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Assistants as information managers

Practically Perfect PA

Back in 2013 HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki, Finland released the Management Assistant 2020 report , which detailed how the role of an Assistant will change by 2020. In 2013, many assistants still sat in silos in their office. Our skills will also keep our teams happy, healthy and motivated.

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Is hoarding an office behavior that really needs to be corrected?

Office Dynamics

by MARY ELLEN SLAYTER on DECEMBER 5, 2013 7:25AM. Question: “People make little jokes about how much paper I keep on my desk, my stuffed file cabinets and the number of old emails I store in Outlook, going back years sometimes, and it was even brought up in my performance evaluation. in ADMIN PRO FORUM.

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Administrative/Clerical: Will Technology Replace the Administrative Assistant?

Office Dynamics

In August 2013, Japan sent a 13-inch-high android called Kirobo to the International Space Station, where it uttered the first robotic words ever spoken in space. With androids now being sent into space, some say it won''t be long before they start filling admin job roles and filing paperwork at the office.

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