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Beyond the Org Chart: How Procedures Elevate Leadership in Administrative Professionals

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Anticipating a medical leave, Lá Shawn Sandifer crafted an administrative procedures binder to ensure continuity in her absence. I was preparing to go on medical leave and would be gone for at least eight weeks. I was asked to share my binder with the legal secretaries in my division in our Chicago and Washington, D.C.

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

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Some examples would be managing a company website, creating, editing and writing a company newsletter or creating promotional materials, invitations and brochures for marketing events. Administrative assistants are highly skilled in many areas and sometimes we take it for granted, not recognizing where we could go with our skills.

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

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Some examples would be managing a company website, creating, editing and writing a company newsletter or creating promotional materials, invitations and brochures for marketing events. Administrative assistants are highly skilled in many areas and sometimes we take it for granted, not recognizing where we could go with our skills.

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We live in an Acronym Happy World.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I recently received an e-newsletter from Jane Watson regarding Acronyms and Initialisms , which I thought was timely and wanted to share with you. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. It has become such a common initialism that it is recognized immediately and everyone knows what it is.

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We don't know what we don't know

Laughing all the Way to Work

Administrative newsletters or bulletin boards where you can post tips or suggestions is a good way to learn. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. If you are part of an administrative team you can use your meetings to share knowledge with each other or give tips on something new you have discovered.

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Keep your Inbox running on empty

Laughing all the Way to Work

I get internal newsletters and other information-type e-mails so I have a folder called News and dump everything like that in there until I have a chance to go back and read it or delete it. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Makes my life simpler. But what about the other stuff?

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Standard Operating Procedures: Tips for Creating Business Systems | Office Organization & Office Efficiency | OfficeArrow

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