Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2019

Fortunately, there are at least 9 ways to improve your organization skills as an administrative assistant without too much effort on your part. The benefits of this are of course so you don’t forget anything. Turn off your mobile phone, close the door to your office, and avoid useless meetings. Be proactive. Make a list.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

What is most interesting is that administrative professionals are the ones who are very involved in their executive’s travels yet are not road warriors. While these were written for our administrative professional conference attendees, they can apply to any trip you may whether it be a business trip or vacation.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 22, 2013

One of the most important things you can do as an administrative professional is learn how to manage your time. In a typical office administrative staff members are responsible for ensuring that things run smoothly. If your boss has assigned you to work on a project that you don''t enjoy, tackle that project first.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Administrative and clerical positions require focus, diligence, and superior workplace organization skills to keep the office running at full speed, but a workplace that feels impersonal or distracting can disrupt productivity and efficiency. Thankfully, your home doesn''t have to be your only sanctuary.

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All Things Admin

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Career organization is essential for any administrative professional who wants to have a long-lasting, successful career. They don’t have an updated resume, a professional portfolio of work samples, or a social media presence. They don’t have a network of professionals they can activate at a moment’s notice.

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Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

This lively discussion covered the following topics: – How Administrative Professionals lead by being brave, especially when leadership is the source of bad culture. – How Administrative Professionals lead by being brave, especially when leadership is the source of bad culture. They don’t know what they don’t know.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Learn to stop beating yourself up – don’t take yourself too seriously. ” Although we want to always do our best, and help our managers succeed, it’s often hard to anticipate a 4:00 am phone call from our manager as one admin story was relayed by Debbie. Recognize that you as an admin are human.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

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The Office Professionals Place

JUNE 7, 2010

I was online completing a form that required a phone number and I didn’t have the phone number handy, while I was conducting a search on the internet, my friend got a regular phonebook and found the phone number before my page could load to show me the results of my search. Backup electronic files.

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Who's the Real Boss?

AUGUST 31, 2020

However, the minutes shouldn’t be that brief that they don’t provide a good summary of what was discussed. At the end of the day, you don’t want to be spending hours and hours taking and editing your minutes if the Chair is happy with just one sentence highlights and a summary of actions. So, start reading!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 15, 2009

Sometimes I wish I had something to warn me when I am with someone with a cell phone so I can know that we are going to be interrupted. I find it frustrating when people either text while in a conversation or are constantly taking phone calls. Apparently not, when its by phone. In an emergency, the cell phone is a useful tool.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

If you don’t have e-mail folders, create some and sort messages as they are received. Check: Are phone calls planned? For each one, write down what you hope to accomplish with the phone call to help you stay focused. Manage: Try scheduling e-mail checks every two hours to minimize time spent with the e-mail account open.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 23, 2010

Whether they had or hadn`t I was never sure, but I know today that offices do fundraise for charities and workers are happy to participate. Whether they had or hadn`t I was never sure, but I know today that offices do fundraise for charities and workers are happy to participate. He raised over $1,000. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 22, 2010

The Office Professionals Place by Elite Office Concepts The purpose of this blog is to educate, enlighten, motivate, inspire, and strengthen office professionals to grow in their professional development. How many times do you search through those piles in an attempt to look for a document that isn’t there?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

On that note, It is hard to believe we are getting close to Administrative Professionals Day which is on April 22 nd. I hope all of your professionals appreciate what a privilege it is to have someone look after them. or Gifts or Ideas for Administrative Professionals Week. The one I like the least is staff.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 1, 2010

Even if you phone the bank they need your secret passcode or they wont speak to you about your account. Of course the simple solution would be to have the same password for every aspect of your life, but nope that doesn’t work. I kinda liked that one, but nope I can’t reuse the old password.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 19, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 January, 2009 10 Things = Frustration When one team member doesn’t want to play. Managing your workload from home when you don’t have everything you need. The cure: always answer the phone professionally - this way youre never caught off-guard. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

Take notes during the interview so you don’t forget what you wanted to ask. If you don’t get it, it wasn’t the right job for you or the right time. I have a network of assistants that I call friends, although some are just phone colleagues, but we help each other. INTERVIEW WELL Make it a conversation.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

By the same token, I appreciate it when someone lets me know by when they will have something for me and if they can’t have it done by that date, then I like it when they get back to me to say when I can expect it. So that is what I like, but it isn’t always what I get. I can only guess when I might get it.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

