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Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check and Maximize.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Good time management skills can help reduce confusion, stress, and even workload levels, so there are many benefits to making sure that time is well spent. It automatically updates when I use an office product, and I can manually enter stop/start times for phone calls, meetings, face to faces, etc. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Taking stock

Laughing all the Way to Work

This meeting was held out of town and those are a bit more hectic because I cant easily go to my desk to get what I need. Before I left I went over my checklists a few times to make sure I had everything and it was stress free each day as I reviewed the lists and checked off the items to bring. It will make my life easier.

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Taking the time to acknowledge someone and say thanks.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I sent another assistant a comical card about being stressed out at work. We work in a very busy office so it was a nice surprise for her to receive it and helped put the stress of the office in perspective. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. She loved it! 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Routine Procedure – Monday

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This week I will be trying to follow my ideal routine, as set out in last week’s blog , to maximise my productivity at work. I’m excited about following a routine and getting to 5.30pm without too much stress and disappointed that I haven’t completed everything that I needed to and also being able to look back on a successful day.

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Admin Buddies

Laughing all the Way to Work

Having a buddy can take some of the stress off and give you assurance that you have someone you can depend on. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Yes, it is always nice to have a work buddy. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Meeting preparation.

Laughing all the Way to Work

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. It is interesting work.

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Are you worried about job security?

Laughing all the Way to Work

If you have a job, be thankful and hang on to it and work productively and to the best of your ability. One of the things they stressed was to hire well. Having the right people in the right job is a good combination and makes for a productive team. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.