Workplace Insight

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Furthermore, a recent report highlights that almost three-quarters of employees need incentives to return to traditional office life. Plants create a calming and stress-reducing environment. Clearly, employees have developed an affinity for remote-work flexibility that has grown into an expectation for the future.

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Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 12, 2022

A new poll from Barco claims that a third of people who mostly work in the office found it easier to tell when a colleague is overworked or stressed when seeing them face to face, leaving some remote workers at risk of struggling under the radar of management teams. A double edged sword.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 11, 2013

Web surfing took the number two spot, as 80 percent of the people surveyed reported spending more than two hours per day on this activity. You can also suggest preparing a formal agenda for each meeting so that your colleagues do not start killing time discussing other topics.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 17, 2014

I have often sent a section of the draft minutes to the person who was reporting on that particular agenda item to review and make any changes before I sent the draft on to the chairman. It can be even more stressful going into a Committee meeting to take minutes knowing you have an action that you haven’t completed!

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Each of the agenda items underlined and listed with details on what was decided, what was accomplished and the action points to take forward (with the initials of the person responsible for the action). Unless it is relevant to the key agenda points leave this dialogue out of the minutes. The date, time and location of the meeting.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Each of the agenda items underlined and listed with details on what was decided, what was accomplished and the action points to take forward (with the initials of the person responsible for the action). Unless it is relevant to the key agenda points leave this dialogue out of the minutes. The date, time and location of the meeting.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 19, 2013

If your company is anything like mine then you will also have assistants spread out across different teams, floors, offices and Countries reporting into different managers with varying degrees of seniority. Team Meetings. Hold a regular team meeting for all of the assistants, once a month is more than enough but it is really worthwhile.

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 1, 2015

I provide extensive diary management including global travel arrangements, compile reports, agendas and for Committee and Board meetings. Sometimes I need my bosses to tell me what they would like prioritised if I have a lot of work on so I don’t stress about what to do – I’m not afraid to reach out or ask for help.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 5, 2010

After all, nobody wants to write down "Wasted 90 minutes in Facebook” instead of writing that client report! List Tasks (example) a- Plan Agenda b- Billy Bob’s Review c- Draft budget report d- Clean out my inbox 2.     B Which is more important: “a-Plan Agenda” or “c-Draft budget report”?

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Bonnie Low Kramen

JANUARY 27, 2021

Words have always mattered, but they are especially important in times of high stress, anxiety, and remote work. Send a note to a manager about their direct report. Find the people who have no other agenda besides your success. Courage requires digging deep to get clear on what is worth fighting for. I believe in you.

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On The Job

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

So, how to make sure you get face time with a busy and stressed boss? If you know that your boss always has a report to his boss due on Wednesday morning, then avoid the time right before that. This tells the boss that you've got a specific agenda, and won't be rambling about your son's soccer game and bitching about a co-worker.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

We had a full day’s agenda ahead of us! Joan talked about how stress affects women badly and often causes depression. They want their support team and direct reports to live and work just as successfully as they do. Day 1 dawned with a blazing sun and bright early heat. What a way to GROW!

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On The Job

MARCH 24, 2008

Understand the company agenda. Or, if you expect employees to be organized, don’t show up late for meetings, shuffling papers and unprepared to give your report. • But it’s amazing how many young supervisors start to lose their polite behavior when they’re stressed from trying to meet new goals and expectations.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

This does increase the preparation time, but on the day of the meeting it goes very smoothly with no stress. 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. vs. i.e.

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Allwork

JULY 21, 2022

So, it wasn’t just what we were reporting out afterwards, wasn’t just our word. Is that report that you still need to finish? But you go, okay, well, I know this meeting and then I’ll do the report tonight after the kids have gone to bed. Your job was to get the report done. 18 million workdays.

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Who's the Real Boss?

AUGUST 31, 2020

When you sit in a meeting for hours on end, ears pricked up, needing to listen and capture every word, the last thing you want to be doing is jumping around the page, creating headings and subheadings against the agenda items on the fly, or jumping from one agenda item to the next.

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

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. At that point, it’s overwhelming and stressful.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Much easier than searching in Outlook and less stressful. I tend to keep my scheduling sheets in chronological order and each morning I go through them to see if there is any action I need to take, i.e. follow up to ask for an agenda or see if I can start scheduling. vs. i.e.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 6, 2008

As an aside, pen and paper will suffice if I have to, but you can see that the checklist can help avoid any unnecessary stresses from happening. Another thing to put on your checklist if you are using a laptop is a memory stick. A memory stick is my back up if my laptop and I part ways. I think I feel another checklist coming on, gotta go.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2007

To many work is the central activity in their lives and the stresses and pressures of todays workplace are enormous, overtime, project pressure, sales targets, travel to and from the place of work, to name but a few. Social issues are clearly centered around the work-place, work life and private life.

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Jen Lawrence

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Consistently showing up at work resentful, angry, or stressed serves absolutely no one. For example, if you have reports due at the end of every quarter, let your family know! Nothing on the agenda for the day? If you’re hitting a high season, let them know and fill them in on what to expect during that time.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Minute taking definitely isnt easy, but it doesnt have to be stressful. 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 use four columns with the headings: Item#, Discussion, Decision/Action, By when.

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Workplace Insight

MAY 19, 2024

A landmark report claims to shed light on the double-edged sword of advanced artificial intelligence. Backed by over 30 nations, the International Scientific Report on the Safety of Advanced AI paints a picture of a technology brimming with potential benefits, but also fraught with potential risks if safety isn’t prioritized.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

" The playing field of the world is leveling off which means that the competition, pace and stress levels are at maximum. But ironically, all that unfinished "little stuff" can stress us out more than the big projects we haven't gotten around to yet. It beats keeping it bottled up causing more stress.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 15, 2012

It's not unusual that some people have hidden agendas and personal motives. And don't be surprised why people have hidden agendas and personal motives. The EA's only direct reports are interns or other assistants. "She's really nice. I like her." However, I've never heard of an EA getting to advise who gets promoted.

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