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Do Not Disturb - Training In Progress

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise Do Not Disturb - Training In Progress By The Professional Assistant on Friday, January 18, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , Meetings , Productivity D o you get staff members coming to you for all sorts of questions? Are you the main contact in your department? When youre on a phone call, do people hover over you?

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44 Ways to Kick-Start Your New Year

Success

I started doing this in July of 2009 and it has created the most magical year of my life. Overall, whether it’s gossip from co-workers, violence in the media, pessimism in your own thoughts or other influences, make conscious efforts to reduce your exposure to the negative. Attend training. Do something that scares you.

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10 gifts to give your career

On The Job

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, December 28, 2009 10 gifts to give your career As the gift-giving season draws to a close, it’s time to remember that you still have one more gift left to bestow: The gift of a better career.

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2 Big Myths About Work You Need to Ditch

On The Job

which specializes in ethics and workplace compliance training, says that showing you’re dedicated by “volunteering” your time is a mistake. “A Or, they refuse to go to sexual harassment training because they disagree with what’s said about sexual orientation.” October 28, 2009 10:57 AM Anita said. Thanks, Karen.

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Elevator Etiquette 101: Going Up?

Professional Assistant Blog

You reminisce about that Seinfeld episode where Elaine gets stuck on the subway and starts talking to herself about how the train isn’t moving and starts to get claustrophobic. You start to feel the same way and wonder when your floor will hit next.

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Macros: Shortcuts To Productivity With Microsoft Word

Professional Assistant Blog

The more difficult macros are the ones that are programming code related and require knowledge of Visual Basic (you can find some books here) , which unfortunately, I have no training in. I am going to show you how to record a simple macro function and to implement it.

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

Professional Assistant Blog

They each took the initiative to get appropriate training and education to better equip them in the areas they were interested in. They each had forward-thinking employers who allowed them to have vision and encouraged them to work towards their goal and made room for that new role within their organization.

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