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Laughing all the Way to Work
MARCH 15, 2009
.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 15 March, 2009 When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System My boss likes me to keep him organized and the way I do that is to have a system to bring forward items, which I then bring to his attention when he needs to see it. The system I use is quite simple and has been around for a long time.
Laughing all the Way to Work
AUGUST 1, 2010
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Laughing all the Way to Work
SEPTEMBER 19, 2008
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 September, 2008 Using a Bring-Forward System to Help Organize Your Boss Of all the articles I have written, the one I wrote on the bring-forward system by far gets the most views. A tip she passed along had to do with the bring-forward system and has been a great tool for me.
Laughing all the Way to Work
JANUARY 15, 2010
I use this all the time on my calendar and my boss's calendar, and it helps us both to know which events are phone calls which he can take in the office or on the road (yellow) or which events will require travel (blue). I have a similar system with my boss. but I don't use that system or know what the colours mean.
Laughing all the Way to Work
JULY 16, 2010
Check: Do you have a system for prioritizing your workload? Check: Are phone calls planned? For each one, write down what you hope to accomplish with the phone call to help you stay focused. Managing messages in bulk, but still in a consistent fashion, can help save time. Doing too many things can actually waste time.
Laughing all the Way to Work
FEBRUARY 7, 2010
They said it works with most phone services. But, as I learned the hard way it doesn't work on all systems. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. I have never used this escape route, but was reminded about it at a webinar I participated in recently and will keep these instructions close at hand.
Laughing all the Way to Work
DECEMBER 17, 2008
Be professional on the phone and greet people who come calling, but not everyone needs to get in to see the boss. Maintaining a good bring-forward system is important to have things ready when needed. Having a good filing system and keeping the file list up to date is something every assistant needs to be able to do. (for
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