Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 8, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 8 April, 2009 April 22nd - Administrative Professionals Day It often amazes me that a day is set aside for our profession. Administrative professionals usually go about doing their work with little or no recognition. Is your office doing anything for Administrative Professionals Day?

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We’ve noticed that the number of administrative professionals have been surfacing on Twitter has been increasing. With more assistants and professionals advocating for and teaching others how to use this valuable communication tool, assistants are seeing the value and deciding to jump on board. I tell redonkulous stories.

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APRIL 2, 2015

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APRIL 3, 2017

April is one of my favorite months because, here at Office Dynamics, we get to celebrate the wonderful accomplishments of those in the administrative profession! In case you are not aware, Administrative Professionals Week is April 24 – 28. It is really important to set healthy boundaries in the workplace.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Part of what we do is provide tools and services to administrative professionals to enhance the quality of their work-life that promote administrative excellence. We offer high level coaching, onsite workshops, an annual conference for administrative excellence, an executive assistant boot camp and more.

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APRIL 30, 2015

Did you have the most incredible Administrative Professionals’ Week this year? and we brought back the April Blog-a-Thon for the Administrative Professional where we gathered here each weekday with a new content post and shared a place for administrative professionals to comment, question and discuss their careers.

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APRIL 26, 2016

In honor of Administrative Professionals Day, I want to share my thoughts on why I believe being an executive assistant is a rewarding career. Don’t forget that comments received in April 2016 are entered to win prizes in our Administrative Professional Blog-a-Thon ! I hear it from both sides of the desk.

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MARCH 12, 2015

We had an incredible webinar event with over 1,300 assistants registered to learn more about why, as an administrative professional, they should consider a career certification. She often lists all associations in the back of her publication and has a wide network across the globe of resources for administrative professionals. (JF).

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NOVEMBER 23, 2015

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 15, 2009

Here is some common-sense etiquette: Screen your calls: Subscribe to call display. However, I think our etiquette hasnt caught up with the technology. Other times we will be talking and I notice his eyes moving to his BlackBerry and I will see he is no longer paying attention to me, but reading emails instead. 23, 1 p.m. (for

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FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Now I got asked to write on this topic of ‘mean girls’, and not surprising given my previous articles written on EA etiquette and the obsession we have with status. Save your commentary for those outside of the workplace, where you know your conversations are secure. Influence for the better.

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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. Another great article Patricia.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

What is the proper etiquette when addressing or writing to a President? Here is a video link on the proper etiquette to address a President. Everyone up here calls him Obama and our Prime Minister is called Harper. Why do we not use their full name? Or it is that we just dont know how to address them so revert to last names?

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

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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. It is so nice to see my Inbox on empty.

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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. Lesson learned and will now put me on high gut alert.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

Posted by Patricia Robb at 8:52 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , dates , fixed time , real time Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. Are you vague or exact? 23, 1 p.m. (for 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2010

The art of saying thank you can sometimes get lost in our busyness, but here are some examples of times it would be nice to send a card from work: To thank presenters who speak at your workplace. To thank an employee for showing initiative and going the extra mile. To thank your boss for being supportive during a trying time. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 14, 2008

I previously wrote an article on Charities in the Workplace and have seen an increase in the participation in charities at offices I have worked in. One office I worked in together sponsored a child as a workplace charity project. We all participated by writing to our sponsored child and contributed money towards supporting her.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Posted by Patricia Robb at 6:13 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , etiquette for addressing officials , professional assistant Reactions: 2comments: Carol Bory said. Another helpful site I refer to for protocol on addressing officials is www.formsofaddress.info. (for 411 Look Up 411.ca

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Posted by Patricia Robb at 6:28 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , Atlanta , Atlanta Aquarium , High Museum of Art , Life Summit , OfficeArrow Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. I can hardly wait.

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AUGUST 22, 2009

Posted by Patricia Robb at 12:14 AM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , courtesy , reminders , waiting Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. Put it in your Outlook Tasks with a reminder to follow up.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 16, 2010

Posted by Patricia Robb at 9:54 AM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , booking meetings , professional assistant Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. 23, 1 p.m. (for 411 Look Up 411.ca

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JUNE 27, 2009

Patricia Posted by Patricia Robb at 6:20 AM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , being funny , comedian Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. 23, 1 p.m. (for 411 Look Up 411.ca

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JANUARY 10, 2010

If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list. 411 Look Up 411.ca Holidays (Public) in Canada and the United States Canadian Holidays U.S. Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine."

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MARCH 13, 2010

Posted by Patricia Robb at 4:45 PM Labels: adminisrative assistant , administrative professional , being organized , being prepared Reactions: 1 comments: Anonymoussaid. Now, I dont even think about it, I just know what is in my folder because I organize it the same way each time. Yep, makes my life much easier. Great article!

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DECEMBER 28, 2009

If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list. 411 Look Up 411.ca Holidays (Public) in Canada and the United States Canadian Holidays U.S. Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine."

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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. Try to eat healthy , and please make some time for exercise. I know I am going to change my habits. I agree with all these. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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JANUARY 10, 2010

We need to be assertive and show our bosses how much better they can function if the administrative jobs are taken care of by us. 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.

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JULY 20, 2009

Posted by Patricia Robb at 10:06 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , how we look to others? A resource like this is great for anyone that either works in the administrative field or wants to. I am also going to have a complete makeover, but thats another story. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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

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JULY 11, 2009

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). 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. 23, 1 p.m. (for

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DECEMBER 5, 2009

Posted by Patricia Robb at 4:27 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , enjoying work , liking what you do Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. 23, 1 p.m. (for 411 Look Up 411.ca

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NOVEMBER 21, 2009

Posted by Patricia Robb at 10:19 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , encouragement , I think I can , low self esteem , self confidence Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. I think I can, I think I can.&#

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