Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

They feel they have been managing calendars or planning meetings forever so why pay attention. For 28 years, I have been teaching assistants to pay attention to the fundamentals such as meeting planning, travel planning, calendar maintenance, organizational skills, follow-up systems, time management, and communications.

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Calendars 2018 Negotiating Skills 223

Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

My EA function includes booking travel, heavy calendar and email management and organising the site-wide events. I have my brekkie and coffee while I respond to anything urgent, check in on the calendars and update my to-do list. Don’t be afraid to be assertive! I’m in the office by 9:30am.

Dropbox 100

Dropbox International Collaborate Assertiveness 100

Jen Lawrence

MARCH 25, 2019

I was always on-call, responding to emails within moments of receiving them and handling tasks quickly because I didn’t want to be a bottleneck in productivity. This isn’t urgent!” Like many people, I didn’t feel the stress until I was so far down the rabbit hole that the only way out was to reach the bottom.

Customer Service 69

Customer Service AT&T Assertiveness Social Media 69

Loosely Speaking

APRIL 28, 2009

If you’re a female executive, add that other balancing act, appropriate assertiveness versus perceived bitchiness, and you may find your carefully honed professionalism isn’t cutting it. Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Have you got game? Get Loosely Speaking Products.

2004 100

2004 Assertiveness Confidence 2009 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2016

A stellar Executive Assistant must think of every detail for every function such as calendar management, travel planning, meeting preparation and execution, and e-mail management. Don’t forget that comments received in April 2016 are entered to win prizes in our Administrative Professional Blog-a-Thon ! Or has it been a struggle?

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals 2016 Stress Travel 100

Jen Lawrence

MARCH 25, 2019

I was always on-call, responding to emails within moments of receiving them and handling tasks quickly because I didn’t want to be a bottleneck in productivity. This isn’t urgent!” Like many people, I didn’t feel the stress until I was so far down the rabbit hole that the only way out was to reach the bottom.

Customer Service 40

Customer Service AT&T Assertiveness Social Media 40

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

We need to be assertive and show our bosses how much better they can function if the administrative jobs are taken care of by us. Many young executives have never had an assistant before and are so used to not having one, that they don't know how to utilize one. The men loved it because they could get out and pump their own gas.

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Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100