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Administrative/Clerical: What is Your Biggest Office Productivity Killer?

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Office productivity is important for administrative professionals, as your boss often reviews you based on how much work you get done. The biggest office productivity killer varies from one administrative professional to the next , but these are some of the top offenders.

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Avoid Conference Call Catastrophes

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Always start on time and do your best to end on time by following the agenda and "table" topics that require more discussion. If they are late, it is helpful to let them know what agenda item is being discussed--do not go over what has already been discussed--its a time waster. Distribute the agenda/handouts prior to the meeting.

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Acknowledge the Elephant in the Room

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This weeks agenda has the same items as last weeks and again nothing is resolved. Desk Demon OfficeArrow Office Dynamics The Professional Assistant Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant Green Office Tips of the Week Save Energy 1. Template images by luoman. Powered by Blogger.

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A Test of Your Professionalism: Will You Pass?

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If you become timid when it comes to speaking in a group meeting, provided you know what the agenda items are prior to the meeting, put them in writing in proposal form and give them to the Chair before the meeting or slide them to him during the meeting. Thank you for this extremely educational and thought-provoking article. said. ????????,??????????????

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Thinking Differently about Difficult People

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Prior to interacting with this person, you should have an agenda or objective and seek to accomplish the goal(s). When you get on the A list you will begin to change your attitude which will cause you to 1) be less stressed, 2) be more productive, and 3) your professionalism remains in tact. Template images by luoman.

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Do Bad Bosses Breed Bad Bosses?

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How to deal with it: If you keep your bosses calendar, you can ask him ahead of time if he needs anything in particular for the meeting or if you know the agenda you can suggest information your boss can take to the meeting and have it prepared. Template images by luoman. Powered by Blogger.

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Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author

The Office Professionals Place

And of course you don’t want to completely control the meeting, or otherwise disregard the other person’s agenda. Desk Demon OfficeArrow Office Dynamics The Professional Assistant Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant Green Office Tips of the Week Save Energy 1.