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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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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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6 Types of Meetings and How to Use Them Successfully

Jen Lawrence

Examples of one-on-one meetings: Team member check-ins. The agenda format relies heavily on the team’s style and size. Examples of team progress meetings: Leadership Team Meeting. Examples of team development meetings: Training Session. Examples of ad hoc meetings: Brainstorming. Have an agenda.

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Looking Forward in 2011

Laughing all the Way to Work

The new year is a good time to bring up the Look-Forward Agenda. The Look-Forward Agenda is very helpful for this. It is basically a list of items that are regularly dealt with throughout the year and provides a timetable of when these items need to be added to the agenda. Happy New Year everyone!

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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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Podcast 099: The virtual team

Clutter Coach

Weight Watchers is a great example. Having the calls on his calendar gave more structure to the timeline. In some cases that might be awkward, for example, if you pick a client to be on your team. We don’t have a specific agenda for our calls, although that’s a great idea.

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