When I receive an initial request for a meeting, I use a meeting form and write down the information I need: who is requesting the meeting, what is the purpose of the meeting, where it will be held and a phone number or an e-mail address and dates that are available. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

Posted by Patricia Robb at 2:34 PM Labels: 30 years of service , Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , professional service , quality service Reactions: 2comments: Jodith said. When I first started the job I am in now, my boss had never had administrative support before. 002 cents a litre.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 22, 2009

Sometimes I need to do a job, but I can’t move forward until I get an answer from someone else. While waiting for the answer, you can go on to other tasks and bring this item forward another day to get it off your desk, but don’t let it go off your radar. Put it in your Outlook Tasks with a reminder to follow up.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 31, 2009

Posted by Patricia Robb at 8:41 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , gut alert , gut feeling , intuition Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. When taking initiative isn't the best thing.

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The Office Professionals Place

JANUARY 21, 2010

Now Google can help you do things like…… Google Docs – Create and share your online documents, presentations and spreadsheets Google Voice - Don’t have time to listen to voicemails? By the way, don’t forget to use Google as a search engine…these services are just the tip of the iceberg. Contact Ms.

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Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The career path to a Chief of Staff sometimes isn’t as clear cut as one would like but we know Administrative professionals are interested in learning how to get there. Which three phone apps can you not live without? How do you make the transition internally? – How do you prepare for the Chief of Staff role? EXPAND YOUR FOCUS.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

They said it works with most phone services. Posted by Patricia Robb at 10:26 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , checking voicemail , professional assistant , trouble Reactions: 3comments: Danielle said. But, as I learned the hard way it doesn't work on all systems. Thanks Patricia! 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 10, 2009

Posted by Patricia Robb at 4:24 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , E-mail chaos , E-Mail Management , making sense out of e-mail Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 17, 2010

If you have to answer the phone, deal with an email or attend to something for your boss, do so, as that is the nature of the admin job -- multi-tasking, but once you have done it, go right back to your to-do list, re-focus and continue what you were doing. What I learned very quickly was that I had to finish one room at a time.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 21, 2009

When I look at them however, I see someone who really knows their job and I know they could do it if only they would forget about what they can’t do and concentrate on what they can do. Don’t let self doubt take over. When someone asked me to speak or do something at work, I would say "Oh, I could never do that!"

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 11, 2009

I can tell you my friends and colleagues got a lot of phone calls in those early days and it was a wonderful resource and help to me. Below are some things that I have found helpful to build my network: Join a professional association such as the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP).

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 21, 2009

Posted by Patricia Robb at 4:49 AM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , eating healthy , healthy snacks Reactions: 1 comments: lisacozz said. Taking stock We don't know what we don't know ► June (1) Playing nice in the sandbox ► May (2) Whose meeting is it anyway?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

Of course before I recommend anything I try it out so I picked up the phone and it asked me what I was looking for and what city and province. I chose details and was given the street address and phone number and I still had the option of having my call put through to the store number. Google has an information line ( 1 800 466 4411 ).

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

Posted by Patricia Robb at 7:43 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , gold medal , hockey , Olympics , professional assistant , Vancouver 2010 Reactions: 2comments: Foley-In-Charge said. CountryCode.org is a comprehensive guide to make phone calls from anywhere to any country in the world. Last half of the NHL season.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 1, 2009

Patricia Posted by Patricia Robb at 12:22 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , my favourites , useful links , useful sites Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. Minute taking made easier.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 27, 2009

Posted by Patricia Robb at 11:26 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , first day on the job , new hire , professional assistant Reactions: 4comments: Anonymoussaid. I basically know how to answer the phones and take messages. Lets enjoy our day together.© It was a wonderful tool. May 04, 2009 Peachon said.

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The Office Professionals Place

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

However, don’t ignore their weaknesses, these are just areas that need improvement, suggest ways for members to improve as well as prosper in their own development. Follow-up does not mean frequent phone calls, emails, meetings, or standing over someone’s shoulder. However, don’t reinvent the wheel. Contact Ms.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 5, 2009

I am sure after that call her husband got off the phone and kicked the dog or was cranky with a sales clerk at the grocery store. It ended up that the phone lines were down because of a thunderstorm in town and he had been trying to reach her since early that afternoon. Lets enjoy our day together.© Im in a bad mood, pass it on.

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