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The Good, Better, Best of Professional Development for Admins

Jen Lawrence

”) and the on-site training seminars. This piqued my interest as he outlined how cross-training helped boost employee morale and retention. So you may be thinking, “Does offering training really counterbalance a less than stellar salary?” International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP).

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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 23, 1 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. June 16, 2009 Ericasaid. This is a great post. Excellent material!

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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. If outside the city, make travel arrangements: are flights required, train or will he or she be driving. State the purpose of the meeting in the calendar appointment as well as who will be at the meeting (i.e. Provide a contact number.

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Do Bad Bosses Breed Bad Bosses?

The Office Professionals Place

How to deal with it: If you keep your bosses calendar, you can ask him ahead of time if he needs anything in particular for the meeting or if you know the agenda you can suggest information your boss can take to the meeting and have it prepared. Opposed/resistant to the professional development of their employees.

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A Test of Your Professionalism: Will You Pass?

The Office Professionals Place

If you become timid when it comes to speaking in a group meeting, provided you know what the agenda items are prior to the meeting, put them in writing in proposal form and give them to the Chair before the meeting or slide them to him during the meeting. This shows that I am interested in improving and that I am watching her work ethic.

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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. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I Excellent material! 411 Look Up 411.ca