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Ep 244: Andrea Shaffran on Assisting 8 Executives and Holding Multiple Roles

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

Andrea also serves on the Employee Housing Committee for the hospital to find creative solutions for providing staff with affordable housing options. Last month, Andrea was awarded the 2023 American Society of Administrative Professionals Impact Award for her problem-solving, resourcefulness, and dedication to enhancing staff morale.

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Ep 200: Shelli Wassall – Executive Assistant at ADB Companies

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In this episode, Shelli shares insight from her 20 years of experience in the administrative professional world and discusses supporting two executives with different personalities (who have never had an assistant). THE LEADER ASSISTANT PODCAST IS PRESENTED BY GOODY. A special thanks to my sponsor, Goody !

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Have You Reached A Career Plateau? How to Regain Control

Office Dynamics

Ask to join or form a workplace committee. The key is to present not only the concern that you’re overworked, but also one or more potential solutions. Shelagh Donnelly is the founder and publisher of Exceptional EA ( [link] ), an online resource for administrative professionals that’s read in more than 130 countries.

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Take the “Jingle” out of Holiday Stress

The Office Professionals Place

Form a committee, then within the committee form subcommittees for activities throughout the event. Have a sub-committee for the catering/venue (if the event is not going to be held at the company), another sub-committee would be for entertainment. This is a chance for you and your committee to be creative.

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Job descriptions for Personal Assistants – Merited or inherited?

Practically Perfect PA

Once upon a time you spotted or were presented with a Job Spec which caught your attention. The global tribe of administrative professionals is largely female at 98%. Strategic Research – Compile data and prepare papers for consideration and presentation by executives, committees and boards of directors.

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Colour Coding Works.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I was in back-to-back Committee meetings and I decided to use two different colours of folders, a blue one for the Committee members, with an attendance sheet stapled to the inside cover for my purposes, along with their meeting packages, and a red one for the Chair with everything the Chair was going to need. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Meeting preparation.

Laughing all the Way to Work

To-do lists I have to-do lists for the Board and Committee meetings and a to-do list for the Board Reception and Dinner. Posted by Patricia Robb at 10:02 AM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , board meetings , checklists , preparing for a meeting , to-do lists Reactions: 3comments: Foley-In-Charge said.

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