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Your Roadmap to Effective Office Systems

All Things Admin

Procedures, forms, and checklists combine to create systems for how you get things done efficiently. Every office needs different systems to run smoothly, but most administrative professionals will require most or all of the systems in this core group: Time and task management. Travel planning. Meeting and event planning.

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On the job tips for new Admins.

Laughing all the Way to Work

i.e. My boss will send an email with a cc to me and on the last line or buried in the message he will write something like “I have copied Patricia to set up a teleconference at a mutually convenient time.&# If you are sent an email with a request to do something either asap or later, did you do it or have you diarized it to do it later?

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Meetings Plus: Taking them offline

Laughing all the Way to Work

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. 23, 1 p.m. (for 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Do you like what you do?

Laughing all the Way to Work

If you know what works best for you and if your job is 80/20 on what you like then you can put up with the small stuff like filing and filling out expense forms. 23, 1 p.m. (for If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Too much information.

Laughing all the Way to Work

If you have a few ideas or requests in your e-mail, it is best to set it out in point form so the person does not have to dig for it. Point being. For example, "Please send me the following information: - A photocopy of Ms. If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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New Hire Overload

Laughing all the Way to Work

All important information, but I knew I couldnt possibly retain much of what I was looking at in one sitting so I started to cheat and flip through a few tabs because I had to sign a form that I read the manual. ► June (3) ► May (7) ▼ April (4) New Hire Overload Happy Administrative Professionals' Day!

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

Laughing all the Way to Work

For my readers from other countries, you will note there is a section for foreign dignitaries and if you click on that it will give you the proper form to address just about anyone in the world. This is a must-have resource. If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list. 411 Look Up 411.ca