Remove Administrative Professionals Remove Calendars Remove Keyboards Remove Process
article thumbnail

The Future of the Administrative Profession: Where do I Think We Are Headed?

Laughing all the Way to Work

New executives are computer savvy and are comfortable on a keyboard. Some professionals out of necessity have given their assistant access to their Inbox so the assistant can screen messages and weed out what they do not need to look at, or things that the assistant can handle on their behalf. Why hire an assistant? Are we ready?

article thumbnail

Preparing your boss for meetings away from the office or at home

Laughing all the Way to Work

Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. State the purpose of the meeting in the calendar appointment as well as who will be at the meeting (i.e. Enter it in calendar. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Meeting with Mr. Brown and Ms.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

New Hire Overload

Laughing all the Way to Work

We had an extensive checklist for new hires and portions of it were divided among several administrators with regard to explaining his/her area(s) of responsibility. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. ► June (3) ► May (7) ▼ April (4) New Hire Overload Happy Administrative Professionals' Day!

article thumbnail

A twelve step program to survive as an Admin

Laughing all the Way to Work

He takes about 12 steps, squats and rejoices in his accomplishment, then he gets up and walks another 12 steps and squats again to repeat the process. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. He has a unique way of walking. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Oh where or where is my password?

article thumbnail

Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time

Laughing all the Way to Work

If I hear from the assistant I know I am going to get answers and the process of setting up a meeting will go smoothly, but should I try to develop a working relationship with them? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I breathe a sigh of relief when I get someones assistant on the phone or receive an email from them.

article thumbnail

Frustration Busters!

Laughing all the Way to Work

It worked and through explaining the process to her I added a column at the end of the table in Word by tabbing over, which automatically creates a new row. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. She was amazed. All this time she had been right clicking and choosing Insert row each time she needed another row.

article thumbnail

When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System

Laughing all the Way to Work

I then put the items in a two-fold file folder with his calendar printed out on the one side and the items he will need for the day on the other side. The first day of each month, I go through the monthly folder and sort the items into the appropriate numbered file to be processed through the course of the new month. Thats great!