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Is it that time of the year already?

Laughing all the Way to Work

All you need is to put some time aside and close your door, or put some earphones on, and plug into your computer and learn. As wonderful as online learning can be, going to a live conference or seminar with other assistants is something that you should try to do a few times a year. " Is it that time of the year already?

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

Professional Assistant Blog

They each took the initiative to get appropriate training and education to better equip them in the areas they were interested in. 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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I got an e-slap on the wrist - Ouch!

Laughing all the Way to Work

I also learned at a "Working Smarter with Microsoft Outlook" seminar that we should not use e-mails as urgent requests. This little tip has been a huge time-saver for me. I had a situation a couple of years ago where I had replied to an e-mail that I had mis-read and that caused a bit of kirfluffle (not sure how spell that).