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April 22nd - Administrative Professionals' Day

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.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 8 April, 2009 April 22nd - Administrative Professionals Day It often amazes me that a day is set aside for our profession. How often I have organized a conference or arranged a Board meeting and after all the organization and planning it goes off without a hitch. Thanks-in-advance!

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How to Hold Effective Meetings

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Home About Me Advertise How to Hold Effective Meetings By The Professional Assistant on Friday, September 07, 2007 Filed Under: Meetings , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity H ave you ever wondered why you have so many meetings to attend and most of the time, you feel that you dont have a need to be there?

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Just a secretary.

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© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 14 February, 2009 Just a secretary. I love the planning, organizing and running around that goes into bringing a conference from a thought to a successful event. February 18, 2009 Zelma De Souzasaid. Zelma De Souza Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates February 25, 2009 Patricia Robb said.

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That is not in my job description.

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© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 11 October, 2009 That is not in my job description. There are some assistants however who enjoy the organizing and the business of being an administrative or executive assistant and they are good at their job and get great satisfaction in what they do. jackal [link] October 12, 2009 Anonymoussaid.

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Is it that time of the year already?

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.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 13 January, 2009 Is it that time of the year already? In some organizations raises are tied to how well you do and it is also a record that is kept on your personnel file. Thanks for the help Maura January 13, 2009 Patricia Robb said. It works in the same way as last minute flights do.

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When your boss arranges meetings behind your back.

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Does your boss ever organize a meeting behind your back? He will have a quick conversation with a staff member and set up a meeting, but not tell me anything about it. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on.

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Meetings Plus: Taking them offline

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 December, 2009 Meetings Plus: Taking them offline I organize a lot of meetings in a day, week, month; heck, even into next year. There are a lot of good organizing tricks out there and whenever I find one that works, I pounce on it and it becomes something I cant work without.