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Core Administrative Skills Always Need Improving

Office Dynamics

Now I am going to surprise you by telling you one of the most awesome administrative skills you can work on is being brilliant at the basics. Basics include: travel planning, appointment coordination, meeting preparation, all facets of communication, organizational skills, and time and project management. The basics. Joan Burge.

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Resilience Stories: After Her Father Was Deported, She Bought and Expanded His New Jersey Restaurant

Success

Morales was released after 17 days, given a second chance through the DACA policy ( Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ) as well as a green card petition filed by her mother, who gained legal status in 2004 after marrying a U.S. I was equipped with both and strong leadership skills that could help me succeed anywhere. “If

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The 43 Folders Method (Paper System)

Office Dynamics

I mentioned the 43 folders method in my Core Administrative Skills Always Need Improving post and a lot of you wanted more information on this method. Keep the daily files in front, beginning with the file for tomorrow’s date. Behind the “31” file is the folder for the next month. The “round file.” How it Works.

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Assistants as information managers

Practically Perfect PA

Assistants have always been good at retaining information, but as we become more integral to our businesses, we will find this skill becomes an essential part of what we offer. These include, managing the internal filing system, administrative tasks such as holiday requests, travel management, sick leave etc.

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Spring Cleaning For Office Professionals

Office Dynamics

P urge files; clean up computer files. This blog is part of our 2017 Blog-A-Thon. I thought I’d keep this bonus blog on the lighter side. With the onset of spring, now would be a good time to do a little cleanup. Here are a few ideas. S pruce up your work area with fresh flowers. R earrange furniture. N egotiate your workload.

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Downsize and Organize Your Digital Clutter

Office Dynamics

If you’ve ever spent a morning trying to track down a lost file on your hard drive or searching through a decade of email, you know that digital disorder can also take a toll on your wellbeing. Do you usually rely on your search box to help you find files? For example, vacation photos might be named “Hawaii-vacation-March-2017).

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10 Apps for Administrative Productivity and Organization

Office Dynamics

Cloud-Based File Storage: Tired of attaching documents to emails and relying on track changes to keep up with multiple people editing the same files? Update, backup, and share files with your executive and team – no flash drives needed! This blog is part of our 2017 Blog-A-Thon. Follow Julie on Twitter.