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How to take meeting minutes like a professional

BMT Office Administration

Meeting minutes are a staple of all Board meetings, and many internal company meetings, as they serve as an official written record of a meeting to aid in future decision-making and fill in employees who couldn’t attend. Yet, if you’ve never written meeting minutes before, it may seem like an intimidating process.

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On the job tips for new Admins.

Laughing all the Way to Work

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets © Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 12 December, 2009 On the job tips for new Admins. Next week I would like to talk about meeting planning and give you some scheduling tips that have worked well for me.

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4 Secrets to Effective 1:1 Meetings with Executives

Melissa Peoples

Most execs are eager to share their expertise with their team, but they don't always get the opportunity to do so. Pro Tips Don't get caught off guard and unprepared. If you send out meeting minutes or actions, don't forget to CC their EA. Don't waste that. OneNote #Training #MeetingManagement

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5 Things Every Meeting Management Guru Does

Melissa Peoples

Start using these tips, and you will be your company's Meeting Management Guru in no time! Benchmarking is vital so you can understand best practices and the tools that make managing meetings easy, efficient, and productive. Or the team falls down a rabbit hole. Taking charge of a meeting is no easy task.

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Playing nice in the sandbox

Laughing all the Way to Work

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets 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? Good team play can be contagious.

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When taking initiative isn't the best thing.

Laughing all the Way to Work

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets 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? Word and Outlook 2007 tips Grrr!

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Mentoring a Young Executive - Jodith Allen

Office Dynamics

We know how to set and monitor a department budget, take meeting minutes, research topics and write reports, and that’s just for starters. Tags: Admin Assistant Training Mgr/Asst Team. They always need an adjustment period to realize just how much expertise we have as Administrative and Executive Assistants.

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