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Shorter, More Effective Meetings

Office Dynamics

The cost of the average meeting, including salaries, expenses, and opportunity costs is estimated at $5000. As a result, if the person who called the meeting hasn’t put out a clear agenda, or verbally told you what the purpose is, you need to contact him or her and ask. and another under productive meeting…and another.

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8 Easy Contract Changes to Make for More Sustainable Events

Practically Perfect PA

Sometimes we just need things written down and all we really want is an agenda on a piece of paper! It affects both carbon emissions and the amount of expense receipts coming through! If you are buying wine in France, buy French wine. I’m not saying you have to go paperless. Save energy.

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How to Act Like a Leader Even When Following

Ian's Messy Desk

Being a successful leader means having the desire and commitment to developing the knowledge, skills and abilities required to inspire people. A leader achieves outcomes through —not at the expense of people. The world needs both leaders and followers and at any time you can be one or the other (or both). Becoming a leader is a choice.

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Make Procedures Development a Habit, Not a Project

All Things Admin

For example, you may allocate specific time periods throughout the day to check email or send out meeting agendas and reminders. Or you may have set days of the week where you do certain reports or perform routine tasks like expense reporting or payroll. With a Powerful Professional Portfolio.

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How To Make An Impression in 25 Different Ways

Brilliantly Better

Buy Expensive Things This is one of the most costly ways to impress others, and it is very temporary. This is a very expensive way to impress others though, and will also create some folks who are unimpressed by your attempt to impress them. Stay Consistent In A Skill/Activity Of Yours This one is a continually impressive item.

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Revolutionary Ways Assistants Can Get Information from Their Managers

Office Dynamics

Time: Investment or Expense? Whether you view time spent as an investment or an expense can often be based on the filter with which you view time in general. #2 Identify high priority issues and bring them to attention and insert agenda into calendar. If so, can you start assembling that information? If so, how many?

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The Power of the Strategic Partnership Whitepaper

Admin Awards

The skills and attributes necessary to be successful as a Strategic Partner. – How do you help Executives understand how you can serve them as a Strategic Partner? . “You may still have to do travel and expense reports, but you should look at everything from a larger mindset, a wider scope,” she says. CONTINUOUS LEARNER.