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The Good, Better, Best of Professional Development for Admins

Jen Lawrence

I walked out of an interview with the CEO of a major biomedical company because he didn’t believe in investing in admins. American Society of Administrative Professionals (ASAP). ASAP Administrative Professionals Conference. What was I thinking? Was I crazy? Honestly, I felt insane and questioned my response. IAAP Summit.

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Whose meeting is it anyway?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Do you ever get a meeting request and an agenda has not been provided, or if it is a teleconference the call-in details have not been given or the boardroom hasnt been booked for an internal meeting? My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Meeting preparation.

Laughing all the Way to Work

To prepare a minute template simply use your agenda and put it in minute format. Under each agenda heading you can then record the appropriate information when you are in the meeting. I use the meeting agenda as an index with each item as a tab number. I feel confident as I check off each item that things will be done on time.

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Preparing your boss for meetings away from the office or at home

Laughing all the Way to Work

Follow up with the meeting organizer to request agenda and/or meeting materials, pre-reading, etc. Depending on how formal the meeting is, you may need to draft an agenda for your boss’s review and forward to meeting participants in advance of the meeting. Lets enjoy our day together.© What is the purpose of the meeting?

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On the job tips for new Admins.

Laughing all the Way to Work

He can ignore e-mails, but it is hard to ignore me :) When you are copied on an e-mail, read the whole message, don’t just skim it. 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? I also use Tasks in Outlook to follow up on electronic items.

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Small Business Checklist: Business Process Outsourcing | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

Ask me your small business questions, I will answer them ASAP. Don’t abdicate. Don’t become a favor. .&# or you new service provider makes you feel, as if they are doing you a favor, don’t deal with them, you need partners and not people you feel guilty calling. You ask a question, I answer!

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Atlanta, Georgia: The City that Smiles

Laughing all the Way to Work

Click on that and you will find a wealth of templates from a resume, cover letter, minutes, agenda and many others. Taking stock We don't know what we don't know ► June (1) Playing nice in the sandbox ► May (2) Whose meeting is it anyway? I believe someone mentioned there were almost 500 to choose from.