Laughing all the Way to Work

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Training On-line

Laughing all the Way to Work

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 January, 2009 Training On-line Recently someone asked me a question about training on-line so I thought I would share the answer in a post. I use a place based in Toronto, Canada called Last Minute Training. Training On-line 10 Things = Frustration "Mom, I'm sick!"

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Should I stay or should I go?

Laughing all the Way to Work

I also enjoy training and passing on information. To me it is fun to put the pieces together and come up with a manual that will be helpful to any new person starting the job (I think that goes along with my enjoyment of training). Over the years you start to see what things about your job spark the most interest.

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Getting your foot in the door.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Many times the administrative assistant position is a good way into an organization and what a great training ground to know an organizations inner workings than in this profession. I think many university students are seeing the value in having this kind of training. So much is expected of executives these days.

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At Your Side: Mentoring in the Workplace

Laughing all the Way to Work

We called this “at your side” training. I recently met a former co-worker for lunch and she described the way the assistants are trained in her office. They work initially as an assistant-in-training and report to a senior assistant for mentoring and help with anything that comes up on the job.

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Working Relationships by Bob Wall: BOOK REVIEW

Laughing all the Way to Work

To order, please go on the IAAP website 1 under Education & Training: Educational Products/Bookstore. But reader beware, this book has exercises for you to do so it requires a bit of work on your part and some thinking, but I couldn't put it down and have earmarked the book in so many places. I give this book a big 5 ++ for usefulness.

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The Performance Appraisal: How are you Performing?

Laughing all the Way to Work

This includes courses and training programs and would also be a good place to put your involvement in your professional organization. Some other things to consider would be: · Is there any training that you believe is necessary to fulfill the requirements of your position? In some organizations raises are tied to how well you do.

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Finding Time for Fitness

Laughing all the Way to Work

I lost five pounds in my twelve weeks of training. I added 20 minutes of cardio on my weight training days and on the alternate days I did a 30 minute cardio work out. I, of course, wanted instant results, but was told it was going to take time and that I had to be committed and do the work. I signed up for 12 weeks. I was faithful.

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