many different functions.

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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. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK ON THE IMAGE Subscribe To Posts Atom Posts Comments Atom Comments Subscribe to the blog here Search This Blog Loading.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 28, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 20, 2010

If it is a planned time off then you can meet with your buddy and give them any instructions or information they will need to handle in your absence and any contact names and numbers. I like to have a contact card with my buddys general information in it such as log ins and passwords as appropriate. Too much information.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 5, 2010

I like this particular article it gives me an additional input in the information a round the world. Thanks a lot and keep going with posting such information. = EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

Some things I have on this list is a memory stick with the minute templates, tentcards, meals ordered, meeting packages, pen, notebook, highlighter, calculator (I hate math so just in case they ask something that requires mathematical skills) and attendance records to establish quorum for each meeting. Are you plugged in?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

We list country codes, city codes, international and national dialing codes, and other relevant country information. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK ON THE IMAGE Subscribe To Posts Atom Posts Comments Atom Comments Subscribe to the blog here Search This Blog Loading.

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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, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

This government site gives you that information and more. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK ON THE IMAGE Subscribe To Posts Atom Posts Comments Atom Comments Subscribe to the blog here Search This Blog Loading. Preparing your boss for meetings away from the off.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2010

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FEBRUARY 7, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 1, 2010

The web also has anonymity and sometimes people receive information better from people they dont know. Try starting your own information sharing at work. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Too much information.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 31, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 16, 2010

The person sending out the request for the meeting and asking for dates would usually be considered the meeting organizer. This person is also responsible for making sure the agenda is sent out on time and will need to set a reminder to the meeting Chair to make sure that is done. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 9, 2010

One thing I noted could be improved was I found myself scrambling a bit to make sure I had information for the varioius participants that needed to be signed or given to them and decided folders with each of their names would work better. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Too much information.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 22, 2009

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 3, 2012

The format for your minutes should be consistent and ideally you should be working from one template. If your company does not have a branded template you should suggest this to your manager and design something for them, a simple word template with the following information will suffice: The name of the Committee meeting.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 3, 2012

The format for your minutes should be consistent and ideally you should be working from one template. If your company does not have a branded template you should suggest this to your manager and design something for them, a simple word template with the following information will suffice: The name of the Committee meeting.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 31, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 4, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 22, 2009

For instance, waiting for a meeting participant to choose a date, waiting for someone to order something that I need to do my job, waiting for someone to call me back, waiting for someone to get back from holidays and then to top it off they don’t put their out-of-office assistant on so you have no idea why they havent gotten back to you.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 9, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 1, 2009

Sometimes a new person will want to contribute to the team and show their new employer that they have initiative so they will dive into something that they dont have quite enough information about yet. I always feel more confident when a new hire asks me a question and gets all the information before proceeding. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 13, 2010

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AUGUST 15, 2009

The space crew had a robot that waved its mechanical arms and yelled, "Warning, Warning, alien approaching" or such other thing to protect and inform the crew. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Too much information.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2008

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NOVEMBER 9, 2008

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