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When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System

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.© 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.

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

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© 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.

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Oh where or where is my password?

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Along with our multiple work passwords, we have a password for our home computer, and if we sign up for Facebook, Twitter or any other website, we have another password to remember. Thank goodness I get three tries to pick the right one before the system locks me out.

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Calendar "ah ha"

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I have a similar system with my boss. I put travel in red and action reminders in yellow, but that is our own system and it works for us. but I don't use that system or know what the colours mean. January 16, 2010 Patricia said. Some people use the Outlook assigned colours and they each mean something.

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Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right?

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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. As long as the end product looks good, at times we have to be creative to get there. Be prepared and think ahead.

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

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Check: Do you have a system for prioritizing your workload? 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. Really great tool for analyzing your productivity. August 16, 2010 Patricia Robb said.

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Admin Buddies

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Posted by Patricia Robb at 7:53 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , buddy system , professional assistant , work buddy Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. It can also improve team work and general office dynamics. 23, 1 p.m. (for