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Ep 136: Nick Ginsburg on Authenticity and Community

Go Burrows

Nick Ginsburg is a passionate and innovative Executive Assistant and mental health advocate. Nick is a passionate and innovative Executive Assistant and mental health advocate. You can find out more information about Nick at nickginsburg.com or by joining in the conversation on Instagram (@nickginsburg).

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Leveraging Procedures for Effective Training and Onboarding

All Things Admin

The onboarding process needs to be both thorough and flexible, catering to the unique needs and learning styles of each new hire while ensuring they receive all the necessary information to succeed. Share information on competitors and collaborators that overlap with our market and industry.

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11 Effective Ways for Assistants to Work From Home

Office Dynamics

Your employer has made your health and comfort priority and trusted you with your workload. Talk about how you can apply the information you read to your current situations. This benefits you for two reasons: 1) You’ll be ready to present this information at your next performance review. Practice decorum to keep the peace.

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Is shorthand still a relevant skill for a minute taker?

Practically Perfect PA

Are you double handling information? Typing the minutes onto the laptop saves an incredible amount of time – if you’re writing your minutes in any form you’re double handling the information! She is a member of the Association of Administrative Professionals NZ Inc and is a past National President.

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Skills required to be a good minute taker

Practically Perfect PA

This information can come from the meeting background papers, talking to people, Googling and keeping up-to-date by reading articles from within your organisation. This is the ability to be able to sift through the information and work out what it is that really needs to be written down. Always take an extra pen.

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4 Ways to Increase Professional Effectiveness

Office Dynamics

I spend a lot of my time in the training room with administrative professionals all over the country, I am often taken by the words of wisdom that are shared by the savvy assistants in my classes. Here were her four observations on how to increase professional effectiveness in the office. Make yourself a work priority.

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

All Things Admin

Many countries are imposing forced quarantine periods overseen by government authorities and health officials, often at the traveler’s expense. There is plenty of information regarding travel on the CDC’s website. But for some destinations, a negative test may not be enough.

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