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Your Roadmap to Effective Office Systems

All Things Admin

Many believe that the terms “procedures” and “systems” are interchangeable, but that’s not exactly true. While they do work together to save you time, effort, and stress, they are not the same. A system contains all the information you need to handle the accounting functions for your job. Systems have many benefits.

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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. Check: Do you have a system for prioritizing your workload? Check: How much time is spent on e-mail? Put the least important one on the bottom and the most urgent on top.

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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. If you dont have that in your office, why not suggest it to the other assistants? It can also improve team work and general office dynamics.

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Working for the Disorganized.

Laughing all the Way to Work

You will also feel more in control of the situation and less stressed. A good bring-forward system is a must for this as you will want to bring forward items they will need for meetings and conference calls. Remind them verbally as well when you meet with them. Keep an organized filing system and file list.

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12 Days of Christmas Webinar: The Organized Admin with Julie Perrine

Office Dynamics

Your systems have to be bullet proof if you want your executives to trust you and the partnership to remain strong. What are the most important systems an assistant should have mapped out to move from chaos to control? There are 5 core systems I encourage assistants to look at first: Time and Task Management. Travel Planning.

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Going Checklist Crazy

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If I forgot to bring my laptop with me to a meeting out of town, that would be an almost disaster for me because I prepare my minutes ahead of time on my computer and basically all I have to do at the meeting is fill in the blanks. Using a Bring-Forward System to Help Organize Your. Why I love my job?

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When working isn't fun: Ho hum, ho hum, it's off to work I go.

Laughing all the Way to Work

An interview can be as stressful on those conducting it as on the person being interviewed if the conversation does not flow. When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System I always have the perfect answer. A firm but short handshake is all it takes. Be prepared in the interview with your own questions too. the next day!