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Skills required to be a good minute taker

Practically Perfect PA

Ensure you turn up to the meeting having read the agenda, any background papers, the minutes of the previous meeting and with all the tools you need to take the minutes whether that be pen, highlighter, paper, recording device, laptop or iPad. This post will help you work with the chairman to make this task easier. Organisation.

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Certain Truths That Never Change In Professional Development

Office Dynamics

I am so excited to kick off 2015 with a bang for many reasons. As I write you in January 2015, I can say with a big smile that there has been tremendous progress over 25 years. From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank you for being a part of the Office Dynamics journey and look forward to a tremendous 2015.

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Revolutionary Ways Assistants Can Get Information from Their Managers

Office Dynamics

In 2015, Jasmine Freeman sent out a survey to our webinar attendees and asked them to identify one thing that was standing in the way or was a barrier in their relationship with their manager. Plus it is embarrassing to the leader or the administrative person who set the schedule. First I’d like to give you some background information.