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7 Ways to Free Up an Extra 25 Hours a Week

Success

Fax me a copy of that minute-by-minute breakdown and let’s chat. We are talking about highly skilled, well-trained leaders spending the majority of their time emailing (a low-level skill) on the days when their unique abilities are needed the most. This article was published in April 2016 and has been updated. Build the habits.

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Shaping Sara Blakely: Meet the Billionaire Founder of Spanx

Success

Spanx: From concept to creation The idea for Spanx came about in 1998, when Blakely—who was selling fax machines door to door in Florida—wanted to eliminate panty lines showing through her cream-colored slacks. I quit my day job selling fax machines on Oct. The story of her success is remarkable. I was on her show in November.

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5 Habits to Help You Handle Rejection Gracefully

Success

Let the other person finish their train of thought. Oh, and I’m going to fax a poem to you. The weather’s always good with online training. This article was published in June 2017 and has been updated. The following techniques are useful whenever you hear no. Listen fully before you respond. Don’t become defensive.

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Executives and Assistants are Struggling Today

Office Dynamics

[This article was originally posted at Executive Secretary Magazine.]. Read this article in it’s entirety at ExecutiveSecretary.com ]. There is no greater relationship in the workplace than that of an executive and an Assistant. What tasks does your leader believe you should perform?

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Job descriptions for Personal Assistants – Merited or inherited?

Practically Perfect PA

When the printer/scanner/fax breaks down I am ultimately the person who troubleshoots and fixes the machine in question. Supervise and train other clerical staff. The original article can be found on Jennifer’s blog and you can also follow her on Twitter: @jencorcoran_pa. It is my role yet this is not listed in the job spec?

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The Advertising Game

Laughing all the Way to Work

Fax Blasts I remember someone from my IAAP Chapter asked me to fax the notice of our Chapter dinner to a list of about 60 companies to promote it. I dont know about you, but when I get these "flyer" type faxes, they go immediately in the recycle bin. I want to know that I can trust the company first.

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Macros: Shortcuts To Productivity With Microsoft Word

Professional Assistant Blog

The more difficult macros are the ones that are programming code related and require knowledge of Visual Basic (you can find some books here) , which unfortunately, I have no training in. You can also read some more articles on System Security here. I am going to show you how to record a simple macro function and to implement it.