Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

My favourite to-do list is a calendar timeline so I can see at a glance where I am at and what I need to do to get there. It is simply using an on-line calendar with space on each day to enter what needs to be done. To generate a calendar in Word 2007, click on the Office Button (in the top left-hand corner). No surprises!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2009

- How to Use Both For Optimal Professional & Personal Productivity (guest post by Meggin McIntosh) A question that often comes up in workshops as well as on my blog is this one: How do you suggest people use their calendar (planner) in conjunction with the tickler (1-31) files? Through her company, Emphasis on Excellence, Inc.,

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 16, 2010

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 23, 1 p.m. (New

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Productivityist

JANUARY 28, 2016

One of the most important reasons to read leadership books is you can take the lessons you’ve learned and then applying them to yourself. I learned this lesson through just one particular book on leadership: The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership by Bill Walsh.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 28, 2016

One of the most important reasons to read leadership books is you can take the lessons you’ve learned and then applying them to yourself. I learned this lesson through just one particular book on leadership: The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership by Bill Walsh.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 28, 2016

One of the most important reasons to read leadership books is you can take the lessons you’ve learned and then applying them to yourself. I learned this lesson through just one particular book on leadership: The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership by Bill Walsh.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. State the purpose of the meeting in the calendar appointment as well as who will be at the meeting (i.e. Follow up with the meeting organizer to request agenda and/or meeting materials, pre-reading, etc. 23, 1 p.m. (New

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Loosely Speaking

AUGUST 6, 2009

We’ll post the names of the companies offering these goodies and they are firmed up. Thanks to companies and organizations who have offered giveaways for our event! Attendance will require a computer as she will be using GoToMeeting to conduct the session.

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The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Show them the benefits to changing or revising a procedure and explain how the company and your department will be more productive. Include how the company and your department will benefit by investing in you – their most valuable asset. How to deal with it: These types of managers believe in facts and statistics. Unorganized.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Once a date is finalized I put it in my bosss calendar and confirm the meeting with the other participants. Another benefit to writing it down is if your boss asks you to cancel it or to quickly tell you when the meeting is, you can look at the sheet rather than trying to search for it in your calendar. Minute taking made easier.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

It is actually the same bring-forward system that I learned in high school, back in the 1970s, but in all my career had never needed to use until now. My boss likes me to print his weekly calendar on Monday so he can see at a glance what he has for the week so I clip that to the front of the folder. I do this for each day of the week.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 16, 2010

5 Things Companies Look For Besides Experience: Besides looking for experience, a lot of companies are looking for the right fit. 1) I’ve always found it extremely helpful to be and communicate that you are experienced, but willing to learn, be humble, and fine with doing the mundane tasks or dirty work.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

INCOMING MAIL: As with e-mail, you should read the letter to see if there are any action items for your boss (or yourself) and diarize them or put the appropriate dates in the calendar. I thought it would be helpful for those just entering the administrative field to know some of the things I have learned over the years.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 13, 2010

I also drag items from my Inbox if someone sends me an email to advise they will be sending an agenda or some other item by a certain date. The Reminders box is the same box where your calendar items pop up when they are due, so should be familiar to everyone. So how can we know what we dont know? Minute taking made easier.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Click on that and you will find a wealth of templates from a resume, cover letter, minutes, agenda and many others. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 13, 2010

The night before I go to a Board meeting, I review all my templates, agendas, binder, attendance sheets and everything I am going to need or might need. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! no tickets.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Here are some ideas: Daily Calendars Technology is not perfect and neither are humans. It is easy to place a wrong time or wrong date on a calendar. Or because so many leaders are independent, they place events on their own calendars and forget to inform their administrative partner. I learned so much. Shared calendar.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 5, 2009

She had an agenda and was going to let him have it. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! The longer she couldnt get in touch with him, the angrier she became. Hi, how are you?," she said sweetly. What happened?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 6, 2008

Posted by Patricia Robb at 4:16 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , agenda , checklist , executive assistant , minutes , motions , professional assistant , to-do list , voting Reactions: Newer Post Older Post Home Join me for a Webinar, Sept. Being organized helps de-clutter any task and makes it more manageable and doable. 23, 1 p.m. (New

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Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

But no matter what, you have to be there for your Executive and the company. “A Strategic Partner is someone who knows what needs to be done, where your Executive’s mind is at, and what pieces of the company are moving together,” she says. >> ” BE READY TO LEARN. CONTINUOUS LEARNER.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 24, 2009

Under Leader, click the leader option that suits your needs i.e. ……1 or --1 Click OK Type text you want i.e. Agenda as in example below. To set a recurring 9-5 meeting (as opposed to clicking all-day meeting) I dont like the all-day meeting settings as they are out of sight at the top of the calendar and easily missed.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Below are a few tips so the task is not as daunting: Filling in the blanks I take minutes on a laptop so it is easy to make a template ahead of time which is based on the agenda. I put the items from the agenda on the template in the same order and with a space to put the discussion and decisions/actions from the meeting.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Utilize your calendar to schedule tasks. Sit down at your calendar and block out the time for your tasks. If you need to write/send your holiday cards then look at your calendar and schedule it in. In the calendar. Schedule those activities on your calendar. Don't fill your calendar to the max.

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