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Your Roadmap to Effective Office Systems

All Things Admin

Procedures show you, step-by-step, how to perform a specific task – for example, completing an expense report or submitting a check request. Let’s use meeting and event planning as our example, and focus on creating a system for planning monthly staff meetings. Review calendars and compile date and time options. Meeting Agenda.

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Calendar Clarity

Laughing all the Way to Work

You can add the agenda to the meeting request by attaching it. My current boss travels a lot so I put his travel schedule in the calendar as well. For example if he is travelling to Vienna I will start a meeting request for each part of the journey and categorize it as Red. Then it is obvious they are out for the day.

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The ultimate guide to diary management

Practically Perfect PA

I have written a lot about diary management over the years, which is not surprising when you think assistants spend at the very least a third of their day organising their manager’s calendars. Prior to confirming a meeting in the calendar always look at what your boss has schedule either side of the meeting.

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Executive Assistants: Starting With a New Client? Our Tips for Success

Worxbee

To get the most from this meeting, go into it with a planned agenda. An agenda helps to ensure that nothing important is missed during your launch call. In addition to usernames, passwords, email, and calendars, you’ll also need to know who to talk to or where to go if you have any system issues.

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Technology to help with minute taking

Practically Perfect PA

More recently I’ve heard from assistants that have tried a few different apps and bits of tech which have really helped with their minute taking so I thought I would give a few examples of what is out there. Again it is a digital notebook but it also has an automated To-Do organiser which syncs with calendars and address books.

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Shorter, More Effective Meetings

Office Dynamics

By firmly implementing this one thing, expecting everyone to block think time in their calendar before every meeting, most organizations can cut meeting time by 50% or more. You will also set an example and expectation that will improve the meeting performance of others. Wow, you know your stuff!

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Shorter, More Effective Meetings

Office Dynamics

By firmly implementing this one thing, expecting everyone to block think time in their calendar before every meeting, most organizations can cut meeting time by 50% or more. You will also set an example and expectation that will improve the meeting performance of others. Wow, you know your stuff!

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