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Introduction to Procedures: Usage, Terminology, and Tips for Getting Started

All Things Admin

Administrative professionals come at procedures from many different knowledge levels. Example: An employee handbook that includes a procedure for submitting expense reports, outlining the steps to fill out the form, attach receipts, and submit it to the finance department.

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Travel Planning in a Pandemic? Here’s What You Need to Know

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COVID guidelines differ from state to state and sometimes even at the county or city level. Many countries are imposing forced quarantine periods overseen by government authorities and health officials, often at the traveler’s expense. There’s a new set of rules now, and the more prepared you are, the better.

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Tips For a Memorable Office Gift Exchange

Office Dynamics

Organizing an office gift exchange can be an opportunity to create meaningful memories with your coworkers, or, as a recent article on The International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) blog makes clear, a potential minefield of stress and unintentional offense. Good Gift Lists. Holiday gift baskets.

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An Admin’s Cheat Sheet to Business Terminology

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P&L – Profit & Loss: This is a financial statement that shows the revenues, costs, and expenses of a company over a particular period of time. Margin – This is profit from a product or service after all expenses have been covered. It is calculated by dividing the net profit by the investment cost.

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Revolutionary Ways Assistants Can Get Information from Their Managers

Office Dynamics

Plus it is embarrassing to the leader or the administrative person who set the schedule. Many administrators are now handling their leader’s pre-read meeting materials by printing, reviewing and flagging them as appropriate. Gone are the days when administrators simply reserved a conference room and readied it for the meeting!).

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What ever happened to the "us" in Service?

Laughing all the Way to Work

It was expensive,but when I brought it home I had to do all the work to get it up and running. What about in the office, are we asking our bosses to self-serve or are we providing quality administrative services? Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Recently, I bought a new laptop. Something to think about.

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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. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? 23, 1 p.m. If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list. 411 Look Up 411.ca