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Workplace Roles: Knowing When to Manage vs. When to Lead

Success

Among those hats are manager and leader, especially in the earliest days of a company’s history. It can be tough to know when to manage vs. when to lead, especially if you’re new at running a company or team. Let’s break down management and leadership roles in the workplace in detail. What is management?

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Ep 247: Email Management for Executive Assistants

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

In this chapter, I cover tactics for managing your own email inbox, as well as your executive’s. ezCater’s simple-to-use platform provides a network of over 100,000 restaurants nationwide, business-grade reliability, food spend management tools, and 24/7 support from their highly trained customer service team.

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The 11 Best Books on Mental Health

Success

If the answer is yes, go buy this book ASAP. The quick read features the stories of 33 people who have dealt with mental illness in some form, with their commentary on why we don’t talk about it enough—and why that needs to change. A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed. By Lori Gottlieb. Get Out of Your Own Way.

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Email That Works: Best Practices for Truly Busy People

Office Dynamics

Are you getting so much that it’s sometimes impossible to manage it properly and still be productive? When you’re a “Star” in your profession, you take the time to think before speaking or sending any kind of message – in electronic or written form. That way, they’ll know if they need to read or act upon the message ASAP.

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7 Tips for Administrative and Executive Assistants

Office Dynamics

There is always a fire to be put out, there is the juggling of 9,000 different tasks, and sometimes you are an assistant to more than one executive or manager. Making a list simply allows you to organize your thoughts and decide what tasks need to get done ASAP versus those that can wait until the end of the day. Make A List.

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In-Depth Guide to the Timesheet Approval Process

BMT Office Administration

It’s up to each department manager to review the timesheets their employees submit to ensure accuracy. Timesheet approval provides a way for managers to double-check their employee’s time punches to ensure there are no mistakes or missed punches. Examining timesheets will also let managers know if certain employees are underperforming.

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Do you want to speak at Assist Travel 2016?

Practically Perfect PA

For example, you may like to talk about that trip that saw your Exec cross every continent and time zone – how did you manage it, what did you learn from such a difficult trip and what advice can you pass on to other assistants? I will get back in touch with you asap. Email Address: *. Subject: *. Message: *. Assist Travel details.

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