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Playing nice in the sandbox

Laughing all the Way to Work

Some people dont play well in a team and can be like that link in the chain that keeps skipping. What can you do if you are part of a team that is not playing well together? Are you doing your part and contributing to the goals of the team or are you getting bogged down with situations? Good team play can be contagious.

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Co-Workers Annoying You?

Professional Assistant Blog

Here are some tips on getting your team members to lower their voices: Ask the group of people to quiet down, move their conversation to a meeting room or even take the conversation outside. I also work in an environment where it gets a little too loud at times. Its nice to socialize at times, but we are here to work.

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When taking initiative isn't the best thing.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I like working with someone who has initiative, wants to do a good job and is keen to contribute to the team, but is there a time when initiative is not a good thing? .© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 May, 2009 When taking initiative isnt the best thing. 411 Look Up 411.ca Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine."

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Whose meeting is it anyway?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Do you ever get a meeting request and an agenda has not been provided, or if it is a teleconference the call-in details have not been given or the boardroom hasnt been booked for an internal meeting? Whose responsibility is it anyway? When booking meetings ownership of the meeting has to be established. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Work From Home? Want to be More Productive?

Professional Assistant Blog

Now you can show your boss that you are finding ways to be more productive and a team player. You can then print a summary report to Excel of all of your hours for any time period, for any task, or for any client. To find out more of how Virtual Assistant Manager works, click here.

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Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgate, 2010 Stevie.

Laughing all the Way to Work

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. Holgate is the Executive Assistant to the President, she also reports to the Director of Human Resources and manages a staff of four. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Kallout To Research Information

Professional Assistant Blog

It means a lot to the team here. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 2comments for this post matt lorenzen Awesome post! Thanks Richard. If you have any questions/comment feel free to email me at matt[a]kallout.com.